1977 TANFL Season

These are the results for the 1977 season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured fifteen rounds in a triple round-robin format. 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: 1977 TANFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 15
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 49

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
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	14	-0-	1	56	163.6%	1,569	959	221	243	130	179
New Norfolk	2nd	11	-0-	4	44	112.1%	1,433	1,278	211	167	181	192
Glenorchy	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	116.7%	1,374	1,177	195	204	169	163
North Hobart	4th	5	-0-	10	20	88.2%	1,155	1,310	164	171	183	212
Hobart	5th	3	-0-	12	12	81.6%	1,239	1,518	175	189	219	204
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	13	8	64.4%	956	1,484	130	176	214	200

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/04/1977	2:10 PM	Clarence v Glenorchy	Bellerive Oval	63	-	70	1,675
SAT	16/04/1977	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	TCA Ground	50	-	90	1,150
SAT	16/04/1977	2:10 PM	North Hobart v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	81	-	89	2,486

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	1	-0-	0	4	180.0%	90	50
Glenorchy	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	111.1%	70	63
New Norfolk	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	109.9%	89	81
North Hobart	4th	0	-0-	1	0	91.0%	81	89
Clarence	5th	0	-0-	1	0	90.0%	63	70
Hobart	6th	0	-0-	1	0	55.6%	50	90

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/04/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Hobart	KGV Oval	96	-	88	1,950
SAT	23/04/1977	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	103	-	36	2,859
MON	25/04/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	132	-	86	3,173

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	2	-0-	0	8	163.2%	222	136
Glenorchy	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	109.9%	166	151
North Hobart	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	147.2%	184	125
New Norfolk	4th	1	-0-	1	4	82.2%	175	213
Hobart	5th	0	-0-	2	0	74.2%	138	186
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	2	0	57.2%	99	173

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	30/04/1977	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	129	-	90	1,563
SAT	30/04/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Glenorchy	Boyer Oval	61	-	121	1,855
SAT	30/04/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v North Hobart	Queenborough Oval	80	-	65	2,008

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	3	-0-	0	12	150.2%	302	201
Glenorchy	2nd	3	-0-	0	12	135.4%	287	212
North Hobart	3rd	1	-0-	2	4	121.5%	249	205
Hobart	4th	1	-0-	2	4	96.7%	267	276
New Norfolk	5th	1	-0-	2	4	70.7%	236	334
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	3	0	62.6%	189	302

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	21/05/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v North Hobart	KGV Oval	94	-	66	2,036
SAT	21/05/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	110	-	109	1,341
SAT	21/05/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Clarence	Queenborough Oval	86	-	79	1,332

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	4	-0-	0	16	138.6%	388	280
Glenorchy	2nd	4	-0-	0	16	137.1%	381	278
New Norfolk	3rd	2	-0-	2	8	78.1%	346	443
North Hobart	4th	1	-0-	3	4	105.4%	315	299
Hobart	5th	1	-0-	3	4	97.4%	376	386
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	4	0	69.1%	268	388

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	28/05/1977	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	Bellerive Oval	71	-	73	1,252
SAT	28/05/1977	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	79	-	66	1,196
SAT	28/05/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	124	-	46	3,182

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	5	-0-	0	20	157.1%	512	326
Glenorchy	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	106.2%	427	402
New Norfolk	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	81.5%	419	514
Hobart	4th	2	-0-	3	8	100.7%	455	452
North Hobart	5th	1	-0-	4	4	100.8%	381	378
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	5	0	73.5%	339	461

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	04/06/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	151	-	67	2,095
SAT	04/06/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	157	-	84	1,402
SAT	04/06/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Hobart	Queenborough Oval	136	-	68	1,652

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	6	-0-	0	24	164.5%	648	394
Glenorchy	2nd	5	-0-	1	20	123.2%	578	469
New Norfolk	3rd	4	-0-	2	16	96.3%	576	598
Hobart	4th	2	-0-	4	8	88.9%	523	588
North Hobart	5th	1	-0-	5	4	86.9%	465	535
Clarence	6th	0	-0-	6	0	66.3%	406	612

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/06/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Hobart	KGV Oval	104	-	66	1,695
SAT	11/06/1977	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Clarence	North Hobart Oval	56	-	81	1,542
SAT	11/06/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	Queenborough Oval	88	-	58	1,561

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	7	-0-	0	28	162.8%	736	452
Glenorchy	2nd	6	-0-	1	24	127.5%	682	535
New Norfolk	3rd	4	-0-	3	16	92.4%	634	686
Hobart	4th	2	-0-	5	8	85.1%	589	692
North Hobart	5th	1	-0-	6	4	84.6%	521	616
Clarence	6th	1	-0-	6	4	72.9%	487	668

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	18/06/1977	2:10 PM	Clarence v Hobart	Bellerive Oval	75	-	65	1,394
SAT	18/06/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v New Norfolk	KGV Oval	85	-	92	1,866
SAT	18/06/1977	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	83	-	104	1,673

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	8	-0-	0	32	157.0%	840	535
Glenorchy	2nd	6	-0-	2	24	122.3%	767	627
New Norfolk	3rd	5	-0-	3	20	94.2%	726	771
Hobart	4th	2	-0-	6	8	85.3%	654	767
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	6	8	76.7%	562	733
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	7	4	83.9%	604	720

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/06/1977	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	Bellerive Oval	54	-	138	1,272
SAT	25/06/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Hobart	Boyer Oval	116	-	68	1,191
SAT	25/06/1977	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	52	-	57	2,138

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	9	-0-	0	36	166.0%	978	589
Glenorchy	2nd	7	-0-	2	28	121.4%	824	679
New Norfolk	3rd	6	-0-	3	24	100.4%	842	839
Hobart	4th	2	-0-	7	8	81.8%	722	883
Clarence	5th	2	-0-	7	8	70.7%	616	871
North Hobart	6th	1	-0-	8	4	84.4%	656	777

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	02/07/1977	2:10 PM	Clarence v New Norfolk	KGV Oval	64	-	109	1,391
SAT	02/07/1977	2:10 PM	Hobart v North Hobart	TCA Ground	91	-	113	1,368
SAT	02/07/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	Queenborough Oval	87	-	60	2,089

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	10	-0-	0	40	164.1%	1,065	649
Glenorchy	2nd	7	-0-	3	28	115.4%	884	766
New Norfolk	3rd	7	-0-	3	28	105.3%	951	903
North Hobart	4th	2	-0-	8	8	88.6%	769	868
Hobart	5th	2	-0-	8	8	81.6%	813	996
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	8	8	69.4%	680	980

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	09/07/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Clarence	KGV Oval	109	-	76	1,607
SAT	09/07/1977	2:10 PM	Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	87	-	93	1,621
SAT	09/07/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v North Hobart	Boyer Oval	72	-	53	1,773

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	11	-0-	0	44	157.3%	1,158	736
Glenorchy	2nd	8	-0-	3	32	117.9%	993	842
New Norfolk	3rd	8	-0-	3	32	107.0%	1,023	956
North Hobart	4th	2	-0-	9	8	87.4%	822	940
Hobart	5th	2	-0-	9	8	82.6%	900	1,089
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	9	8	69.4%	756	1,089

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	16/07/1977	2:10 PM	Clarence v North Hobart	Bellerive Oval	60	-	87	1,433
SAT	16/07/1977	2:10 PM	Hobart v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	38	-	106	2,087
SAT	16/07/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Sandy Bay	Boyer Oval	52	-	80	2,040

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	12	-0-	0	48	157.1%	1,238	788
Glenorchy	2nd	9	-0-	3	36	124.9%	1,099	880
New Norfolk	3rd	8	-0-	4	32	103.8%	1,075	1,036
North Hobart	4th	3	-0-	9	12	90.9%	909	1,000
Hobart	5th	2	-0-	10	8	78.5%	938	1,195
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	10	8	69.4%	816	1,176

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	23/07/1977	2:10 PM	Hobart v Clarence	TCA Ground	110	-	48	964
SAT	23/07/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	109	-	93	2,749
SAT	30/07/1977	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	44	-	121	2,675

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	13	-0-	0	52	163.3%	1,359	832
Glenorchy	2nd	9	-0-	4	36	120.5%	1,192	989
New Norfolk	3rd	9	-0-	4	36	104.9%	1,184	1,129
North Hobart	4th	3	-0-	10	12	85.0%	953	1,121
Hobart	5th	3	-0-	10	12	84.3%	1,048	1,243
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	11	8	67.2%	864	1,286

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	06/08/1977	2:10 PM	Clarence v Sandy Bay	North Hobart Oval	38	-	127	1,251
SAT	06/08/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v North Hobart	KGV Oval	93	-	105	1,818
SAT	06/08/1977	2:10 PM	Hobart v New Norfolk	TCA Ground	95	-	178	1,356

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	14	-0-	0	56	170.8%	1,486	870
New Norfolk	2nd	10	-0-	4	40	111.3%	1,362	1,224
Glenorchy	3rd	9	-0-	5	36	117.5%	1,285	1,094
North Hobart	4th	4	-0-	10	16	87.1%	1,058	1,214
Hobart	5th	3	-0-	11	12	80.4%	1,143	1,421
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	12	8	63.8%	902	1,413

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	13/08/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v Sandy Bay	KGV Oval	89	-	83	1,964
SAT	13/08/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Clarence	Boyer Oval	71	-	54	1,176
SAT	13/08/1977	2:10 PM	North Hobart v Hobart	North Hobart Oval	97	-	96	1,816

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Sandy Bay	1st	14	-0-	1	56	163.6%	1,569	959
New Norfolk	2nd	11	-0-	4	44	112.1%	1,433	1,278
Glenorchy	3rd	10	-0-	5	40	116.7%	1,374	1,177
North Hobart	4th	5	-0-	10	20	88.2%	1,155	1,310
Hobart	5th	3	-0-	12	12	81.6%	1,239	1,518
Clarence	6th	2	-0-	13	8	64.4%	956	1,484

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/08/1977	2:10 PM	Glenorchy v North Hobart	North Hobart Oval	100	-	86	4,825
SAT	27/08/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v New Norfolk	North Hobart Oval	118	-	106	7,931

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	03/09/1977	2:10 PM	New Norfolk v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	55	-	100	5,611

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/09/1977	2:10 PM	Sandy Bay v Glenorchy	North Hobart Oval	123	-	44	12,960

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