1997 TFLSWL Season

These are the results for the 1997 season of the Tasmanian Football League Statewide League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured twenty rounds. Each team received two byes. Burnie were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. Clarence were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1997 TFLSWL Season
Teams: 11
Rounds: 20
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 105

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Burnie West Park Oval
Clarence Bellerive Oval
Devonport Devonport Oval Max Brown
Glenorchy KGV Oval Paul Hamilton
Hobart
Launceston Windsor Park
New Norfolk Boyer Oval Rod Grinter
North Hobart North Hobart Oval
North Launceston York Park Wes Lewis
Sandy Bay Troy Clarke
South Launceston Youngtown Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Clarence
Runners-Up: Burnie
Minor Premiers: Burnie

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Burnie 1st 16 -0- 2 64 197.1% 2,097 1,064 307 255 153 146
Clarence 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 172.4% 2,176 1,262 319 262 182 170
Devonport 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 155.1% 1,914 1,234 276 258 177 172
Glenorchy 4th 13 -0- 5 52 145.9% 1,811 1,241 259 257 176 185
New Norfolk 5th 11 -0- 7 44 122.0% 1,741 1,427 257 199 207 185
North Launceston 6th 7 -0- 11 28 116.0% 1,751 1,510 258 203 219 196
South Launceston 7th 7 -0- 11 28 77.9% 1,200 1,541 170 180 227 179
North Hobart 8th 6 -0- 12 24 90.3% 1,481 1,640 215 191 239 206
Launceston 9th 5 -0- 13 20 74.9% 1,429 1,907 208 181 275 257
Sandy Bay 10th 5 -0- 13 20 69.4% 1,265 1,823 182 173 269 209
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 18 0 24.1% 702 2,918 101 96 428 350

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Clarence 1st Premiers
Burnie 2nd Runners-Up
Glenorchy 3rd Defeated by Clarence (Preliminary Final)
Devonport 4th Defeated by Glenorchy (Semi Final)
New Norfolk 5th Defeated by Glenorchy (Elimination Final)
North Launceston 6th Did not qualify for finals
South Launceston 7th Did not qualify for finals
North Hobart 8th Did not qualify for finals
Launceston 9th Did not qualify for finals
Sandy Bay 10th Did not qualify for finals
Hobart 11th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/04/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v North Launceston West Park Oval 104 - 103 2,876
SAT 12/04/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v Devonport Bellerive Oval 133 - 52 928
SAT 12/04/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart KGV Oval 99 - 50 1,392
SAT 12/04/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 67 - 102 1,082
SAT 12/04/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v Hobart York Park 136 - 20 562

Round 1 Bye: Launceston

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Launceston 1st 1 -0- 0 4 680.0% 136 20
Clarence 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 255.8% 133 52
Glenorchy 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 198.0% 99 50
New Norfolk 4th 1 -0- 0 4 152.2% 102 67
Burnie 5th 1 -0- 0 4 101.0% 104 103
Launceston 6th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
North Launceston 7th 0 -0- 1 0 99.0% 103 104
Sandy Bay 8th 0 -0- 1 0 65.7% 67 102
North Hobart 9th 0 -0- 1 0 50.5% 50 99
Devonport 10th 0 -0- 1 0 39.1% 52 133
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 1 0 14.7% 20 136

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v Launceston Devonport Oval 127 - 78 1,047
SAT 19/04/1997 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Burnie Boyer Oval 55 - 79 1,098
SAT 19/04/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v South Launceston North Hobart Oval 78 - 62 839
SAT 19/04/1997 2:10 PM North Launceston v Glenorchy York Park 71 - 72 903
SUN 20/04/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart Queenborough Oval 188 - 37 994

Round 2 Bye: Clarence

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Glenorchy 1st 2 -0- 0 8 141.3% 171 121
Burnie 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 115.8% 183 158
Clarence 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 255.8% 133 52
South Launceston 4th 1 -0- 1 4 202.0% 198 98
Sandy Bay 5th 1 -0- 1 4 183.5% 255 139
New Norfolk 6th 1 -0- 1 4 107.5% 157 146
Devonport 7th 1 -0- 1 4 84.8% 179 211
North Hobart 8th 1 -0- 1 4 79.5% 128 161
North Launceston 9th 0 -0- 2 0 98.9% 174 176
Launceston 10th 0 -0- 1 0 61.4% 78 127
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 2 0 17.6% 57 324

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/04/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v Sandy Bay West Park Oval 91 - 30 2,269
SAT 26/04/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart KGV Oval 156 - 39 899
SAT 26/04/1997 2:10 PM Launceston v New Norfolk York Park 71 - 117 605
SAT 26/04/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 100 - 116 1,450
SAT 26/04/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v Devonport Youngtown Oval 30 - 119 765

Round 3 Bye: North Launceston

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Glenorchy 1st 3 -0- 0 12 204.4% 327 160
Burnie 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 145.7% 274 188
Clarence 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 163.8% 249 152
New Norfolk 4th 2 -0- 1 8 126.3% 274 217
Devonport 5th 2 -0- 1 8 123.7% 298 241
Sandy Bay 6th 1 -0- 2 4 123.9% 285 230
South Launceston 7th 1 -0- 2 4 105.1% 228 217
North Hobart 8th 1 -0- 2 4 82.3% 228 277
North Launceston 9th 0 -0- 2 0 98.9% 174 176
Launceston 10th 0 -0- 2 0 61.1% 149 244
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 3 0 20.0% 96 480

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1997 2:10 PM Hobart v Launceston North Hobart Oval 39 - 180 615
SAT 03/05/1997 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy Boyer Oval 85 - 83 1,478
SAT 03/05/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v Sandy Bay York Park 66 - 35 442
SUN 04/05/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v North Launceston Bellerive Oval 79 - 103 1,026
SUN 04/05/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v Burnie Devonport Oval 61 - 47 1,842

Round 4 Bye: North Hobart

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Glenorchy 1st 3 -0- 1 12 167.3% 410 245
Burnie 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 128.9% 321 249
Devonport 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 124.7% 359 288
New Norfolk 4th 3 -0- 1 12 119.7% 359 300
Clarence 5th 2 -0- 1 8 128.6% 328 255
South Launceston 6th 2 -0- 2 8 116.7% 294 252
Launceston 7th 1 -0- 2 4 116.3% 329 283
North Launceston 8th 1 -0- 2 4 108.6% 277 255
Sandy Bay 9th 1 -0- 3 4 108.1% 320 296
North Hobart 10th 1 -0- 2 4 82.3% 228 277
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 4 0 20.5% 135 660

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v Clarence West Park Oval 77 - 67 2,071
SAT 10/05/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Sandy Bay KGV Oval 135 - 42 1,317
SAT 10/05/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 53 - 106 1,267
SAT 10/05/1997 2:10 PM North Launceston v Hobart York Park 166 - 39 648
SUN 11/05/1997 2:10 PM Launceston v South Launceston Windsor Park 117 - 57 832

Round 5 Bye: Devonport

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Glenorchy 1st 4 -0- 1 16 189.9% 545 287
New Norfolk 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 131.7% 465 353
Burnie 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 125.9% 398 316
Devonport 4th 3 -0- 1 12 124.7% 359 288
North Launceston 5th 2 -0- 2 8 150.7% 443 294
Launceston 6th 2 -0- 2 8 131.2% 446 340
Clarence 7th 2 -0- 2 8 119.0% 395 332
South Launceston 8th 2 -0- 3 8 95.1% 351 369
Sandy Bay 9th 1 -0- 4 4 84.0% 362 431
North Hobart 10th 1 -0- 3 4 73.4% 281 383
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 5 0 21.1% 174 826

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart Bellerive Oval 202 - 20 738
SAT 17/05/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v New Norfolk Devonport Oval 118 - 61 1,434
SAT 17/05/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 118 - 50 958
SAT 17/05/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v Glenorchy York Park 40 - 100 601
SUN 18/05/1997 2:10 PM Launceston v North Launceston Windsor Park 99 - 137 1,407

Round 6 Bye: Burnie

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Glenorchy 1st 5 -0- 1 20 197.2% 645 327
Devonport 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 136.7% 477 349
Burnie 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 125.9% 398 316
New Norfolk 4th 4 -0- 2 16 111.7% 526 471
Clarence 5th 3 -0- 2 12 169.6% 597 352
North Launceston 6th 3 -0- 2 12 147.6% 580 393
Launceston 7th 2 -0- 3 8 114.3% 545 477
North Hobart 8th 2 -0- 3 8 92.1% 399 433
South Launceston 9th 2 -0- 4 8 83.4% 391 469
Sandy Bay 10th 1 -0- 5 4 75.0% 412 549
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 6 0 18.9% 194 1,028

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v South Launceston West Park Oval 134 - 52 1,635
SAT 24/05/1997 2:10 PM Launceston v Sandy Bay York Park 90 - 77 425
SAT 24/05/1997 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Launceston Boyer Oval 67 - 92 939
SAT 24/05/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v Devonport North Hobart Oval 82 - 84 947
SUN 25/05/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence KGV Oval 104 - 76 1,974

Round 7 Bye: Hobart

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Glenorchy 1st 6 -0- 1 24 185.9% 749 403
Burnie 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 144.6% 532 368
Devonport 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 130.2% 561 431
North Launceston 4th 4 -0- 2 16 146.1% 672 460
New Norfolk 5th 4 -0- 3 16 105.3% 593 563
Clarence 6th 3 -0- 3 12 147.6% 673 456
Launceston 7th 3 -0- 3 12 114.6% 635 554
North Hobart 8th 2 -0- 4 8 93.0% 481 517
South Launceston 9th 2 -0- 5 8 73.5% 443 603
Sandy Bay 10th 1 -0- 6 4 76.5% 489 639
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 6 0 18.9% 194 1,028

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v Glenorchy West Park Oval 138 - 96 2,125
SAT 31/05/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v Launceston North Hobart Oval 65 - 89 884
SAT 31/05/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence Queenborough Oval 54 - 148 884
SUN 01/06/1997 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 31 - 200 863
SUN 01/06/1997 2:10 PM North Launceston v Devonport York Park 83 - 87 1,545

Round 8 Bye: South Launceston

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Glenorchy 1st 6 -0- 2 24 156.2% 845 541
Burnie 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 144.4% 670 464
Devonport 3rd 6 -0- 1 24 126.1% 648 514
New Norfolk 4th 5 -0- 3 20 133.5% 793 594
Clarence 5th 4 -0- 3 16 161.0% 821 510
North Launceston 6th 4 -0- 3 16 138.0% 755 547
Launceston 7th 4 -0- 3 16 117.0% 724 619
North Hobart 8th 2 -0- 5 8 90.1% 546 606
South Launceston 9th 2 -0- 5 8 73.5% 443 603
Sandy Bay 10th 1 -0- 7 4 69.0% 543 787
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 7 0 18.3% 225 1,228

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v Sandy Bay Devonport Oval 132 - 56 1,244
SAT 07/06/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v North Launceston North Hobart Oval 109 - 60 1,017
SAT 07/06/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v New Norfolk York Park 47 - 77 620
SUN 08/06/1997 2:10 PM Hobart v Burnie North Hobart Oval 1 - 238 618
SUN 08/06/1997 2:10 PM Launceston v Clarence York Park 81 - 138 712

Round 9 Bye: Glenorchy

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 7 -0- 1 28 195.3% 908 465
Devonport 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 136.8% 780 570
Glenorchy 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 156.2% 845 541
New Norfolk 4th 6 -0- 3 24 135.7% 870 641
Clarence 5th 5 -0- 3 20 162.3% 959 591
North Launceston 6th 4 -0- 4 16 124.2% 815 656
Launceston 7th 4 -0- 4 16 106.3% 805 757
North Hobart 8th 3 -0- 5 12 98.3% 655 666
South Launceston 9th 2 -0- 6 8 72.1% 490 680
Sandy Bay 10th 1 -0- 8 4 65.2% 599 919
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 8 0 15.4% 226 1,466

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1997 2:01 PM Burnie v North Hobart West Park Oval 155 - 49 1,539
SAT 14/06/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v South Launceston Bellerive Oval 94 - 45 703
SAT 14/06/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Launceston KGV Oval 88 - 72 804
SAT 14/06/1997 2:10 PM Hobart v Devonport North Hobart Oval 30 - 202 502
SAT 14/06/1997 2:10 PM North Launceston v Sandy Bay York Park 116 - 44 566

Round 10 Bye: New Norfolk

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 8 -0- 1 32 206.8% 1,063 514
Devonport 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 163.7% 982 600
Glenorchy 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 152.2% 933 613
Clarence 4th 6 -0- 3 24 165.6% 1,053 636
New Norfolk 5th 6 -0- 3 24 135.7% 870 641
North Launceston 6th 5 -0- 4 20 133.0% 931 700
Launceston 7th 4 -0- 5 16 103.8% 877 845
North Hobart 8th 3 -0- 6 12 85.7% 704 821
South Launceston 9th 2 -0- 7 8 69.1% 535 774
Sandy Bay 10th 1 -0- 9 4 62.1% 643 1,035
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 9 0 15.3% 256 1,668

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 22/06/1997 2:01 PM Burnie v Launceston West Park Oval 129 - 72 725
SUN 22/06/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 125 - 71 1,218
SUN 22/06/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v Glenorchy Devonport Oval 95 - 60 1,644
SUN 22/06/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 133 - 27 836
SUN 22/06/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v North Launceston Youngtown Oval 88 - 61 1,303

Round 11 Bye: Sandy Bay

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 9 -0- 1 36 203.4% 1,192 586
Devonport 2nd 9 -0- 1 36 163.2% 1,077 660
Clarence 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 166.6% 1,178 707
Glenorchy 4th 7 -0- 3 28 140.3% 993 708
New Norfolk 5th 6 -0- 4 24 122.8% 941 766
North Launceston 6th 5 -0- 5 20 125.9% 992 788
North Hobart 7th 4 -0- 6 16 98.7% 837 848
Launceston 8th 4 -0- 6 16 97.4% 949 974
South Launceston 9th 3 -0- 7 12 74.6% 623 835
Sandy Bay 10th 1 -0- 9 4 62.1% 643 1,035
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 10 0 15.7% 283 1,801

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v North Launceston York Park 149 - 44 1,132
SAT 28/06/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v Devonport Bellerive Oval 101 - 75 1,749
SAT 28/06/1997 2:10 PM Hobart v South Launceston North Hobart Oval 62 - 96 484
SAT 28/06/1997 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay Boyer Oval 125 - 70 768
SUN 29/06/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 92 - 130 1,585

Round 12 Bye: Launceston

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 10 -0- 1 40 212.9% 1,341 630
Devonport 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 151.4% 1,152 761
Clarence 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 163.6% 1,279 782
Glenorchy 4th 8 -0- 3 32 140.4% 1,123 800
New Norfolk 5th 7 -0- 4 28 127.5% 1,066 836
North Launceston 6th 5 -0- 6 20 110.6% 1,036 937
Launceston 7th 4 -0- 6 16 97.4% 949 974
North Hobart 8th 4 -0- 7 16 95.0% 929 978
South Launceston 9th 4 -0- 7 16 80.2% 719 897
Sandy Bay 10th 1 -0- 10 4 61.5% 713 1,160
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 11 0 18.2% 345 1,897

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1997 2:01 PM Glenorchy v North Launceston KGV Oval 125 - 71 1,130
SAT 05/07/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v New Norfolk West Park Oval 109 - 29 1,740
SAT 05/07/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart North Hobart Oval 73 - 50 684
SAT 05/07/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v North Hobart Youngtown Oval 83 - 72 439
SUN 06/07/1997 2:10 PM Launceston v Devonport York Park 56 - 129 712

Round 13 Bye: Clarence

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 11 -0- 1 44 220.0% 1,450 659
Devonport 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 156.8% 1,281 817
Glenorchy 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 143.3% 1,248 871
Clarence 4th 8 -0- 3 32 163.6% 1,279 782
New Norfolk 5th 7 -0- 5 28 115.9% 1,095 945
North Launceston 6th 5 -0- 7 20 104.2% 1,107 1,062
South Launceston 7th 5 -0- 7 20 82.8% 802 969
North Hobart 8th 4 -0- 8 16 94.3% 1,001 1,061
Launceston 9th 4 -0- 7 16 91.1% 1,005 1,103
Sandy Bay 10th 2 -0- 10 8 65.0% 786 1,210
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 12 0 20.1% 395 1,970

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 127 - 44 1,078
SAT 12/07/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v South Launceston Devonport Oval 122 - 16 1,186
SAT 12/07/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart North Hobart Oval 140 - 55 777
SAT 12/07/1997 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Launceston Boyer Oval 122 - 68 771
SAT 12/07/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Burnie Queenborough Oval 76 - 110 476

Round 14 Bye: North Launceston

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 12 -0- 1 48 212.2% 1,560 735
Devonport 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 168.4% 1,403 833
Glenorchy 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 149.9% 1,388 926
Clarence 4th 9 -0- 3 36 170.2% 1,406 826
New Norfolk 5th 8 -0- 5 32 120.1% 1,217 1,013
North Launceston 6th 5 -0- 7 20 104.2% 1,107 1,062
South Launceston 7th 5 -0- 8 20 75.0% 818 1,091
North Hobart 8th 4 -0- 9 16 88.0% 1,045 1,188
Launceston 9th 4 -0- 8 16 87.6% 1,073 1,225
Sandy Bay 10th 2 -0- 11 8 65.3% 862 1,320
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 13 0 21.3% 450 2,110

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1997 2:10 PM Launceston v Hobart Windsor Park 107 - 54 482
SAT 19/07/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v South Launceston North Hobart Oval 112 - 76 631
SUN 20/07/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v Devonport West Park Oval 82 - 75 5,590
SUN 20/07/1997 2:10 PM North Launceston v Clarence York Park 79 - 110 813

Round 15 Byes: Glenorchy, New Norfolk, North Hobart

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 13 -0- 1 52 202.7% 1,642 810
Devonport 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 161.5% 1,478 915
Clarence 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 167.5% 1,516 905
Glenorchy 4th 10 -0- 3 40 149.9% 1,388 926
New Norfolk 5th 8 -0- 5 32 120.1% 1,217 1,013
North Launceston 6th 5 -0- 8 20 101.2% 1,186 1,172
Launceston 7th 5 -0- 8 20 92.3% 1,180 1,279
South Launceston 8th 5 -0- 9 20 74.3% 894 1,203
North Hobart 9th 4 -0- 9 16 88.0% 1,045 1,188
Sandy Bay 10th 3 -0- 11 12 69.8% 974 1,396
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 14 0 22.7% 504 2,217

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1997 2:01 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 91 - 86 910
SAT 26/07/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v Burnie Bellerive Oval 141 - 83 1,824
SAT 26/07/1997 2:10 PM Hobart v North Launceston North Hobart Oval 45 - 208 505
SUN 27/07/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy Queenborough Oval 38 - 139 1,333
SUN 27/07/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v Launceston Youngtown Oval 144 - 23 657

Round 16 Bye: Devonport

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 13 -0- 2 52 181.4% 1,725 951
Clarence 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 167.7% 1,657 988
Devonport 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 161.5% 1,478 915
Glenorchy 4th 11 -0- 3 44 158.4% 1,527 964
New Norfolk 5th 9 -0- 5 36 119.0% 1,308 1,099
North Launceston 6th 6 -0- 8 24 114.5% 1,394 1,217
South Launceston 7th 6 -0- 9 24 84.7% 1,038 1,226
Launceston 8th 5 -0- 9 20 84.5% 1,203 1,423
North Hobart 9th 4 -0- 10 16 88.4% 1,131 1,279
Sandy Bay 10th 3 -0- 12 12 65.9% 1,012 1,535
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 15 0 22.6% 549 2,425

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/08/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v South Launceston KGV Oval 98 - 48 843
SAT 02/08/1997 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Devonport Boyer Oval 86 - 132 773
SAT 02/08/1997 2:10 PM North Launceston v Launceston York Park 130 - 42 698
SAT 02/08/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 71 - 66 927
SUN 03/08/1997 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 52 - 184 698

Round 17 Bye: Burnie

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 13 -0- 2 52 181.4% 1,725 951
Clarence 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 177.0% 1,841 1,040
Devonport 3rd 12 -0- 3 48 160.8% 1,610 1,001
Glenorchy 4th 12 -0- 3 48 160.6% 1,625 1,012
New Norfolk 5th 9 -0- 6 36 113.2% 1,394 1,231
North Launceston 6th 7 -0- 8 28 121.0% 1,524 1,259
South Launceston 7th 6 -0- 10 24 82.0% 1,086 1,324
Launceston 8th 5 -0- 10 20 80.2% 1,245 1,553
North Hobart 9th 4 -0- 11 16 88.7% 1,197 1,350
Sandy Bay 10th 4 -0- 12 16 67.6% 1,083 1,601
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 16 0 23.0% 601 2,609

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy Bellerive Oval 98 - 71 2,537
SAT 09/08/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v North Hobart Devonport Oval 144 - 57 1,157
SAT 09/08/1997 2:10 PM North Launceston v New Norfolk York Park 86 - 87 1,026
SAT 09/08/1997 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Launceston North Hobart Oval 102 - 66 400
SAT 09/08/1997 2:10 PM South Launceston v Burnie Youngtown Oval 48 - 158 804

Round 18 Bye: Hobart

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 14 -0- 2 56 188.5% 1,883 999
Clarence 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 174.5% 1,939 1,111
Devonport 3rd 13 -0- 3 52 165.8% 1,754 1,058
Glenorchy 4th 12 -0- 4 48 152.8% 1,696 1,110
New Norfolk 5th 10 -0- 6 40 112.5% 1,481 1,317
North Launceston 6th 7 -0- 9 28 119.6% 1,610 1,346
South Launceston 7th 6 -0- 11 24 76.5% 1,134 1,482
Launceston 8th 5 -0- 11 20 79.2% 1,311 1,655
Sandy Bay 9th 5 -0- 12 20 71.1% 1,185 1,667
North Hobart 10th 4 -0- 12 16 83.9% 1,254 1,494
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 16 0 23.0% 601 2,609

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay Bellerive Oval 156 - 80 1,222
SAT 16/08/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v North Launceston Devonport Oval 98 - 82 1,006
SAT 16/08/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Burnie KGV Oval 21 - 69 1,249
SAT 16/08/1997 2:10 PM Launceston v North Hobart Windsor Park 74 - 107 418
SAT 16/08/1997 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart Boyer Oval 189 - 29 713

Round 19 Bye: South Launceston

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 15 -0- 2 60 191.4% 1,952 1,020
Clarence 2nd 14 -0- 3 56 175.9% 2,095 1,191
Devonport 3rd 14 -0- 3 56 162.5% 1,852 1,140
Glenorchy 4th 12 -0- 5 48 145.6% 1,717 1,179
New Norfolk 5th 11 -0- 6 44 124.1% 1,670 1,346
North Launceston 6th 7 -0- 10 28 117.2% 1,692 1,444
South Launceston 7th 6 -0- 11 24 76.5% 1,134 1,482
North Hobart 8th 5 -0- 12 20 86.8% 1,361 1,568
Launceston 9th 5 -0- 12 20 78.6% 1,385 1,762
Sandy Bay 10th 5 -0- 13 20 69.4% 1,265 1,823
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 17 0 22.5% 630 2,798

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v Launceston West Park Oval 145 - 44 1,091
SAT 23/08/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Devonport KGV Oval 94 - 62 1,016
SAT 23/08/1997 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence Boyer Oval 71 - 81 1,045
SAT 23/08/1997 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 120 - 72 1,826
SAT 23/08/1997 2:10 PM North Launceston v South Launceston York Park 59 - 66 901

Round 20 Bye: Sandy Bay

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Burnie 1st 16 -0- 2 64 197.1% 2,097 1,064
Clarence 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 172.4% 2,176 1,262
Devonport 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 155.1% 1,914 1,234
Glenorchy 4th 13 -0- 5 52 145.9% 1,811 1,241
New Norfolk 5th 11 -0- 7 44 122.0% 1,741 1,427
North Launceston 6th 7 -0- 11 28 116.0% 1,751 1,510
South Launceston 7th 7 -0- 11 28 77.9% 1,200 1,541
North Hobart 8th 6 -0- 12 24 90.3% 1,481 1,640
Launceston 9th 5 -0- 13 20 74.9% 1,429 1,907
Sandy Bay 10th 5 -0- 13 20 69.4% 1,265 1,823
Hobart 11th 0 -0- 18 0 24.1% 702 2,918

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 31/08/1997 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 143 - 81 2,518

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v Devonport North Hobart Oval 131 - 76 1,931

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1997 2:10 PM Devonport v Glenorchy Devonport Oval 53 - 141 1,615
SUN 07/09/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v Clarence West Park Oval 88 - 20 1,010

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 14/09/1997 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 105 - 69 3,593

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1997 2:10 PM Burnie v Clarence North Hobart Oval 122 - 129 9,053