1954 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1954 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. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Hobart were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Hobart were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1954 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	John Leedham
Sandy Bay		Gordon Bowman

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Hobart	1st	11	-0-	4	44	131.4%	1,416	1,078	192	264	153	160
New Town	2nd	9	-0-	6	36	143.7%	1,568	1,091	222	236	151	185
Sandy Bay	3rd	9	-0-	6	36	110.6%	1,365	1,234	196	189	171	208
North Hobart	4th	8	-1-	6	34	108.4%	1,181	1,089	167	179	150	189
Clarence	5th	6	-0-	9	24	70.2%	930	1,325	126	174	182	233
New Norfolk	6th	1	-1-	13	6	58.4%	903	1,546	123	165	219	232

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/04/1954	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	53	-	77	2,221
SAT	17/04/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	115	-	66	3,912
MON	19/04/1954	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	59	-	113	4,232

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	1	-0-	0	4	191.5%	113	59
New Town	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	174.2%	115	66
Sandy Bay	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	145.3%	77	53
New Norfolk	4th	0	-0-	1	0	68.8%	53	77
Clarence	5th	0	-0-	1	0	57.4%	66	115
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	1	0	52.2%	59	113

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/04/1954	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	20	-	95	1,382
SAT	24/04/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	104	-	52	2,026
SAT	24/04/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	128	-	156	3,017

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	2	-0-	0	8	195.5%	217	111
Sandy Bay	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	128.7%	233	181
North Hobart	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	115.8%	154	133
New Town	4th	1	-0-	1	4	109.5%	243	222
New Norfolk	5th	0	-0-	2	0	58.0%	105	181
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	2	0	41.0%	86	210

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	01/05/1954	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	84	-	75	1,416
SAT	01/05/1954	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	59	-	53	2,794
SAT	01/05/1954	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	77	-	104	3,400

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	3	-0-	0	12	170.7%	321	188
North Hobart	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	114.5%	213	186
Sandy Bay	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	108.8%	310	285
New Town	4th	1	-0-	2	4	105.3%	296	281
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	2	4	59.6%	170	285
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	3	0	67.9%	180	265

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/05/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	40	-	77	2,953
SAT	08/05/1954	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	60	-	85	970
SAT	08/05/1954	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	113	-	39	1,440

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	3	-0-	1	12	136.2%	361	265
Sandy Bay	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	130.6%	423	324
North Hobart	3rd	3	-0-	1	12	121.1%	298	246
New Town	4th	2	-0-	2	8	116.2%	373	321
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	3	4	52.5%	209	398
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	4	0	68.6%	240	350

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	15/05/1954	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	71	-	81	1,069
SAT	15/05/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	105	-	83	1,576
SAT	15/05/1954	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	87	-	90	4,301

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	4	-0-	1	16	131.5%	442	336
Sandy Bay	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	124.8%	513	411
New Town	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	118.3%	478	404
North Hobart	4th	3	-0-	2	12	114.6%	385	336
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	4	4	58.5%	280	479
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	5	0	71.0%	323	455

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	22/05/1954	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	72	-	66	1,472
SAT	22/05/1954	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	74	-	52	5,115
SAT	22/05/1954	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	106	-	30	1,460

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	5	-0-	1	20	140.4%	619	441
Hobart	2nd	4	-0-	2	16	120.5%	494	410
North Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	2	16	118.3%	459	388
New Town	4th	3	-0-	3	12	114.3%	544	476
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	4	8	64.6%	352	545
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	6	0	62.9%	353	561

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	29/05/1954	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	55	-	121	1,148
SAT	29/05/1954	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	119	-	58	3,257
SAT	29/05/1954	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	Queenborough Oval	91	-	84	3,007

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	6	-0-	1	24	135.2%	710	525
Hobart	2nd	5	-0-	2	20	132.3%	615	465
North Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	2	20	129.6%	578	446
New Town	4th	3	-0-	4	12	110.8%	628	567
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	5	8	61.7%	410	664
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	7	0	59.8%	408	682

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	05/06/1954	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	60	-	49	475
SAT	05/06/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	62	-	27	1,949
SAT	05/06/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	44	-	66	1,227

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	6	-0-	2	24	137.6%	677	492
North Hobart	2nd	6	-0-	2	24	131.4%	644	490
Sandy Bay	3rd	6	-0-	2	24	125.6%	737	587
New Town	4th	3	-0-	5	12	106.2%	672	633
Clarence	5th	3	-0-	5	12	65.9%	470	713
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	8	0	61.6%	457	742

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
WED	19/05/1954	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	75	-	69	1,617
WED	19/05/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	New Town Oval	77	-	81	2,581
WED	19/05/1954	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	87	-	87	1,708

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	7	-0-	2	28	133.2%	758	569
North Hobart	2nd	6	-1-	2	26	126.7%	731	577
Sandy Bay	3rd	6	-0-	3	24	121.8%	806	662
Clarence	4th	4	-0-	5	16	69.7%	545	782
New Town	5th	3	-0-	6	12	104.9%	749	714
New Norfolk	6th	0	-1-	8	2	65.6%	544	829

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/06/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	93	-	43	2,319
SAT	26/06/1954	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	Boyer Oval	35	-	114	1,400
SAT	26/06/1954	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	77	-	105	3,398

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	8	-0-	2	32	139.1%	851	612
North Hobart	2nd	7	-1-	2	30	127.8%	836	654
Sandy Bay	3rd	6	-0-	4	24	115.1%	883	767
New Town	4th	4	-0-	6	16	115.2%	863	749
Clarence	5th	4	-0-	6	16	67.2%	588	875
New Norfolk	6th	0	-1-	9	2	61.4%	579	943

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/07/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	122	-	83	4,301
SAT	17/07/1954	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	77	-	114	850
SAT	17/07/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	New Town Oval	163	-	48	1,353

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	9	-0-	2	36	140.0%	973	695
North Hobart	2nd	7	-1-	3	30	118.4%	919	776
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	4	28	118.1%	997	844
New Town	4th	5	-0-	6	20	128.7%	1,026	797
Clarence	5th	4	-0-	7	16	61.3%	636	1,038
New Norfolk	6th	0	-1-	10	2	62.1%	656	1,057

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/07/1954	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	45	-	17	1,197
SAT	24/07/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	127	-	78	1,096
SAT	24/07/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	113	-	52	3,384

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	10	-0-	2	40	142.3%	1,100	773
North Hobart	2nd	7	-1-	4	30	114.0%	936	821
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	5	28	109.6%	1,049	957
New Town	4th	6	-0-	6	24	134.2%	1,139	849
Clarence	5th	5	-0-	7	20	64.5%	681	1,055
New Norfolk	6th	0	-1-	11	2	62.0%	734	1,184

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	07/08/1954	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	49	-	92	795
SAT	07/08/1954	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	89	-	109	3,330
SAT	07/08/1954	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	127	-	92	2,111

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	10	-0-	3	40	132.4%	1,192	900
Sandy Bay	2nd	8	-0-	5	32	112.1%	1,176	1,049
North Hobart	3rd	7	-1-	5	30	110.2%	1,025	930
New Town	4th	7	-0-	6	28	133.0%	1,248	938
Clarence	5th	6	-0-	7	24	70.0%	773	1,104
New Norfolk	6th	0	-1-	12	2	61.4%	783	1,276

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/08/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	105	-	109	4,341
SAT	14/08/1954	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	72	-	59	880
SAT	14/08/1954	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	102	-	88	1,897

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	10	-0-	4	40	128.5%	1,297	1,009
Sandy Bay	2nd	9	-0-	5	36	112.4%	1,278	1,137
New Town	3rd	8	-0-	6	32	130.1%	1,357	1,043
North Hobart	4th	7	-1-	6	30	108.2%	1,084	1,002
Clarence	5th	6	-0-	8	24	71.4%	861	1,206
New Norfolk	6th	1	-1-	12	6	64.0%	855	1,335

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/08/1954	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	69	-	119	860
SAT	21/08/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	211	-	48	941
SAT	21/08/1954	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	97	-	87	3,992

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	11	-0-	4	44	131.4%	1,416	1,078
New Town	2nd	9	-0-	6	36	143.7%	1,568	1,091
Sandy Bay	3rd	9	-0-	6	36	110.6%	1,365	1,234
North Hobart	4th	8	-1-	6	34	108.4%	1,181	1,089
Clarence	5th	6	-0-	9	24	70.2%	930	1,325
New Norfolk	6th	1	-1-	13	6	58.4%	903	1,546

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	28/08/1954	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	75	-	79	8,787
SAT	04/09/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	123	-	99	8,045

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/09/1954	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	84	-	61	10,481

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/09/1954	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	82	-	72	11,461

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