1970 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1970 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured twenty rounds in a quadruple round-robin format. Sandy Bay were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1970 TANFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 64

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Clarence Bellerive Oval John Bingley
Glenorchy KGV Oval Graeme Gahan
Hobart
New Norfolk Boyer Oval Ricky Graham
North Hobart North Hobart Oval John Devine
Sandy Bay Rod Olsson

Season Results

Premiers: Clarence
Runners-Up: New Norfolk
Minor Premiers: Sandy Bay

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Sandy Bay 1st 15 -0- 5 60 138.4% 2,150 1,553 311 284 213 275
Clarence 2nd 13 -1- 6 54 120.2% 2,026 1,685 289 292 242 233
New Norfolk 3rd 11 -2- 7 48 116.6% 1,732 1,486 244 268 211 220
North Hobart 4th 11 -2- 7 48 95.4% 1,769 1,854 253 251 263 276
Glenorchy 5th 3 -2- 15 16 75.8% 1,589 2,097 218 281 304 273
Hobart 6th 3 -1- 16 14 70.1% 1,384 1,975 194 220 276 319

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/03/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart Boyer Oval 80 - 51 2,456
SAT 28/03/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 70 - 138 6,375
MON 30/03/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence KGV Oval 66 - 167 5,440

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 1 -0- 0 4 253.0% 167 66
Sandy Bay 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 197.1% 138 70
New Norfolk 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 156.9% 80 51
Hobart 4th 0 -0- 1 0 63.8% 51 80
North Hobart 5th 0 -0- 1 0 50.7% 70 138
Glenorchy 6th 0 -0- 1 0 39.5% 66 167

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/04/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 102 - 105 4,277
SAT 04/04/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v Glenorchy TCA Ground 87 - 86 2,394
SAT 04/04/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 51 - 46 4,208

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 2 -0- 0 8 162.9% 189 116
Clarence 2nd 1 -0- 1 4 157.3% 269 171
New Norfolk 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 123.5% 126 102
Hobart 4th 1 -0- 1 4 83.1% 138 166
North Hobart 5th 1 -0- 1 4 72.9% 175 240
Glenorchy 6th 0 -0- 2 0 59.8% 152 254

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/04/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk KGV Oval 100 - 100 2,804
SAT 11/04/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 133 - 72 4,384
SAT 11/04/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence Queenborough Oval 117 - 129 4,875

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 2 -0- 1 8 138.2% 398 288
Sandy Bay 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 124.9% 306 245
North Hobart 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 98.7% 308 312
New Norfolk 4th 1 -1- 1 6 111.9% 226 202
Hobart 5th 1 -0- 2 4 70.2% 210 299
Glenorchy 6th 0 -1- 2 2 71.2% 252 354

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Sandy Bay KGV Oval 71 - 190 3,161
SAT 18/04/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 83 - 123 3,953
SAT 18/04/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 131 - 84 2,805

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 3 -0- 1 12 157.0% 496 316
Clarence 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 140.4% 521 371
New Norfolk 3rd 2 -1- 1 10 124.8% 357 286
North Hobart 4th 2 -0- 2 8 88.5% 392 443
Hobart 5th 1 -0- 3 4 69.4% 293 422
Glenorchy 6th 0 -1- 3 2 59.4% 323 544

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/04/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 115 - 66 4,238
SAT 25/04/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v Sandy Bay TCA Ground 97 - 134 2,899
SAT 25/04/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 140 - 95 4,020

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 4 -0- 1 16 152.5% 630 413
Clarence 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 145.5% 636 437
North Hobart 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 98.9% 532 538
New Norfolk 4th 2 -1- 2 10 105.5% 423 401
Hobart 5th 1 -0- 4 4 70.1% 390 556
Glenorchy 6th 0 -1- 4 2 61.1% 418 684

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy Bellerive Oval 80 - 109 2,188
SAT 02/05/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 93 - 99 2,474
SAT 02/05/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Hobart Queenborough Oval 154 - 85 2,405

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 5 -0- 1 20 157.4% 784 498
Clarence 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 131.1% 716 546
New Norfolk 3rd 3 -1- 2 14 105.7% 522 494
North Hobart 4th 3 -0- 3 12 89.2% 617 692
Glenorchy 5th 1 -1- 4 6 69.0% 527 764
Hobart 6th 1 -0- 5 4 73.7% 483 655

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart KGV Oval 83 - 103 2,295
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay Boyer Oval 93 - 50 3,046
SAT 09/05/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 72 - 70 5,734

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 5 -0- 2 20 141.1% 834 591
New Norfolk 2nd 4 -1- 2 18 113.1% 615 544
Clarence 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 127.2% 786 618
North Hobart 4th 4 -0- 3 16 90.4% 689 762
Hobart 5th 2 -0- 5 8 79.4% 586 738
Glenorchy 6th 1 -1- 5 6 70.4% 610 867

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 122 - 106 5,597
SAT 16/05/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart TCA Ground 81 - 86 2,639
SAT 16/05/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy Boyer Oval 127 - 75 2,469

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 5 -1- 2 22 119.9% 742 619
Sandy Bay 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 131.8% 940 713
Clarence 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 125.4% 908 724
North Hobart 4th 5 -0- 3 20 91.9% 775 843
Hobart 5th 2 -0- 6 8 80.9% 667 824
Glenorchy 6th 1 -1- 6 6 68.9% 685 994

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart Bellerive Oval 77 - 59 2,950
SAT 23/05/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 99 - 91 5,349
SAT 23/05/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy Queenborough Oval 123 - 96 2,640

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 6 -0- 3 24 131.4% 1,063 809
Clarence 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 125.8% 985 783
North Hobart 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 93.6% 874 934
New Norfolk 4th 5 -1- 3 22 116.0% 833 718
Hobart 5th 2 -0- 7 8 80.6% 726 901
Glenorchy 6th 1 -1- 7 6 69.9% 781 1,117

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 79 - 91 5,157
SAT 06/06/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 99 - 102 2,909
SAT 06/06/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart Queenborough Oval 133 - 51 3,511

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 7 -0- 3 28 139.1% 1,196 860
North Hobart 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 94.5% 976 1,033
New Norfolk 3rd 6 -1- 3 26 115.9% 924 797
Clarence 4th 6 -0- 4 24 121.7% 1,064 874
Hobart 5th 2 -0- 8 8 75.1% 777 1,034
Glenorchy 6th 1 -1- 8 6 72.2% 880 1,219

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence KGV Oval 75 - 120 2,265
SAT 13/06/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk TCA Ground 40 - 63 1,571
SAT 13/06/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 88 - 77 4,691

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 8 -0- 3 32 95.9% 1,064 1,110
New Norfolk 2nd 7 -1- 3 30 117.9% 987 837
Sandy Bay 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 134.3% 1,273 948
Clarence 4th 7 -0- 4 28 124.8% 1,184 949
Hobart 5th 2 -0- 9 8 74.5% 817 1,097
Glenorchy 6th 1 -1- 9 6 71.3% 955 1,339

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 119 - 76 4,311
SAT 20/06/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart North Hobart Oval 120 - 58 2,668
SAT 20/06/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay Boyer Oval 51 - 109 2,582

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 8 -0- 4 32 138.3% 1,382 999
Clarence 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 127.1% 1,303 1,025
North Hobart 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 92.8% 1,140 1,229
New Norfolk 4th 7 -1- 4 30 109.7% 1,038 946
Glenorchy 5th 2 -1- 9 10 77.0% 1,075 1,397
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 10 8 71.9% 875 1,217

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk KGV Oval 88 - 71 2,488
SAT 27/06/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 98 - 77 2,460
SAT 27/06/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence Queenborough Oval 90 - 106 5,270

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 9 -0- 4 36 126.4% 1,409 1,115
North Hobart 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 94.8% 1,238 1,306
Sandy Bay 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 133.2% 1,472 1,105
New Norfolk 4th 7 -1- 5 30 107.3% 1,109 1,034
Glenorchy 5th 3 -1- 9 14 79.2% 1,163 1,468
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 11 8 72.4% 952 1,315

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 47 - 77 3,511
SAT 04/07/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence TCA Ground 73 - 119 2,111
SAT 04/07/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 86 - 49 1,885

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 10 -0- 4 40 128.6% 1,528 1,188
Sandy Bay 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 134.5% 1,549 1,152
North Hobart 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 92.5% 1,287 1,392
New Norfolk 4th 8 -1- 5 34 110.3% 1,195 1,083
Glenorchy 5th 3 -1- 10 14 78.3% 1,210 1,545
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 12 8 71.5% 1,025 1,434

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 106 - 90 2,772
SAT 11/07/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v Sandy Bay TCA Ground 63 - 109 1,349
SAT 11/07/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 108 - 53 2,458

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 11 -0- 4 44 127.9% 1,634 1,278
Sandy Bay 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 136.5% 1,658 1,215
North Hobart 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 96.5% 1,395 1,445
New Norfolk 4th 8 -1- 6 34 108.1% 1,285 1,189
Glenorchy 5th 3 -1- 11 14 76.4% 1,263 1,653
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 13 8 70.5% 1,088 1,543

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 76 - 76 3,119
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart Boyer Oval 139 - 27 1,324
SAT 18/07/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Hobart Queenborough Oval 108 - 77 3,921

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 11 -1- 4 46 126.3% 1,710 1,354
Sandy Bay 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 136.7% 1,766 1,292
North Hobart 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 94.8% 1,472 1,553
New Norfolk 4th 9 -1- 6 38 117.1% 1,424 1,216
Glenorchy 5th 3 -2- 11 16 77.4% 1,339 1,729
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 14 8 66.3% 1,115 1,682

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v Glenorchy TCA Ground 56 - 36 970
SAT 25/07/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 35 - 56 4,025
SAT 25/07/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk Queenborough Oval 53 - 45 2,062

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 12 -1- 4 50 127.1% 1,766 1,389
Sandy Bay 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 136.1% 1,819 1,337
North Hobart 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 93.7% 1,507 1,609
New Norfolk 4th 9 -1- 7 38 115.8% 1,469 1,269
Glenorchy 5th 3 -2- 12 16 77.0% 1,375 1,785
Hobart 6th 3 -0- 14 12 68.2% 1,171 1,718

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay Bellerive Oval 99 - 115 4,717
SAT 01/08/1970 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart TCA Ground 68 - 68 1,951
SAT 01/08/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 82 - 65 2,225

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 13 -0- 5 52 134.7% 1,934 1,436
Clarence 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 124.0% 1,865 1,504
New Norfolk 3rd 10 -1- 7 42 116.3% 1,551 1,334
North Hobart 4th 10 -1- 7 42 93.9% 1,575 1,677
Glenorchy 5th 3 -2- 13 16 77.1% 1,440 1,867
Hobart 6th 3 -1- 14 14 69.4% 1,239 1,786

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart Bellerive Oval 86 - 77 2,329
SAT 08/08/1970 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 77 - 77 4,375
SAT 08/08/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy Queenborough Oval 113 - 49 2,081

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 14 -0- 5 56 137.8% 2,047 1,485
Clarence 2nd 13 -1- 5 54 123.4% 1,951 1,581
New Norfolk 3rd 10 -2- 7 44 115.4% 1,628 1,411
North Hobart 4th 10 -2- 7 44 94.2% 1,652 1,754
Glenorchy 5th 3 -2- 14 16 75.2% 1,489 1,980
Hobart 6th 3 -1- 15 14 70.3% 1,316 1,872

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1970 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart KGV Oval 100 - 117 2,023
SAT 15/08/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence Boyer Oval 104 - 75 2,420
SAT 15/08/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart North Hobart Oval 103 - 68 2,833

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 15 -0- 5 60 138.4% 2,150 1,553
Clarence 2nd 13 -1- 6 54 120.2% 2,026 1,685
New Norfolk 3rd 11 -2- 7 48 116.6% 1,732 1,486
North Hobart 4th 11 -2- 7 48 95.4% 1,769 1,854
Glenorchy 5th 3 -2- 15 16 75.8% 1,589 2,097
Hobart 6th 3 -1- 16 14 70.1% 1,384 1,975

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1970 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 177 - 97 11,607
SAT 29/08/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence North Hobart Oval 69 - 91 13,241

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1970 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 79 - 87 12,827

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1970 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 130 - 75 24,413