1949 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1949 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. Hobart were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1949 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
Sandy Bay		Ernie Pilkington

Season Results

Premiers: New Town
Runners-Up: Hobart
Minor Premiers: Hobart

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Hobart	1st	14	-0-	1	56	127.2%	1,126	885	155	196	117	183
New Town	2nd	11	-0-	4	44	136.5%	1,336	979	185	226	137	157
New Norfolk	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	102.6%	1,047	1,020	148	159	144	156
North Hobart	4th	7	-0-	8	28	100.9%	1,083	1,073	153	165	150	173
Sandy Bay	5th	4	-0-	11	16	82.3%	979	1,189	131	193	168	181
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	14	4	66.5%	845	1,270	117	143	173	232

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/04/1949	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	67	-	75	1,100
SAT	30/04/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	56	-	53	4,880
SAT	30/04/1949	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	80	-	91	2,451

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	1	-0-	0	4	113.8%	91	80
New Norfolk	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	111.9%	75	67
Hobart	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	105.7%	56	53
New Town	4th	0	-0-	1	0	94.6%	53	56
Clarence	5th	0	-0-	1	0	89.3%	67	75
Sandy Bay	6th	0	-0-	1	0	87.9%	80	91

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	07/05/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	76	-	43	1,323
SAT	07/05/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	57	-	135	2,560
SAT	07/05/1949	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	74	-	95	2,579

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	2	-0-	0	8	165.0%	226	137
Hobart	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	137.5%	132	96
New Norfolk	3rd	2	-0-	0	8	120.6%	170	141
Sandy Bay	4th	0	-0-	2	0	82.8%	154	186
Clarence	5th	0	-0-	2	0	72.8%	110	151
New Town	6th	0	-0-	2	0	57.6%	110	191

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/05/1949	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	66	-	35	2,577
SAT	14/05/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	95	-	72	2,560
SAT	14/05/1949	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	74	-	68	2,910

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	3	-0-	0	12	146.3%	300	205
New Norfolk	2nd	3	-0-	0	12	134.1%	236	176
Hobart	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	103.1%	167	162
New Town	4th	1	-0-	2	4	77.9%	205	263
Sandy Bay	5th	0	-0-	3	0	80.4%	226	281
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	3	0	79.1%	178	225

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/05/1949	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	46	-	83	1,767
SAT	21/05/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	101	-	56	3,318
SAT	21/05/1949	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	75	-	92	4,810

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	3	-0-	1	12	126.3%	375	297
Hobart	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	109.3%	259	237
New Norfolk	3rd	3	-0-	1	12	105.4%	292	277
New Town	4th	2	-0-	2	8	95.9%	306	319
Sandy Bay	5th	1	-0-	3	4	94.5%	309	327
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	4	0	72.7%	224	308

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/06/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	79	-	60	2,609
SAT	04/06/1949	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	46	-	40	2,102
SAT	04/06/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	79	-	39	2,453

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	4	-0-	1	16	113.8%	338	297
New Norfolk	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	106.6%	338	317
North Hobart	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	121.0%	415	343
New Town	4th	3	-0-	2	12	107.5%	385	358
Sandy Bay	5th	1	-0-	4	4	90.9%	369	406
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	5	0	68.0%	263	387

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/06/1949	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	67	-	36	1,285
SAT	11/06/1949	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	51	-	38	5,096
MON	13/06/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	91	-	75	8,760

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	5	-0-	1	20	115.3%	429	372
New Norfolk	2nd	5	-0-	1	20	114.7%	405	353
North Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	2	16	122.3%	466	381
New Town	4th	3	-0-	3	12	102.4%	460	449
Sandy Bay	5th	1	-0-	5	4	89.1%	407	457
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	6	0	65.9%	299	454

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/06/1949	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	64	-	84	1,123
SAT	18/06/1949	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	44	-	100	4,954
SAT	18/06/1949	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	64	-	40	2,227

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	6	-0-	1	24	117.7%	513	436
New Norfolk	2nd	5	-0-	2	20	106.7%	445	417
New Town	3rd	4	-0-	3	16	113.6%	560	493
North Hobart	4th	4	-0-	3	16	106.0%	510	481
Sandy Bay	5th	2	-0-	5	8	94.8%	471	497
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	7	0	67.5%	363	538

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/06/1949	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	37	-	84	3,370
SAT	25/06/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	111	-	56	3,157
SAT	25/06/1949	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	117	-	52	1,083

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	7	-0-	1	28	126.2%	597	473
New Town	2nd	5	-0-	3	20	122.2%	671	549
North Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	3	20	117.6%	627	533
New Norfolk	4th	5	-0-	3	20	96.2%	482	501
Sandy Bay	5th	2	-0-	6	8	86.7%	527	608
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	8	0	63.4%	415	655

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/07/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	69	-	68	2,701
SAT	09/07/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	119	-	69	2,720
SAT	09/07/1949	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	73	-	66	1,206

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	8	-0-	1	32	123.1%	666	541
New Town	2nd	6	-0-	3	24	127.8%	790	618
North Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	4	20	115.4%	695	602
New Norfolk	4th	5	-0-	4	20	88.9%	551	620
Sandy Bay	5th	3	-0-	6	12	89.0%	600	674
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	9	0	66.1%	481	728

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/07/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	Bellerive Oval	118	-	55	1,236
SAT	16/07/1949	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	77	-	69	3,057
SAT	16/07/1949	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	49	-	58	2,620

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	9	-0-	1	36	122.7%	724	590
New Town	2nd	7	-0-	3	28	134.9%	908	673
North Hobart	3rd	6	-0-	4	24	115.1%	772	671
New Norfolk	4th	5	-0-	5	20	89.0%	620	697
Sandy Bay	5th	3	-0-	7	12	88.7%	649	732
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	10	0	63.4%	536	846

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/07/1949	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	74	-	92	917
SAT	23/07/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	TCA Ground	80	-	54	4,166
SAT	23/07/1949	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	76	-	64	2,586

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	10	-0-	1	40	124.8%	804	644
New Town	2nd	7	-0-	4	28	127.8%	962	753
North Hobart	3rd	7	-0-	4	28	115.4%	848	735
New Norfolk	4th	6	-0-	5	24	92.3%	712	771
Sandy Bay	5th	3	-0-	8	12	88.2%	713	808
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	11	0	65.0%	610	938

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/07/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	84	-	64	1,654
SAT	30/07/1949	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	143	-	69	1,710
SAT	30/07/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	108	-	76	4,003

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	11	-0-	1	44	125.4%	888	708
New Town	2nd	8	-0-	4	32	129.1%	1,070	829
North Hobart	3rd	7	-0-	5	28	109.6%	924	843
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	5	28	101.8%	855	840
Sandy Bay	5th	3	-0-	9	12	82.2%	782	951
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	12	0	65.9%	674	1,022

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	13/08/1949	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	61	-	60	1,152
SAT	13/08/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	79	-	71	2,462
SAT	13/08/1949	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	60	-	107	2,797

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	12	-0-	1	48	124.1%	967	779
New Town	2nd	9	-0-	4	36	132.4%	1,177	889
North Hobart	3rd	7	-0-	6	28	108.8%	984	904
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	6	28	100.8%	926	919
Sandy Bay	5th	3	-0-	10	12	79.6%	842	1,058
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	12	4	67.9%	735	1,082

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/08/1949	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	Boyer Oval	48	-	55	1,794
SAT	20/08/1949	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	53	-	96	2,943
SAT	20/08/1949	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	TCA Ground	84	-	68	800

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	13	-0-	1	52	127.8%	1,063	832
New Town	2nd	10	-0-	4	40	131.5%	1,232	937
North Hobart	3rd	7	-0-	7	28	103.7%	1,037	1,000
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	7	28	100.0%	974	974
Sandy Bay	5th	4	-0-	10	16	82.2%	926	1,126
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	13	4	68.9%	803	1,166

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	27/08/1949	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	73	-	46	1,407
SAT	27/08/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	New Town Oval	104	-	42	1,442
SAT	27/08/1949	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	53	-	63	2,535

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	14	-0-	1	56	127.2%	1,126	885
New Town	2nd	11	-0-	4	44	136.5%	1,336	979
New Norfolk	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	102.6%	1,047	1,020
North Hobart	4th	7	-0-	8	28	100.9%	1,083	1,073
Sandy Bay	5th	4	-0-	11	16	82.3%	979	1,189
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	14	4	66.5%	845	1,270

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	03/09/1949	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	76	-	80	7,386
SAT	10/09/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	66	-	78	8,504

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/09/1949	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	107	-	63	10,736

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/09/1949	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	68	-	36	15,086

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