1948 TANFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1948 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. Sandy Bay were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. New Town were the premiers, with Roy Cazaly as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1948 Tasmanian Australian National Football League Season
Known As: 1948 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
New Town	New Town Oval	Roy Cazaly
North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	Jack Metherell
Sandy Bay		Ernie Pilkington

Premiership Results

Premiers: New Town
Runners-Up: North Hobart
Minor Premiers: Sandy Bay

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Sandy Bay	1st	11	-1-	3	46	120.9%	1,245	1,030	173	207	143	172
New Town	2nd	10	-1-	4	42	133.7%	1,350	1,010	185	240	138	182
Hobart	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	136.3%	1,150	844	158	202	111	178
North Hobart	4th	7	-0-	8	28	106.8%	1,171	1,096	162	199	149	202
New Norfolk	5th	5	-0-	10	20	90.5%	978	1,081	136	162	150	181
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	14	4	46.0%	709	1,542	87	187	210	282

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/04/1948	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	62	-	98	1,252
SAT	24/04/1948	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	78	-	49	2,271
SAT	24/04/1948	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	81	-	85	4,151

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	1	-0-	0	4	159.2%	78	49
New Town	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	158.1%	98	62
Sandy Bay	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	104.9%	85	81
North Hobart	4th	0	-0-	1	0	95.3%	81	85
Clarence	5th	0	-0-	1	0	63.3%	62	98
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	1	0	62.8%	49	78

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	01/05/1948	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	64	-	73	4,536
SAT	01/05/1948	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	Boyer Oval	72	-	61	1,750
SAT	01/05/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	83	-	70	1,896

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	2	-0-	0	8	111.3%	168	151
New Town	2nd	1	-0-	1	4	118.7%	159	134
Hobart	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	116.4%	142	122
North Hobart	4th	1	-0-	1	4	103.4%	154	149
New Norfolk	5th	1	-0-	1	4	87.1%	121	139
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	2	0	72.9%	132	181

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/05/1948	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	29	-	116	1,025
SAT	08/05/1948	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	93	-	87	3,397
SAT	08/05/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	98	-	63	2,134

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	3	-0-	0	12	124.3%	266	214
North Hobart	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	151.7%	270	178
Hobart	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	112.4%	235	209
New Town	4th	1	-0-	2	4	108.4%	246	227
New Norfolk	5th	1	-0-	2	4	77.6%	184	237
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	3	0	54.2%	161	297

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	22/05/1948	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	35	-	134	1,134
SAT	22/05/1948	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	82	-	81	3,592
SAT	22/05/1948	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	78	-	81	2,538

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	3	-0-	1	12	151.2%	369	244
Sandy Bay	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	117.2%	347	296
North Hobart	3rd	2	-0-	2	8	134.4%	348	259
New Town	4th	2	-0-	2	8	106.5%	328	308
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	2	8	84.1%	265	315
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	4	0	45.5%	196	431

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	29/05/1948	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	91	-	20	1,029
SAT	29/05/1948	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	39	-	61	3,361
SAT	29/05/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	69	-	65	2,339

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	4	-0-	1	16	115.2%	416	361
Hobart	2nd	3	-0-	2	12	138.7%	434	313
New Town	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	112.1%	389	347
New Norfolk	4th	3	-0-	2	12	106.3%	356	335
North Hobart	5th	2	-0-	3	8	120.9%	387	320
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	5	0	41.4%	216	522

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	12/06/1948	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	21	-	65	1,843
SAT	12/06/1948	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	156	-	60	1,783
SAT	12/06/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	85	-	73	3,286

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	5	-0-	1	20	115.4%	501	434
Hobart	2nd	4	-0-	2	16	149.4%	499	334
New Town	3rd	4	-0-	2	16	133.9%	545	407
New Norfolk	4th	3	-0-	3	12	94.3%	377	400
North Hobart	5th	2	-0-	4	8	113.6%	460	405
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	6	0	40.7%	276	678

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
MON	14/06/1948	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	64	-	146	1,035
MON	14/06/1948	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	113	-	83	2,498
MON	14/06/1948	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	43	-	66	3,999

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	6	-0-	1	24	129.9%	647	498
Hobart	2nd	5	-0-	2	20	149.9%	565	377
New Town	3rd	5	-0-	2	20	134.3%	658	490
New Norfolk	4th	3	-0-	4	12	89.7%	460	513
North Hobart	5th	2	-0-	5	8	106.8%	503	471
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	7	0	41.3%	340	824

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/06/1948	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	TCA Ground	49	-	60	3,636
SAT	26/06/1948	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	46	-	61	1,084
SAT	26/06/1948	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	66	-	30	901

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	7	-0-	1	28	130.1%	708	544
New Town	2nd	6	-0-	2	24	133.2%	718	539
Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	3	20	140.5%	614	437
North Hobart	4th	3	-0-	5	12	113.6%	569	501
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	5	12	88.2%	506	574
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	8	0	41.6%	370	890

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	03/07/1948	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	121	-	37	548
SAT	03/07/1948	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	74	-	85	1,065
SAT	03/07/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	68	-	68	5,433

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	7	-1-	1	30	126.8%	776	612
New Town	2nd	6	-1-	2	26	129.5%	786	607
Hobart	3rd	6	-0-	3	24	155.1%	735	474
North Hobart	4th	4	-0-	5	16	113.7%	654	575
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	6	12	88.0%	580	659
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	9	0	40.3%	407	1,011

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/07/1948	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	44	-	65	1,012
SAT	17/07/1948	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	111	-	83	2,107
SAT	17/07/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	69	-	78	3,075

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	7	-1-	2	30	130.0%	897	690
Sandy Bay	2nd	7	-1-	2	30	122.5%	845	690
Hobart	3rd	7	-0-	3	28	149.7%	813	543
North Hobart	4th	4	-0-	6	16	107.4%	737	686
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	6	16	91.7%	645	703
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	10	0	41.9%	451	1,076

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/07/1948	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	59	-	67	1,378
SAT	24/07/1948	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	New Town Oval	139	-	55	1,126
SAT	24/07/1948	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	123	-	93	3,975

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	8	-1-	2	34	139.1%	1,036	745
Hobart	2nd	8	-0-	3	32	146.2%	880	602
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-1-	3	30	115.4%	938	813
North Hobart	4th	5	-0-	6	20	110.4%	860	779
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	7	16	91.4%	704	770
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	11	0	41.6%	506	1,215

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	07/08/1948	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	84	-	91	3,049
SAT	07/08/1948	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	North Hobart Oval	53	-	113	2,114
SAT	07/08/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	89	-	46	1,019

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	9	-1-	2	38	144.0%	1,149	798
Sandy Bay	2nd	8	-1-	3	34	119.6%	1,027	859
Hobart	3rd	8	-0-	4	32	139.1%	964	693
North Hobart	4th	6	-0-	6	24	110.2%	951	863
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	8	16	85.7%	757	883
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	12	0	42.3%	552	1,304

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/08/1948	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	64	-	49	500
SAT	14/08/1948	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	New Town Oval	28	-	51	3,448
SAT	14/08/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	54	-	34	1,627

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	9	-1-	3	38	138.6%	1,177	849
Sandy Bay	2nd	9	-1-	3	38	121.1%	1,081	893
Hobart	3rd	9	-0-	4	36	140.8%	1,015	721
North Hobart	4th	6	-0-	7	24	107.9%	1,000	927
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	9	16	84.4%	791	937
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	12	4	45.5%	616	1,353

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/08/1948	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	39	-	58	836
SAT	21/08/1948	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	90	-	56	1,658
SAT	21/08/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	Queenborough Oval	80	-	60	4,222

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	10	-1-	3	42	121.8%	1,161	953
Hobart	2nd	10	-0-	4	40	141.2%	1,073	760
New Town	3rd	9	-1-	4	38	133.2%	1,237	929
North Hobart	4th	7	-0-	7	28	110.9%	1,090	983
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	10	16	82.5%	847	1,027
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	13	4	46.4%	655	1,411

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	28/08/1948	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	77	-	84	4,028
SAT	28/08/1948	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	131	-	54	885
SAT	28/08/1948	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	81	-	113	2,940

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	11	-1-	3	46	120.9%	1,245	1,030
New Town	2nd	10	-1-	4	42	133.7%	1,350	1,010
Hobart	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	136.3%	1,150	844
North Hobart	4th	7	-0-	8	28	106.8%	1,171	1,096
New Norfolk	5th	5	-0-	10	20	90.5%	978	1,081
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	14	4	46.0%	709	1,542

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Sandy Bay	1st	11	-1-	3	46	120.9%	1,245	1,030	173	207	143	172
New Town	2nd	10	-1-	4	42	133.7%	1,350	1,010	185	240	138	182
Hobart	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	136.3%	1,150	844	158	202	111	178
North Hobart	4th	7	-0-	8	28	106.8%	1,171	1,096	162	199	149	202
New Norfolk	5th	5	-0-	10	20	90.5%	978	1,081	136	162	150	181
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	14	4	46.0%	709	1,542	87	187	210	282

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/09/1948	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	79	-	88	6,792
SAT	11/09/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	63	-	79	8,918

Final Round 1 Ladder

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

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/09/1948	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	82	-	98	9,129

Final Round 2 Ladder

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

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/09/1948	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	81	-	65	12,236

Final Round 3 Ladder

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

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