1956 TANFL Season: Sandy Bay
These are the details of the premiership results for Sandy Bay for the 1956 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by North Hobart in the second semi final, Sandy Bay were defeated by New Town in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1956 TANFL Season
Team:
Sandy Bay
Club:
Sandy Bay
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 10-0-5, P%: 111.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by New Town (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman, Gordon | 17 | 10 | -0- | 7 | R01-15, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1956 | Round 1 | New Norfolk | HOME | LOSS | NWNF by 1 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 14/04/1956 | Round 2 | New Town | AWAY | WIN | SABY by 84 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 3 | North Hobart | HOME | LOSS | NHBT by 7 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Clarence | AWAY | WIN | SABY by 11 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | Hobart | HOME | WIN | SABY by 34 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | New Norfolk | AWAY | WIN | SABY by 9 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 02/06/1956 | Round 7 | New Town | HOME | LOSS | NWTN by 72 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 8 | North Hobart | AWAY | LOSS | NHBT by 2 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 16/06/1956 | Round 9 | Clarence | HOME | WIN | SABY by 9 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 10 | Hobart | AWAY | WIN | SABY by 2 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 11 | New Norfolk | HOME | WIN | SABY by 7 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 12 | New Town | AWAY | LOSS | NWTN by 24 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 13 | North Hobart | HOME | WIN | SABY by 18 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 14 | Clarence | HOME | WIN | SABY by 34 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 15 | Hobart | HOME | WIN | SABY by 28 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 25/08/1956 | Semi Final | North Hobart | AWAY | LOSS | NHBT by 25 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |
| 01/09/1956 | Preliminary Final | New Town | HOME | LOSS | NWTN by 9 | Gordon Bowman | unknown |