1937 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1937 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. Lefroy were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Adjusted Final Three Challenge system. Lefroy were the premiers, with Eric Zschech as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1937 TANFL Season
Teams: 4
Rounds: 15
Finals System: Adjusted Final Three Challenge System
Matches: 32

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Cananore
Lefroy Eric Zschech
New Town Basil McCormack
North Hobart Cecil Pettiona

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Lefroy 1st 11 -1- 3 54 110.1% 1,315 1,194 189 181 168 186
North Hobart 2nd 8 -1- 6 44 120.6% 1,316 1,091 189 182 154 167
New Town 3rd 8 -2- 5 40 108.6% 1,241 1,143 175 191 163 165
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 14 6 69.8% 1,026 1,470 145 156 213 192

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Lefroy 1st Premiers
North Hobart 2nd Runners-Up
New Town 3rd Defeated by North Hobart (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 01/05/1937 New Town v Cananore TCA Ground 112 - 55
SAT 01/05/1937 North Hobart v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 79 - 64

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 1 -0- 0 4 203.6% 112 55
Lefroy 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 81.0% 64 79
North Hobart 3rd 0 -0- 1 0 123.4% 79 64
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 1 0 49.1% 55 112

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1937 Lefroy v Cananore TCA Ground 82 - 64
SAT 08/05/1937 New Town v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 78 - 67

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 2 -0- 0 8 155.7% 190 122
Lefroy 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 102.1% 146 143
North Hobart 3rd 0 -0- 2 0 102.8% 146 142
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 2 0 61.3% 119 194

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
WED 12/05/1937 North Hobart v Cananore TCA Ground 85 - 65
SAT 15/05/1937 Lefroy v New Town North Hobart Oval 118 - 101

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 3 -0- 0 12 108.2% 264 244
New Town 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 121.3% 291 240
North Hobart 3rd 1 -0- 2 4 111.6% 231 207
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 3 0 65.9% 184 279

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1937 Lefroy v North Hobart TCA Ground 100 - 99
SAT 22/05/1937 New Town v Cananore North Hobart Oval 102 - 58

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 4 -0- 0 16 106.1% 364 343
New Town 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 131.9% 393 298
North Hobart 3rd 1 -0- 3 4 107.5% 330 307
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 4 0 63.5% 242 381

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1937 Lefroy v Cananore North Hobart Oval 114 - 92
SAT 29/05/1937 North Hobart v New Town TCA Ground 63 - 63

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 5 -0- 0 20 109.9% 478 435
New Town 2nd 3 -1- 1 14 126.3% 456 361
North Hobart 3rd 1 -1- 3 6 106.2% 393 370
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 5 0 67.5% 334 495

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1937 North Hobart v Cananore North Hobart Oval 127 - 100
MON 07/06/1937 New Town v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 98 - 85

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 5 -0- 1 20 105.6% 563 533
New Town 2nd 4 -1- 1 18 124.2% 554 446
North Hobart 3rd 2 -1- 3 10 110.6% 520 470
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 6 0 69.8% 434 622

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1937 Cananore v New Town TCA Ground 83 - 93
SAT 12/06/1937 Lefroy v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 99 - 64

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 6 -0- 1 24 110.9% 662 597
New Town 2nd 5 -1- 1 22 122.3% 647 529
North Hobart 3rd 2 -1- 4 10 102.6% 584 569
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 7 0 72.3% 517 715

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1937 Lefroy v Cananore TCA Ground 83 - 46
SAT 19/06/1937 New Town v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 85 - 71

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 7 -0- 1 28 115.9% 745 643
New Town 2nd 6 -1- 1 26 122.0% 732 600
North Hobart 3rd 2 -1- 5 10 100.2% 655 654
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 8 0 70.6% 563 798

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1937 New Town v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 57 - 57
SAT 26/06/1937 North Hobart v Cananore TCA Ground 120 - 58

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 7 -1- 1 30 114.6% 802 700
New Town 2nd 6 -2- 1 28 120.1% 789 657
North Hobart 3rd 3 -1- 5 14 108.8% 775 712
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 9 0 67.6% 621 918

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1937 New Town v Cananore North Hobart Oval 66 - 51
SAT 17/07/1937 North Hobart v Lefroy North Hobart Oval 95 - 61

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 7 -2- 1 34 120.8% 855 708
Lefroy 2nd 7 -1- 2 30 108.6% 863 795
North Hobart 3rd 4 -1- 5 20 112.5% 870 773
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 10 0 68.3% 672 984

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1937 Lefroy v Cananore North Hobart Oval 87 - 72
SAT 24/07/1937 North Hobart v New Town TCA Ground 87 - 43

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 8 -1- 2 36 109.6% 950 867
New Town 2nd 7 -2- 2 34 113.0% 898 795
North Hobart 3rd 5 -1- 5 26 117.3% 957 816
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 11 0 69.5% 744 1,071

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1937 New Town v Lefroy TCA Ground 88 - 70
SAT 07/08/1937 North Hobart v Cananore North Hobart Oval 95 - 49

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 8 -2- 2 40 114.0% 986 865
Lefroy 2nd 8 -1- 3 36 106.8% 1,020 955
North Hobart 3rd 6 -1- 5 32 121.6% 1,052 865
Cananore 4th 0 -0- 12 0 68.0% 793 1,166

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1937 Cananore v New Town TCA Ground 100 - 84
SAT 21/08/1937 Lefroy v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 89 - 72

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 9 -1- 3 42 108.0% 1,109 1,027
New Town 2nd 8 -2- 3 40 110.9% 1,070 965
North Hobart 3rd 6 -1- 6 32 117.8% 1,124 954
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 12 6 71.4% 893 1,250

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1937 Lefroy v Cananore TCA Ground 110 - 72
SAT 28/08/1937 North Hobart v New Town North Hobart Oval 82 - 76

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 10 -1- 3 48 110.9% 1,219 1,099
New Town 2nd 8 -2- 4 40 109.5% 1,146 1,047
North Hobart 3rd 7 -1- 6 38 117.1% 1,206 1,030
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 13 6 71.0% 965 1,360

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1937 Cananore v North Hobart TCA Ground 61 - 110
SAT 04/09/1937 Lefroy v New Town North Hobart Oval 96 - 95

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Lefroy 1st 11 -1- 3 54 110.1% 1,315 1,194
North Hobart 2nd 8 -1- 6 44 120.6% 1,316 1,091
New Town 3rd 8 -2- 5 40 108.6% 1,241 1,143
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 14 6 69.8% 1,026 1,470

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Lefroy 1st 11 -1- 3 54 110.1% 1,315 1,194 189 181 168 186
North Hobart 2nd 8 -1- 6 44 120.6% 1,316 1,091 189 182 154 167
New Town 3rd 8 -2- 5 40 108.6% 1,241 1,143 175 191 163 165
Cananore 4th 1 -0- 14 6 69.8% 1,026 1,470 145 156 213 192

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1937 North Hobart v New Town North Hobart Oval 89 - 74

Final Round 1 Ladder

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

Final Round 2

Final (Grand Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1937 Lefroy v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 114 - 69

Final Round 2 Ladder

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