1952 TANFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1952 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 premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Sandy Bay were the premiers, with Gordon Bowman as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1952 Tasmanian Australian National Football League Season
Known As: 1952 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	Cliff Taylor
New Town	New Town Oval	Bill Fox
North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	Len McCankie
Sandy Bay		Gordon Bowman

Premiership Results

Premiers: Sandy Bay
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	13	-0-	2	52	162.5%	1,560	960	221	234	133	162
New Town	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	129.5%	1,459	1,127	209	205	154	203
Sandy Bay	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	117.7%	1,293	1,099	186	177	158	151
Clarence	4th	8	-0-	7	32	97.4%	1,204	1,236	169	190	174	192
North Hobart	5th	4	-0-	11	16	79.6%	1,028	1,292	143	170	182	200
New Norfolk	6th	2	-0-	13	8	49.2%	803	1,633	107	161	234	229

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
Sandy Bay	1st	Premiers
Hobart	2nd	Runners-Up
New Town	3rd	Defeated by Sandy Bay (Preliminary Final)
Clarence	4th	Defeated by Sandy Bay (Semi Final)
North Hobart	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	19/04/1952	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	83	-	120	1,476
SAT	19/04/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	70	-	38	1,523
SAT	19/04/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	59	-	52	1,999

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	1	-0-	0	4	184.2%	70	38
Clarence	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	144.6%	120	83
Sandy Bay	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	113.5%	59	52
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	1	0	88.1%	52	59
New Norfolk	5th	0	-0-	1	0	69.2%	83	120
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	1	0	54.3%	38	70

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/04/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	139	-	43	1,066
SAT	26/04/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	93	-	77	4,265
SAT	26/04/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	79	-	58	1,970

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	2	-0-	0	8	141.7%	163	115
Sandy Bay	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	125.5%	138	110
Hobart	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	187.3%	191	102
Clarence	4th	1	-0-	1	4	111.9%	197	176
North Hobart	5th	0	-0-	2	0	64.4%	96	149
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	2	0	48.6%	126	259

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	03/05/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	88	-	82	2,189
SAT	03/05/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	147	-	76	1,714
SAT	03/05/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	106	-	80	3,050

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	3	-0-	0	12	162.3%	310	191
Sandy Bay	2nd	3	-0-	0	12	128.4%	244	190
Hobart	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	151.6%	279	184
Clarence	4th	1	-0-	2	4	98.2%	277	282
North Hobart	5th	0	-0-	3	0	75.1%	178	237
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	3	0	49.8%	202	406

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/05/1952	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	67	-	171	1,568
SAT	10/05/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	New Town Oval	68	-	106	2,397
SAT	10/05/1952	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	94	-	97	3,119

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	4	-0-	0	16	161.5%	415	257
Hobart	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	152.8%	385	252
New Town	3rd	3	-0-	1	12	127.3%	378	297
Clarence	4th	2	-0-	2	8	99.5%	374	376
North Hobart	5th	0	-0-	4	0	81.4%	272	334
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	4	0	46.6%	269	577

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/05/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	144	-	87	2,608
SAT	17/05/1952	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	95	-	72	1,700
SAT	17/05/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	Queenborough Oval	88	-	70	3,333

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	5	-0-	0	20	153.8%	503	327
Hobart	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	156.0%	529	339
New Town	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	116.4%	448	385
Clarence	4th	2	-0-	3	8	88.7%	461	520
North Hobart	5th	1	-0-	4	4	90.4%	367	406
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	5	0	50.7%	341	672

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	31/05/1952	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	117	-	45	1,023
SAT	31/05/1952	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	96	-	106	2,749
SAT	31/05/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	52	-	54	3,507

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	5	-0-	1	20	149.1%	583	391
Sandy Bay	2nd	5	-0-	1	20	145.7%	555	381
New Town	3rd	4	-0-	2	16	115.2%	554	481
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	3	12	102.3%	578	565
North Hobart	5th	1	-0-	5	4	90.4%	463	512
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	6	0	48.9%	386	789

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	07/06/1952	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	13	-	80	673
SAT	07/06/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	TCA Ground	59	-	67	2,793
MON	09/06/1952	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	33	-	113	4,360

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	6	-0-	1	24	164.1%	663	404
Sandy Bay	2nd	6	-0-	1	24	161.4%	668	414
New Town	3rd	4	-0-	3	16	111.9%	613	548
Clarence	4th	4	-0-	3	16	103.4%	645	624
North Hobart	5th	1	-0-	6	4	79.4%	496	625
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	7	0	45.9%	399	869

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/06/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	91	-	27	1,051
SAT	21/06/1952	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	36	-	110	1,661
SAT	21/06/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	57	-	45	2,854

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	7	-0-	1	28	175.7%	773	440
Sandy Bay	2nd	7	-0-	1	28	158.0%	725	459
New Town	3rd	5	-0-	3	20	122.4%	704	575
Clarence	4th	4	-0-	4	16	101.3%	690	681
North Hobart	5th	1	-0-	7	4	72.4%	532	735
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	8	0	44.4%	426	960

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	12/07/1952	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	63	-	80	1,360
SAT	12/07/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	TCA Ground	97	-	92	2,411
SAT	12/07/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	61	-	81	1,192

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	8	-0-	1	32	163.5%	870	532
Sandy Bay	2nd	7	-0-	2	28	145.6%	786	540
New Town	3rd	5	-0-	4	20	118.5%	796	672
Clarence	4th	4	-0-	5	16	98.9%	753	761
North Hobart	5th	2	-0-	7	8	76.7%	612	798
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	8	4	49.7%	507	1,021

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/07/1952	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	63	-	83	1,270
SAT	19/07/1952	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	59	-	46	1,476
SAT	19/07/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	87	-	128	3,625

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	9	-0-	1	36	160.2%	953	595
Sandy Bay	2nd	7	-0-	3	28	130.7%	873	668
New Town	3rd	6	-0-	4	24	121.7%	924	759
Clarence	4th	4	-0-	6	16	96.7%	816	844
North Hobart	5th	2	-0-	8	8	76.8%	658	857
New Norfolk	6th	2	-0-	8	8	53.0%	566	1,067

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/07/1952	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	56	-	39	2,112
SAT	26/07/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	110	-	100	2,105
SAT	26/07/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	124	-	93	1,550

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	10	-0-	1	40	152.9%	1,063	695
Sandy Bay	2nd	7	-0-	4	28	125.1%	973	778
New Town	3rd	7	-0-	4	28	123.0%	1,048	852
Clarence	4th	5	-0-	6	20	98.8%	872	883
North Hobart	5th	2	-0-	9	8	76.6%	751	981
New Norfolk	6th	2	-0-	9	8	53.9%	605	1,123

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/08/1952	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	73	-	59	1,934
SAT	09/08/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	156	-	48	848
SAT	09/08/1952	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	71	-	66	2,290

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	11	-0-	1	44	164.1%	1,219	743
Sandy Bay	2nd	7	-0-	5	28	122.4%	1,039	849
New Town	3rd	7	-0-	5	28	119.7%	1,107	925
Clarence	4th	6	-0-	6	24	100.3%	945	942
North Hobart	5th	3	-0-	9	12	78.5%	822	1,047
New Norfolk	6th	2	-0-	10	8	51.1%	653	1,279

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/08/1952	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	70	-	69	3,507
SAT	16/08/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	100	-	40	1,449
SAT	16/08/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	Boyer Oval	130	-	59	986

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	12	-0-	1	48	168.5%	1,319	783
New Town	2nd	8	-0-	5	32	125.7%	1,237	984
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	6	28	120.6%	1,108	919
Clarence	4th	7	-0-	6	28	100.4%	1,015	1,011
North Hobart	5th	3	-0-	10	12	75.2%	862	1,147
New Norfolk	6th	2	-0-	11	8	50.5%	712	1,409

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/08/1952	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	TCA Ground	99	-	67	1,065
SAT	23/08/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	87	-	83	4,028
SAT	23/08/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	125	-	45	1,113

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	12	-0-	2	48	161.1%	1,402	870
New Town	2nd	9	-0-	5	36	124.1%	1,324	1,067
Sandy Bay	3rd	8	-0-	6	32	127.9%	1,233	964
Clarence	4th	8	-0-	6	32	103.3%	1,114	1,078
North Hobart	5th	3	-0-	11	12	74.6%	929	1,246
New Norfolk	6th	2	-0-	12	8	49.3%	757	1,534

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/08/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	158	-	90	1,483
SAT	30/08/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	135	-	60	3,368
SAT	30/08/1952	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	99	-	46	694

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	13	-0-	2	52	162.5%	1,560	960
New Town	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	129.5%	1,459	1,127
Sandy Bay	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	117.7%	1,293	1,099
Clarence	4th	8	-0-	7	32	97.4%	1,204	1,236
North Hobart	5th	4	-0-	11	16	79.6%	1,028	1,292
New Norfolk	6th	2	-0-	13	8	49.2%	803	1,633

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Hobart	1st	13	-0-	2	52	162.5%	1,560	960	221	234	133	162
New Town	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	129.5%	1,459	1,127	209	205	154	203
Sandy Bay	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	117.7%	1,293	1,099	186	177	158	151
Clarence	4th	8	-0-	7	32	97.4%	1,204	1,236	169	190	174	192
North Hobart	5th	4	-0-	11	16	79.6%	1,028	1,292	143	170	182	200
New Norfolk	6th	2	-0-	13	8	49.2%	803	1,633	107	161	234	229

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	06/09/1952	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	89	-	59	6,521
SAT	13/09/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	101	-	66	8,592

Final Round 1 Ladder

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

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/09/1952	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	40	-	84	4,218

Final Round 2 Ladder

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

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	27/09/1952	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	75	-	93	11,086

Final Round 3 Ladder

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

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