1929 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1929 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured fifteen rounds in a quintuple round-robin format. North Hobart were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Adjusted Final Three Challenge system. North Hobart were the premiers, with Jack Dunn as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1929 TANFL Season
Teams: 4
Rounds: 15
Finals System: Adjusted Final Three Challenge System
Matches: 33

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Cananore
Lefroy
New Town Allan Leitch
North Hobart Jack Dunn

Season Results

Premiers: North Hobart
Runners-Up: Lefroy
Minor Premiers: North Hobart

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
North Hobart 1st 11 -0- 4 54 122.0% 1,349 1,106 190 209 155 176
New Town 2nd 10 -0- 5 46 123.2% 1,268 1,029 182 176 143 171
Lefroy 3rd 8 -0- 7 38 95.2% 1,146 1,204 159 192 167 202
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 14 6 71.7% 1,076 1,500 150 176 216 204

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
North Hobart 1st Premiers
Lefroy 2nd Runners-Up
New Town 3rd Defeated by Lefroy (Semi Final)
Cananore 4th Did not qualify for finals

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1929 Lefroy v Cananore TCA Ground 70 - 55
SAT 27/04/1929 North Hobart v New Town North Hobart Oval 59 - 56

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 1 -0- 0 4 127.3% 70 55
North Hobart 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 105.4% 59 56
New Town 3rd 0 -0- 1 0 94.9% 56 59
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 1 0 78.6% 55 70

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1929 Lefroy v New Town North Hobart Oval 78 - 77
SAT 04/05/1929 North Hobart v Cananore TCA Ground 112 - 77

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 2 -0- 0 8 128.6% 171 133
Lefroy 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 112.1% 148 132
New Town 3rd 0 -0- 2 0 97.1% 133 137
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 2 0 72.5% 132 182

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1929 New Town v Cananore North Hobart Oval 144 - 75
SAT 11/05/1929 North Hobart v Lefroy TCA Ground 80 - 69

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 3 -0- 0 12 124.3% 251 202
Lefroy 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 102.4% 217 212
New Town 3rd 1 -0- 2 4 130.7% 277 212
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 3 0 63.5% 207 326

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1929 Lefroy v Cananore North Hobart Oval 91 - 69
SAT 18/05/1929 New Town v North Hobart TCA Ground 89 - 79

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 3 -0- 1 12 113.4% 330 291
Lefroy 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 109.6% 308 281
New Town 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 125.8% 366 291
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 4 0 66.2% 276 417

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1929 New Town v Lefroy TCA Ground 108 - 58
SAT 25/05/1929 North Hobart v Cananore North Hobart Oval 100 - 47

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 4 -0- 1 16 127.2% 430 338
New Town 2nd 3 -0- 2 12 135.8% 474 349
Lefroy 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 94.1% 366 389
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 5 0 62.5% 323 517

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1929 Lefroy v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 82 - 79
MON 03/06/1929 New Town v Cananore North Hobart Oval 111 - 62

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 4 -0- 2 16 142.3% 585 411
North Hobart 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 121.2% 509 420
Lefroy 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 95.7% 448 468
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 6 0 61.3% 385 628

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1929 Lefroy v Cananore TCA Ground 97 - 79
SAT 08/06/1929 New Town v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 89 - 67

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 5 -0- 2 20 141.0% 674 478
Lefroy 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 99.6% 545 547
North Hobart 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 113.2% 576 509
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 7 0 64.0% 464 725

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1929 New Town v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 55 - 45
SAT 29/06/1929 North Hobart v Cananore TCA Ground 96 - 76

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 6 -0- 2 24 139.4% 729 523
North Hobart 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 114.9% 672 585
Lefroy 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 98.0% 590 602
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 8 0 65.8% 540 821

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1929 New Town v Cananore North Hobart Oval 92 - 69
SAT 06/07/1929 North Hobart v Lefroy TCA Ground 117 - 62

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 7 -0- 2 28 138.7% 821 592
North Hobart 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 121.9% 789 647
Lefroy 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 90.7% 652 719
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 9 0 66.7% 609 913

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1929 Cananore v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 86 - 94
SAT 13/07/1929 North Hobart v New Town TCA Ground 79 - 68

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 7 -0- 3 30 121.4% 868 715
New Town 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 132.5% 889 671
Lefroy 3rd 6 -0- 4 26 92.7% 746 805
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 10 0 69.0% 695 1,007

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1929 Lefroy v New Town TCA Ground 98 - 68
SAT 20/07/1929 North Hobart v Cananore North Hobart Oval 110 - 69

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 8 -0- 3 36 124.7% 978 784
Lefroy 2nd 7 -0- 4 32 96.7% 844 873
New Town 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 124.4% 957 769
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 11 0 68.4% 764 1,117

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1929 Cananore v New Town TCA Ground 105 - 99
SAT 03/08/1929 North Hobart v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 86 - 74

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 9 -0- 3 42 124.0% 1,064 858
Lefroy 2nd 7 -0- 5 32 95.7% 918 959
New Town 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 120.8% 1,056 874
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 11 6 71.5% 869 1,216

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1929 Lefroy v Cananore TCA Ground 94 - 74
SAT 17/08/1929 New Town v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 72 - 64

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 9 -0- 4 42 121.3% 1,128 930
Lefroy 2nd 8 -0- 5 38 98.0% 1,012 1,033
New Town 3rd 8 -0- 5 34 120.3% 1,128 938
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 12 6 72.0% 943 1,310

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1929 New Town v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 56 - 44
SAT 24/08/1929 North Hobart v Cananore TCA Ground 106 - 86

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 10 -0- 4 48 121.5% 1,234 1,016
New Town 2nd 9 -0- 5 40 120.6% 1,184 982
Lefroy 3rd 8 -0- 6 38 97.0% 1,056 1,089
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 13 6 72.7% 1,029 1,416

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1929 New Town v Cananore North Hobart Oval 84 - 47
SAT 31/08/1929 North Hobart v Lefroy TCA Ground 115 - 90

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 11 -0- 4 54 122.0% 1,349 1,106
New Town 2nd 10 -0- 5 46 123.2% 1,268 1,029
Lefroy 3rd 8 -0- 7 38 95.2% 1,146 1,204
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 14 6 71.7% 1,076 1,500

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
North Hobart 1st 11 -0- 4 54 122.0% 1,349 1,106 190 209 155 176
New Town 2nd 10 -0- 5 46 123.2% 1,268 1,029 182 176 143 171
Lefroy 3rd 8 -0- 7 38 95.2% 1,146 1,204 159 192 167 202
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 14 6 71.7% 1,076 1,500 150 176 216 204

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1929 New Town v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 37 - 45

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
North Hobart* 1st
Lefroy 2nd
New Town 3rd
* : right to challenge

Final Round 2

Final (Preliminary Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1929 North Hobart v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 86 - 87

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Lefroy 1st
North Hobart* 2nd
New Town 3rd
* : right to challenge

Final Round 3

Challenge Final (Grand Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1929 Lefroy v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 54 - 69

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
North Hobart 1st
Lefroy 2nd
New Town 3rd