2017 SFL season

2017 premiership season
2017 premiership season
Teams	9
Premiers	New Norfolk
Minor premiers	Lindisfarne
Highest attendance	3,300 (grand final, New Norfolk vs. Lindisfarne)
Leading goalkicker	Michael Cassidy (Lindisfarne)
Best and fairest	Troy Cunliffe (Lindisfarne)

The 2017 Southern Football League (SFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged across southern Tasmania, Australia, over eighteen roster rounds and six finals series matches between 8 April and 16 September 2017.

The competition's major sponsors for the season was Hobart radio station 7HO FM 101.7.

Participating clubs

Club	Coach
Brighton Football Club	Matt Shaw
Claremont Football Club	David Hunt
Cygnet Football Club	Ben Cato
Dodges Ferry Football Club	Brent Dolliver
Hobart Football Club	Mark Beck
Huonville Football Club	Nick Doyle
Lindisfarne Football Club	Daniel Willing
New Norfolk District Football Club	Matthew Smith
Sorell Football Club	Michael McGregor

Home and away season

Round 1


	Round 1
Saturday, 8 April	Claremont 12.16 (88)	def.	Sorell 4.9 (33)	Abbotsfield Park
Saturday, 8 April	New Norfolk 24.17 (161)	def.	Brighton 6.7 (43)	Boyer Oval
Saturday, 8 April	Dodges Ferry 20.18 (138)	def.	Cygnet 14.7 (91)	Shark Park
Saturday, 8 April	Huonville Lions 15.3 (93)	def.	Hobart 11.15 (81)	Huonville Recreation Ground
	Bye: Lindisfarne

Round 2


	Round 2
Friday, 14 April	Lindisfarne 12.11 (83)	def.	Dodges Ferry 12.8 (80)	Anzac Park
Friday, 14 April	New Norfolk 19.21 (135)	def.	Hobart 5.2 (32)	TCA Ground
Saturday, 15 April	Claremont 10.17 (77)	def.	Cygnet 9.7 (61)	Cygnet Oval
Saturday, 15 April	Huonville Lions 7.14 (56)	def.	Sorell 4.10 (34)	Pembroke Park
	Bye: Brighton

Round 3


	Round 3
Saturday, 22 April	Lindisfarne 21.11 (137)	def.	Cygnet 13.7 (85)	Anzac Park
Saturday, 22 April	New Norfolk 29.18 (192)	def.	Sorell 4.1 (25)	Boyer Oval
Saturday, 22 April	Dodges Ferry 22.21 (153)	def.	Brighton 6.14 (50)	Shark Park
Saturday, 22 April	Claremont 11.11 (77)	def.	Huonville Lions 10.9 (69)	Huonville Recreation Ground
	Bye: Hobart

Round 4


	Round 4
Saturday, 29 April	New Norfolk 14.15 (99)	def.	Claremont 10.8 (68)	Abbotsfield Park
Saturday, 29 April	Lindisfarne 21.19 (145)	def.	Brighton 10.14 (74)	Pontville Oval
Saturday, 29 April	Dodges Ferry 24.13 (157)	def.	Hobart 7.9 (51)	Shark Park
Saturday, 29 April	Cygnet 12.14 (86)	def.	Huonville Lions 10.13 (73)	Cygnet Oval
	Bye: Sorell

Round 5


	Round 5
Saturday, 6 May	Lindisfarne 26.13 (169)	def.	Hobart 3.6 (24)	TCA Ground
Saturday, 6 May	Dodges Ferry 13.8 (86)	def.	Sorell 4.8 (32)	Pembroke Park
Saturday, 6 May	Cygnet 15.14 (104)	def.	Brighton 10.16 (76)	Pontville Oval
Saturday, 6 May	New Norfolk 22.15 (147)	def.	Huonville Lions 14.5 (89)	Huonville Recreation Ground
	Bye: Claremont

Round 6


	Round 6
Saturday, 13 May	Lindisfarne 38.17 (245)	def.	Sorell 1.2 (8)	Pembroke Park
Saturday, 13 May	New Norfolk 25.14 (164)	def.	Cygnet 6.12 (48)	Boyer Oval
Saturday, 13 May	Claremont 15.7 (97)	def.	Dodges Ferry 7.12 (54)	Shark Park
Saturday, 13 May	Hobart 11.10 (76)	def.	Brighton 11.9 (75)	TCA Ground
	Bye: Huonville Lions

Round 7


	Round 7
Saturday, 27 May	Lindisfarne 20.17 (137)	def.	Claremont 17.8 (110)	Anzac Park
Saturday, 27 May	Cygnet 23.12 (150)	def.	Hobart 14.9 (93)	Kermandie Oval
Saturday, 27 May	Brighton 20.13 (133)	def.	Sorell 9.2 (56)	Pontville Oval
Saturday, 27 May	Dodges Ferry 13.8 (86)	def.	Huonville Lions 13.5 (83)	Shark Park
	Bye: New Norfolk
Cygnet hosted a home fixture at Kermandie Oval, former home of the Kermandie Football Club.

Round 8


	Round 8
Saturday, 3 June	Claremont 31.14 (200)	def.	Brighton 5.2 (32)	Abbotsfield Park
Saturday, 3 June	Hobart 20.18 (138)	def.	Sorell 6.4 (40)	Pembroke Park
Saturday, 3 June	New Norfolk 13.21 (99)	def.	Dodges Ferry 7.9 (51)	Boyer Oval
Saturday, 3 June	Lindisfarne 20.6 (126)	def.	Huonville Lions 8.17 (65)	Huonville Recreation Ground
	Bye: Cygnet

Round 9


	Round 9
Saturday, 17 June	New Norfolk 15.17 (107)	def.	Lindisfarne 6.16 (52)	Anzac Park
Saturday, 17 June	Claremont 16.15 (111)	def.	Hobart 7.13 (55)	TCA Ground
Saturday, 17 June	Cygnet 20.18 (138)	def.	Sorell 9.6 (60)	Snug Park
Saturday, 17 June	Huonville Lions 16.22 (118)	def.	Brighton 7.6 (48)	Pontville Oval
	Bye: Dodges Ferry
Cygnet hosted a home fixture at Snug Park, former home of the Channel Football Club.

Round 10


	Round 10
Saturday, 24 June	Claremont 26.20 (176)	def.	Sorell 1.5 (11)	Pembroke Park
Saturday, 24 June	New Norfolk 17.18 (120)	def.	Brighton 4.7 (31)	Pontville Oval
Saturday, 24 June	Cygnet 14.8 (92)	def.	Dodges Ferry 10.10 (70)	Cygnet Oval
Saturday, 24 June	Huonville Lions 10.12 (72)	def.	Hobart 7.13 (55)	TCA Ground
	Bye: Lindisfarne

Round 11


	Round 11
Saturday, 1 July	New Norfolk 28.12 (180)	def.	Hobart 6.1 (37)	Boyer Oval
Saturday, 1 July	Cygnet 14.12 (96)	def.	Claremont 6.13 (49)	Abbotsfield Park
Saturday, 1 July	Lindisfarne 19.13 (127)	def.	Dodges Ferry 5.13 (43)	Shark Park
Saturday, 1 July	Huonville Lions 19.27 (141)	def.	Sorell 6.5 (41)	Huonville Recreation Ground
	Bye: Brighton

Round 12


	Round 12
Saturday, 8 July	Dodges Ferry 14.7 (91)	def.	Brighton 8.7 (55)	Pontville Oval
Saturday, 8 July	Lindisfarne 19.12 (126)	def.	Cygnet 15.10 (100)	Cygnet Oval
Saturday, 8 July	New Norfolk 27.13 (175)	def.	Sorell 6.2 (38)	Pembroke Park
Saturday, 8 July	Claremont 14.10 (94)	def.	Huonville Lions 11.11 (77)	Abbotsfield Park
	Bye: Hobart

Round 13


	Round 13
Saturday, 15 July	Dodges Ferry 11.13 (79)	def.	Hobart 7.9 (51)	TCA Ground
Saturday, 15 July	New Norfolk 18.18 (126)	def.	Claremont 4.5 (29)	Boyer Oval
Saturday, 15 July	Lindisfarne 15.20 (110)	def.	Brighton 6.10 (46)	Anzac Park
Saturday, 15 July	Cygnet 14.11 (95)	def.	Huonville Lions 8.17 (65)	Huonville Recreation Ground
	Bye: Sorell

Round 14


	Round 14
Saturday, 22 July	Lindisfarne 20.20 (140)	def.	Hobart 4.8 (32)	Anzac Park
Saturday, 22 July	Cygnet 24.12 (156)	def.	Brighton 2.4 (16)	Cygnet Oval
Saturday, 22 July	Dodges Ferry 20.21 (141)	def.	Sorell 7.2 (44)	Shark Park
Saturday, 22 July	New Norfolk 29.11 (185)	def.	Huonville Lions 2.6 (18)	Boyer Oval
	Bye: Claremont

Round 15


	Round 15
Saturday, 29 July	Lindisfarne 19.21 (135)	def.	Sorell 6.8 (44)	Abbotsfield Park
Saturday, 29 July	Hobart 12.14 (86)	def.	Brighton 10.9 (69)	Pontville Oval
Saturday, 29 July	New Norfolk 18.16 (124)	def.	Cygnet 10.7 (67)	Cygnet Oval
Saturday, 29 July	Claremont 12.9 (81)	def.	Dodges Ferry 4.9 (33)	Abbotsfield Park
	Bye: Huonville Lions

Round 16


	Round 16
Saturday, 5 August	Hobart 18.10 (118)	def.	Cygnet 9.13 (67)	TCA Ground
Saturday, 5 August	Sorell 13.9 (87)	def.	Brighton 8.12 (60)	Pembroke Park
Saturday, 5 August	Huonville Lions 13.12 (90)	def.	Dodges Ferry 8.11 (59)	Huonville Recreation Ground
Saturday, 5 August	Lindisfarne 14.23 (107)	def.	Claremont 4.7 (31)	Abbotsfield Park
	Bye: New Norfolk

Round 17


	Round 17
Saturday, 12 August	Claremont 10.11 (71)	def.	Brighton 7.8 (50)	Pontville Oval
Saturday, 12 August	Hobart 7.11 (53)	def.	Sorell 5.10 (40)	TCA Ground
Saturday, 12 August	New Norfolk 20.19 (139)	def.	Dodges Ferry 9.4 (58)	Shark Park
Saturday, 12 August	Lindisfarne 16.17 (113)	def.	Huonville Lions 3.12 (30)	Anzac Park
	Bye: Cygnet

Round 18


	Round 18
Saturday, 19 August	New Norfolk 17.17 (119)	def.	Lindisfarne 11.11 (77)	Boyer Oval
Saturday, 19 August	Claremont 12.20 (92)	def.	Hobart 5.14 (44)	Abbotsfield Park
Saturday, 19 August	Cygnet 24.14 (158)	def.	Sorell 6.7 (43)	Pembroke Park
Saturday, 19 August	Huonville Lions 18.14 (122)	def.	Brighton 9.6 (60)	Huonville Recreation Ground
	Bye: Dodges Ferry

Finals series

Week one


	Qualifying final
Saturday, 26 August	Lindisfarne 19.15 (129)	def.	Claremont 9.11 (65)	Anzac Park


	Elimination final
Saturday, 26 August	Cygnet 13.9 (87)	def.	Dodges Ferry 12.7 (79)	Cygnet Oval

Week two


	Semi finals
SF1: Saturday, 2 September	Claremont 15.18 (108)	def.	Cygnet 10.11 (71)	Abbotsfield Park
SF2: Saturday, 2 September	Lindisfarne 14.9 (93)	def.	New Norfolk 12.8 (80)	Boyer Oval

Week three


	Preliminary final
Saturday, 9 September	New Norfolk 19.18 (132)	def.	Claremont 10.8 (68)	North Hobart Oval

Week four


	2017 SFL Grand Final
Saturday, 16 September	Lindisfarne	def. by	New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval (crowd: 3,330)
	5.2 (32) 6.4 (40) 11.7 (73) 13.9 (87)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 4.9 (33) 9.11 (65) 13.14 (92)	Gorringe–Martyn Medal: Jason Laycock (New Norfolk)

Ladder

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Byes	For	Against	Percentage	Points
New Norfolk	16	16	0	2	2272	763	297.77%	64
Lindisfarne	16	14	2	2	2029	998	203.31%	56
Claremont	16	11	5	2	1451	1084	133.87%	44
Cygnet	16	9	7	2	1594	1429	111.55%	36
Dodges Ferry	16	8	8	2	1379	1265	109.01%	32
Huonville	16	7	9	2	1261	1387	90.92%	28
Hobart	16	5	11	2	1026	1669	61.47%	20
Brighton	16	1	15	2	918	1856	49.46%	4
Sorell	16	1	15	2	636	2115	30.07%	4

Awards

2017 SFL leading goalkickers

Player	Club	Goals
Michael Cassidy	Lindisfarne	72
Jack Crossin	Claremont	67
Josh Halton	Cygnet	67
Marcus Parker	New Norfolk	59
Ben Van Kraanen	Lindisfarne	53
Ben Halton	Cygnet	53

2017 medal winners

Player	Club	Medal	Grade
Troy Cunliffe	Lindisfarne	William Leitch Medal	Seniors
Adam Whitford	New Norfolk	George Watt Medal	Reserves
Lachlan Plummer	Hobart	Lipscombe Medal	Under 18s
Brayden Hayes	Cygnet	Hodgman Medal	SFL representative game
Jason Laycock	New Norfolk	Gorringe–Martyn Medal	Best player in SFL Grand Final
Will Perry	Hobart	Under 18s	SFL Coach of the Year

SFL Reserves Grand Final


	SFL Reserves Grand Final
Saturday, 9 September	Lindisfarne 11.8 (74)	def.	New Norfolk 5.5 (35)	North Hobart Oval

SFL Under-18s Grand Final


	SFL Under-18s Grand Final
Saturday, 9 September	Hobart 9.6 (60)	def.	Southern Storm 5.10 (40)	North Hobart Oval

Representative match


	2017 representative match
Saturday, 20 May	NWFL	def.	SFL	Ulverstone Recreation Ground (crowd: 500)
	4.8 (32) 5.10 (40) 9.15 (69) 13.20 (98)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.0 (0) 1.0 (6) 1.2 (8) 1.4 (10)	Hodgman Medal: Adam Whitford

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External links

Official League Website (2017)

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