1945 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1945 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 Final Three Challenge system. North Hobart were the premiers, with Jack Metherell as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1945 TANFL Season
Teams: 4
Rounds: 15
Finals System: Final Three Challenge System
Matches: 34

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)
Hobart
New Town		Cecil Pettiona
North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	Jack Metherell
Sandy Bay		Jack Rogers

Season Results

Premiers: North Hobart
Runners-Up: Sandy Bay
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	13	-0-	2	52	146.2%	1,481	1,013	209	227	142	161
Sandy Bay	2nd	8	-1-	6	34	109.0%	1,219	1,118	171	193	157	176
New Town	3rd	8	-1-	6	34	108.1%	1,201	1,111	169	187	153	193
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	15	0	55.0%	807	1,466	111	141	208	218

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
North Hobart	1st	Premiers
Sandy Bay	2nd	Runners-Up
New Town	3rd	Defeated by Sandy Bay (Semi Final)
Hobart	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	05/05/1945	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	80	-	52	1,000
SAT	05/05/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	80	-	95	1,500

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	1	-0-	0	4	153.8%	80	52
North Hobart	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	118.8%	95	80
Sandy Bay	3rd	0	-0-	1	0	84.2%	80	95
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	1	0	65.0%	52	80

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	12/05/1945	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	71	-	97	651
SAT	12/05/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	174	-	51	800

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	2	-0-	0	8	205.3%	269	131
Sandy Bay	2nd	1	-0-	1	4	106.6%	177	166
New Town	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	101.3%	151	149
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	2	0	40.6%	103	254

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/05/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	79	-	65	1,453
SAT	19/05/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	65	-	61	600

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	3	-0-	0	12	177.6%	348	196
Sandy Bay	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	106.6%	242	227
New Town	3rd	1	-0-	2	4	94.7%	216	228
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	3	0	51.4%	164	319

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/05/1945	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	New Town Oval	60	-	45	520
SAT	26/05/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	90	-	55	1,689

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	4	-0-	0	16	174.5%	438	251
New Town	2nd	2	-0-	2	8	101.1%	276	273
Sandy Bay	3rd	2	-0-	2	8	93.7%	297	317
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	4	0	55.1%	209	379

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	02/06/1945	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	51	-	124	900
SAT	02/06/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	Queenborough Oval	68	-	68	1,400

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	5	-0-	0	20	186.1%	562	302
New Town	2nd	2	-1-	2	10	100.9%	344	341
Sandy Bay	3rd	2	-1-	2	10	94.8%	365	385
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	5	0	51.7%	260	503

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/06/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	97	-	35	2,000
MON	18/06/1945	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	53	-	67	1,990

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	6	-0-	0	24	195.5%	659	337
Sandy Bay	2nd	3	-1-	2	14	98.6%	432	438
New Town	3rd	2	-1-	3	10	86.5%	379	438
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	6	0	54.9%	313	570

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/06/1945	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	41	-	63	1,285
SAT	23/06/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	79	-	101	1,492

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	7	-0-	0	28	182.7%	760	416
Sandy Bay	2nd	3	-1-	3	14	94.8%	511	539
New Town	3rd	3	-1-	3	14	92.3%	442	479
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	7	0	55.9%	354	633

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/06/1945	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	78	-	86	1,500
SAT	30/06/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	60	-	56	1,000

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	8	-0-	0	32	173.7%	820	472
Sandy Bay	2nd	4	-1-	3	18	96.8%	597	617
New Town	3rd	3	-1-	4	14	92.0%	520	565
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	8	0	59.2%	410	693

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	07/07/1945	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	71	-	93	1,010
SAT	07/07/1945	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	112	-	49	1,000

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	8	-0-	1	32	148.8%	869	584
Sandy Bay	2nd	5	-1-	3	22	100.3%	690	688
New Town	3rd	4	-1-	4	18	102.9%	632	614
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	9	0	61.2%	481	786

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/07/1945	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	New Town Oval	140	-	61	600
SAT	21/07/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	106	-	93	1,700

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	9	-0-	1	36	144.0%	975	677
New Town	2nd	5	-1-	4	22	114.4%	772	675
Sandy Bay	3rd	5	-1-	4	22	98.6%	783	794
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	10	0	58.5%	542	926

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	28/07/1945	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	38	-	156	593
SAT	28/07/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	Queenborough Oval	69	-	78	1,800

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	10	-0-	1	40	158.2%	1,131	715
New Town	2nd	6	-1-	4	26	114.2%	850	744
Sandy Bay	3rd	5	-1-	5	22	97.7%	852	872
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	11	0	53.6%	580	1,082

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/08/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	115	-	83	2,000
SAT	04/08/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	142	-	58	500

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	11	-0-	1	44	156.1%	1,246	798
New Town	2nd	6	-1-	5	26	108.6%	933	859
Sandy Bay	3rd	6	-1-	5	26	106.9%	994	930
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	12	0	52.1%	638	1,224

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/08/1945	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	84	-	98	600
SAT	11/08/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	78	-	70	1,400

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	11	-0-	2	44	150.2%	1,316	876
New Town	2nd	7	-1-	5	30	109.3%	1,031	943
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-1-	5	30	107.2%	1,072	1,000
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	13	0	54.6%	722	1,322

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/08/1945	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	95	-	84	1,015
SAT	25/08/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	81	-	62	598

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	12	-0-	2	48	148.9%	1,397	938
New Town	2nd	8	-1-	5	34	109.6%	1,126	1,027
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-1-	6	30	105.6%	1,156	1,095
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	14	0	55.9%	784	1,403

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	01/09/1945	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	23	-	63	620
SAT	01/09/1945	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	75	-	84	1,000

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	13	-0-	2	52	146.2%	1,481	1,013
Sandy Bay	2nd	8	-1-	6	34	109.0%	1,219	1,118
New Town	3rd	8	-1-	6	34	108.1%	1,201	1,111
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	15	0	55.0%	807	1,466

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	13	-0-	2	52	146.2%	1,481	1,013	209	227	142	161
Sandy Bay	2nd	8	-1-	6	34	109.0%	1,219	1,118	171	193	157	176
New Town	3rd	8	-1-	6	34	108.1%	1,201	1,111	169	187	153	193
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	15	0	55.0%	807	1,466	111	141	208	218

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/09/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	64	-	64	3,040
SAT	15/09/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	90	-	45	4,960

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.
North Hobart*	1st
Sandy Bay	2nd
New Town	3rd

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 2

Final (Preliminary Final)

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	22/09/1945	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	37	-	56	5,011

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Sandy Bay	1st
North Hobart*	2nd
New Town	3rd

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 3

Challenge Final (Grand Final)

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	29/09/1945	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	48	-	77	5,980

Final Round 3 Ladder

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

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