1960 TANFL season

The 1960 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over eighteen (18) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 9 April and 17 September 1960.

1960 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
Glenorchy Magpies
Hobart Tigers
New Norfolk Eagles
North Hobart Robins
Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums North Hobart Oval
Bellerive Oval
KGV Park
Boyer Oval
Queenborough Oval
1960 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers Hobart 6.7 (43) v Nth Hobart 6.3 (39)
Minor Premier Clarence (1st)
Wooden Spooner Glenorchy
Grand Final attendance 6,001 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 163,973 for 54 matches at 3,036
Total Finals Series attendance 39,630 for 4 matches at 9,907
Total aggregate attendance 203,603 for 58 matches at 3,510

Participating Clubs

1960 TANFL Club Coaches

  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence)
  • Jack Rough (Glenorchy)
  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart)
  • Athol Webb (New Norfolk)
  • Darrell Eaton (North Hobart)
  • Stan Booth (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

  • Macalburn 5.12 (42) v Buckingham 5.11 (41) – New Town Oval.

Note: Macalburn were affiliated to Hobart, Buckingham were affiliated to Glenorchy.

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 24 September 1960)

  • Burnie Tigers: 3.0 (18) | 4.0 (24) | 8.7 (55) | 9.9 (63)
  • Hobart: 1.4 (10) | 5.6 (36) | 6.7 (43) | 9.8 (62)
  • Attendance: 4,500 at Devonport Oval

Note: Burnie (NWFU guernseys) and Hobart (TANFL guernseys) wore alternate strips due to a guernsey clash.

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 1 October 1960)

  • City-South: 8.3 (51) | 10.9 (69) | 14.15 (99) | 15.17 (107)
  • Burnie Tigers: 0.8 (8) | 5.14 (44) | 9.14 (68) | 12.17 (89)
  • Attendance: 9,986 at York Park

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 14 May 1960)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 25 June 1960)

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (Monday, 13 June 1960)

  • Tasmania 13.13 (91) v Victoria 12.12 (84) – Att: 15,600 at York Park

Interstate Match (Saturday, 23 July 1960)

  • South Australia 22.16 (148) v Tasmania 12.11 (83) – Att: 36,054 at Adelaide Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart) – 57
  • Rex Garwood (New Norfolk) – 41
  • Arthur Cole (Hobart) – 38
  • David Collins (North Hobart) – 35
  • R.Armstrong (Clarence) – 34
  • G.Sansom (Clarence) – 34

Medal Winners

  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal
  • K.Turner (North Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Roy Isaacs (Buckingham) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • John Noble (North Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1960 TANFL Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
Clarence 18126013391106121.07%48
Hobart 18126015441332115.92%48
North Hobart 189901208125396.41%36
New Norfolk 18810012531187105.56%32
Sandy Bay 1871101138133085.56%28
Glenorchy 1861201076122987.55%24

Round 1

(Saturday, 9 April. Saturday, 16 April & Monday, 18 April 1960)

Round 2

(Saturday, 30 April 1960)

Note: This round was postponed by one week due to flooding in Southern Tasmania.

Round 3

(Saturday, 7 May 1960)

Round 4

(Monday, 14 May 1960)

Round 5

(Saturday, 21 May 1960)

Round 6

(Saturday, 28 May 1960)

Round 7

(Saturday, 4 June 1960)

Round 8

(Saturday, 11 June 1960)

Round 9

(Monday, 13 June 1960)

Round 10

(Saturday, 18 June 1960)

Round 11

(Saturday, 2 July 1960)

Round 12

(Saturday, 9 July 1960)

Round 13

(Saturday, 16 July 1960)

Round 14

(Saturday, 23 July 1960)

Round 15

(Saturday, 30 July 1960)

Round 16

(Saturday, 6 August 1960)

Round 17

(Saturday, 13 August 1960)

Round 18

(Saturday, 11 August 1962)

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 27 August 1960)

  • Nth Hobart: 3.1 (19) | 6.4 (40) | 10.8 (68) | 13.10 (88)
  • New Norfolk: 3.1 (19) | 3.5 (23) | 3.10 (28) | 5.13 (43)
  • Attendance: 9,927 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 3 September 1960)

  • Hobart: 6.6 (42) | 7.9 (51) | 12.14 (86) | 14.20 (104)
  • Clarence: 4.4 (28) | 7.11 (53) | 11.13 (79) | 13.15 (93)
  • Attendance: 11,235 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 10 September 1960)

  • Nth Hobart: 3.1 (19) | 5.5 (35) | 7.8 (50) | 11.9 (75)
  • Clarence: 5.2 (32) | 7.3 (45) | 8.8 (56) | 10.11 (71)
  • Attendance: 12,467 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 17 September 1960)

  • Hobart: 3.2 (20) | 5.3 (33) | 6.7 (43) | 6.7 (43)
  • Nth Hobart: 1.2 (8) | 5.3 (33) | 6.3 (39) | 6.3 (39)
  • Attendance: 6,001 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.

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