Tasmanian State Premiership
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The Tasmanian State Premiership was an Australian rules football
tournament which was competed originally between the reigning TFL/TANFL
and NTFA
premiers, with the NWFU
joining in from 1954.
The State Premiership was finally abandoned after 1978 in favour of sending a combined Tasmanian team to play interstate.
match that determined the winner to be awarded the title of Tasmania
's best domestic football team. It started as an unofficial North versus South club match in 1904, and from 1909 it gained official status on the Tasmanian football calendar.
It ran purely as a match between the premiers of the TFL/TANFL
and NTFA
, alternating between the TCA Ground
(Upper Cricket Ground) and the NTCA Ground
until North Hobart Oval
and York Park became the premier venues in the South and North. In 1954 it was decided to add the premier team from the NWFU
into the equation, therefore a State Preliminary Final was necessary to determine who would meet the hosting premier.
There were a total of sixty (60) State Grand Finals between 1904-1978 with sixteen clubs taking out the title. North Hobart
(12), Cananore
(10), City/City-South
(7, plus one unofficial), New Town/Glenorchy
(5, plus one unofficial), Launceston
(5) and North Launceston
(3, plus two unofficial) won the most titles.
There were several occasions when competing teams would have a guernsey clash; in these circumstances, it was standard for each team to wear its league's intrastate representative guernsey, rather than its own club guernsey.
Two matches were abandoned: The 1913 State Premiership decider was awarded to Cananore
on forfeit after Launceston
objected to the central umpire engaged for the match and refused to play. Launceston was expelled from the NTFA for an indefinite period, but they were reinstated in mid-1914.
The 1967 decider between Wynyard
and North Hobart
at West Park Oval
in Burnie was declared a "no result" after a sensational finish to the match when Wynyard fans invaded the playing surface and tore the goal posts out of the ground to prevent North Hobart's David Collins from scoring the winning goal after the siren. Collins had remained on the field with the match ball tucked up his jumper waiting for umpires, players, team officials and police to clear the playing surface, but NTFA umpire Jack Pilgrim had already left the ground under police protection; after waiting for a lengthy period of time and with the crowd parading the posts around the ground, Collins also left the field.
By the 1970s, the State Premiership had begun to show a decline in interest from football patrons and was taken less seriously by the clubs and on 1 October 1978, the final match was played at West Park Oval
between Cooee and Sandy Bay
in front of a crowd of only 3,860. In future, it was decided upon to send a composite Tasmanian team interstate to participate in competition rather than continuing with the State Premiership.
There was no decider of any description in 1951, 1974 and 1977.
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...
tournament which was competed originally between the reigning TFL/TANFL
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...
and NTFA
Northern 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...
premiers, with the NWFU
North West Football Union
The 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...
joining in from 1954.
The State Premiership was finally abandoned after 1978 in favour of sending a combined Tasmanian team to play interstate.
Origins
The Tasmanian State Premiership was an official Australian rules footballAustralian 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...
match that determined the winner to be awarded the title of 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...
's best domestic football team. It started as an unofficial North versus South club match in 1904, and from 1909 it gained official status on the Tasmanian football calendar.
It ran purely as a match between the premiers of the TFL/TANFL
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...
and NTFA
Northern 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...
, alternating between the 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...
(Upper Cricket Ground) and the NTCA Ground
NTCA Ground
The Northern Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is a multi-use sports venue in Launceston, Australia. It is currently used mostly for club cricket matches and has a capacity of under 10,000....
until 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...
and York Park became the premier venues in the South and North. In 1954 it was decided to add the premier team from the NWFU
North West Football Union
The 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...
into the equation, therefore a State Preliminary Final was necessary to determine who would meet the hosting premier.
There were a total of sixty (60) State Grand Finals between 1904-1978 with sixteen clubs taking out the title. 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...
(12), Cananore
Cananore Football Club
Cananore Football Club was an Australian rules football club, founded in 1901.It competed in the Tasmanian Football League as a junior club from 1901 to 1907, and as a senior club between 1908 and 1941....
(10), City/City-South
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...
(7, plus one unofficial), New Town/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:...
(5, plus one unofficial), 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:...
(5) and 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:...
(3, plus two unofficial) won the most titles.
There were several occasions when competing teams would have a guernsey clash; in these circumstances, it was standard for each team to wear its league's intrastate representative guernsey, rather than its own club guernsey.
Two matches were abandoned: The 1913 State Premiership decider was awarded to Cananore
Cananore Football Club
Cananore Football Club was an Australian rules football club, founded in 1901.It competed in the Tasmanian Football League as a junior club from 1901 to 1907, and as a senior club between 1908 and 1941....
on forfeit after 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:...
objected to the central umpire engaged for the match and refused to play. Launceston was expelled from the NTFA for an indefinite period, but they were reinstated in mid-1914.
The 1967 decider between Wynyard
Wynyard Football Club
The Wynyard Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Wynyard, Tasmania.-Club history:The Wynyard Football Club was believed to be formed in 1885 as Table Cape and adopted the name of Wynyard in 1890....
and 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...
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...
in Burnie was declared a "no result" after a sensational finish to the match when Wynyard fans invaded the playing surface and tore the goal posts out of the ground to prevent North Hobart's David Collins from scoring the winning goal after the siren. Collins had remained on the field with the match ball tucked up his jumper waiting for umpires, players, team officials and police to clear the playing surface, but NTFA umpire Jack Pilgrim had already left the ground under police protection; after waiting for a lengthy period of time and with the crowd parading the posts around the ground, Collins also left the field.
By the 1970s, the State Premiership had begun to show a decline in interest from football patrons and was taken less seriously by the clubs and on 1 October 1978, the final match was played 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...
between Cooee and 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:...
in front of a crowd of only 3,860. In future, it was decided upon to send a composite Tasmanian team interstate to participate in competition rather than continuing with the State Premiership.
Tasmanian State Premiership Winners
- 1909 –
– Cananore 6.10 (46) v Launceston 2.6 (18) – Att: - at NTCA GroundNTCA GroundThe Northern Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is a multi-use sports venue in Launceston, Australia. It is currently used mostly for club cricket matches and has a capacity of under 10,000.... - 1910 – – Cananore 7.14 (56) v City 4.5 (29) – Att: 3,000 at Upper Cricket GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- 1911 – – Cananore 16.18 (114) v North Launceston 1.4 (10) – Att: - at NTCA GroundNTCA GroundThe Northern Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is a multi-use sports venue in Launceston, Australia. It is currently used mostly for club cricket matches and has a capacity of under 10,000....
- 1912 –
– Lefroy 8.9 (57) v North Launceston 4.10 (34) – Att: - at Upper Cricket GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia... - 1913 – – Match cancelled. (CananoreCananore Football ClubCananore Football Club was an Australian rules football club, founded in 1901.It competed in the Tasmanian Football League as a junior club from 1901 to 1907, and as a senior club between 1908 and 1941....
awarded the State Premiership after LauncestonLaunceston Football ClubThe 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:...
objected to umpire chosen for the match and refused to play) - 1914 –
– North Hobart 8.18 (66) v City 4.9 (33) – Att: 5,000 at Upper Cricket GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia... - 1920 – – North Hobart 7.8 (50) v Launceston 2.14 (26) – Att: 5,000 at NTCA GroundNTCA GroundThe Northern Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is a multi-use sports venue in Launceston, Australia. It is currently used mostly for club cricket matches and has a capacity of under 10,000....
- 1921 – – Cananore 13.14 (92) v City 8.8 (56) – Att: 8,000 at Upper Cricket GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- 1922 – – Cananore 28.22 (190) v City 9.8 (62) – Att: - at York Park
- 1923 – – North Hobart 20.13 (133) v North Launceston 18.8 (116) – Att: 8,000 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...
- 1924 – – Lefroy 6.3 (39) v Launceston 5.5 (35) – Att: 6,000 at York Park
- 1925 – – Cananore 20.17 (137) v North Launceston 9.12 (66) – Att: 6,000 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...
- 1926 – – Cananore 7.10 (52) v Launceston 5.20 (50) – Att: - at York Park
- 1927 – – Cananore 12.20 (92) v North Launceston 10.15 (75) – Att: 5,700 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...
- 1928 –
– City 9.10 (64) v North Hobart 3.14 (32) – Att: - at York Park - 1929 – – North Hobart 11.12 (78) v Launceston 9.15 (69) – Att: 6,000 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...
- 1930 – – City 14.10 (94) v Lefroy 5.6 (36) – Att: - at York Park
- 1931 – – Cananore 7.7 (49) v North Launceston 7.6 (48) – Att: 3,070 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...
- 1932 – – City 7.14 (56) v North Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att - at York Park
- 1933 – – Launceston 13.16 (94) v Cananore 12.13 (85) – Att: 5,860 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...
- 1934 – – Launceston 8.11 (59) v North Hobart 5.12 (42) – Att: - at York Park
- 1935 – – Launceston 15.17 (107) v New Town 6.6 (42) – Att: 5,253 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...
- 1936 – – North Hobart 9.7 (61) v Launceston 6.8 (44) – Att: - at York Park
- 1937 – – Launceston 16.9 (105) v Lefroy 12.12 (84) – Att: - 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...
- 1938 – – Launceston 16.9 (105) v North Hobart 5.9 (39) – Att: - at York Park
- 1939 – – North Hobart 13.13 (91) v City 12.13 (85) – Att: 5,800 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...
- 1940 – – North Hobart 16.20 (116) v Launceston 9.6 (60) – Att: - at York Park
- 1941 – – North Hobart 13.18 (96) v City 12.19 (91) – Att: 3,960 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...
- 1945 – – North Hobart 12.12 (84) v Launceston 11.11 (77) – Att: 5,000 at York Park
- 1946 –
– Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) v North Launceston 12.13 (85) – Att: 7,852 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... - 1947 –
– North Launceston 19.16 (130) v North Hobart 10.9 (69) – Att: 7,500 at York Park - 1948 – – New Town 16.9 (105) v North Launceston 16.7 (103) – Att: 8,387 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...
- 1949 – – North Launceston 13.17 (95) v New Town 8.7 (55) – Att: 8,407 at York Park
- 1950 – – North Launceston 14.9 (93) v Hobart 8.10 (58) – Att: 10,006 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...
- 1954 – – City 9.16 (70) v Hobart 6.10 (46) – Att: 6,951 at York Park
- 1955 – – Ulverstone 19.12 (126) v Longford 12.13 (85) – Att: 11,000 at York Park
- 1956 – – New Town 10.10 (70) v City 8.10 (58) – Att: 7,350 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...
- 1957 –
– Longford 14.16 (100) v North Hobart 12.7 (79) – Att: 12,546 at York Park - 1958 –
– Glenorchy 7.11 (53) v Burnie Tigers 6.11 (47) – Att: 8,873 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport 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.... - 1959 – – Hobart 14.11 (95) v Burnie Tigers 9.14 (68) – Att: 13,223 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...
- 1960 – – City-South 15.17 (107) v Burnie Tigers 12.17 (89) – Att: 9,986 at York Park
- 1961 – – North Hobart 13.8 (86) v Cooee 8.10 (58) – Att: 8,000 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...
- 1962 – – North Hobart 11.10 (76) v Burnie Tigers 9.10 (64) – Att: 7,640 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...
- 1963 – – Burnie Tigers 8.25 (73) v North Launceston 6.13 (49) – Att: 6,490 at York Park
- 1964 – – Cooee 15.16 (106) v Scottsdale 14.14 (98) – Att: 9,700 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...
- 1965 – – Glenorchy 11.16 (82) v Scottsdale 9.8 (62) – Att: 13,762 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...
- 1966 – – City-South 10.15 (75) v Hobart 9.13 (67) – Att: 8,652 at York Park
- 19671967 Tasmanian State Premiership FinalThe 1967 Tasmanian State Premiership Final was an Australian rules football match played between the Wynyard Cats and the North Hobart Robins on Saturday 30 September 1967 at West Park Oval, Burnie, to decide the winner of the 1967 Tasmanian State Premiership...
– – Wynyard 13.14 (92) v North Hobart 12.19 (91) (Declared "no result" due to pitch invasion) – Att: 8,289 at West ParkWest 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... - 1968 –
– New Norfolk 9.13 (67) v Scottsdale 7.12 (54) – Att: 11,395 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... - 1969 – – North Hobart 26.20 (176) v Launceston 6.13 (49) – Att: 10,371 at York Park
- 1970 – – Latrobe 15.10 (100) v Clarence 9.11 (65) – Att: 9,778 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport 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....
- 1971 – – Sandy Bay 12.14 (86) v Latrobe 8.17 (65) – Att: 11,629 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...
- 1972 – – City-South 14.14 (98) v Latrobe 8.14 (62) – Att: 10,551 at York Park
- 1973 – – Scottsdale 16.20 (116) v Cooee 15.13 (103) – Att: 8,269 at West ParkWest 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...
- 1975 – – Glenorchy 18.24 (132) v North Launceston 16.12 (108) – Att: 8,654 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...
- 1976 – – Ulverstone 17.19 (121) v Launceston 10.14 (74) – Att: 6,827 at York Park
- 1978 –
– Cooee 19.25 (139) v Sandy Bay 16.17 (113) – Att: 3,860 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...
Unofficial State Premiership Matches
The match was an official part of the Tasmanian football calendar between 1909-1978 but unofficial matches took place in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1952 and 1953.There was no decider of any description in 1951, 1974 and 1977.
- 1904 –
– Wellington 4.16 (40) v North Launceston 3.5 (23) – Att: - at NTCA GroundNTCA GroundThe Northern Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is a multi-use sports venue in Launceston, Australia. It is currently used mostly for club cricket matches and has a capacity of under 10,000.... - 1905 – – North Launceston 4.8 (32) v North Hobart 3.10 (28) – Att: 2,000 at NTCA GroundNTCA GroundThe Northern Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is a multi-use sports venue in Launceston, Australia. It is currently used mostly for club cricket matches and has a capacity of under 10,000....
- 1906 – – North Launceston 6.25 (61) v North Hobart 4.10 (34) – Att: - at NTCA GroundNTCA GroundThe Northern Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is a multi-use sports venue in Launceston, Australia. It is currently used mostly for club cricket matches and has a capacity of under 10,000....
- 1952 – – City 11.14 (80) v Sandy Bay 11.10 (76) – Att: 5,738 at York Park
- 1953 – – New Town 9.15 (69) v City 8.9 (57) – Att: 4,833 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...
See also
- West Australian State PremiershipWest Australian State PremiershipThe West Australian State PremiershipSeveral different names were used in contemporary sources for the matches, including "state premiership", "state championship" and "the football championship"...
, a similar competition held from 1903–24 in Western Australia