1956 TANFL Season Grand Final: North Hobart v New Town

This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1956 between North Hobart and New Town in the grand final of the 1956 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League. North Hobart hosted New Town at North Hobart Oval. The hosts were coached by John Leedham and the visitors were coached by Jack Rough.

North Hobart (7.10.52) were defeated by New Town (8.7.55).

Match Details

Season: 1956 TANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: North Hobart v New Town
Date: Saturday 8 September 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 12,182

Match Results

Outcome: North Hobart def. by New Town
Score: 7.10.52 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Hobart 2 . 2 5 . 2 6 . 6 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
New Town 3 . 1 5 . 3 6 . 7 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin NWTN by 5 NWTN by 1 NWTN by 1 NWTN by 3 NWTN by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

North Hobart

Captain: unknown
Coach: John Leedham

New Town

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Rough

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

North Hobart

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 7 10

New Town

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rough, Jack ? ? ? ?
Strange, Barry ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 8 7

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