1971 TANFL season
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The 1971 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL
) premiership season was an Australian rules football
competition staged in Hobart
, Tasmania
over twenty (20) roster rounds and five (5) finals series matches (one match was drawn) between 3 April and 25 September 1971.
(Clarence) – Trevor Sprigg
(Glenorchy) – Dennis Munari
(Hobart) – Ricky Graham
(New Norfolk) – John Devine
(North Hobart) – Rod Olsson
(Sandy Bay)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 May 1971)
(Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal – Les Barrett (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – Tim Woodham (New Norfolk) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) – Adrian Bowden (Clarence) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
) premiership season was an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
competition staged in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
over twenty (20) roster rounds and five (5) finals series matches (one match was drawn) between 3 April and 25 September 1971.
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous Names | TFA (1879–1886) STFA (1887-1896) STFL (1897) STFA (1898-1905) TFL (1906–1927) |
| TANFL President | Mr Merv McNeair O.B.E |
| Participating Clubs | Clarence Kangaroos Clarence Football Club The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club.... Glenorchy Magpies Glenorchy Football Club The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:... Hobart Tigers Hobart Football Club Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :... New Norfolk Eagles New Norfolk Eagles The New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947... North Hobart Demons North Hobart Demons The North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big... Sandy Bay Seagulls Sandy Bay Football Club The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:... |
| Stadiums | North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing... Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia... KGV Football Park KGV Oval The KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue.... TCA Ground TCA Ground The TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia... Boyer Oval Boyer Oval Boyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New... Queenborough Oval Queenborough Oval Queenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road... |
| 1971 TANFL Premiership Season. | |
| Premiers | Sandy Bay 18.13 (121) v Clarence 16.16 (112) |
| Minor Premier | Clarence (2nd) |
| Wooden Spooner | Hobart (7th) |
| Grand Final attendance | 20,364 at North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing... |
| Total Roster Series attendance | 205,399 for 60 matches at 3,423 |
| Total Finals Series attendance | 66,028 for 5 matches at 13,206 |
| Total aggregate attendance | 271,427 for 65 matches at 4,176 |
Participating Clubs
– Clarence District Football ClubClarence Football ClubThe Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club....
– Glenorchy District Football ClubGlenorchy Football ClubThe Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...
– Hobart Football ClubHobart Football ClubHobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...
– New Norfolk District Football ClubNew Norfolk EaglesThe New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947...
– North Hobart Football ClubNorth Hobart DemonsThe North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big...- – Sandy Bay Football ClubSandy Bay Football ClubThe Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:...
1971 TANFL Club Coaches
– John BingleyJohn Bingley
John Bingley is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League. Despite playing only 8 games in his career he was a member of the Saints premiership winning side in 1966, with the Grand Final being his last appearance.-External links:...
(Clarence) – Trevor Sprigg
Trevor Sprigg
Trevor Sprigg was an Australian politician and legislator from Western Australia, as well as a former football star...
(Glenorchy) – Dennis Munari
Dennis Munari
Dennis Munari is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and North Melbourne in the VFL.Munari joined Carlton in 1967 from Assumption College and was the second rover to Adrian Gallagher in Carlton's premiership side the following season...
(Hobart) – Ricky Graham
Ricky Graham
Ricky Graham is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL during the late 1960s.He also captain-coached TFL club New Norfolk...
(New Norfolk) – John Devine
John Devine (Australian rules footballer)
John Devine is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1960s, and Tasmanian Football League side North Hobart between 1967 & 1973....
(North Hobart) – Rod Olsson
Rodney Olsson
Rodney Olsson is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1960s.Olsson was a ruck-rover for Hawthorn but when he started his career he played as a half forward as well as on the half back flanks...
(Sandy Bay)
TANFL Reserves Grand Final
(Saturday, 18 September 1971)- – Sandy Bay 12.16 (88) v New Norfolk 11.5 (71) – North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final
- – New Norfolk 17.13 (115) v Lindisfarne 13.10 (88) – North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
State Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 18 September 1971)- – Latrobe 13.13 (91) v Scottsdale 9.14 (68) – Att: 10,543 at York Park
State Grand Final
(Saturday, 2 October 1971)- – Sandy Bay: 0.5 (5) | 4.10 (34) | 6.13 (49) | 12.14 (86)
- – Latrobe: 1.5 (11) | 2.9 (21) | 3.13 (31) | 8.17 (65)
- Attendance: 11,329 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Intrastate Matches
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 1 May 1971)- – TANFLTasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
19.12 (126) v NWFUNorth West Football UnionThe North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
14.11 (95) – Att: 5,027 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 May 1971)
- – TANFLTasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
19.12 (126) v NTFANorthern Tasmanian Football Association (1886 - 1986)The Northern Tasmanian Football Association was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1886 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and North West Football Union representing the rest of the state...
12.7 (79) – Att: 9,579 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Interstate Match
(Monday, 14 June 1971)- – South Australia 17.14 (116) v Tasmania 12.12 (84) – Att: 20,548 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
– Terry Mayne (Clarence) – 74 – Ben Nusteling (New Norfolk) – 69 – John Guiver (Sandy Bay) – 63 – Lance Morton (Sandy Bay) – 62Medal Winners
– Rod OlssonRodney Olsson
Rodney Olsson is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1960s.Olsson was a ruck-rover for Hawthorn but when he started his career he played as a half forward as well as on the half back flanks...
(Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal – Les Barrett (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – Tim Woodham (New Norfolk) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) – Adrian Bowden (Clarence) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)
1971 TANFL Ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Clarence Football Club The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club.... |
20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2045 | 1851 | 110.48% | 56 |
| New Norfolk New Norfolk Eagles The New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947... |
20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1954 | 1760 | 111.02% | 52 |
| Sandy Bay Sandy Bay Football Club The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:... |
20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2169 | 1889 | 114.66% | 48 |
| Glenorchy Glenorchy Football Club The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:... |
20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1939 | 1943 | 99.79% | 36 |
| North Hobart North Hobart Demons The North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big... |
20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1687 | 2024 | 83.35% | 32 |
| Hobart Hobart Football Club Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :... |
20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1746 | 2073 | 84.23% | 20 |
Round 1
(Saturday, 3 April 1971)- – New Norfolk 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 9.7 (61) – Att: 4,534 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 12.18 (90) v Glenorchy 12.15 (87) – Att: 3,819 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Sandy Bay 17.16 (118) v Hobart 12.16 (88) – Att: 3,679 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
Round 2
(Saturday, 10 April & Monday, 12 April 1971)- – Sandy Bay 25.15 (165) v Glenorchy 20.17 (137) – Att: 4,700 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Nth Hobart 16.13 (109) v Hobart 14.24 (108) – Att: 3,043 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – New Norfolk 15.22 (112) v Clarence 12.15 (87) – Att: 6,931 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
(Monday)
Round 3
(Saturday, 17 April 1971)- – Sandy Bay 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) – Att: 5,423 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Hobart 14.20 (104) v Clarence 10.11 (71) – Att: 3,340 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – New Norfolk 15.10 (100) v Glenorchy 12.9 (81) – Att: 2,857 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 4
(Saturday, 24 April 1971)- – New Norfolk 13.24 (102) v Hobart 9.16 (70) – Att: 3,469 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 25.19 (169) v Sandy Bay 15.14 (104) – Att: 4,781 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Glenorchy 14.17 (101) v Nth Hobart 13.16 (94) – Att: 3,316 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 5
(Saturday, 1 May 1971)- – Nth Hobart 14.19 (103) v Clarence 15.9 (99) – Att: 4,251 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 16.11 (107) v New Norfolk 12.14 (86) – Att: 2,799 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Glenorchy 12.15 (87) v Hobart 6.10 (46) – Att: 2,971 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 6
(Saturday, 8 May 1971)- – Sandy Bay 13.18 (96) v Hobart 11.19 (85) – Att: 3,602 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 18.17 (125) v Glenorchy 13.16 (94) – Att: 3,913 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – New Norfolk 9.19 (73) v Nth Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 2,317 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 7
(Saturday, 15 May 1971)- – Nth Hobart 19.20 (134) v Hobart 16.10 (106) – Att: 3,853 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 14.19 (103) v New Norfolk 13.10 (88) – Att: 3,475 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Glenorchy 19.11 (125) v Sandy Bay 17.10 (112) – Att: 3,580 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 8
(Saturday, 22 May 1971)- – New Norfolk 20.19 (139) v Glenorchy 20.10 (130) – Att: 4,189 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 20.26 (146) v Nth Hobart 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,383 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Clarence 18.24 (132) v Hobart 14.14 (98) – Att: 3,106 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
Round 9
(Saturday, 5 June 1971)- – Clarence 13.12 (90) v Sandy Bay 9.17 (71) – Att: 6,656 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Hobart 16.14 (110) v New Norfolk 13.13 (91) – Att: 1,777 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – Nth Hobart 11.17 (83) v Glenorchy 6.14 (50) – Att: 3,111 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 10
(Saturday, 12 June 1971)- – Glenorchy 16.9 (105) v Hobart 7.18 (60) – Att: 3,544 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – New Norfolk 12.11 (83) v Sandy Bay 12.10 (82) – Att: 2,086 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Clarence 14.11 (95) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) – Att: 3,620 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
Round 11
(Saturday, 19 June 1971)- – Nth Hobart 19.5 (119) v New Norfolk 17.16 (118) – Att: 3,569 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 23.28 (166) v Hobart 8.10 (58) – Att: 2,431 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Glenorchy 19.17 (131) v Clarence 13.11 (89) – Att: 3,561 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 12
(Saturday, 26 June 1971)- – New Norfolk 12.3 (75) v Clarence 9.3 (57) – Att: 2,875 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 9.13 (67) v Glenorchy 8.14 (62) – Att: 2,201 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Hobart 12.13 (85) v Clarence 4.12 (36) – Att: 1,393 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
Round 13
(Saturday, 3 July 1971)- – Sandy Bay 11.12 (78) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 3,970 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – New Norfolk 19.11 (125) v Glenorchy 7.15 (57) – Att: 2,110 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Clarence 12.11 (83) v Hobart 11.13 (79) – Att: 2,582 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
Round 14
(Saturday, 10 July 1971)- – Glenorchy 10.8 (68) v Nth Hobart 9.9 (63) – Att: 3,852 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 15.24 (114) v Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) – Att: 4,555 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – New Norfolk 13.16 (94) v Hobart 9.6 (60) – Att: 1,963 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 15
(Saturday, 17 July 1971)- – Clarence 20.9 (129) v Nth Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att: 3,865 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 20.15 (135) v New Norfolk 14.12 (96) – Att: 3,079 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Glenorchy 18.19 (127) v Hobart 12.9 (81) – Att: 2,242 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 16
(Saturday, 24 July 1971)- – Clarence 20.16 (136) v Glenorchy 12.10 (82) – Att: 5,231 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Hobart 23.21 (159) v Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) – Att: 2,179 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – New Norfolk 21.11 (137) v Nth Hobart 12.9 (81) – Att: 1,903 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 17
(Saturday, 31 July 1971)- – Hobart 14.11 (95) v Nth Hobart 12.12 (84) – Att: 2,624 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 16.10 (106) v New Norfolk 9.8 (62) – Att: 4,057 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Sandy Bay 17.10 (112) v Glenorchy 16.11 (107) – Att: 2,630 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 18
(Saturday, 7 August 1971)- – Clarence 15.10 (100) v Hobart 11.17 (83) – Att: 3,866 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 13.16 (94) v New Norfolk 9.10 (64) – Att: 3,020 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Nth Hobart 14.23 (107) v Sandy Bay 14.13 (97) – Att: 2,801 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
Round 19
(Saturday, 14 August 1971)- – Nth Hobart 13.21 (99) v Glenorchy 11.8 (74) – Att: 3,367 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 20.16 (136) v Clarence 6.7 (43) – Att: 4,000 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – New Norfolk 15.13 (103) v Hobart 11.12 (78) – Att: 1,741 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
Round 20
(Saturday, 21 August 1971)- – New Norfolk 12.15 (87) v Sandy Bay 9.18 (72) – Att: 5,670 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 18.19 (127) v Nth Hobart 14.10 (94) – Att: 3,928 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Glenorchy 20.20 (140) v Hobart 12.21 (93) – Att: 1,809 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
First Semi Final
(Saturday, 28 August 1971)- – Sandy Bay: 6.8 (44) | 10.16 (76) | 11.21 (87) | 15.28 (118)
- – Glenorchy: 4.4 (28) | 9.9 (63) | 14.12 (96) | 16.13 (109)
- Attendance: 10,265 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 4 September 1971)- – Clarence: 4.2 (26) | 8.3 (51) | 14.6 (90) | 18.9 (117)
- – New Norfolk: 5.2 (32) | 12.4 (76) | 13.6 (84) | 17.12 (114)
- Attendance: 12,777 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 11 September 1971)- – Sandy Bay: 8.4 (52) | 11.4 (70) | 15.7 (97) | 15.8 (98)
- – New Norfolk: 2.1 (13) | 4.9 (33) | 9.14 (68) | 13.20 (98)
- Attendance: 8,857 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Preliminary Final Replay
(Saturday, 18 September 1971)- – Sandy Bay: 4.4 (28) | 9.5 (59) | 13.10 (88) | 18.14 (122)
- – New Norfolk: 5.3 (33) | 9.9 (63) | 11.11 (77) | 16.16 (112)
- Attendance: 13,765 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Grand Final
(Saturday, 25 September 1971)- – Sandy Bay: 7.4 (46) | 13.9 (87) | 17.11 (113) | 18.13 (121)
- – Clarence: 4.1 (25) | 7.4 (46) | 10.11 (71) | 16.16 (112)
- Attendance: 20,364 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.