1955 TANFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1955 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: 1955 Tasmanian Australian National Football League Season
Known As: 1955 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

Premiership Results

Premiers: New Town
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	12	-0-	3	48	133.5%	1,581	1,184	225	231	164	200
New Town	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	124.2%	1,471	1,184	211	205	170	164
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	99.3%	1,236	1,245	173	198	178	177
North Hobart	4th	9	-0-	6	36	120.0%	1,397	1,164	201	191	166	168
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	12	12	70.6%	1,039	1,471	147	157	211	205
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	14	4	70.3%	1,129	1,605	160	169	228	237

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/04/1955	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	100	-	64	5,703
SAT	09/04/1955	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	112	-	74	4,431
MON	11/04/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	151	-	69	4,041

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
New Town	1st	1	-0-	0	4	218.8%	151	69
North Hobart	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	156.3%	100	64
Sandy Bay	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	151.4%	112	74
Clarence	4th	0	-0-	1	0	66.1%	74	112
Hobart	5th	0	-0-	1	0	64.0%	64	100
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	1	0	45.7%	69	151

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/04/1955	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	67	-	152	1,328
SAT	23/04/1955	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	124	-	81	2,218
SAT	23/04/1955	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	Queenborough Oval	99	-	91	3,670

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	2	-0-	0	8	154.5%	224	145
Sandy Bay	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	127.9%	211	165
New Town	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	144.0%	242	168
Hobart	4th	1	-0-	1	4	129.3%	216	167
New Norfolk	5th	0	-0-	2	0	54.5%	150	275
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	2	0	53.4%	141	264

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/04/1955	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	53	-	146	1,173
SAT	30/04/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	New Town Oval	113	-	80	1,380
SAT	30/04/1955	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	104	-	79	5,986

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	3	-0-	0	12	146.4%	328	224
Hobart	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	164.5%	362	220
New Town	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	143.1%	355	248
Sandy Bay	4th	2	-0-	1	8	107.8%	290	269
Clarence	5th	0	-0-	3	0	58.6%	221	377
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	3	0	48.2%	203	421

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/05/1955	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	111	-	89	1,575
SAT	14/05/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	116	-	62	3,973
SAT	14/05/1955	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	64	-	55	1,380

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	3	-0-	1	12	169.5%	478	282
North Hobart	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	124.5%	417	335
Sandy Bay	3rd	3	-0-	1	12	109.3%	354	324
New Town	4th	2	-0-	2	8	114.6%	417	364
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	3	4	71.2%	332	466
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	4	0	53.2%	258	485

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/05/1955	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	87	-	90	1,231
SAT	21/05/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	121	-	113	3,397
SAT	21/05/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	104	-	107	3,293

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	4	-0-	1	16	151.6%	599	395
North Hobart	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	119.4%	524	439
Sandy Bay	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	104.9%	467	445
New Town	4th	2	-0-	3	8	110.6%	521	471
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	4	4	75.4%	419	556
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	4	4	60.8%	348	572

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	28/05/1955	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	86	-	111	1,645
SAT	28/05/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	105	-	57	6,085
SAT	28/05/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	79	-	62	1,713

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	5	-0-	1	20	155.8%	704	452
Sandy Bay	2nd	4	-0-	2	16	108.9%	578	531
North Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	2	16	106.8%	581	544
New Town	4th	3	-0-	3	12	112.6%	600	533
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	5	4	75.7%	505	667
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	5	4	63.0%	410	651

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/06/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	123	-	74	1,625
SAT	04/06/1955	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	54	-	106	1,427
SAT	04/06/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	86	-	53	3,532

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	6	-0-	1	24	157.2%	827	526
North Hobart	2nd	5	-0-	2	20	114.9%	687	598
New Town	3rd	4	-0-	3	16	117.1%	686	586
Sandy Bay	4th	4	-0-	3	16	102.3%	631	617
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	6	4	73.3%	579	790
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	6	4	61.3%	464	757

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/06/1955	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	70	-	92	1,366
SAT	18/06/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	101	-	76	1,441
SAT	18/06/1955	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	79	-	54	2,915

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	7	-0-	1	28	154.2%	928	602
New Town	2nd	5	-0-	3	20	118.6%	778	656
North Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	3	20	109.5%	741	677
Sandy Bay	4th	5	-0-	3	20	105.8%	710	671
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	7	4	73.6%	649	882
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	7	4	62.9%	540	858

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/06/1955	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	72	-	74	1,152
SAT	25/06/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	New Town Oval	148	-	106	3,763
SAT	25/06/1955	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	111	-	34	1,944

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	7	-0-	2	28	137.9%	1,034	750
New Town	2nd	6	-0-	3	24	121.5%	926	762
North Hobart	3rd	6	-0-	3	24	119.8%	852	711
Sandy Bay	4th	6	-0-	3	24	105.5%	784	743
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	8	4	68.8%	683	993
New Norfolk	6th	1	-0-	8	4	65.7%	612	932

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	02/07/1955	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	93	-	83	1,040
SAT	02/07/1955	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	85	-	102	4,163
SAT	02/07/1955	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	79	-	132	2,558

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	8	-0-	2	32	140.7%	1,166	829
New Town	2nd	7	-0-	3	28	121.4%	1,028	847
North Hobart	3rd	6	-0-	4	24	115.3%	937	813
Sandy Bay	4th	6	-0-	4	24	98.6%	863	875
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	8	8	69.5%	705	1,015
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	9	4	70.5%	766	1,086

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/07/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	77	-	59	2,504
SAT	09/07/1955	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	Boyer Oval	41	-	61	839
SAT	09/07/1955	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	71	-	51	754

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	9	-0-	2	36	140.0%	1,243	888
New Town	2nd	8	-0-	3	32	122.6%	1,089	888
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	4	28	100.9%	934	926
North Hobart	4th	6	-0-	5	24	111.9%	996	890
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	9	8	69.3%	746	1,076
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	10	4	70.6%	817	1,157

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/07/1955	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	95	-	111	896
SAT	23/07/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	85	-	87	3,357
SAT	23/07/1955	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	117	-	64	2,199

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	10	-0-	2	40	137.7%	1,354	983
New Town	2nd	8	-0-	4	32	120.4%	1,174	975
Sandy Bay	3rd	8	-0-	4	32	101.0%	1,021	1,011
North Hobart	4th	7	-0-	5	28	116.7%	1,113	954
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	10	8	67.9%	810	1,193
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	11	4	71.9%	912	1,268

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	06/08/1955	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	60	-	91	810
SAT	06/08/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	New Town Oval	126	-	65	1,557
SAT	06/08/1955	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	103	-	46	5,183

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	11	-0-	2	44	138.5%	1,445	1,043
New Town	2nd	9	-0-	4	36	125.0%	1,300	1,040
North Hobart	3rd	8	-0-	5	32	121.6%	1,216	1,000
Sandy Bay	4th	8	-0-	5	32	95.8%	1,067	1,114
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	11	8	67.8%	870	1,284
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	12	4	70.1%	977	1,394

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	13/08/1955	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	76	-	131	1,008
SAT	13/08/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	94	-	83	5,002
SAT	13/08/1955	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	111	-	89	1,035

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	12	-0-	2	48	136.7%	1,539	1,126
North Hobart	2nd	9	-0-	5	36	125.2%	1,347	1,076
New Town	3rd	9	-0-	5	36	122.0%	1,383	1,134
Sandy Bay	4th	9	-0-	5	36	97.9%	1,178	1,203
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	12	8	68.7%	959	1,395
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	13	4	69.0%	1,053	1,525

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/08/1955	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	76	-	80	542
SAT	20/08/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	42	-	58	3,877
SAT	20/08/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	88	-	50	1,608

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	12	-0-	3	48	133.5%	1,581	1,184
New Town	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	124.2%	1,471	1,184
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	99.3%	1,236	1,245
North Hobart	4th	9	-0-	6	36	120.0%	1,397	1,164
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	12	12	70.6%	1,039	1,471
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	14	4	70.3%	1,129	1,605

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	12	-0-	3	48	133.5%	1,581	1,184	225	231	164	200
New Town	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	124.2%	1,471	1,184	211	205	170	164
Sandy Bay	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	99.3%	1,236	1,245	173	198	178	177
North Hobart	4th	9	-0-	6	36	120.0%	1,397	1,164	201	191	166	168
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	12	12	70.6%	1,039	1,471	147	157	211	205
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	14	4	70.3%	1,129	1,605	160	169	228	237

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	27/08/1955	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	82	-	80	7,644
SAT	03/09/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	72	-	83	8,697

Final Round 1 Ladder

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

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/09/1955	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	95	-	78	9,718

Final Round 2 Ladder

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

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/09/1955	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	101	-	66	13,429

Final Round 3 Ladder

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

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