1978 TANFL Grand Final: Glenorchy v Sandy Bay

This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1978 between Glenorchy and Sandy Bay in the grand final of the 1978 TANFL season. Glenorchy hosted Sandy Bay at North Hobart Oval. The hosts were coached by Jack Rough and the visitors were coached by Paul Sproule.

As a result of this match, Sandy Bay were the premiers and Glenorchy were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1978 TANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Glenorchy v Sandy Bay
Date: Saturday 16 September 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 18,662

Match Results

Outcome: Glenorchy def. by Sandy Bay
Score: 9.15.69 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Glenorchy 3 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 10 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Sandy Bay 3 . 4 7 . 6 9 . 10 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin level SABY by 10 SABY by 12 SABY by 11 SABY by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Rough (Glenorchy), Paul Sproule (Sandy Bay)
Captains: unknown (Glenorchy), unknown (Sandy Bay)

Player Statistics

Glenorchy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Dykes, Robbie ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 9 15 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Sandy Bay

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
James, Des ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Leary, Noel ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mackey, Graeme ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 11 14 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s