1941 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1941 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured fourteen rounds. 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 Metherell as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1941 TANFL Season
Teams: 4
Rounds: 14
Finals System: Adjusted Final Three Challenge System
Matches: 30

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)	Coach (Caretaker)
Cananore
Lefroy
New Town		Alf Sampson	Eric Hanlon
North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	Jack Metherell

Season Results

Premiers: North Hobart
Runners-Up: Cananore
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	12	-0-	2	56	137.1%	1,337	975	183	239	135	165
Cananore	2nd	8	-0-	6	36	103.8%	1,184	1,141	166	188	156	205
New Town	3rd	5	-0-	9	28	90.8%	1,079	1,188	149	185	164	204
Lefroy	4th	3	-0-	11	12	78.1%	1,054	1,350	144	190	187	228

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/05/1941	2:10 PM	Lefroy v New Town	TCA Ground	120	-	49	600
SAT	10/05/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Cananore	North Hobart Oval	57	-	53	1,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Lefroy	1st	1	-0-	0	4	244.9%	120	49
North Hobart	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	107.5%	57	53
Cananore	3rd	0	-0-	1	0	93.0%	53	57
New Town	4th	0	-0-	1	0	40.8%	49	120

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/05/1941	2:10 PM	Cananore v New Town	TCA Ground	97	-	71	630
SAT	17/05/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Lefroy	North Hobart Oval	123	-	45	1,700

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	2	-0-	0	8	183.7%	180	98
Cananore	2nd	1	-0-	1	4	117.2%	150	128
Lefroy	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	95.9%	165	172
New Town	4th	0	-0-	2	0	55.3%	120	217

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/05/1941	2:10 PM	Lefroy v Cananore	TCA Ground	80	-	66	760
SAT	24/05/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	76	-	63	1,500

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	3	-0-	0	12	159.0%	256	161
Lefroy	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	102.9%	245	238
Cananore	3rd	1	-0-	2	4	103.8%	216	208
New Town	4th	0	-0-	3	0	62.5%	183	293

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	31/05/1941	2:10 PM	Cananore v North Hobart	TCA Ground	88	-	119	700
SAT	31/05/1941	2:10 PM	New Town v Lefroy	North Hobart Oval	65	-	74	567

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	4	-0-	0	16	150.6%	375	249
Lefroy	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	105.3%	319	303
Cananore	3rd	1	-0-	3	4	93.0%	304	327
New Town	4th	0	-0-	4	0	67.6%	248	367

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/06/1941	2:10 PM	New Town v Cananore	North Hobart Oval	80	-	91	1,500
MON	16/06/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Lefroy	North Hobart Oval	102	-	78	2,000

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	5	-0-	0	20	145.9%	477	327
Lefroy	2nd	3	-0-	2	12	98.0%	397	405
Cananore	3rd	2	-0-	3	8	97.1%	395	407
New Town	4th	0	-0-	5	0	71.6%	328	458

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/06/1941	2:10 PM	Cananore v Lefroy	North Hobart Oval	108	-	76	1,200
SAT	21/06/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	TCA Ground	140	-	56	800

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	6	-0-	0	24	161.1%	617	383
Cananore	2nd	3	-0-	3	12	104.1%	503	483
Lefroy	3rd	3	-0-	3	12	92.2%	473	513
New Town	4th	0	-0-	6	0	64.2%	384	598

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	05/07/1941	2:10 PM	Lefroy v New Town	TCA Ground	39	-	79	110
SAT	05/07/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Cananore	North Hobart Oval	36	-	50	520

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	6	-0-	1	24	150.8%	653	433
Cananore	2nd	4	-0-	3	16	106.6%	553	519
Lefroy	3rd	3	-0-	4	12	86.5%	512	592
New Town	4th	1	-0-	6	4	72.7%	463	637

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	12/07/1941	2:10 PM	Cananore v New Town	TCA Ground	95	-	94	600
SAT	12/07/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Lefroy	North Hobart Oval	101	-	65	1,000

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	7	-0-	1	28	151.4%	754	498
Cananore	2nd	5	-0-	3	20	105.7%	648	613
Lefroy	3rd	3	-0-	5	12	83.3%	577	693
New Town	4th	1	-0-	7	4	76.1%	557	732

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/07/1941	2:10 PM	Cananore v Lefroy	TCA Ground	101	-	96	550
SAT	26/07/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	57	-	34	1,200

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	8	-0-	1	32	152.4%	811	532
Cananore	2nd	6	-0-	3	24	105.6%	749	709
Lefroy	3rd	3	-0-	6	12	84.8%	673	794
New Town	4th	1	-0-	8	4	74.9%	591	789

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	02/08/1941	2:10 PM	Cananore v North Hobart	TCA Ground	89	-	116	1,300
SAT	02/08/1941	2:10 PM	New Town v Lefroy	North Hobart Oval	64	-	49	740

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	9	-0-	1	38	149.3%	927	621
Cananore	2nd	6	-0-	4	24	101.6%	838	825
Lefroy	3rd	3	-0-	7	12	84.1%	722	858
New Town	4th	2	-0-	8	10	78.2%	655	838

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/08/1941	2:10 PM	Lefroy v North Hobart	TCA Ground	88	-	112	690
SAT	09/08/1941	2:10 PM	New Town v Cananore	North Hobart Oval	88	-	116	966

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	10	-0-	1	44	146.5%	1,039	709
Cananore	2nd	7	-0-	4	30	104.5%	954	913
Lefroy	3rd	3	-0-	8	12	83.5%	810	970
New Town	4th	2	-0-	9	10	77.9%	743	954

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/08/1941	2:10 PM	Cananore v Lefroy	North Hobart Oval	97	-	66	1,000
SAT	16/08/1941	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	TCA Ground	103	-	86	800

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	10	-0-	2	44	138.5%	1,125	812
Cananore	2nd	8	-0-	4	36	107.4%	1,051	979
New Town	3rd	3	-0-	9	16	81.3%	846	1,040
Lefroy	4th	3	-0-	9	12	82.1%	876	1,067

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/08/1941	2:10 PM	Lefroy v New Town	TCA Ground	81	-	154	511
SAT	23/08/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Cananore	North Hobart Oval	83	-	66	1,600

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	11	-0-	2	50	137.6%	1,208	878
Cananore	2nd	8	-0-	5	36	105.2%	1,117	1,062
New Town	3rd	4	-0-	9	22	89.2%	1,000	1,121
Lefroy	4th	3	-0-	10	12	78.4%	957	1,221

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/08/1941	11:10 AM	North Hobart v Lefroy	North Hobart Oval	129	-	97	2,101
SAT	30/08/1941	2:10 PM	New Town v Cananore	North Hobart Oval	79	-	67	2,101

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	12	-0-	2	56	137.1%	1,337	975
Cananore	2nd	8	-0-	6	36	103.8%	1,184	1,141
New Town	3rd	5	-0-	9	28	90.8%	1,079	1,188
Lefroy	4th	3	-0-	11	12	78.1%	1,054	1,350

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	13/09/1941	2:10 PM	Cananore v New Town	North Hobart Oval	103	-	78	2,900

Final Round 2

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/09/1941	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Cananore	North Hobart Oval	89	-	65	4,034

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