1947 TANFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1947 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

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

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. North Hobart were the premiers, with Jack Metherell as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1947 Tasmanian Australian National Football League Season
Known As: 1947 TANFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 15
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 49

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)
Clarence	Bellerive Oval
Hobart
New Norfolk	Boyer Oval	Arthur Edwards
New Town		Brian Kelly
North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	Jack Metherell
Sandy Bay		Lance Collins

Premiership Results

Premiers: North Hobart
Runners-Up: Hobart
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	44	122.2%	1,180	966	161	214	132	174
Hobart	2nd	11	-0-	4	44	118.3%	1,170	989	159	216	137	167
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	127.9%	1,425	1,114	201	219	149	220
New Town	4th	9	-0-	6	36	110.1%	1,132	1,028	154	208	139	194
Clarence	5th	3	-0-	12	12	78.7%	1,028	1,307	140	188	181	221
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	14	4	61.2%	838	1,369	115	148	192	217

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
North Hobart	1st	Premiers
Hobart	2nd	Runners-Up
New Town	3rd	Defeated by North Hobart (Preliminary Final)
Sandy Bay	4th	Defeated by New Town (Semi Final)
Clarence	5th	Did not qualify for finals
New Norfolk	6th	Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/04/1947	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	111	-	67	834
SAT	19/04/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	55	-	90	4,574
SAT	19/04/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	98	-	65	3,142

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Clarence	1st	1	-0-	0	4	165.7%	111	67
New Town	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	163.6%	90	55
Sandy Bay	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	150.8%	98	65
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	1	0	66.3%	65	98
North Hobart	5th	0	-0-	1	0	61.1%	55	90
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	1	0	60.4%	67	111

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/04/1947	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	96	-	92	2,006
SAT	26/04/1947	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	Boyer Oval	56	-	115	1,456
SAT	26/04/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	116	-	95	5,446

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	2	-0-	0	8	184.7%	205	111
Clarence	2nd	1	-0-	1	4	124.5%	203	163
Sandy Bay	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	106.6%	193	181
North Hobart	4th	1	-0-	1	4	92.4%	171	185
Hobart	5th	1	-0-	1	4	84.7%	161	190
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	2	0	54.4%	123	226

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	03/05/1947	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	13	-	72	1,592
SAT	03/05/1947	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	67	-	61	1,085
SAT	03/05/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	84	-	91	6,160

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	3	-0-	0	12	151.8%	296	195
North Hobart	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	122.7%	243	198
Hobart	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	90.8%	228	251
Sandy Bay	4th	1	-0-	2	4	101.8%	277	272
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	2	4	91.9%	216	235
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	3	0	62.8%	184	293

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/05/1947	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	35	-	54	1,100
SAT	17/05/1947	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	45	-	57	3,165
SAT	17/05/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	51	-	48	1,609

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	3	-0-	1	12	135.3%	341	252
North Hobart	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	127.5%	297	233
Hobart	3rd	3	-0-	1	12	96.3%	285	296
Sandy Bay	4th	2	-0-	2	8	102.5%	328	320
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	3	4	92.3%	264	286
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	4	0	63.1%	219	347

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/05/1947	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	83	-	98	1,490
SAT	24/05/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	85	-	74	5,705
SAT	24/05/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	110	-	75	1,555

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	4	-0-	1	16	131.0%	439	335
North Hobart	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	124.4%	382	307
Sandy Bay	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	110.9%	438	395
Hobart	4th	3	-0-	2	12	94.2%	359	381
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	4	4	90.4%	347	384
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	5	0	64.3%	294	457

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	31/05/1947	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	99	-	98	2,727
SAT	31/05/1947	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	55	-	85	2,400
SAT	31/05/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	98	-	99	5,755

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	5	-0-	1	20	124.2%	538	433
North Hobart	2nd	4	-0-	2	16	118.2%	480	406
Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	2	16	95.6%	458	479
Sandy Bay	4th	3	-0-	3	12	108.5%	536	494
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	4	8	98.4%	432	439
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	6	0	64.4%	349	542

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/06/1947	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	76	-	123	1,847
SAT	14/06/1947	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	97	-	70	2,462
SAT	14/06/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	88	-	95	3,179

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	6	-0-	1	24	126.2%	635	503
North Hobart	2nd	5	-0-	2	20	116.4%	575	494
Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	2	20	104.7%	581	555
Sandy Bay	4th	3	-0-	4	12	105.9%	624	589
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	5	8	90.4%	508	562
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	7	0	65.6%	419	639

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
MON	16/06/1947	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	20	-	48	500
MON	16/06/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	45	-	31	1,644
MON	16/06/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	Queenborough Oval	71	-	63	1,330

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	6	-0-	2	24	121.6%	698	574
North Hobart	2nd	6	-0-	2	24	118.1%	620	525
Hobart	3rd	6	-0-	2	24	109.4%	629	575
Sandy Bay	4th	4	-0-	4	16	106.6%	695	652
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	6	8	88.8%	539	607
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	8	0	63.9%	439	687

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	28/06/1947	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	86	-	149	1,652
SAT	28/06/1947	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	59	-	78	3,757
SAT	28/06/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	72	-	48	817

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	7	-0-	2	28	120.8%	692	573
Hobart	2nd	7	-0-	2	28	111.5%	707	634
New Town	3rd	6	-0-	3	24	116.1%	757	652
Sandy Bay	4th	5	-0-	4	20	114.4%	844	738
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	7	8	82.7%	625	756
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	9	0	64.2%	487	759

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	05/07/1947	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	51	-	70	5,675
SAT	05/07/1947	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	56	-	91	1,039
SAT	05/07/1947	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	77	-	72	1,076

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	8	-0-	2	32	122.1%	762	624
New Town	2nd	7	-0-	3	28	115.2%	834	724
Hobart	3rd	7	-0-	3	28	107.7%	758	704
Sandy Bay	4th	6	-0-	4	24	117.8%	935	794
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	8	8	83.7%	697	833
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	10	0	63.9%	543	850

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/07/1947	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	67	-	100	851
SAT	19/07/1947	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	TCA Ground	71	-	55	3,400
SAT	19/07/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	46	-	70	3,283

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	8	-0-	3	32	117.6%	817	695
New Town	2nd	8	-0-	3	32	116.2%	905	779
Hobart	3rd	8	-0-	3	32	110.4%	828	750
Sandy Bay	4th	6	-0-	5	24	113.5%	981	864
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	9	8	81.9%	764	933
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	10	4	70.1%	643	917

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/07/1947	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	114	-	55	1,596
SAT	26/07/1947	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	Boyer Oval	39	-	72	1,550
SAT	26/07/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	108	-	61	4,224

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	9	-0-	3	36	119.4%	977	818
Hobart	2nd	9	-0-	3	36	117.0%	942	805
North Hobart	3rd	8	-0-	4	32	109.3%	878	803
Sandy Bay	4th	7	-0-	5	28	117.7%	1,089	925
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	10	8	78.2%	819	1,047
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	11	4	69.0%	682	989

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/08/1947	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	75	-	97	800
SAT	16/08/1947	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	104	-	52	884
SAT	16/08/1947	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	51	-	74	3,731

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	10	-0-	3	40	122.1%	1,046	857
New Town	2nd	9	-0-	4	36	115.2%	1,028	892
North Hobart	3rd	9	-0-	4	36	111.0%	975	878
Sandy Bay	4th	8	-0-	5	32	119.2%	1,163	976
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	11	8	78.1%	894	1,144
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	12	4	67.2%	734	1,093

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/08/1947	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	33	-	124	1,030
SAT	23/08/1947	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	51	-	69	4,339
SAT	23/08/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	110	-	67	1,570

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	11	-0-	3	44	122.8%	1,115	908
North Hobart	2nd	10	-0-	4	40	120.6%	1,099	911
Sandy Bay	3rd	9	-0-	5	36	122.1%	1,273	1,043
New Town	4th	9	-0-	5	36	112.3%	1,079	961
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	12	8	76.6%	961	1,254
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	13	4	63.0%	767	1,217

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/08/1947	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	67	-	53	890
SAT	30/08/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	81	-	55	4,186
SAT	30/08/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	152	-	71	700

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	11	-0-	4	44	122.2%	1,180	966
Hobart	2nd	11	-0-	4	44	118.3%	1,170	989
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	127.9%	1,425	1,114
New Town	4th	9	-0-	6	36	110.1%	1,132	1,028
Clarence	5th	3	-0-	12	12	78.7%	1,028	1,307
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	14	4	61.2%	838	1,369

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	44	122.2%	1,180	966	161	214	132	174
Hobart	2nd	11	-0-	4	44	118.3%	1,170	989	159	216	137	167
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	127.9%	1,425	1,114	201	219	149	220
New Town	4th	9	-0-	6	36	110.1%	1,132	1,028	154	208	139	194
Clarence	5th	3	-0-	12	12	78.7%	1,028	1,307	140	188	181	221
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	14	4	61.2%	838	1,369	115	148	192	217

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	06/09/1947	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	56	-	94	6,630
SAT	13/09/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	50	-	58	7,846

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Hobart	1st
North Hobart	2nd
New Town	3rd
Sandy Bay	4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/09/1947	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	83	-	64	8,789

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Hobart	1st
North Hobart	2nd
New Town	3rd
Sandy Bay	4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	27/09/1947	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	69	-	85	11,396

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team	Pos.
North Hobart	1st
Hobart	2nd
New Town	3rd
Sandy Bay	4th

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