1976 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1976 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured seventeen rounds. Sandy Bay were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1976 TANFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 17
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 55

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)
Clarence	Bellerive Oval
Glenorchy	KGV Oval	Peter Hudson
Hobart		David Harris
New Norfolk	Boyer Oval
North Hobart	North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay		Paul Sproule

Season Results

Premiers: Sandy Bay
Runners-Up: Glenorchy
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-	2	60	147.2%	1,869	1,270	266	273	176	214
Glenorchy	2nd	11	-0-	6	44	127.5%	1,848	1,449	270	228	205	219
Clarence	3rd	9	-0-	8	36	98.7%	1,607	1,628	224	263	224	284
Hobart	4th	8	-0-	9	32	105.2%	1,788	1,699	251	282	244	235
New Norfolk	5th	6	-0-	11	24	83.8%	1,480	1,767	209	226	250	267
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	15	8	60.4%	1,186	1,965	161	220	282	273

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	03/04/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Sandy Bay	KGV Oval	76	-	110	2,686
SAT	03/04/1976	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	89	-	123	1,788
SAT	03/04/1976	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	81	-	140	2,448

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Hobart	1st	1	-0-	0	4	172.8%	140	81
Sandy Bay	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	144.7%	110	76
Clarence	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	138.2%	123	89
New Norfolk	4th	0	-0-	1	0	72.4%	89	123
Glenorchy	5th	0	-0-	1	0	69.1%	76	110
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	1	0	57.9%	81	140

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/04/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v North Hobart	KGV Oval	75	-	55	2,380
SAT	10/04/1976	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	110	-	142	2,047
SAT	10/04/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	99	-	36	2,270

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	2	-0-	0	8	186.6%	209	112
Hobart	2nd	1	-0-	1	4	112.1%	250	223
New Norfolk	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	99.1%	231	233
Glenorchy	4th	1	-0-	1	4	91.5%	151	165
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	1	4	84.6%	159	188
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	2	0	63.3%	136	215

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/04/1976	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Glenorchy	Boyer Oval	118	-	89	1,954
SAT	17/04/1976	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	41	-	91	2,148
MON	19/04/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	96	-	135	2,871

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	3	-0-	0	12	196.1%	300	153
Hobart	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	120.7%	385	319
New Norfolk	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	108.4%	349	322
Glenorchy	4th	1	-0-	2	4	84.8%	240	283
Clarence	5th	1	-0-	2	4	78.9%	255	323
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	3	0	57.8%	177	306

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/04/1976	2:10 PM	Hobart v Glenorchy	TCA Ground	90	-	96	2,067
SAT	24/04/1976	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	88	-	142	1,788
SAT	24/04/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	113	-	36	2,150

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	4	-0-	0	16	218.5%	413	189
Hobart	2nd	2	-0-	2	8	114.5%	475	415
Clarence	3rd	2	-0-	2	8	96.6%	397	411
Glenorchy	4th	2	-0-	2	8	90.1%	336	373
New Norfolk	5th	2	-0-	2	8	88.5%	385	435
North Hobart	6th	0	-0-	4	0	59.2%	265	448

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	01/05/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Clarence	KGV Oval	69	-	92	2,786
SAT	01/05/1976	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	95	-	116	1,813
SAT	01/05/1976	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	109	-	107	1,828

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	5	-0-	0	20	186.3%	529	284
Clarence	2nd	3	-0-	2	12	101.9%	489	480
Hobart	3rd	2	-0-	3	8	107.3%	570	531
New Norfolk	4th	2	-0-	3	8	90.4%	492	544
Glenorchy	5th	2	-0-	3	8	87.1%	405	465
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	4	4	67.4%	374	555

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/05/1976	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	152	-	44	1,624
SAT	08/05/1976	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	122	-	111	1,972
SAT	08/05/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	Queenborough Oval	104	-	98	2,318

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	6	-0-	0	24	165.7%	633	382
Hobart	2nd	3	-0-	3	12	125.6%	722	575
Clarence	3rd	3	-0-	3	12	99.7%	600	602
New Norfolk	4th	3	-0-	3	12	93.7%	614	655
Glenorchy	5th	2	-0-	4	8	88.4%	503	569
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	5	4	59.1%	418	707

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	22/05/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	112	-	111	2,368
SAT	22/05/1976	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	90	-	130	1,451
SAT	22/05/1976	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	62	-	171	2,472

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	6	-0-	1	24	150.6%	744	494
Hobart	2nd	4	-0-	3	16	128.1%	852	665
Clarence	3rd	4	-0-	3	16	99.9%	712	713
Glenorchy	4th	3	-0-	4	12	106.8%	674	631
New Norfolk	5th	3	-0-	4	12	89.7%	704	785
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	6	4	54.7%	480	878

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	29/05/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	93	-	129	1,556
SAT	29/05/1976	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	93	-	103	1,233
SAT	29/05/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	92	-	79	1,061

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	7	-0-	1	28	145.9%	836	573
Clarence	2nd	5	-0-	3	20	101.1%	815	806
Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	4	16	123.0%	945	768
New Norfolk	4th	4	-0-	4	16	94.9%	833	878
Glenorchy	5th	3	-0-	5	12	100.9%	767	760
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	7	4	57.6%	559	970

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	05/06/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	134	-	97	1,522
SAT	05/06/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Hobart	KGV Oval	116	-	108	2,077
SAT	05/06/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	107	-	94	2,008

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	8	-0-	1	32	141.4%	943	667
Clarence	2nd	6	-0-	3	24	105.1%	949	903
Hobart	3rd	4	-0-	5	16	119.1%	1,053	884
Glenorchy	4th	4	-0-	5	16	101.7%	883	868
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	5	16	94.1%	927	985
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	8	4	59.4%	656	1,104

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
MON	14/06/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	84	-	76	3,063
MON	14/06/1976	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	62	-	70	1,287
MON	14/06/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	131	-	89	1,606

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	9	-0-	1	36	142.1%	1,074	756
Clarence	2nd	6	-0-	4	24	103.9%	1,025	987
Glenorchy	3rd	5	-0-	5	20	102.4%	967	944
Hobart	4th	4	-0-	6	16	112.5%	1,142	1,015
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	6	16	93.7%	989	1,055
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	8	8	62.3%	726	1,166

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	19/06/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	108	-	80	1,675
SAT	19/06/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Sandy Bay	KGV Oval	89	-	104	2,920
SAT	19/06/1976	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	85	-	110	1,629

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	10	-0-	1	40	139.4%	1,178	845
Clarence	2nd	7	-0-	4	28	106.2%	1,133	1,067
Hobart	3rd	5	-0-	6	20	113.8%	1,252	1,100
Glenorchy	4th	5	-0-	6	20	100.8%	1,056	1,048
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	7	16	91.9%	1,069	1,163
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	9	8	63.6%	811	1,276

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/06/1976	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	101	-	97	1,245
SAT	26/06/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	87	-	58	2,666
SAT	03/07/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v North Hobart	KGV Oval	136	-	75	2,411

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	11	-0-	1	44	140.1%	1,265	903
Clarence	2nd	7	-0-	5	28	103.2%	1,191	1,154
Hobart	3rd	6	-0-	6	24	113.0%	1,353	1,197
Glenorchy	4th	6	-0-	6	24	106.1%	1,192	1,123
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	8	16	92.2%	1,166	1,264
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	10	8	62.7%	886	1,412

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/07/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	74	-	92	1,772
SAT	10/07/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v New Norfolk	KGV Oval	132	-	27	1,762
SAT	10/07/1976	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	76	-	160	1,497

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	12	-0-	1	48	145.6%	1,425	979
Glenorchy	2nd	7	-0-	6	28	115.1%	1,324	1,150
Hobart	3rd	7	-0-	6	28	113.7%	1,445	1,271
Clarence	4th	7	-0-	6	28	101.5%	1,265	1,246
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	9	16	85.5%	1,193	1,396
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	11	8	61.2%	962	1,572

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/07/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	94	-	73	1,080
SAT	17/07/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	132	-	93	2,654
SAT	17/07/1976	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	69	-	92	822

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	13	-0-	1	52	144.8%	1,517	1,048
Glenorchy	2nd	8	-0-	6	32	117.1%	1,456	1,243
Clarence	3rd	8	-0-	6	32	103.0%	1,359	1,319
Hobart	4th	7	-0-	7	28	109.6%	1,538	1,403
New Norfolk	5th	4	-0-	10	16	84.8%	1,262	1,488
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	12	8	62.1%	1,035	1,666

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/07/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v Glenorchy	Bellerive Oval	83	-	154	2,336
SAT	24/07/1976	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	96	-	147	1,290
SAT	24/07/1976	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	74	-	80	1,096

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	14	-0-	1	56	145.5%	1,664	1,144
Glenorchy	2nd	9	-0-	6	36	121.4%	1,610	1,326
Clarence	3rd	8	-0-	7	32	97.9%	1,442	1,473
Hobart	4th	7	-0-	8	28	105.4%	1,634	1,550
New Norfolk	5th	5	-0-	10	20	85.9%	1,342	1,562
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	13	8	63.5%	1,109	1,746

Round 16

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	31/07/1976	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	77	-	54	685
SAT	31/07/1976	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	78	-	70	635
SAT	31/07/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	63	-	103	3,642

Round 16 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	14	-0-	2	56	138.5%	1,727	1,247
Glenorchy	2nd	10	-0-	6	40	123.3%	1,713	1,389
Hobart	3rd	8	-0-	8	32	106.7%	1,711	1,604
Clarence	4th	8	-0-	8	32	97.5%	1,512	1,551
New Norfolk	5th	6	-0-	10	24	87.0%	1,420	1,632
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	14	8	63.8%	1,163	1,823

Round 17

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	14/08/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	95	-	77	1,127
SAT	14/08/1976	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Glenorchy	Boyer Oval	60	-	135	1,455
SAT	14/08/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	142	-	23	923

Round 17 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	15	-0-	2	60	147.2%	1,869	1,270
Glenorchy	2nd	11	-0-	6	44	127.5%	1,848	1,449
Clarence	3rd	9	-0-	8	36	98.7%	1,607	1,628
Hobart	4th	8	-0-	9	32	105.2%	1,788	1,699
New Norfolk	5th	6	-0-	11	24	83.8%	1,480	1,767
North Hobart	6th	2	-0-	15	8	60.4%	1,186	1,965

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/08/1976	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	169	-	133	4,614
SAT	28/08/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	159	-	102	7,806

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/09/1976	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	117	-	85	8,067

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/09/1976	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	136	-	39	10,881

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