1998 TFLSWL Season

These are the results for the 1998 season of the Tasmanian Football League Statewide League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured eighteen rounds. North Launceston were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. North Launceston were the premiers, with Dale Chugg as the premiership captain and Matt Armstrong as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1998 TFLSWL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 18
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 78

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
New Norfolk Boyer Oval Rod Grinter
North Hobart North Hobart Oval
North Launceston York Park Matt Armstrong
Southern Districts North Hobart Oval Troy Clarke

Season Results

Premiers: North Launceston
Runners-Up: Clarence
Minor Premiers: North Launceston

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
North Launceston 1st 18 -0- 0 72 158.1% 1,912 1,209 279 238 173 171
Devonport 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 151.0% 2,061 1,365 306 225 196 189
Burnie 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 124.7% 1,691 1,356 244 227 192 204
Clarence 4th 12 -0- 6 48 135.4% 1,978 1,461 287 256 212 189
Southern Districts 5th 6 -0- 12 24 84.2% 1,512 1,795 216 216 256 259
Glenorchy 6th 5 -0- 13 20 92.6% 1,521 1,642 218 213 238 214
North Hobart 7th 4 -0- 14 16 61.4% 1,205 1,961 171 179 287 239
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 17 4 50.6% 1,117 2,208 159 163 326 252

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/04/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v New Norfolk York Park 136 - 76 1,340
SUN 05/04/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v Burnie Devonport Oval 85 - 88 3,152
SUN 05/04/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v Southern Districts North Hobart Oval 78 - 73 1,558
SAT 11/04/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy Bellerive Oval 112 - 106 1,455

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 1 -0- 0 4 178.9% 136 76
North Hobart 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 106.8% 78 73
Clarence 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 105.7% 112 106
Burnie 4th 1 -0- 0 4 103.5% 88 85
Devonport 5th 0 -0- 1 0 96.6% 85 88
Glenorchy 6th 0 -0- 1 0 94.6% 106 112
Southern Districts 7th 0 -0- 1 0 93.6% 73 78
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 1 0 55.9% 76 136

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Launceston KGV Oval 67 - 123 1,161
SAT 18/04/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Devonport Boyer Oval 80 - 136 907
SAT 18/04/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 69 - 116 1,398
SAT 18/04/1998 7:00 PM Burnie v Southern Districts West Park Oval 91 - 60 2,251

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 2 -0- 0 8 181.1% 259 143
Clarence 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 130.3% 228 175
Burnie 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 123.4% 179 145
Devonport 4th 1 -0- 1 4 131.5% 221 168
North Hobart 5th 1 -0- 1 4 77.8% 147 189
Southern Districts 6th 0 -0- 2 0 78.7% 133 169
Glenorchy 7th 0 -0- 2 0 73.6% 173 235
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 2 0 57.4% 156 272

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/04/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v Southern Districts Bellerive Oval 121 - 96 1,510
SUN 26/04/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v Glenorchy Devonport Oval 122 - 92 1,537
SUN 26/04/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Burnie Boyer Oval 59 - 103 846
SUN 26/04/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v North Hobart York Park 135 - 29 993

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 3 -0- 0 12 229.1% 394 172
Burnie 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 138.2% 282 204
Clarence 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 128.8% 349 271
Devonport 4th 2 -0- 1 8 131.9% 343 260
North Hobart 5th 1 -0- 2 4 54.3% 176 324
Southern Districts 6th 0 -0- 3 0 79.0% 229 290
Glenorchy 7th 0 -0- 3 0 74.2% 265 357
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 3 0 57.3% 215 375

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v Clarence West Park Oval 81 - 69 1,887
SAT 02/05/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk KGV Oval 119 - 87 1,530
SAT 02/05/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v Devonport North Hobart Oval 100 - 92 654
SUN 03/05/1998 2:10 PM Southern Districts v North Launceston North Hobart Oval 76 - 100 912

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 4 -0- 0 16 199.2% 494 248
Burnie 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 133.0% 363 273
Clarence 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 118.8% 418 352
Devonport 4th 2 -0- 2 8 120.8% 435 360
North Hobart 5th 2 -0- 2 8 66.3% 276 416
Glenorchy 6th 1 -0- 3 4 86.5% 384 444
Southern Districts 7th 0 -0- 4 0 78.2% 305 390
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 4 0 61.1% 302 494

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v Southern Districts Devonport Oval 142 - 45 1,044
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Burnie North Hobart Oval 69 - 102 817
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 73 - 87 952
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v Clarence York Park 108 - 86 1,276

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 5 -0- 0 20 180.2% 602 334
Burnie 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 136.0% 465 342
Devonport 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 142.5% 577 405
Clarence 4th 3 -0- 2 12 109.6% 504 460
North Hobart 5th 3 -0- 2 12 74.2% 363 489
Glenorchy 6th 1 -0- 4 4 83.0% 453 546
Southern Districts 7th 0 -0- 5 0 65.8% 350 532
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 5 0 64.5% 375 581

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v North Hobart West Park Oval 125 - 77 1,425
SAT 16/05/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 201 - 32 1,494
SUN 17/05/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v North Launceston Devonport Oval 39 - 106 2,149
SUN 17/05/1998 2:10 PM Southern Districts v Glenorchy Huonville Reserve 104 - 110 2,038

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 6 -0- 0 24 189.8% 708 373
Burnie 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 140.8% 590 419
Clarence 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 143.3% 705 492
Devonport 4th 3 -0- 3 12 120.5% 616 511
North Hobart 5th 3 -0- 3 12 71.7% 440 614
Glenorchy 6th 2 -0- 4 8 86.6% 563 650
Southern Districts 7th 0 -0- 6 0 70.7% 454 642
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 6 0 52.0% 407 782

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v Devonport Bellerive Oval 113 - 108 988
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v Burnie York Park 57 - 39 2,024
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM Southern Districts v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 182 - 48 1,015
SUN 24/05/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 55 - 52 1,335

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 7 -0- 0 28 185.7% 765 412
Burnie 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 132.1% 629 476
Clarence 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 136.3% 818 600
North Hobart 4th 4 -0- 3 16 74.3% 495 666
Devonport 5th 3 -0- 4 12 116.0% 724 624
Glenorchy 6th 2 -0- 5 8 87.2% 615 705
Southern Districts 7th 1 -0- 6 4 92.2% 636 690
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 7 0 47.2% 455 964

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence KGV Oval 45 - 84 1,127
SAT 30/05/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Launceston Boyer Oval 55 - 112 686
SAT 30/05/1998 2:10 PM Southern Districts v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 77 - 75 883
SUN 31/05/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v Devonport West Park Oval 80 - 114 3,275

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 8 -0- 0 32 187.8% 877 467
Clarence 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 139.8% 902 645
Burnie 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 120.2% 709 590
Devonport 4th 4 -0- 4 16 119.0% 838 704
North Hobart 5th 4 -0- 4 16 76.7% 570 743
Southern Districts 6th 2 -0- 6 8 93.2% 713 765
Glenorchy 7th 2 -0- 6 8 83.7% 660 789
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 8 0 47.4% 510 1,076

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 148 - 48 1,293
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v New Norfolk Devonport Oval 126 - 48 863
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v Glenorchy York Park 101 - 65 1,138
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM Southern Districts v Burnie North Hobart Oval 54 - 157 754

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 9 -0- 0 36 183.8% 978 532
Clarence 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 151.5% 1,050 693
Burnie 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 134.5% 866 644
Devonport 4th 5 -0- 4 20 128.2% 964 752
North Hobart 5th 4 -0- 5 16 69.4% 618 891
Southern Districts 6th 2 -0- 7 8 83.2% 767 922
Glenorchy 7th 2 -0- 7 8 81.5% 725 890
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 9 0 46.4% 558 1,202

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v New Norfolk West Park Oval 134 - 56 1,009
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Devonport KGV Oval 77 - 84 788
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 114 - 65 890
SUN 21/06/1998 2:10 PM Southern Districts v Clarence North Hobart Oval 63 - 137 940

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 10 -0- 0 40 182.9% 1,092 597
Clarence 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 157.0% 1,187 756
Burnie 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 142.9% 1,000 700
Devonport 4th 6 -0- 4 24 126.4% 1,048 829
North Hobart 5th 4 -0- 6 16 68.0% 683 1,005
Glenorchy 6th 2 -0- 8 8 82.3% 802 974
Southern Districts 7th 2 -0- 8 8 78.4% 830 1,059
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 10 0 46.0% 614 1,336

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v Burnie Bellerive Oval 118 - 129 1,336
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v North Hobart Devonport Oval 171 - 44 1,089
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy Boyer Oval 61 - 84 1,130
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v Southern Districts York Park 138 - 78 865

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 11 -0- 0 44 182.2% 1,230 675
Burnie 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 138.0% 1,129 818
Clarence 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 147.5% 1,305 885
Devonport 4th 7 -0- 4 28 139.6% 1,219 873
North Hobart 5th 4 -0- 7 16 61.8% 727 1,176
Glenorchy 6th 3 -0- 8 12 85.6% 886 1,035
Southern Districts 7th 2 -0- 9 8 75.9% 908 1,197
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 11 0 47.5% 675 1,420

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v Glenorchy West Park Oval 99 - 72 1,407
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v North Launceston Bellerive Oval 93 - 98 1,689
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM Southern Districts v Devonport North Hobart Oval 97 - 110 613
SUN 05/07/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 79 - 96 971

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 12 -0- 0 48 172.9% 1,328 768
Burnie 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 138.0% 1,228 890
Clarence 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 142.2% 1,398 983
Devonport 4th 8 -0- 4 32 137.0% 1,329 970
North Hobart 5th 4 -0- 8 16 63.4% 806 1,272
Glenorchy 6th 3 -0- 9 12 84.5% 958 1,134
Southern Districts 7th 2 -0- 10 8 76.9% 1,005 1,307
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 11 4 51.4% 771 1,499

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Southern Districts KGV Oval 82 - 85 1,018
SUN 12/07/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence Boyer Oval 60 - 101 962
SAT 18/07/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v Burnie North Hobart Oval 81 - 99 734
SUN 19/07/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v Devonport York Park 100 - 99 3,889

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 13 -0- 0 52 164.7% 1,428 867
Burnie 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 136.7% 1,327 971
Clarence 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 143.7% 1,499 1,043
Devonport 4th 8 -0- 5 32 133.5% 1,428 1,070
North Hobart 5th 4 -0- 9 16 64.7% 887 1,371
Glenorchy 6th 3 -0- 10 12 85.3% 1,040 1,219
Southern Districts 7th 3 -0- 10 12 78.5% 1,090 1,389
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 12 4 51.9% 831 1,600

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v Clarence Devonport Oval 128 - 102 1,501
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart KGV Oval 125 - 88 1,173
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Southern Districts Boyer Oval 74 - 119 870
SUN 26/07/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v North Launceston West Park Oval 98 - 111 2,599

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 14 -0- 0 56 159.5% 1,539 965
Burnie 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 131.7% 1,425 1,082
Clarence 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 136.7% 1,601 1,171
Devonport 4th 9 -0- 5 36 132.8% 1,556 1,172
Glenorchy 5th 4 -0- 10 16 89.1% 1,165 1,307
Southern Districts 6th 4 -0- 10 16 82.6% 1,209 1,463
North Hobart 7th 4 -0- 10 16 65.2% 975 1,496
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 13 4 52.6% 905 1,719

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy Bellerive Oval 113 - 68 1,544
SAT 01/08/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v Southern Districts North Hobart Oval 61 - 76 956
SAT 01/08/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v New Norfolk York Park 102 - 83 849
SUN 02/08/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v Burnie Devonport Oval 96 - 53 3,911

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 15 -0- 0 60 156.6% 1,641 1,048
Burnie 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 125.5% 1,478 1,178
Clarence 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 138.3% 1,714 1,239
Devonport 4th 10 -0- 5 40 134.9% 1,652 1,225
Southern Districts 5th 5 -0- 10 20 84.3% 1,285 1,524
Glenorchy 6th 4 -0- 11 16 86.8% 1,233 1,420
North Hobart 7th 4 -0- 11 16 65.9% 1,036 1,572
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 14 4 54.3% 988 1,821

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v Southern Districts West Park Oval 105 - 85 1,205
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Launceston KGV Oval 70 - 86 955
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Devonport Boyer Oval 36 - 167 754
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 94 - 142 949

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 16 -0- 0 64 154.5% 1,727 1,118
Burnie 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 125.3% 1,583 1,263
Devonport 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 144.3% 1,819 1,261
Clarence 4th 11 -0- 5 44 139.2% 1,856 1,333
Southern Districts 5th 5 -0- 11 20 84.1% 1,370 1,629
Glenorchy 6th 4 -0- 12 16 86.5% 1,303 1,506
North Hobart 7th 4 -0- 12 16 65.9% 1,130 1,714
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 15 4 51.5% 1,024 1,988

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v Southern Districts Bellerive Oval 84 - 98 1,052
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v Glenorchy Devonport Oval 98 - 76 1,339
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Burnie Boyer Oval 55 - 78 599
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v North Hobart York Park 103 - 47 1,592

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 17 -0- 0 68 157.1% 1,830 1,165
Burnie 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 126.0% 1,661 1,318
Devonport 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 143.4% 1,917 1,337
Clarence 4th 11 -0- 6 44 135.6% 1,940 1,431
Southern Districts 5th 6 -0- 11 24 85.7% 1,468 1,713
Glenorchy 6th 4 -0- 13 16 86.0% 1,379 1,604
North Hobart 7th 4 -0- 13 16 64.8% 1,177 1,817
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 16 4 52.2% 1,079 2,066

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v Clarence West Park Oval 30 - 38 1,215
SAT 22/08/1998 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk KGV Oval 142 - 38 885
SAT 22/08/1998 2:10 PM North Hobart v Devonport North Hobart Oval 28 - 144 680
SUN 23/08/1998 2:10 PM Southern Districts v North Launceston North Hobart Oval 44 - 82 711

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Launceston 1st 18 -0- 0 72 158.1% 1,912 1,209
Devonport 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 151.0% 2,061 1,365
Burnie 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 124.7% 1,691 1,356
Clarence 4th 12 -0- 6 48 135.4% 1,978 1,461
Southern Districts 5th 6 -0- 12 24 84.2% 1,512 1,795
Glenorchy 6th 5 -0- 13 20 92.6% 1,521 1,642
North Hobart 7th 4 -0- 14 16 61.4% 1,205 1,961
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 17 4 50.6% 1,117 2,208

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1998 2:10 PM Clarence v Southern Districts North Hobart Oval 132 - 73 2,243

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 30/08/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v Burnie Devonport Oval 84 - 53 5,576

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1998 2:10 PM Burnie v Clarence North Hobart Oval 72 - 112 2,041
SUN 06/09/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v Devonport York Park 97 - 44 3,892

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 13/09/1998 2:10 PM Devonport v Clarence North Hobart Oval 50 - 85 1,938

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/09/1998 2:10 PM North Launceston v Clarence North Hobart Oval 100 - 51 9,638