1966 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1966 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured eighteen rounds. New Norfolk were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Hobart were the premiers, with John Watts as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1966 TANFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 58

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Clarence Bellerive Oval
Glenorchy KGV Oval Bob Parsons
Hobart John Watts
New Norfolk Boyer Oval Trevor Leo
North Hobart North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay Rex Geard

Season Results

Premiers: Hobart
Runners-Up: Glenorchy
Minor Premiers: New Norfolk

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
New Norfolk 1st 15 -0- 3 60 137.4% 1,635 1,190 239 201 163 212
Hobart 2nd 11 -0- 7 44 104.4% 1,578 1,511 220 258 215 221
Glenorchy 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 114.8% 1,450 1,263 203 232 179 189
Clarence 4th 10 -0- 8 40 102.1% 1,395 1,366 198 207 190 226
Sandy Bay 5th 6 -0- 12 24 85.9% 1,308 1,522 182 216 214 238
North Hobart 6th 2 -0- 16 8 70.8% 1,244 1,758 171 218 252 246

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/04/1966 2:01 PM Glenorchy v Sandy Bay KGV Oval 49 - 67 4,266
SAT 02/04/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 74 - 52 5,282
SAT 02/04/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart TCA Ground 102 - 95 4,132

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 1 -0- 0 4 142.3% 74 52
Sandy Bay 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 136.7% 67 49
Hobart 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 107.4% 102 95
North Hobart 4th 0 -0- 1 0 93.1% 95 102
Glenorchy 5th 0 -0- 1 0 73.1% 49 67
New Norfolk 6th 0 -0- 1 0 70.3% 52 74

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/04/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart North Hobart Oval 71 - 98 6,147
SAT 09/04/1966 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk Queenborough Oval 84 - 85 3,187
MON 11/04/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 85 - 112 7,704

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hobart 1st 2 -0- 0 8 120.5% 200 166
Sandy Bay 2nd 1 -0- 1 4 112.7% 151 134
Glenorchy 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 105.9% 161 152
Clarence 4th 1 -0- 1 4 96.7% 145 150
New Norfolk 5th 1 -0- 1 4 86.7% 137 158
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 2 0 84.1% 180 214

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 86 - 85 6,263
SAT 16/04/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 121 - 63 2,928
SAT 16/04/1966 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence Queenborough Oval 75 - 50 3,618

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hobart 1st 3 -0- 0 12 113.9% 286 251
Sandy Bay 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 122.8% 226 184
New Norfolk 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 116.7% 258 221
Glenorchy 4th 1 -0- 2 4 103.4% 246 238
Clarence 5th 1 -0- 2 4 86.7% 195 225
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 3 0 72.5% 243 335

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk TCA Ground 89 - 116 2,915
SAT 23/04/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 74 - 84 4,961
MON 25/04/1966 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence KGV Oval 85 - 105 6,520

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 3 -0- 1 12 120.6% 374 310
Sandy Bay 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 120.2% 310 258
Hobart 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 102.2% 375 367
Clarence 4th 2 -0- 2 8 96.8% 300 310
Glenorchy 5th 1 -0- 3 4 96.5% 331 343
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 4 0 75.7% 317 419

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1966 2:01 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy Boyer Oval 55 - 79 3,100
SAT 30/04/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 92 - 71 2,987
SAT 30/04/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 136 - 104 5,594

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hobart 1st 4 -0- 1 16 108.5% 511 471
New Norfolk 2nd 3 -0- 2 12 110.3% 429 389
Sandy Bay 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 105.1% 414 394
Clarence 4th 3 -0- 2 12 102.9% 392 381
Glenorchy 5th 2 -0- 3 8 103.0% 410 398
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 5 0 75.9% 388 511

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence Boyer Oval 125 - 48 3,302
SAT 07/05/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 64 - 77 4,322
SAT 07/05/1966 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy Queenborough Oval 72 - 79 4,134

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hobart 1st 5 -0- 1 20 109.9% 588 535
New Norfolk 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 126.8% 554 437
Glenorchy 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 104.0% 489 470
Sandy Bay 4th 3 -0- 3 12 102.7% 486 473
Clarence 5th 3 -0- 3 12 87.0% 440 506
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 6 0 76.9% 452 588

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart Bellerive Oval 119 - 66 2,979
SAT 14/05/1966 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart KGV Oval 94 - 26 3,293
SAT 14/05/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 114 - 59 6,052

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 5 -0- 2 20 134.7% 668 496
Hobart 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 100.0% 654 654
Glenorchy 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 117.5% 583 496
Clarence 4th 4 -0- 3 16 97.7% 559 572
Sandy Bay 5th 3 -0- 4 12 92.8% 545 587
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 7 0 70.1% 478 682

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay Bellerive Oval 62 - 64 3,635
SAT 28/05/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v Glenorchy TCA Ground 93 - 112 4,161
SAT 28/05/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 68 - 104 4,132

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 6 -0- 2 24 136.9% 772 564
Glenorchy 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 118.0% 695 589
Hobart 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 97.5% 747 766
Clarence 4th 4 -0- 4 16 97.6% 621 636
Sandy Bay 5th 4 -0- 4 16 93.8% 609 649
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 8 0 69.5% 546 786

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 65 - 95 5,989
SAT 04/06/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart Boyer Oval 104 - 46 3,279
SAT 04/06/1966 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Hobart Queenborough Oval 117 - 98 2,880

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 7 -0- 2 28 143.6% 876 610
Glenorchy 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 120.8% 790 654
Sandy Bay 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 97.2% 726 747
Hobart 4th 5 -0- 4 20 91.1% 793 870
Clarence 5th 4 -0- 5 16 93.8% 686 731
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 9 0 71.3% 644 903

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 09/06/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v Sandy Bay TCA Ground 107 - 97 2,204
THU 09/06/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 81 - 93 2,649
SAT 11/06/1966 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk KGV Oval 74 - 81 4,125

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 8 -0- 2 32 139.9% 957 684
Glenorchy 2nd 6 -0- 4 24 117.6% 864 735
Hobart 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 93.1% 900 967
Sandy Bay 4th 5 -0- 5 20 96.4% 823 854
Clarence 5th 5 -0- 5 20 95.9% 779 812
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 10 0 72.8% 725 996

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 78 - 81 3,247
SAT 02/07/1966 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 81 - 74 4,351
SAT 02/07/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart TCA Ground 107 - 72 1,896

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 9 -0- 2 36 136.2% 1,038 762
Glenorchy 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 116.8% 945 809
Hobart 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 96.9% 1,007 1,039
Clarence 4th 5 -0- 6 20 96.0% 857 893
Sandy Bay 5th 5 -0- 6 20 95.9% 897 935
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 11 0 72.3% 797 1,103

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence TCA Ground 97 - 61 2,998
SAT 09/07/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 91 - 72 3,445
SAT 09/07/1966 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk Queenborough Oval 89 - 103 3,282

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 10 -0- 2 40 134.1% 1,141 851
Hobart 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 100.4% 1,104 1,100
Glenorchy 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 113.0% 1,017 900
Sandy Bay 4th 5 -0- 7 20 95.0% 986 1,038
Clarence 5th 5 -0- 7 20 92.7% 918 990
North Hobart 6th 1 -0- 11 4 75.6% 888 1,175

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1966 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart KGV Oval 92 - 86 2,852
SAT 16/07/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 134 - 50 2,561
SAT 16/07/1966 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence North Hobart Oval 70 - 85 2,996

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 11 -0- 2 44 141.5% 1,275 901
Glenorchy 2nd 8 -0- 5 32 112.5% 1,109 986
Hobart 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 99.8% 1,190 1,192
Clarence 4th 6 -0- 7 24 94.6% 1,003 1,060
Sandy Bay 5th 5 -0- 8 20 94.0% 1,056 1,123
North Hobart 6th 1 -0- 12 4 71.7% 938 1,309

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy Bellerive Oval 50 - 42 2,489
SAT 23/07/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk TCA Ground 76 - 45 2,860
SAT 23/07/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 41 - 34 2,140

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 11 -0- 3 44 135.1% 1,320 977
Hobart 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 102.3% 1,266 1,237
Glenorchy 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 111.1% 1,151 1,036
Clarence 4th 7 -0- 7 28 95.6% 1,053 1,102
Sandy Bay 5th 5 -0- 9 20 93.6% 1,090 1,164
North Hobart 6th 2 -0- 12 8 72.9% 979 1,343

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 104 - 61 2,456
SAT 30/07/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 51 - 32 5,431
SAT 30/07/1966 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart Queenborough Oval 61 - 59 2,512

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 12 -0- 3 48 135.9% 1,371 1,009
Hobart 2nd 9 -0- 6 36 102.1% 1,325 1,298
Glenorchy 3rd 8 -0- 7 32 108.8% 1,183 1,087
Clarence 4th 8 -0- 7 32 99.5% 1,157 1,163
Sandy Bay 5th 6 -0- 9 24 94.1% 1,151 1,223
North Hobart 6th 2 -0- 13 8 71.9% 1,040 1,447

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence Boyer Oval 68 - 43 3,145
SAT 06/08/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 66 - 99 2,924
SAT 06/08/1966 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy Queenborough Oval 52 - 102 3,242

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 13 -0- 3 52 136.8% 1,439 1,052
Hobart 2nd 10 -0- 6 40 104.4% 1,424 1,364
Glenorchy 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 112.8% 1,285 1,139
Clarence 4th 8 -0- 8 32 97.5% 1,200 1,231
Sandy Bay 5th 6 -0- 10 24 90.8% 1,203 1,325
North Hobart 6th 2 -0- 14 8 71.5% 1,106 1,546

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1966 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart KGV Oval 104 - 48 2,702
SAT 13/08/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 78 - 86 5,001
SAT 13/08/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay Boyer Oval 88 - 48 2,302

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 14 -0- 3 56 138.8% 1,527 1,100
Glenorchy 2nd 10 -0- 7 40 117.0% 1,389 1,187
Hobart 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 103.6% 1,502 1,450
Clarence 4th 9 -0- 8 36 98.2% 1,286 1,309
Sandy Bay 5th 6 -0- 11 24 88.5% 1,251 1,413
North Hobart 6th 2 -0- 15 8 69.9% 1,154 1,650

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1966 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay Bellerive Oval 109 - 57 2,379
SAT 20/08/1966 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart KGV Oval 61 - 76 5,281
SAT 20/08/1966 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 90 - 108 2,700

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 15 -0- 3 60 137.4% 1,635 1,190
Hobart 2nd 11 -0- 7 44 104.4% 1,578 1,511
Glenorchy 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 114.8% 1,450 1,263
Clarence 4th 10 -0- 8 40 102.1% 1,395 1,366
Sandy Bay 5th 6 -0- 12 24 85.9% 1,308 1,522
North Hobart 6th 2 -0- 16 8 70.8% 1,244 1,758

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1966 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence North Hobart Oval 88 - 66 12,303
SAT 03/09/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart North Hobart Oval 69 - 80 12,432

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1966 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 60 - 71 13,486

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1966 2:10 PM Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 74 - 73 16,699