1971 TANFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1971 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. Clarence were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Sandy Bay were the premiers, with Rod Olsson as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1971 Tasmanian Australian National Football League Season
Known As: 1971 TANFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 65

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Clarence Bellerive Oval
Glenorchy KGV Oval Raymond Sprigg
Hobart
New Norfolk Boyer Oval
North Hobart North Hobart Oval John Devine
Sandy Bay Rod Olsson

Premiership Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Clarence 1st 14 -0- 6 56 110.5% 2,045 1,851 295 275 263 273
New Norfolk 2nd 13 -0- 7 52 111.0% 1,954 1,760 280 274 255 230
Sandy Bay 3rd 12 -0- 8 48 114.8% 2,169 1,889 311 303 267 287
Glenorchy 4th 9 -0- 11 36 99.8% 1,939 1,943 278 271 277 281
North Hobart 5th 7 -0- 13 28 83.3% 1,687 2,024 239 253 290 284
Hobart 6th 5 -0- 15 20 84.2% 1,746 2,073 242 294 293 315

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy Bellerive Oval 90 - 87 3,819
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 61 - 119 4,534
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart Queenborough Oval 118 - 88 3,679

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 1 -0- 0 4 195.1% 119 61
Sandy Bay 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 134.1% 118 88
Clarence 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 103.4% 90 87
Glenorchy 4th 0 -0- 1 0 96.7% 87 90
Hobart 5th 0 -0- 1 0 74.6% 88 118
North Hobart 6th 0 -0- 1 0 51.3% 61 119

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/04/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart TCA Ground 108 - 109 3,043
SAT 10/04/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 165 - 137 4,700
MON 12/04/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 87 - 112 6,931

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 2 -0- 0 8 156.1% 231 148
Sandy Bay 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 125.8% 283 225
Clarence 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 88.9% 177 199
North Hobart 4th 1 -0- 1 4 74.9% 170 227
Glenorchy 5th 0 -0- 2 0 87.8% 224 255
Hobart 6th 0 -0- 2 0 86.3% 196 227

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence TCA Ground 104 - 71 3,340
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy Boyer Oval 100 - 81 2,857
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 75 - 119 5,423

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 3 -0- 0 12 144.5% 331 229
Sandy Bay 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 134.0% 402 300
Hobart 3rd 1 -0- 2 4 100.7% 300 298
Clarence 4th 1 -0- 2 4 81.8% 248 303
North Hobart 5th 1 -0- 2 4 70.8% 245 346
Glenorchy 6th 0 -0- 3 0 85.9% 305 355

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay Bellerive Oval 169 - 104 4,781
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart KGV Oval 101 - 94 3,316
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart North Hobart Oval 102 - 70 3,469

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 4 -0- 0 16 144.8% 433 299
Sandy Bay 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 107.9% 506 469
Clarence 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 102.5% 417 407
Hobart 4th 1 -0- 3 4 92.5% 370 400
Glenorchy 5th 1 -0- 3 4 90.4% 406 449
North Hobart 6th 1 -0- 3 4 75.8% 339 447

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart KGV Oval 87 - 46 2,971
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 103 - 99 4,251
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk Queenborough Oval 107 - 86 2,799

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 4 -0- 1 16 127.8% 519 406
Sandy Bay 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 110.5% 613 555
Clarence 3rd 2 -0- 3 8 101.2% 516 510
Glenorchy 4th 2 -0- 3 8 99.6% 493 495
North Hobart 5th 2 -0- 3 8 81.0% 442 546
Hobart 6th 1 -0- 4 4 85.4% 416 487

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy Bellerive Oval 125 - 94 3,913
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 85 - 96 3,602
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 73 - 70 2,317

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 5 -0- 1 20 124.4% 592 476
Sandy Bay 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 110.8% 709 640
Clarence 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 106.1% 641 604
Glenorchy 4th 2 -0- 4 8 94.7% 587 620
North Hobart 5th 2 -0- 4 8 82.7% 512 619
Hobart 6th 1 -0- 5 4 85.9% 501 583

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Sandy Bay KGV Oval 125 - 112 3,580
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence Boyer Oval 88 - 103 3,475
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 134 - 106 3,853

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 5 -0- 2 20 117.4% 680 579
Sandy Bay 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 107.3% 821 765
Clarence 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 107.5% 744 692
Glenorchy 4th 3 -0- 4 12 97.3% 712 732
North Hobart 5th 3 -0- 4 12 89.1% 646 725
Hobart 6th 1 -0- 6 4 84.7% 607 717

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 130 - 139 4,189
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence TCA Ground 98 - 132 3,106
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Hobart Queenborough Oval 146 - 56 3,383

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 6 -0- 2 24 117.8% 967 821
New Norfolk 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 115.5% 819 709
Clarence 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 110.9% 876 790
Glenorchy 4th 3 -0- 5 12 96.7% 842 871
North Hobart 5th 3 -0- 5 12 80.6% 702 871
Hobart 6th 1 -0- 7 4 83.0% 705 849

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart KGV Oval 50 - 83 3,111
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk TCA Ground 110 - 91 1,777
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence North Hobart Oval 71 - 90 6,656

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 6 -0- 3 24 113.9% 1,038 911
Clarence 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 112.2% 966 861
New Norfolk 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 111.1% 910 819
North Hobart 4th 4 -0- 5 16 85.2% 785 921
Glenorchy 5th 3 -0- 6 12 93.5% 892 954
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 7 8 86.7% 815 940

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 95 - 75 3,620
SAT 12/06/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 60 - 105 3,544
SAT 12/06/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay Boyer Oval 83 - 82 2,086

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 7 -0- 3 28 113.4% 1,061 936
New Norfolk 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 110.2% 993 901
Sandy Bay 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 112.7% 1,120 994
Glenorchy 4th 4 -0- 6 16 98.3% 997 1,014
North Hobart 5th 4 -0- 6 16 84.6% 860 1,016
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 8 8 83.7% 875 1,045

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence KGV Oval 131 - 89 3,561
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 119 - 118 3,569
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart Queenborough Oval 166 - 58 2,431

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 7 -0- 4 28 122.2% 1,286 1,052
New Norfolk 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 108.9% 1,111 1,020
Clarence 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 107.8% 1,150 1,067
Glenorchy 4th 5 -0- 6 20 102.3% 1,128 1,103
North Hobart 5th 5 -0- 6 20 86.3% 979 1,134
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 9 8 77.0% 933 1,211

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart TCA Ground 85 - 36 1,393
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence North Hobart Oval 75 - 57 2,875
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy Queenborough Oval 67 - 62 2,201

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 8 -0- 4 32 121.5% 1,353 1,114
New Norfolk 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 110.1% 1,186 1,077
Clarence 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 105.7% 1,207 1,142
Glenorchy 4th 5 -0- 7 20 101.7% 1,190 1,170
North Hobart 5th 5 -0- 7 20 83.3% 1,015 1,219
Hobart 6th 3 -0- 9 12 81.6% 1,018 1,247

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart Bellerive Oval 83 - 79 2,582
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy Boyer Oval 125 - 57 2,110
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 62 - 78 3,970

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 9 -0- 4 36 121.7% 1,431 1,176
New Norfolk 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 115.6% 1,311 1,134
Clarence 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 105.7% 1,290 1,221
Glenorchy 4th 5 -0- 8 20 96.3% 1,247 1,295
North Hobart 5th 5 -0- 8 20 83.0% 1,077 1,297
Hobart 6th 3 -0- 10 12 82.5% 1,097 1,330

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay Bellerive Oval 114 - 91 4,555
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart Boyer Oval 94 - 60 1,963
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 63 - 68 3,852

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 10 -0- 4 40 117.7% 1,405 1,194
Sandy Bay 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 118.0% 1,522 1,290
Clarence 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 107.0% 1,404 1,312
Glenorchy 4th 6 -0- 8 24 96.8% 1,315 1,358
North Hobart 5th 5 -0- 9 20 83.5% 1,140 1,365
Hobart 6th 3 -0- 11 12 81.3% 1,157 1,424

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart KGV Oval 127 - 81 2,242
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 82 - 129 3,865
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk Queenborough Oval 135 - 96 3,079

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandy Bay 1st 10 -0- 5 40 119.6% 1,657 1,386
New Norfolk 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 112.9% 1,501 1,329
Clarence 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 110.0% 1,533 1,394
Glenorchy 4th 7 -0- 8 28 100.2% 1,442 1,439
North Hobart 5th 5 -0- 10 20 81.8% 1,222 1,494
Hobart 6th 3 -0- 12 12 79.8% 1,238 1,551

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence North Hobart Oval 82 - 136 5,231
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v Sandy Bay TCA Ground 159 - 95 2,179
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 137 - 81 1,903

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
New Norfolk 1st 11 -0- 5 44 116.2% 1,638 1,410
Clarence 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 113.1% 1,669 1,476
Sandy Bay 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 113.4% 1,752 1,545
Glenorchy 4th 7 -0- 9 28 96.8% 1,524 1,575
North Hobart 5th 5 -0- 11 20 79.9% 1,303 1,631
Hobart 6th 4 -0- 12 16 84.9% 1,397 1,646

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 106 - 62 4,057
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Sandy Bay KGV Oval 107 - 112 2,630
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 84 - 95 2,624

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 12 -0- 5 48 115.4% 1,775 1,538
Sandy Bay 2nd 11 -0- 6 44 112.8% 1,864 1,652
New Norfolk 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 112.1% 1,700 1,516
Glenorchy 4th 7 -0- 10 28 96.7% 1,631 1,687
Hobart 5th 5 -0- 12 20 86.2% 1,492 1,730
North Hobart 6th 5 -0- 12 20 80.4% 1,387 1,726

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart North Hobart Oval 100 - 83 3,866
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk KGV Oval 94 - 64 3,020
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Hobart Queenborough Oval 97 - 107 2,801

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 13 -0- 5 52 115.7% 1,875 1,621
Sandy Bay 2nd 11 -0- 7 44 111.5% 1,961 1,759
New Norfolk 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 109.6% 1,764 1,610
Glenorchy 4th 8 -0- 10 32 98.5% 1,725 1,751
North Hobart 5th 6 -0- 12 24 82.0% 1,494 1,823
Hobart 6th 5 -0- 13 20 86.1% 1,575 1,830

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk TCA Ground 78 - 103 1,741
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 99 - 74 3,367
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence Queenborough Oval 136 - 43 4,000

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 13 -0- 6 52 109.2% 1,918 1,757
Sandy Bay 2nd 12 -0- 7 48 116.4% 2,097 1,802
New Norfolk 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 110.6% 1,867 1,688
Glenorchy 4th 8 -0- 11 32 97.2% 1,799 1,850
North Hobart 5th 7 -0- 12 28 84.0% 1,593 1,897
Hobart 6th 5 -0- 14 20 85.5% 1,653 1,933

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 127 - 94 3,928
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM Hobart v Glenorchy TCA Ground 93 - 140 1,809
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 87 - 72 5,670

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Clarence 1st 14 -0- 6 56 110.5% 2,045 1,851
New Norfolk 2nd 13 -0- 7 52 111.0% 1,954 1,760
Sandy Bay 3rd 12 -0- 8 48 114.8% 2,169 1,889
Glenorchy 4th 9 -0- 11 36 99.8% 1,939 1,943
North Hobart 5th 7 -0- 13 28 83.3% 1,687 2,024
Hobart 6th 5 -0- 15 20 84.2% 1,746 2,073

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Clarence 1st 14 -0- 6 56 110.5% 2,045 1,851 295 275 263 273
New Norfolk 2nd 13 -0- 7 52 111.0% 1,954 1,760 280 274 255 230
Sandy Bay 3rd 12 -0- 8 48 114.8% 2,169 1,889 311 303 267 287
Glenorchy 4th 9 -0- 11 36 99.8% 1,939 1,943 278 271 277 281
North Hobart 5th 7 -0- 13 28 83.3% 1,687 2,024 239 253 290 284
Hobart 6th 5 -0- 15 20 84.2% 1,746 2,073 242 294 293 315

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1971 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 118 - 109 10,265
SAT 04/09/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 117 - 114 12,777

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Clarence 1st
New Norfolk 2nd
Sandy Bay 3rd
Glenorchy 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 98 - 98 8,857
SAT 18/09/1971 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 112 - 122 13,765

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Clarence 1st
Sandy Bay 2nd
New Norfolk 3rd
Glenorchy 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1971 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 112 - 121 20,364

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Sandy Bay 1st
Clarence 2nd
New Norfolk 3rd
Glenorchy 4th