1953 TANFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1953 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. New Town were the premiers, with Jack Rough as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1953 Tasmanian Australian National Football League Season
Known As: 1953 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	Jack Rough
North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	Len McCankie
Sandy Bay		Gordon Bowman

Premiership Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Hobart	1st	11	-1-	3	46	129.8%	1,533	1,181	222	201	171	155
New Town	2nd	10	-1-	4	42	115.4%	1,405	1,218	198	217	174	174
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	139.3%	1,507	1,082	219	193	152	170
Clarence	4th	5	-0-	10	20	90.4%	1,100	1,217	153	182	166	221
New Norfolk	5th	5	-0-	10	20	72.7%	989	1,361	136	173	191	215
North Hobart	6th	3	-0-	12	12	69.9%	1,101	1,576	153	183	227	214

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/04/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	86	-	77	2,916
SAT	18/04/1953	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	83	-	79	1,899
SAT	18/04/1953	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	Queenborough Oval	110	-	118	2,302

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	1	-0-	0	4	111.7%	86	77
New Town	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	107.3%	118	110
New Norfolk	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	105.1%	83	79
North Hobart	4th	0	-0-	1	0	95.2%	79	83
Sandy Bay	5th	0	-0-	1	0	93.2%	110	118
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	1	0	89.5%	77	86

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	02/05/1953	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	80	-	109	2,129
SAT	02/05/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	106	-	62	2,167
SAT	02/05/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	111	-	175	3,507

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	2	-0-	0	8	138.8%	261	188
New Town	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	130.2%	224	172
Sandy Bay	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	110.6%	219	198
New Norfolk	4th	1	-0-	1	4	78.4%	145	185
Clarence	5th	0	-0-	2	0	80.5%	157	195
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	2	0	73.6%	190	258

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/05/1953	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	66	-	56	1,285
SAT	09/05/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	TCA Ground	105	-	105	3,235
SAT	09/05/1953	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	96	-	38	2,058

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	2	-1-	0	10	124.9%	366	293
New Town	2nd	2	-1-	0	10	118.8%	329	277
Sandy Bay	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	133.5%	315	236
Clarence	4th	1	-0-	2	4	88.8%	223	251
New Norfolk	5th	1	-0-	2	4	65.1%	183	281
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	3	0	75.9%	246	324

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/05/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	168	-	72	1,171
SAT	16/05/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	New Town Oval	97	-	121	1,980
SAT	16/05/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	90	-	131	2,952

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	3	-1-	0	14	146.3%	534	365
Sandy Bay	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	136.8%	446	326
New Town	3rd	2	-1-	1	10	107.0%	426	398
Clarence	4th	2	-0-	2	8	98.9%	344	348
New Norfolk	5th	1	-0-	3	4	56.8%	255	449
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	4	0	73.8%	336	455

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/05/1953	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	45	-	50	1,292
SAT	23/05/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	45	-	69	2,395
SAT	23/05/1953	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	66	-	69	2,731

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	4	-1-	0	18	139.9%	603	431
New Town	2nd	3	-1-	1	14	111.7%	495	443
Sandy Bay	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	129.6%	512	395
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	2	12	100.3%	394	393
New Norfolk	5th	1	-0-	4	4	60.1%	300	499
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	5	0	72.7%	381	524

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	06/06/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	114	-	51	1,715
SAT	06/06/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	81	-	78	2,287
SAT	06/06/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	93	-	104	1,510

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	5	-1-	0	22	148.8%	717	482
New Town	2nd	4	-1-	1	18	110.6%	576	521
Sandy Bay	3rd	3	-0-	3	12	123.9%	590	476
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	3	12	87.8%	445	507
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	4	8	68.2%	404	592
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	6	0	75.5%	474	628

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	13/06/1953	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	57	-	74	1,456
SAT	13/06/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	114	-	52	818
SAT	13/06/1953	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	Boyer Oval	62	-	64	1,087

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	6	-1-	0	26	155.6%	831	534
New Town	2nd	5	-1-	1	22	109.8%	640	583
Sandy Bay	3rd	4	-0-	3	16	124.6%	664	533
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	4	12	86.4%	502	581
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	5	8	71.0%	466	656
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	7	0	70.9%	526	742

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/06/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	New Town Oval	122	-	77	2,488
SAT	20/06/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	110	-	95	1,612
SAT	20/06/1953	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	134	-	54	1,565

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	6	-1-	1	26	138.4%	908	656
New Town	2nd	6	-1-	1	26	115.5%	762	660
Sandy Bay	3rd	5	-0-	3	20	135.9%	798	587
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	5	12	86.4%	597	691
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	6	8	65.8%	520	790
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	7	4	76.0%	636	837

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	27/06/1953	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	46	-	112	957
SAT	27/06/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	100	-	77	2,248
SAT	27/06/1953	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	119	-	49	2,028

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	7	-1-	1	30	145.3%	1,020	702
New Town	2nd	7	-1-	1	30	117.0%	862	737
Sandy Bay	3rd	6	-0-	3	24	144.2%	917	636
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	6	12	85.2%	674	791
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	7	8	62.7%	566	902
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	8	4	71.7%	685	956

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/07/1953	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	73	-	79	892
SAT	04/07/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	115	-	58	1,461
SAT	04/07/1953	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	106	-	99	3,967

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	8	-1-	1	34	122.9%	977	795
Hobart	2nd	7	-1-	2	30	138.5%	1,119	808
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	3	28	139.2%	1,023	735
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	7	12	85.9%	747	870
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	7	12	66.2%	645	975
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	9	4	69.4%	743	1,071

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/07/1953	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	70	-	83	847
SAT	25/07/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	79	-	127	3,264
SAT	25/07/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	93	-	87	766

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	8	-1-	2	34	136.9%	1,202	878
New Town	2nd	8	-1-	2	34	114.5%	1,056	922
Sandy Bay	3rd	8	-0-	3	32	141.3%	1,150	814
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	8	12	85.7%	817	953
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	8	12	68.5%	732	1,068
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	9	8	72.2%	836	1,158

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	01/08/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	117	-	69	1,210
SAT	01/08/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	79	-	77	1,894
SAT	01/08/1953	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	98	-	71	1,745

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	9	-1-	2	38	118.4%	1,173	991
Sandy Bay	2nd	9	-0-	3	36	141.0%	1,248	885
Hobart	3rd	8	-1-	3	34	133.6%	1,279	957
Clarence	4th	3	-0-	9	12	84.5%	888	1,051
North Hobart	5th	3	-0-	9	12	74.1%	915	1,235
New Norfolk	6th	3	-0-	9	12	67.6%	801	1,185

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/08/1953	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	100	-	44	1,056
SAT	08/08/1953	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	47	-	45	1,205
SAT	08/08/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	77	-	87	3,152

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	9	-1-	3	38	132.1%	1,366	1,034
New Town	2nd	9	-1-	3	38	116.0%	1,250	1,078
Sandy Bay	3rd	9	-0-	4	36	138.7%	1,293	932
Clarence	4th	4	-0-	9	16	90.2%	988	1,095
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	9	16	68.9%	848	1,230
North Hobart	6th	3	-0-	10	12	71.8%	959	1,335

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	15/08/1953	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	63	-	54	1,537
SAT	15/08/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	82	-	73	1,352
SAT	15/08/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	65	-	140	2,017

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	10	-1-	3	42	130.8%	1,448	1,107
Sandy Bay	2nd	10	-0-	4	40	143.7%	1,433	997
New Town	3rd	9	-1-	4	38	114.3%	1,304	1,141
Clarence	4th	5	-0-	9	20	91.5%	1,051	1,149
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	10	16	70.2%	921	1,312
North Hobart	6th	3	-0-	11	12	69.4%	1,024	1,475

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	22/08/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	85	-	74	2,485
SAT	22/08/1953	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	68	-	49	1,339
SAT	22/08/1953	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	77	-	101	1,283

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	11	-1-	3	46	129.8%	1,533	1,181
New Town	2nd	10	-1-	4	42	115.4%	1,405	1,218
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	139.3%	1,507	1,082
Clarence	4th	5	-0-	10	20	90.4%	1,100	1,217
New Norfolk	5th	5	-0-	10	20	72.7%	989	1,361
North Hobart	6th	3	-0-	12	12	69.9%	1,101	1,576

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	11	-1-	3	46	129.8%	1,533	1,181	222	201	171	155
New Town	2nd	10	-1-	4	42	115.4%	1,405	1,218	198	217	174	174
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	139.3%	1,507	1,082	219	193	152	170
Clarence	4th	5	-0-	10	20	90.4%	1,100	1,217	153	182	166	221
New Norfolk	5th	5	-0-	10	20	72.7%	989	1,361	136	173	191	215
North Hobart	6th	3	-0-	12	12	69.9%	1,101	1,576	153	183	227	214

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	29/08/1953	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	96	-	66	6,034
SAT	05/09/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	33	-	76	4,017

Final Round 1 Ladder

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

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	12/09/1953	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	60	-	83	7,993

Final Round 2 Ladder

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

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/09/1953	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	114	-	103	11,860

Final Round 3 Ladder

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

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