1951 TANFL season

The 1951 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen (15) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 14 April and 6 October 1951.

1951 TANFL Premiership Season
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
Participating Clubs Clarence Kangaroos
New Town Magpies
Hobart Tigers
New Norfolk Eagles
North Hobart Robins
Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums North Hobart Oval
TCA Ground
New Town Oval
Bellerive Oval
Boyer Oval
Queenborough Oval
1951 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers New Town 20.14 (134) v Nth Hobart 9.9 (63)
Minor Premier New Town
Wooden Spooner Sandy Bay (1st)
Grand Final attendance 13,079 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 105,732 for 45 matches at 2,349
Total Finals Series attendance 35,307 for 4 matches at 8,826
Total aggregate attendance 141,039 for 49 matches at 2,878

Participating Clubs

1951 TANFL Club Coaches
  • Les McClements (Clarence)
  • Roy Cazaly (New Town)
  • Bill Tonks (Hobart)
  • Arthur Olliver (New Norfolk)
  • Len McCankie (North Hobart)
  • Bert Lucas (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

Note: Buckingham affiliated to New Town, North West affiliated to North Hobart.

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 5 May 1951)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 16 June 1951)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 21 July 1951)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 18 August 1951)

  • TANFL 23.12 (150) v NWFU 17.13 (115) – Att: 4,530 at West Park Oval

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 21 July 1951)

  • Huon FA 11.14 (80) v TANFL II 9.9 (63) – Att: 1,000 at Geeveston Oval

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 18 August 1951)

Inter-Association Match (Sunday, 19 August 1951)

Interstate Matches

Exhibition Match (Saturday, 26 May 1951)

Interstate Match (Saturday, 30 June 1951)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
  • J.Cooper (Clarence) – 42
  • Les McClements (Clarence) – 41
  • W.Pepper (Hobart) – 36
  • Rex Garwood (New Town) – 35
  • R.Grattidge (Clarence) – 31

Medal Winners
  • Rex Garwood (New Town) – William Leitch Medal
  • R.Toulmin (Sandy Bay) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Brian Cartwright (South East) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Max Griffiths (New Town) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate match)

1951 TANFL Ladder
Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
New Town 1596014191165121.80%36
Hobart 1596013101231106.42%36
North Hobart 1596011961173101.96%36
New Norfolk 157801225124698.31%28
Clarence 156721141131986.50%28
Sandy Bay 1531021197136487.76%16

Round 1

(Saturday, 14 April 1951)

Round 2

(Saturday, 21 April 1951)

  • Nth Hobart 8.10 (58) v Sandy Bay 7.12 (54) – Att: 2,847 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 13.9 (87) v New Town 10.15 (75) – Att: 1,811 at New Town Oval
  • Clarence 11.11 (77) v New Norfolk 9.15 (69) – Att: 1,226 at Bellerive Oval

Round 3

(Saturday, 28 April 1951)

Round 4

(Saturday, 12 May 1951)

Round 5

(Saturday, 19 May 1951)

Round 6

(Saturday, 2 June 1951)

Round 7

(Saturday, 9 June & Monday, 11 June 1951)

Round 8

(Saturday, 23 June 1951)

  • Nth Hobart 15.13 (103) v Hobart 11.15 (81) – Att: 2,518 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 15.15 (105) v Clarence 16.9 (105) – Att: 2,388 at Queenborough Oval
  • New Town 18.15 (123) v New Norfolk 12.12 (84) – Att: 1,455 at New Town Oval

Round 9

(Saturday, 7 July 1951)

Round 10

(Saturday, 14 July 1951)

  • New Norfolk 12.8 (80) v Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) – Att: 2,045 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 13.21 (99) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – Att: 1,267 at TCA Ground
  • New Town 11.13 (79) v Nth Hobart 10.17 (77) – Att: 2,817 at New Town Oval

Round 11

(Saturday, 28 July 1951)

  • Hobart 12.16 (88) v Sandy Bay 5.12 (42) – Att: 2,145 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 10.17 (77) v Clarence 4.10 (34) – Att: 1,759 at New Town Oval
  • Nth Hobart 4.11 (35) v New Norfolk 3.12 (30) – Att: 1,245 at Boyer Oval

Round 12

(Saturday, 4 August 1951)

Round 13

(Saturday, 25 August 1951)

Note: Round postponed on 11 August due to inclement weather and poor ground conditions.

Round 14

(Saturday, 1 September 1951)

  • Nth Hobart 10.20 (80) v Clarence 10.16 (76) – Att: 2,777 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 13.24 (102) v Hobart 14.15 (99) – Att: 1,439 at TCA Ground
  • New Town 21.27 (153) v Sandy Bay 13.8 (86) – Att: 1,531 at New Town Oval

Round 15

(Saturday, 8 September 1951)

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 15 September 1951)

  • Nth Hobart: 5.2 (32) | 7.10 (52) | 11.14 (80) | 14.20 (104)
  • New Norfolk: 3.1 (19) | 7.1 (43) | 11.2 (68) | 14.4 (88)
  • Attendance: 7,179 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 22 September 1951)

  • New Town: 5.4 (34) | 10.7 (67) | 11.15 (81) | 17.22 (124)
  • Hobart: 2.1 (13) | 6.8 (44) | 9.8 (62) | 11.8 (74)
  • Attendance: 7,979 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 29 September 1951)

  • Nth Hobart: 6.2 (38) | 7.6 (48) | 11.10 (76) | 12.14 (86)
  • Hobart: 2.2 (14) | 7.4 (46) | 9.8 (62) | 10.13 (73)
  • Attendance: 7,070 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 6 October 1951)

  • New Town: 7.2 (44) | 10.5 (65) | 15.12 (102) | 20.14 (134)
  • Nth Hobart: 2.0 (12) | 5.5 (35) | 6.6 (42) | 9.9 (63)
  • Attendance: 13,079 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury publication.

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