1959 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1959 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured eighteen rounds. North Hobart were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1959 TANFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 58

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)
Clarence	Bellerive Oval
Glenorchy	KGV Oval	Jack Rough
Hobart
New Norfolk	Boyer Oval
North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	John Leedham
Sandy Bay		Terry Cashion

Season Results

Premiers: Hobart
Runners-Up: New Norfolk
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	15	-0-	3	60	121.4%	1,762	1,451	253	244	205	221
Hobart	2nd	12	-0-	6	48	113.6%	1,794	1,579	254	270	227	217
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	11	28	95.0%	1,527	1,607	218	219	228	239
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	11	28	88.9%	1,448	1,628	208	200	227	266
Clarence	5th	7	-0-	11	28	87.8%	1,335	1,521	183	237	218	213
Glenorchy	6th	6	-0-	12	24	94.8%	1,444	1,524	202	232	213	246

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	28/03/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	92	-	64	6,695
MON	30/03/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	74	-	83	6,857
SAT	04/04/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	88	-	116	7,351

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Clarence	1st	1	-0-	0	4	143.8%	92	64
North Hobart	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	131.8%	116	88
Glenorchy	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	112.2%	83	74
Hobart	4th	0	-0-	1	0	89.2%	74	83
Sandy Bay	5th	0	-0-	1	0	75.9%	88	116
New Norfolk	6th	0	-0-	1	0	69.6%	64	92

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/04/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Clarence	KGV Oval	103	-	74	3,551
SAT	11/04/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	86	-	159	4,248
SAT	11/04/1959	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	88	-	77	2,336

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Glenorchy	1st	2	-0-	0	8	125.7%	186	148
Sandy Bay	2nd	1	-0-	1	4	122.3%	247	202
North Hobart	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	109.7%	193	176
Clarence	4th	1	-0-	1	4	99.4%	166	167
New Norfolk	5th	1	-0-	1	4	89.9%	152	169
Hobart	6th	0	-0-	2	0	66.1%	160	242

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/04/1959	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	84	-	91	2,328
SAT	18/04/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	142	-	92	3,804
SAT	18/04/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	Queenborough Oval	86	-	79	3,914

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	2	-0-	1	8	125.0%	335	268
Sandy Bay	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	118.5%	333	281
Glenorchy	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	113.2%	265	234
New Norfolk	4th	1	-0-	2	4	90.8%	236	260
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	2	4	83.5%	258	309
Hobart	6th	1	-0-	2	4	77.0%	251	326

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	02/05/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	86	-	94	1,643
SAT	02/05/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	119	-	84	5,231
SAT	02/05/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	93	-	101	2,355

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	3	-0-	1	12	129.0%	454	352
Sandy Bay	2nd	2	-0-	2	8	111.5%	426	382
Glenorchy	3rd	2	-0-	2	8	98.9%	349	353
New Norfolk	4th	2	-0-	2	8	95.5%	337	353
Hobart	5th	2	-0-	2	8	83.7%	345	412
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	3	4	85.4%	344	403

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/05/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	71	-	135	1,412
SAT	09/05/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v New Norfolk	KGV Oval	118	-	77	2,274
SAT	09/05/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	112	-	52	3,221

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	4	-0-	1	16	140.1%	566	404
Sandy Bay	2nd	3	-0-	2	12	123.8%	561	453
Glenorchy	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	108.6%	467	430
New Norfolk	4th	2	-0-	3	8	87.9%	414	471
Hobart	5th	2	-0-	3	8	75.8%	397	524
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	4	4	77.1%	415	538

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/05/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Hobart	KGV Oval	118	-	91	2,366
SAT	16/05/1959	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	118	-	54	1,899
SAT	16/05/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	109	-	81	4,612

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	5	-0-	1	20	139.2%	675	485
Glenorchy	2nd	4	-0-	2	16	112.3%	585	521
Sandy Bay	3rd	3	-0-	3	12	114.2%	642	562
New Norfolk	4th	3	-0-	3	12	101.3%	532	525
Hobart	5th	2	-0-	4	8	76.0%	488	642
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	5	4	71.5%	469	656

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/05/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v Glenorchy	Bellerive Oval	85	-	48	1,350
SAT	23/05/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	80	-	65	3,636
SAT	23/05/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	81	-	89	1,651

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	6	-0-	1	24	137.3%	755	550
Glenorchy	2nd	4	-0-	3	16	104.5%	633	606
Sandy Bay	3rd	3	-0-	4	12	111.1%	723	651
New Norfolk	4th	3	-0-	4	12	98.7%	597	605
Hobart	5th	3	-0-	4	12	79.8%	577	723
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	5	8	78.7%	554	704

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/05/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	56	-	59	2,373
SAT	30/05/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Sandy Bay	KGV Oval	69	-	84	3,154
SAT	30/05/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	127	-	105	3,758

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	7	-0-	1	28	134.3%	814	606
Sandy Bay	2nd	4	-0-	4	16	112.1%	807	720
Glenorchy	3rd	4	-0-	4	16	101.7%	702	690
Hobart	4th	4	-0-	4	16	85.0%	704	828
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	5	12	95.9%	702	732
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	6	8	79.9%	610	763

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	13/06/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	139	-	33	2,313
SAT	13/06/1959	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	62	-	109	1,555
MON	15/06/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	78	-	73	7,118

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	8	-0-	1	32	131.4%	892	679
Sandy Bay	2nd	5	-0-	4	20	117.1%	916	782
Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	4	20	97.9%	843	861
Glenorchy	4th	4	-0-	5	16	100.9%	775	768
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	6	12	90.8%	764	841
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	7	8	71.3%	643	902

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/06/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	83	-	90	4,098
SAT	27/06/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	92	-	88	4,855
SAT	27/06/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	51	-	70	1,924

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	9	-0-	1	36	128.3%	984	767
Sandy Bay	2nd	5	-0-	5	20	113.5%	967	852
Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	5	20	97.7%	931	953
Glenorchy	4th	4	-0-	6	16	100.0%	858	858
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	6	16	92.4%	854	924
Clarence	6th	3	-0-	7	12	74.8%	713	953

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/07/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	68	-	39	2,356
SAT	04/07/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	116	-	67	3,857
SAT	04/07/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	56	-	90	2,014

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	10	-0-	1	40	130.5%	1,074	823
Hobart	2nd	6	-0-	5	24	102.6%	1,047	1,020
Sandy Bay	3rd	5	-0-	6	20	108.6%	1,023	942
Glenorchy	4th	4	-0-	7	16	95.0%	925	974
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	7	16	90.0%	893	992
Clarence	6th	4	-0-	7	16	78.7%	781	992

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/07/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Clarence	KGV Oval	67	-	52	3,247
SAT	11/07/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	116	-	75	3,647
SAT	11/07/1959	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	83	-	107	1,871

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	11	-0-	1	44	130.4%	1,181	906
Hobart	2nd	7	-0-	5	28	106.2%	1,163	1,095
Sandy Bay	3rd	5	-0-	7	20	103.8%	1,098	1,058
Glenorchy	4th	5	-0-	7	20	96.7%	992	1,026
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	8	16	88.8%	976	1,099
Clarence	6th	4	-0-	8	16	78.7%	833	1,059

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/07/1959	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	50	-	107	1,805
SAT	18/07/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	101	-	97	3,238
SAT	18/07/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	Queenborough Oval	70	-	59	3,008

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	12	-0-	1	48	127.8%	1,282	1,003
Hobart	2nd	8	-0-	5	32	110.9%	1,270	1,145
Sandy Bay	3rd	6	-0-	7	24	104.6%	1,168	1,117
Glenorchy	4th	5	-0-	8	20	95.9%	1,051	1,096
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	9	16	85.1%	1,026	1,206
Clarence	6th	4	-0-	9	16	80.2%	930	1,160

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/07/1959	2:01 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	115	-	59	3,292
SAT	25/07/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v North Hobart	KGV Oval	84	-	92	3,170
SAT	25/07/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	51	-	98	1,807

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	13	-0-	1	52	126.4%	1,374	1,087
Hobart	2nd	9	-0-	5	36	115.0%	1,385	1,204
Sandy Bay	3rd	6	-0-	8	24	100.3%	1,219	1,215
Glenorchy	4th	5	-0-	9	20	95.5%	1,135	1,188
New Norfolk	5th	5	-0-	9	20	89.4%	1,124	1,257
Clarence	6th	4	-0-	10	16	77.6%	989	1,275

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	01/08/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	74	-	70	1,956
SAT	01/08/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	78	-	129	6,172
SAT	01/08/1959	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Glenorchy	Boyer Oval	80	-	74	2,736

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	14	-0-	1	56	129.0%	1,503	1,165
Hobart	2nd	9	-0-	6	36	109.8%	1,463	1,333
Sandy Bay	3rd	6	-0-	9	24	100.0%	1,289	1,289
New Norfolk	4th	6	-0-	9	24	90.5%	1,204	1,331
Glenorchy	5th	5	-0-	10	20	95.3%	1,209	1,268
Clarence	6th	5	-0-	10	20	79.0%	1,063	1,345

Round 16

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/08/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Hobart	KGV Oval	86	-	99	3,049
SAT	08/08/1959	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	82	-	69	2,525
SAT	08/08/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	76	-	90	3,439

Round 16 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	14	-0-	2	56	125.8%	1,579	1,255
Hobart	2nd	10	-0-	6	40	110.1%	1,562	1,419
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	9	28	101.0%	1,379	1,365
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	9	28	91.9%	1,286	1,400
Glenorchy	5th	5	-0-	11	20	94.7%	1,295	1,367
Clarence	6th	5	-0-	11	20	79.3%	1,132	1,427

Round 17

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	15/08/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v Glenorchy	Bellerive Oval	82	-	31	1,755
SAT	15/08/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	120	-	75	3,172
SAT	15/08/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	73	-	124	1,917

Round 17 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	15	-0-	2	60	127.7%	1,699	1,330
Hobart	2nd	11	-0-	6	44	113.0%	1,686	1,492
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	10	28	97.5%	1,452	1,489
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	10	28	89.5%	1,361	1,520
Clarence	5th	6	-0-	11	24	83.3%	1,214	1,458
Glenorchy	6th	5	-0-	12	20	91.5%	1,326	1,449

Round 18

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	22/08/1959	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	121	-	63	2,421
SAT	22/08/1959	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Sandy Bay	KGV Oval	118	-	75	1,800
SAT	22/08/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	108	-	87	3,212

Round 18 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Hobart	1st	15	-0-	3	60	121.4%	1,762	1,451
Hobart	2nd	12	-0-	6	48	113.6%	1,794	1,579
Sandy Bay	3rd	7	-0-	11	28	95.0%	1,527	1,607
New Norfolk	4th	7	-0-	11	28	88.9%	1,448	1,628
Clarence	5th	7	-0-	11	28	87.8%	1,335	1,521
Glenorchy	6th	6	-0-	12	24	94.8%	1,444	1,524

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	29/08/1959	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	64	-	87	9,264
SAT	05/09/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	60	-	112	10,608

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	12/09/1959	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	74	-	78	11,119

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/09/1959	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	68	-	21	10,013

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