1951 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1951 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. New Town 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: 1951 TANFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 15
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 49

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Clarence Bellerive Oval
Hobart
New Norfolk Boyer Oval Arthur Olliver
New Town New Town Oval Roy Cazaly
North Hobart North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay Bert Lucas

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
New Town 1st 9 -0- 6 36 120.9% 1,409 1,165 198 221 167 163
Hobart 2nd 9 -0- 6 36 106.5% 1,311 1,231 181 225 172 199
North Hobart 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 102.4% 1,202 1,174 169 188 166 178
New Norfolk 4th 7 -0- 8 28 98.3% 1,225 1,246 175 175 177 184
Clarence 5th 6 -2- 7 28 87.4% 1,141 1,305 162 169 180 225
Sandy Bay 6th 3 -2- 10 16 87.8% 1,197 1,364 171 171 194 200

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/04/1951 2:01 PM Hobart v Sandy Bay TCA Ground 111 - 82 1,997
SAT 14/04/1951 2:10 PM Clarence v New Town North Hobart Oval 88 - 85 3,312
SAT 14/04/1951 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 47 - 80 1,430

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 1 -0- 0 4 170.2% 80 47
Hobart 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 135.4% 111 82
Clarence 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 103.5% 88 85
New Town 4th 0 -0- 1 0 96.6% 85 88
Sandy Bay 5th 0 -0- 1 0 73.9% 82 111
New Norfolk 6th 0 -0- 1 0 58.8% 47 80

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1951 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 77 - 69 1,226
SAT 21/04/1951 2:10 PM New Town v Hobart New Town Oval 75 - 87 1,811
SAT 21/04/1951 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 58 - 54 2,847

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 2 -0- 0 8 136.6% 138 101
Hobart 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 126.1% 198 157
Clarence 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 107.1% 165 154
New Town 4th 0 -0- 2 0 91.4% 160 175
Sandy Bay 5th 0 -0- 2 0 80.5% 136 169
New Norfolk 6th 0 -0- 2 0 73.9% 116 157

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1951 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart TCA Ground 73 - 86 2,659
SAT 28/04/1951 2:10 PM New Norfolk v New Town Boyer Oval 97 - 78 1,983
SAT 28/04/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence North Hobart Oval 81 - 83 3,674

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 3 -0- 0 12 128.7% 224 174
Clarence 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 105.5% 248 235
Hobart 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 111.5% 271 243
New Norfolk 4th 1 -0- 2 4 90.6% 213 235
New Town 5th 0 -0- 3 0 87.5% 238 272
Sandy Bay 6th 0 -0- 3 0 86.1% 217 252

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1951 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart TCA Ground 71 - 63 3,719
SAT 12/05/1951 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 117 - 95 2,395
SAT 12/05/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Town Queenborough Oval 62 - 110 2,028

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 4 -0- 0 16 107.0% 319 298
North Hobart 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 117.1% 287 245
Hobart 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 114.8% 388 338
New Town 4th 1 -0- 3 4 104.2% 348 334
New Norfolk 5th 1 -0- 3 4 87.5% 308 352
Sandy Bay 6th 0 -0- 4 0 77.1% 279 362

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1951 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart Bellerive Oval 111 - 85 3,217
SAT 19/05/1951 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay Boyer Oval 92 - 83 1,837
SAT 19/05/1951 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Town North Hobart Oval 72 - 64 3,873

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 5 -0- 0 20 112.3% 430 383
North Hobart 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 116.2% 359 309
Hobart 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 105.3% 473 449
New Norfolk 4th 2 -0- 3 8 92.0% 400 435
New Town 5th 1 -0- 4 4 101.5% 412 406
Sandy Bay 6th 0 -0- 5 0 79.7% 362 454

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1951 2:10 PM Clarence v New Town Bellerive Oval 70 - 120 2,068
SAT 02/06/1951 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 107 - 105 3,396
SAT 02/06/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart Queenborough Oval 128 - 69 1,748

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 5 -0- 1 20 112.6% 466 414
Clarence 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 99.4% 500 503
Hobart 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 93.9% 542 577
New Town 4th 2 -0- 4 8 111.8% 532 476
New Norfolk 5th 2 -0- 4 8 93.2% 505 542
Sandy Bay 6th 1 -0- 5 4 93.7% 490 523

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1951 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence Boyer Oval 52 - 87 1,724
SAT 09/06/1951 2:10 PM New Town v Hobart North Hobart Oval 58 - 69 5,040
SAT 09/06/1951 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 52 - 84 4,318

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 6 -0- 1 24 105.8% 587 555
North Hobart 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 104.0% 518 498
Hobart 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 96.2% 611 635
New Town 4th 2 -0- 5 8 108.3% 590 545
Sandy Bay 5th 2 -0- 5 8 99.8% 574 575
New Norfolk 6th 2 -0- 5 8 88.6% 557 629

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1951 2:10 PM New Town v New Norfolk New Town Oval 123 - 84 1,455
SAT 23/06/1951 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 103 - 81 2,518
SAT 23/06/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence Queenborough Oval 105 - 105 2,388

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 6 -1- 1 26 104.8% 692 660
North Hobart 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 107.3% 621 579
Hobart 3rd 4 -0- 4 16 93.8% 692 738
New Town 4th 3 -0- 5 12 113.4% 713 629
Sandy Bay 5th 2 -1- 5 10 99.9% 679 680
New Norfolk 6th 2 -0- 6 8 85.2% 641 752

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1951 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 67 - 133 1,774
SAT 07/07/1951 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart Boyer Oval 50 - 46 964
SAT 07/07/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Town North Hobart Oval 68 - 74 3,732

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 7 -0- 2 28 116.7% 754 646
Clarence 2nd 6 -1- 2 26 95.7% 759 793
New Town 3rd 4 -0- 5 16 112.9% 787 697
Hobart 4th 4 -0- 5 16 93.7% 738 788
New Norfolk 5th 3 -0- 6 12 86.6% 691 798
Sandy Bay 6th 2 -1- 6 10 99.1% 747 754

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1951 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence TCA Ground 99 - 77 1,267
SAT 14/07/1951 2:10 PM New Town v North Hobart New Town Oval 79 - 77 2,817
SAT 14/07/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 71 - 80 2,045

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 7 -0- 3 28 114.6% 831 725
Clarence 2nd 6 -1- 3 26 93.7% 836 892
New Town 3rd 5 -0- 5 20 111.9% 866 774
Hobart 4th 5 -0- 5 20 96.8% 837 865
New Norfolk 5th 4 -0- 6 16 88.7% 771 869
Sandy Bay 6th 2 -1- 7 10 98.1% 818 834

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1951 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 30 - 35 1,245
SAT 28/07/1951 2:10 PM New Town v Clarence New Town Oval 77 - 34 1,759
SAT 28/07/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart North Hobart Oval 42 - 88 2,145

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 8 -0- 3 32 114.7% 866 755
Clarence 2nd 6 -1- 4 26 89.8% 870 969
New Town 3rd 6 -0- 5 24 116.7% 943 808
Hobart 4th 6 -0- 5 24 102.0% 925 907
New Norfolk 5th 4 -0- 7 16 88.6% 801 904
Sandy Bay 6th 2 -1- 8 10 93.3% 860 922

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1951 2:10 PM Hobart v New Town TCA Ground 82 - 73 2,317
SAT 04/08/1951 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence North Hobart Oval 93 - 53 1,899
SAT 04/08/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Hobart Queenborough Oval 106 - 76 1,608

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 8 -0- 4 32 109.4% 942 861
Hobart 2nd 7 -0- 5 28 102.8% 1,007 980
Clarence 3rd 6 -1- 5 26 86.9% 923 1,062
New Town 4th 6 -0- 6 24 114.2% 1,016 890
New Norfolk 5th 5 -0- 7 20 93.4% 894 957
Sandy Bay 6th 3 -1- 8 14 96.8% 966 998

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1951 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay Bellerive Oval 70 - 70 1,675
SAT 25/08/1951 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart TCA Ground 112 - 77 2,080
SAT 25/08/1951 2:10 PM New Town v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 115 - 86 2,283

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hobart 1st 8 -0- 5 32 105.9% 1,119 1,057
North Hobart 2nd 8 -0- 5 32 104.7% 1,019 973
New Town 3rd 7 -0- 6 28 115.9% 1,131 976
Clarence 4th 6 -2- 5 28 87.7% 993 1,132
New Norfolk 5th 5 -0- 8 20 91.4% 980 1,072
Sandy Bay 6th 3 -2- 8 16 97.0% 1,036 1,068

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1951 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk TCA Ground 99 - 102 1,439
SAT 01/09/1951 2:10 PM New Town v Sandy Bay New Town Oval 153 - 86 1,531
SAT 01/09/1951 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 80 - 76 2,777

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 9 -0- 5 36 104.8% 1,099 1,049
New Town 2nd 8 -0- 6 32 120.9% 1,284 1,062
Hobart 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 105.1% 1,218 1,159
Clarence 4th 6 -2- 6 28 88.2% 1,069 1,212
New Norfolk 5th 6 -0- 8 24 92.4% 1,082 1,171
Sandy Bay 6th 3 -2- 9 16 91.9% 1,122 1,221

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1951 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart Bellerive Oval 72 - 93 1,929
SAT 08/09/1951 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Town North Hobart Oval 103 - 125 4,849
SAT 08/09/1951 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk Queenborough Oval 75 - 143 934

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Town 1st 9 -0- 6 36 120.9% 1,409 1,165
Hobart 2nd 9 -0- 6 36 106.5% 1,311 1,231
North Hobart 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 102.4% 1,202 1,174
New Norfolk 4th 7 -0- 8 28 98.3% 1,225 1,246
Clarence 5th 6 -2- 7 28 87.4% 1,141 1,305
Sandy Bay 6th 3 -2- 10 16 87.8% 1,197 1,364

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1951 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 104 - 88 7,179
SAT 22/09/1951 2:10 PM New Town v Hobart North Hobart Oval 124 - 74 7,979

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1951 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 73 - 86 7,070

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/10/1951 2:10 PM New Town v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 134 - 63 13,079