The 1996 TFL Statewide League

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 across 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...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 over twenty two (22) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 6 April and 5 October 1996.

This was the eleventh season of statewide football and the League was known as the Cascade-Boags Draught Super League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery

Cascade Brewery

Cascade Brewery is the oldest continually operating brewery in Australia. It is based in South Hobart, Tasmania. The Cascade estate was founded beside the clean water of the Hobart Rivulet in 1824 by Peter Degraves, an entrepreneur who emigrated from England...

 in Hobart and Boag's Brewery

Boag's Brewery

Boag's Brewery is an Australian brewery company founded in 1883 by James Boag and his son, also named James, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It is now owned by Lion Nathan Ltd, a Trans-Tasman subsidiary company of Kirin....

 in Launceston.

style="font-size: larger;" | 1996 TFL Statewide League Season

General Information
Founded	12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania
Previous Names	TFA (1879–1886) STFA (1887–1996) STFL (1897) STFA (1898-1905) TFL (1906–1927) TANFL (1928–1985)
TFL President	Mr Roger Hampson
Chief Commissioner	Mr Michael Kent
Participating Clubs	Burnie Dockers 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.... Devonport Blues Devonport Football Club Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League.... 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 :... Launceston Raiders Launceston Football Club The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-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... North Launceston Robins North Launceston Football Club The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:... 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:... South Launceston Bulldogs South Launceston Football Club The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...
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... 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.... York Park 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... 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... Devonport Oval Devonport Oval Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition.... West Park Oval West 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... Youngtown Memorial Ground Youngtown Oval Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:... Windsor Park Windsor Park, Tasmania Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League.... 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... 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...
1996 TFL Statewide League Season.
Premiers	Clarence 14.17 (101) v Burnie Dockers 10.14 (74)
Minor Premier	Clarence (9th)
Wooden Spooner	Nth Hobart
Grand Final attendance	12,352 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	128,277 for 110 matches at 1,166
Total Finals Series attendance	26,886 for 6 matches at 4,481
Total aggregate attendance	155,163 for 116 matches at 1,337

Participating Clubs

• – Burnie Dockers Football Club
  Burnie Dockers Football Club
  Burnie Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.-Club history:The Burnie Dockers were formed as a result of a merger between former TFL Statewide League club Burnie Hawks and NTFL club the Burnie Tigers...
  
  
  
• – Clarence District Football Club
  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....
  
  
  
• – Devonport Football Club
  Devonport Football Club
  Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League....
  
  
  
• – Glenorchy District Football Club
  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 Football Club
  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 :...
  
  
  
• – Launceston Football Club
  Launceston Football Club
  The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-History:...
  
  
  
• – New Norfolk District Football Club
  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 Football Club
  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...
  
  
  
• – North Launceston Football Club
  North Launceston Football Club
  The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:...
  
  
  
• – Sandy Bay Football Club
  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:...
  
  
  
• – South Launceston Football Club
  South Launceston Football Club
  The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...
  
  

1996 TFL Statewide League Club Coaches

– Peter German

Peter German

Peter German is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the AFL. He played 185 games with the club, mostly in the midfield....

 (Burnie Dockers) – Grant Fagan (Clarence) – Andy Goodwin (Devonport) – Paul Hamilton

Paul Hamilton (Australian footballer)

Paul Hamilton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL/AFL during the late 1980s and early 1990s....

 (Glenorchy) – Wayne Petterd & Gary Williamson (Hobart) – Michael Lockman

Michael Lockman

Michael Lockman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Collingwood and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League ....

 (Launceston) – Darren Dennemann (New Norfolk) – Ricky Hanlon (North Hobart) – Wes Lewis (North Launceston) – Lance Spaulding (Sandy Bay) – Peter Curran

Peter Curran (footballer)

Peter Curran is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL.A courageous strong-marking forward, Curran played an important part in the most successful era in Hawthorn's history, the 1980s...

 (South Launceston)

TFL Statewide League Reserves Grand Final

• – Burnie Dockers 12.9 (81) v Clarence 9.20 (74) – 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...
  
  

TFL Statewide League Colts (Under-19's) Grand Final

• – Devonport 17.18 (120) v Nth Hobart 9.10 (64) – 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...
  
  

Leading Goalkickers: TFL Statewide League

– Justin Plapp

Justin Plapp

Justin Plapp is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and St Kilda in the Australian Football League ....

 (Burnie Dockers) – 98 – Jason Gibson (Nth Launceston) – 92 – Ken Rainsford (Launceston) – 68 – Chris McGurk (Devonport) – 59

Medal Winners

– Danny Noonan

Danny Noonan (Australian footballer)

Danny Noonan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League during the early 1990s...

 (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal – Daniel Hulm (Clarence) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TFL Grand Final) – Brent Thomas (Launceston) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – Brent Dickson (Hobart) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (Saturday, 1 June 1996)

• – VFL
  Victorian Football League
  The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
  
   15.18 (108) v Tasmania
  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...
  
   13.8 (86) – Att: 35,612 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
  Melbourne Cricket Ground
  The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
  
   (Double Header)

1996 TFL Statewide League 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	17	3	0	2356	1434	164.30%	68
Burnie Dockers	20	16	4	0	2263	1418	159.59%	64
North Launceston North Launceston Football Club The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:...	20	15	5	0	2156	1501	143.64%	60
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	14	6	0	1901	1671	113.76%	56
Devonport Devonport Football Club Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League....	20	11	8	1	1908	1485	128.48%	46
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	10	10	0	1879	1497	125.52%	40
Launceston Launceston Football Club The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-History:...	20	9	11	0	1726	2027	85.15%	36
South Launceston South Launceston Football Club The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...	20	6	13	1	1573	1948	80.75%	26
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	5	15	0	1330	2087	63.73%	20
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	1328	2095	63.39%	20
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	1	19	0	1229	2486	49.44%	4

Round 1

(Saturday, 6 April & Monday, 8 April 1996)

• – Sandy Bay 13.7 (85) v Sth Launceston 12.8 (80) – Att: 762 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 19.16 (130) v Nth Launceston 19.5 (119) – Att: 1,097 at York Park
• – Devonport 15.9 (99) v Nth Hobart 4.8 (32) – Att: 1,038 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
  
• – New Norfolk 10.10 (70) v Glenorchy 9.9 (63) – Att: 1,974 at 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....
  
   (Monday)
• – Burnie Dockers 25.10 (160) v Launceston 8.13 (61) – Att: 963 at Windsor Park
  Windsor Park, Tasmania
  Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
  
   (Monday)
• Bye: Hobart.

Round 2

(Saturday, 13 April & Sunday, 14 April 1996)

• – Clarence 20.16 (136) v Nth Hobart 8.6 (54) – Att: 1,291 at 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...
  
  
• – New Norfolk 14.15 (99) v Devonport 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,474 at 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...
  
  
• – Burnie Dockers 19.12 (126) v Glenorchy 4.10 (34) – Att: 1,273 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  
• – Sandy Bay 15.18 (108) v Hobart 14.9 (93) – Att: 1,121 at 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• – Sth Launceston 20.10 (130) v Nth Launceston 17.7 (109) – Att: 1,286 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  Youngtown Oval
  Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Launceston.

Round 3

(Saturday, 20 April & Sunday, 21 April 1996)

• – Sth Launceston 12.21 (93) v Nth Hobart 11.8 (74) – Att: 748 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...
  
  
• – Glenorchy 12.21 (93) v Launceston 4.13 (37) – Att: 897 at 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....
  
  
• – New Norfolk 13.12 (90) v Clarence 12.16 (88) – Att: 1,897 at 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...
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 10.17 (77) v Hobart 5.13 (43) – Att: 910 at York Park
• – Burnie Dockers 14.12 (96) v Devonport 10.10 (70) – Att: 3,093 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Sandy Bay.

Round 4

(Thursday, 25 April & Saturday, 27 April 1996)

• – Hobart 15.11 (101) v Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) – Att: 1,204 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...
  
   (Anzac Day)
• – Nth Launceston 13.16 (94) v Sandy Bay 12.3 (75) – Att: 813 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...
  
  
• – New Norfolk 19.17 (131) v Sth Launceston 8.9 (57) – Att: 1,572 at 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...
  
  
• – Launceston 14.13 (97) v Devonport 11.10 (76) – Att: 680 at York Park
• – Burnie Dockers 17.10 (112) v Clarence 11.16 (82) – Att: 2,622 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  
• Bye: Glenorchy.

Round 5

(Saturday, 4 May 1996)

• – Sandy Bay 12.14 (86) v Nth Hobart 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,005 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 17.19 (121) v Launceston 15.10 (100) – Att: 1,243 at 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...
  
  
• – New Norfolk 13.19 (97) v Hobart 7.13 (55) – Att: 1,420 at 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...
  
  
• – Burnie Dockers 20.14 (134) v Sth Launceston 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,211 at York Park
• – Glenorchy 15.9 (99) v Devonport 12.12 (84) – Att: 1,086 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
  
• Bye: Nth Launceston.

Round 6

(Saturday, 11 May & Sunday, 12 May 1996)

• – Burnie Dockers 18.13 (121) v Hobart 13.8 (86) – Att: 828 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 14.12 (96) v Glenorchy 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,674 at 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....
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 25.13 (163) v Nth Hobart 7.9 (51) – Att: 779 at York Park
• – New Norfolk 12.8 (80) v Sandy Bay 8.14 (62) – Att: 1,148 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• – Launceston 15.7 (97) v Sth Launceston 9.9 (63) – Att: 861 at Windsor Park
  Windsor Park, Tasmania
  Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Devonport.

Round 7

(Saturday, 18 May 1996)

• – Launceston 17.12 (114) v Hobart 10.16 (76) – Att: 724 at 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 17.6 (108) v Devonport 8.16 (64) – Att: 1,077 at 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...
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 19.7 (121) v New Norfolk 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,411 at 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...
  
  
• – Glenorchy 22.15 (147) v Sth Launceston 6.2 (38) – Att: 710 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  Youngtown Oval
  Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
  
  
• – Burnie Dockers 25.13 (163) v Sandy Bay 12.6 (78) – Att: 1,799 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  
• Bye: Nth Hobart.

Round 8

(Saturday, 25 May & Sunday, 26 May 1996)

• – Sandy Bay 17.13 (115) v Launceston 13.9 (87) – Att: 955 at 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...
  
  
• – Hobart 11.17 (83) v Glenorchy 9.15 (69) – Att: 1,242 at 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....
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 27.12 (174) v Burnie Dockers 8.10 (58) – Att: 2,557 at York Park
• – Devonport 12.9 (81) v Sth Launceston 13.3 (81) – Att: 1,126 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
  
• – New Norfolk 23.16 (154) v Nth Hobart 8.10 (58) – Att: 1,304 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Clarence.

Round 9

(Saturday, 8 June, Sunday, 9 June & Monday, 10 June 1996)

• – Devonport 14.11 (95) v Hobart 8.7 (55) – Att: 762 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...
  
  
• – Glenorchy 11.20 (86) v Sandy Bay 3.5 (23) – Att: 988 at 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....
  
  
• – Burnie Dockers 19.21 (135) v Nth Hobart 6.6 (42) – Att: 1,372 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 15.18 (108) v Sth Launceston 16.6 (102) – Att: 693 at York Park (Sunday)
• – Nth Launceston 17.10 (112) v Launceston 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,569 at York Park (Monday)
• Bye: New Norfolk.

Round 10

(Saturday, 15 June 1996)

• – Launceston 17.12 (114) v Nth Hobart 15.9 (99) – Att: 559 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 21.13 (139) v Hobart 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,081 at 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...
  
  
• – Burnie Dockers 17.10 (112) v New Norfolk 15.10 (100) – Att: 1,444 at 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...
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 19.9 (123) v Glenorchy 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,137 at York Park
• – Devonport 14.13 (97) v Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) – Att: 1,201 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
  
• Bye: Sth Launceston.

Round 11

(Saturday, 22 June & Sunday, 23 June 1996)

• – Hobart 17.10 (112) v Sth Launceston 12.11 (83) – Att: 614 at 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...
  
  
• – Glenorchy 19.10 (124) v Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) – Att: 939 at 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....
  
  
• – New Norfolk 21.9 (135) v Launceston 13.11 (89) – Att: 770 at Windsor Park
  Windsor Park, Tasmania
  Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
  
  
• – Devonport 11.11 (77) v Nth Launceston 10.8 (68) – Att: 2,122 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
   (Sunday)
• – Clarence 18.19 (127) v Sandy Bay 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,058 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Burnie Dockers.

Round 12

(Saturday, 29 June & Sunday, 30 June 1996)

• – Devonport 19.17 (131) v Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 602 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...
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 14.8 (92) v Clarence 11.13 (79) – Att: 1,450 at 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...
  
  
• – Sth Launceston 13.12 (90) v Sandy Bay 5.6 (36) – Att: 451 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  Youngtown Oval
  Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
  
  
• – Launceston 14.9 (93) v Burnie Dockers 13.13 (91) – Att: 955 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  
• – New Norfolk 13.10 (88) v Glenorchy 12.11 (83) – Att: 1,591 at 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Hobart.

Round 13

(Saturday, 6 July & Sunday, 7 July 1996)

• – Sandy Bay 21.12 (138) v Hobart 16.9 (105) – Att: 871 at 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...
  
  
• – Glenorchy 13.18 (96) v Burnie Dockers 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,540 at 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....
  
  
• – Devonport 15.17 (107) v New Norfolk 4.11 (35) – Att: 960 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
  
• – Clarence 22.10 (142) v Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) – Att: 870 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• – Nth Launceston 13.15 (93) v Sth Launceston 9.6 (60) – Att: 2,016 at York Park (Sunday)
• Bye: Launceston.

Round 14

(Saturday, 13 July & Sunday, 14 July 1996)

• – Nth Launceston 14.11 (95) v Hobart 8.6 (54) – Att: 663 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...
  
  
• – Sth Launceston 14.13 (97) v Nth Hobart 8.8 (56) – Att: 544 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  Youngtown Oval
  Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
  
  
• – Glenorchy 16.13 (109) v Launceston 10.10 (70) – Att: 798 at Windsor Park
  Windsor Park, Tasmania
  Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
  
  
• – Clarence 19.19 (133) v New Norfolk 4.7 (31) – Att: 1,676 at 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• – Burnie Dockers 10.13 (73) v Devonport 6.11 (47) – Att: 5,078 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Sandy Bay.

Round 15

(Saturday, 20 July & Sunday, 21 July 1996)

• – Clarence 12.12 (84) v Burnie Dockers 11.6 (72) – Att: 1,511 at 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...
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 18.19 (127) v Sandy Bay 12.9 (81) – Att: 726 at York Park
• – New Norfolk 19.9 (123) v Sth Launceston 13.8 (86) – Att: 665 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  Youngtown Oval
  Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
  
  
• – Devonport 37.9 (231) v Launceston 10.6 (66) – Att: 1,591 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
  
• – Hobart 11.16 (82) v Nth Hobart 10.7 (67) – Att: 1,125 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Glenorchy.

Round 16

(Saturday, 27 July & Sunday, 28 July 1996)

• – New Norfolk 12.21 (93) v Hobart 13.6 (84) – Att: 1,694 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...
  
  
• – Glenorchy 15.11 (101) v Devonport 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,018 at 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....
  
  
• – Clarence 13.14 (92) v Launceston 7.12 (54) – Att: 497 at York Park
• – Burnie Dockers 22.22 (154) v Sth Launceston 8.5 (53) – Att: 1,448 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  
• – Nth Hobart 15.14 (104) v Sandy Bay 13.9 (87) – Att: 705 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Nth Launceston.

Round 17

(Saturday, 3 August & Sunday, 4 August 1996)

• – Nth Launceston 16.13 (109) v Nth Hobart 5.4 (34) – Att: 645 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...
  
  
• – New Norfolk 17.10 (112) v Sandy Bay 4.5 (29) – Att: 886 at 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...
  
  
• – Burnie Dockers 14.18 (102) v Hobart 0.5 (5) – Att: 808 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
   *
• – Clarence 11.6 (72) v Glenorchy 8.5 (53) – Att: 1,318 at 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• – Launceston 14.7 (91) v Sth Launceston 7.8 (50) – Att: 617 at York Park (Sunday)
• Bye: Devonport.

Note: Hobart becomes the first TFL club to record a goalless match since Clarence at KGV in 1958.

Round 18

(Saturday, 10 August 1996)

• – Burnie Dockers 18.16 (124) v Sandy Bay 4.9 (33) – Att: 590 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...
  
  
• – Sth Launceston 12.6 (78) v Glenorchy 10.6 (66) – Att: 764 at 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....
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 20.14 (134) v New Norfolk 12.5 (77) – Att: 1,341 at York Park
• – Launceston 17.15 (117) v Hobart 9.10 (64) – Att: 399 at Windsor Park
  Windsor Park, Tasmania
  Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
  
   *
• – Clarence 19.8 (122) v Devonport 8.6 (54) – Att: 1,390 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
  
• Bye: Nth Hobart.

Note: Official attendance of 399 is the lowest recorded attendance in the history of Statewide League football.

Round 19

(Saturday, 17 August & Sunday, 18 August 1996)

• – Hobart 10.18 (78) v Glenorchy 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,173 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...
  
  
• – New Norfolk 14.17 (101) v Nth Hobart 1.3 (9) – Att: 841 at 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...
  
  
• – Launceston 9.10 (64) v Sandy Bay 3.8 (26) – Att: 402 at Windsor Park
  Windsor Park, Tasmania
  Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
  
  
• – Devonport 14.7 (91) v Sth Launceston 7.7 (49) – Att: 678 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  Youngtown Oval
  Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
  
   (Sunday)
• – Burnie Dockers 10.13 (73) v Nth Launceston 6.4 (40) – Att: 2,531 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: Clarence.

Round 20

(Saturday, 24 August & Sunday, 25 August 1996)

• – Burnie Dockers 24.20 (164) v Nth Hobart 10.9 (69) – Att: 548 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 20.16 (136) v Sth Launceston 12.12 (84) – Att: 1,001 at 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...
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 19.22 (136) v Launceston 8.5 (53) – Att: 1,088 at York Park
• – Devonport 16.16 (112) v Hobart 6.5 (41) – Att: 1,082 at Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval
  Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
  
  
• – Glenorchy 19.18 (132) v Sandy Bay 4.10 (34) – Att: 782 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...
  
   (Sunday)
• Bye: New Norfolk.

Round 21

(Saturday, 31 August & Sunday, 1 September 1996)

• – Devonport 19.9 (123) v Sandy Bay 7.9 (51) – Att: 992 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...
  
  
• – Nth Launceston 15.15 (105) v Glenorchy 14.15 (99) – Att: 1,012 at 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....
  
  
• – Launceston 24.11 (155) v Nth Hobart 7.10 (52) – Att: 486 at Windsor Park
  Windsor Park, Tasmania
  Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
  
  
• – Burnie Dockers 17.19 (121) v New Norfolk 12.12 (84) – Att: 1,924 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 35.17 (227) v Hobart 5.4 (34) – Att: 804 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...
  
   (Sunday) *
• Bye: Sth Launceston.

Note: This match was Hobart's

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 :...

 1000th TANFL/TFL match (the club's 1,016th senior match overall).

Round 22

(Saturday, 7 September & Sunday, 8 September 1996)

• – Glenorchy 33.15 (213) v Nth Hobart 11.8 (74) – Att: 837 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...
  
  
• – Clarence 19.19 (133) v Sandy Bay 5.8 (38) – Att: 2,243 at 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...
  
  
• – New Norfolk 19.12 (126) v Launceston 14.9 (93) – Att: 867 at 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...
  
  
• – Sth Launceston 16.16 (112) v Hobart 2.12 (24) – Att: 490 at York Park
• – Nth Launceston 17.11 (113) v Devonport 9.11 (65) – Att: 1,509 at York Park (Sunday)
• Bye: Burnie Dockers.

Elimination Final

(Sunday, 15 September 1996)

• – Devonport: 4.1 (25) | 9.3 (57) | 16.4 (100) | 20.5 (125)
• – New Norfolk: 3.2 (20) | 9.5 (59) | 11.9 (75) | 13.10 (88)
• Attendance: 2,045 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...
  
  

Qualifying Final

(Sunday, 15 September 1996)

• – Nth Launceston: 6.1 (37) | 7.1 (43) | 10.10 (70) | 11.12 (78)
• – Burnie Dockers: 3.2 (20) | 4.5 (29) | 6.5 (41) | 9.11 (65)
• Attendance: 3,006 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 21 September 1996)

• – Clarence Roos: 5.2 (32) | 9.7 (61) | 11.11 (77) | 18.15 (123)
• – Nth Launceston: 1.5 (11) | 3.8 (26) | 8.13 (61) | 10.14 (74)
• Attendance: 2,100 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...
  
  

First Semi Final

(Sunday, 22 September 1996)

• – Burnie Dockers: 8.2 (50) | 11.6 (72) | 15.9 (99) | 18.9 (117)
• – Devonport Blues: 3.5 (23) | 9.6 (60) | 12.8 (80) | 13.9 (87)
• Attendance: 5,322 at West Park Oval
  West 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...
  
  

Preliminary Final

(Sunday, 29 September 1996)

• – Burnie Dockers: 3.3 (21) | 5.5 (35) | 11.7 (73) | 14.9 (93)
• – Nth Launceston: 2.5 (17) | 4.7 (31) | 5.9 (39) | 10.12 (72)
• Attendance: 2,061 at York Park

Grand Final

(Saturday, 5 October 1996) (ABC-TV highlights: 1996 TFL Grand Final)

• – Clarence Roos: 3.4 (22) | 7.10 (52) | 12.14 (86) | 14.17 (101)
• – Burnie Dockers: 2.3 (15) | 4.5 (29) | 7.9 (51) | 10.14 (74)
• Attendance: 12,352 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...
  
  

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.