1953 TANFL Season Grand Final: New Town v Sandy Bay

This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1953 between New Town and Sandy Bay in the grand final of the 1953 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League. New Town hosted Sandy Bay at North Hobart Oval. The hosts were coached by Jack Rough and the visitors were coached by Gordon Bowman.

New Town (16.18.114) defeated Sandy Bay (15.13.103).

Match Details

Season: 1953 TANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: New Town v Sandy Bay
Date: Saturday 19 September 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 11,860

Match Results

Outcome: New Town def. Sandy Bay
Score: 16.18.114 - 15.13.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
New Town 6 . 2 10 . 9 13 . 13 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Sandy Bay 7 . 2 8 . 7 12 . 11 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Margin SABY by 6 NWTN by 14 NWTN by 8 NWTN by 11 NWTN by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

New Town

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Rough

Sandy Bay

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Bowman

Player Statistics

New Town

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rough, Jack ? ? ? ?
Strange, Barry ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 16 18

Sandy Bay

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 15 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s