1956 TANFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1956 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. North 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: 1956 Tasmanian Australian National Football League Season
Known As: 1956 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: North Hobart
Minor Premiers: North Hobart

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
North Hobart	1st	12	-0-	3	48	131.0%	1,357	1,036	197	175	144	172
Sandy Bay	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	111.8%	1,229	1,099	173	191	157	157
New Town	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	109.7%	1,326	1,209	187	204	169	195
New Norfolk	4th	8	-0-	7	32	95.9%	1,113	1,161	155	183	162	189
Hobart	5th	4	-0-	11	16	93.0%	1,199	1,289	167	197	184	185
Clarence	6th	3	-0-	12	12	69.3%	971	1,401	136	155	199	207

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
New Town	1st	Premiers
North Hobart	2nd	Runners-Up
Sandy Bay	3rd	Defeated by New Town (Preliminary Final)
New Norfolk	4th	Defeated by New Town (Semi Final)
Hobart	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	31/03/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	102	-	73	6,127
MON	02/04/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	151	-	71	5,906
SAT	07/04/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	89	-	90	5,454

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	1	-0-	0	4	212.7%	151	71
North Hobart	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	139.7%	102	73
New Norfolk	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	101.1%	90	89
Sandy Bay	4th	0	-0-	1	0	98.9%	89	90
New Town	5th	0	-0-	1	0	71.6%	73	102
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	1	0	47.0%	71	151

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/04/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	107	-	87	5,230
SAT	14/04/1956	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	89	-	56	2,142
SAT	14/04/1956	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	New Town Oval	51	-	135	2,527

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	2	-0-	0	8	163.3%	258	158
New Norfolk	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	123.4%	179	145
Sandy Bay	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	158.9%	224	141
North Hobart	4th	1	-0-	1	4	105.0%	189	180
Clarence	5th	0	-0-	2	0	52.9%	127	240
New Town	6th	0	-0-	2	0	52.3%	124	237

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/04/1956	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	57	-	90	1,437
SAT	21/04/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	110	-	67	3,866
SAT	21/04/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	63	-	70	2,878

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	3	-0-	0	12	163.6%	368	225
North Hobart	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	106.6%	259	243
New Norfolk	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	96.5%	246	255
Sandy Bay	4th	1	-0-	2	4	136.0%	287	211
New Town	5th	1	-0-	2	4	72.8%	214	294
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	3	0	55.8%	184	330

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	05/05/1956	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	62	-	73	1,465
SAT	05/05/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	95	-	103	4,077
SAT	05/05/1956	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	82	-	74	2,332

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	3	-0-	1	12	141.2%	463	328
New Norfolk	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	99.7%	328	329
Sandy Bay	3rd	2	-0-	2	8	131.9%	360	273
North Hobart	4th	2	-0-	2	8	102.5%	333	325
New Town	5th	2	-0-	2	8	81.5%	317	389
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	4	0	61.0%	246	403

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	12/05/1956	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	New Town Oval	101	-	94	3,697
SAT	12/05/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	144	-	82	2,453
SAT	12/05/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	119	-	85	2,832

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	3	-0-	2	12	133.8%	479	358
Hobart	2nd	3	-0-	2	12	122.6%	548	447
North Hobart	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	117.2%	477	407
New Norfolk	4th	3	-0-	2	12	98.1%	422	430
New Town	5th	3	-0-	2	12	86.5%	418	483
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	5	0	60.0%	328	547

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/05/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	90	-	89	2,411
SAT	19/05/1956	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	75	-	84	2,598
SAT	19/05/1956	2:10 PM	New Town v North Hobart	New Town Oval	85	-	91	4,501

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	4	-0-	2	16	130.0%	563	433
Hobart	2nd	4	-0-	2	16	119.0%	638	536
North Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	2	16	115.4%	568	492
New Norfolk	4th	3	-0-	3	12	96.7%	497	514
New Town	5th	3	-0-	3	12	87.6%	503	574
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	6	0	65.5%	417	637

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	02/06/1956	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	108	-	64	1,608
SAT	02/06/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	78	-	150	5,584
MON	04/06/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	105	-	54	6,298

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	5	-0-	2	20	123.3%	673	546
Sandy Bay	2nd	4	-0-	3	16	109.9%	641	583
Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	3	16	108.0%	692	641
New Town	4th	4	-0-	3	16	100.2%	653	652
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	4	12	90.2%	561	622
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	6	4	74.9%	525	701

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/06/1956	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	75	-	74	1,482
SAT	09/06/1956	2:10 PM	New Town v Clarence	New Town Oval	60	-	64	2,184
SAT	09/06/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	70	-	68	3,959

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	6	-0-	2	24	121.0%	743	614
Sandy Bay	2nd	4	-0-	4	16	108.6%	709	653
Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	4	16	107.0%	766	716
New Town	4th	4	-0-	4	16	99.6%	713	716
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	4	16	91.4%	636	696
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	6	8	77.4%	589	761

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/06/1956	2:10 PM	New Town v Hobart	New Town Oval	88	-	82	1,659
SAT	16/06/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	104	-	44	2,094
SAT	16/06/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	86	-	77	1,886

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	7	-0-	2	28	128.7%	847	658
Sandy Bay	2nd	5	-0-	4	20	108.9%	795	730
New Town	3rd	5	-0-	4	20	100.4%	801	798
Hobart	4th	4	-0-	5	16	105.5%	848	804
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	5	16	85.0%	680	800
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	7	8	78.6%	666	847

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/06/1956	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	38	-	97	1,566
SAT	30/06/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	55	-	57	2,684
SAT	30/06/1956	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	Boyer Oval	53	-	47	1,302

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	8	-0-	2	32	135.6%	944	696
Sandy Bay	2nd	6	-0-	4	24	108.5%	852	785
New Town	3rd	5	-0-	5	20	99.6%	848	851
New Norfolk	4th	5	-0-	5	20	86.5%	733	847
Hobart	5th	4	-0-	6	16	104.9%	903	861
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	8	8	74.6%	704	944

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	07/07/1956	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	54	-	45	1,021
SAT	07/07/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	97	-	70	4,780
SAT	07/07/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	81	-	74	1,770

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	9	-0-	2	36	135.9%	1,041	766
Sandy Bay	2nd	7	-0-	4	28	108.6%	933	859
New Town	3rd	5	-0-	6	20	96.8%	918	948
New Norfolk	4th	5	-0-	6	20	87.0%	807	928
Hobart	5th	4	-0-	7	16	103.6%	948	915
Clarence	6th	3	-0-	8	12	76.6%	758	989

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/07/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	79	-	110	5,179
SAT	14/07/1956	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	78	-	44	1,432
SAT	14/07/1956	2:10 PM	New Town v Sandy Bay	Queenborough Oval	70	-	46	2,259

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	10	-0-	2	40	136.2%	1,151	845
Sandy Bay	2nd	7	-0-	5	28	105.4%	979	929
New Town	3rd	6	-0-	6	24	99.4%	988	994
New Norfolk	4th	6	-0-	6	24	91.0%	885	972
Hobart	5th	4	-0-	8	16	100.2%	1,027	1,025
Clarence	6th	3	-0-	9	12	75.2%	802	1,067

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	28/07/1956	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Town	Bellerive Oval	62	-	173	1,293
SAT	28/07/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	50	-	85	3,221
SAT	28/07/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	80	-	62	2,422

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	10	-0-	3	40	131.1%	1,213	925
Sandy Bay	2nd	8	-0-	5	32	106.9%	1,059	991
New Town	3rd	7	-0-	6	28	109.9%	1,161	1,056
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	6	28	94.9%	970	1,022
Hobart	5th	4	-0-	9	16	97.0%	1,077	1,110
Clarence	6th	3	-0-	10	12	69.7%	864	1,240

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/08/1956	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	73	-	102	2,636
SAT	04/08/1956	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	63	-	76	2,833
SAT	04/08/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	93	-	59	1,346

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	11	-0-	3	44	130.5%	1,289	988
Sandy Bay	2nd	9	-0-	5	36	109.7%	1,152	1,050
New Town	3rd	8	-0-	6	32	111.9%	1,263	1,129
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	7	28	94.1%	1,033	1,098
Hobart	5th	4	-0-	10	16	94.9%	1,150	1,212
Clarence	6th	3	-0-	11	12	69.2%	923	1,333

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/08/1956	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v New Town	New Town Oval	80	-	63	1,849
SAT	11/08/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	68	-	48	1,449
SAT	11/08/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	77	-	49	1,142

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	12	-0-	3	48	131.0%	1,357	1,036
Sandy Bay	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	111.8%	1,229	1,099
New Town	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	109.7%	1,326	1,209
New Norfolk	4th	8	-0-	7	32	95.9%	1,113	1,161
Hobart	5th	4	-0-	11	16	93.0%	1,199	1,289
Clarence	6th	3	-0-	12	12	69.3%	971	1,401

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
North Hobart	1st	12	-0-	3	48	131.0%	1,357	1,036	197	175	144	172
Sandy Bay	2nd	10	-0-	5	40	111.8%	1,229	1,099	173	191	157	157
New Town	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	109.7%	1,326	1,209	187	204	169	195
New Norfolk	4th	8	-0-	7	32	95.9%	1,113	1,161	155	183	162	189
Hobart	5th	4	-0-	11	16	93.0%	1,199	1,289	167	197	184	185
Clarence	6th	3	-0-	12	12	69.3%	971	1,401	136	155	199	207

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/08/1956	2:10 PM	New Town v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	88	-	77	9,530
SAT	25/08/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	78	-	53	7,462

Final Round 1 Ladder

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

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	01/09/1956	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Town	North Hobart Oval	94	-	103	9,873

Final Round 2 Ladder

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

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/09/1956	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Town	North Hobart Oval	52	-	55	12,182

Final Round 3 Ladder

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

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