1949 TANFL season

The 1949 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen (15) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 30 April and 24 September 1949.

**1949 TANFL Premiership Season**
General Information

Founded	12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania
Previous Names	TFA (1879–1886) STFA (1887–1896) STFL (1897) STFA (1898–1905) TFL (1906–1927)
TANFL President	Mr Weller Arnold
Participating Clubs	Clarence Kangaroos Hobart Tigers New Norfolk Eagles New Town Magpies North Hobart Redlegs Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums	North Hobart Oval TCA Ground New Town Oval Queenborough Oval Bellerive Oval Boyer Oval
1949 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers	New Town 10.8 (68) v Hobart 4.12 (36)
Grand Final attendance	15,086 at North Hobart Oval
Minor Premiers	Hobart (1st)
Wooden Spooner	Clarence (2nd)
Total Roster Series attendance	117,122 for 45 matches at 2,603
Total Finals Series attendance	41,712 for 4 matches at 10,428
Total aggregate attendance	158,834 for 49 matches at 3,241

Participating Clubs

1949 TANFL Club Coaches

– Bert Edwards (Clarence)
– Cecil Geappen (Hobart)
– Albert 'Tich' Edwards (New Norfolk)
– Roy Cazaly (New Town)
– Roy Quinn (North Hobart)
– Ernie Pilkington (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

– Nth Hobart 8.11 (59) v Hobart 6.7 (43) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA) – (Saturday, 10 September 1949)

– Buckingham 13.15 (93) v North West 1.5 (11) – New Town Oval.

Note: Buckingham were affiliated to New Town, North West were affiliated to North Hobart.

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 1 October 1949)

– Nth Launceston: 4.4 (28) | 5.8 (38) | 7.11 (53) | 13.17 (95)
– New Town: 1.2 (8) | 3.4 (22) | 7.6 (48) | 8.7 (55)
Attendance: 8,407 at York Park

Note: More than 2,500 patrons also entered the ground without paying, swelling the crowd to more than 11,000.

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 28 May 1949)

– NTFA 19.5 (119) v TANFL 11.16 (82) – Att: 11,000 at York Park

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 2 July 1949)

– NWFU 13.13 (91) v TANFL 11.14 (80) – Att: 6,500 at Devonport Oval

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 6 August 1949)

– NTFA 16.12 (108) v TANFL 13.12 (90) – Att: 11,284 at North Hobart Oval

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 28 May 1949)

– TANFL 15.22 (112) v Huon FA 7.10 (52) – Att: 1,300 at Huonville Recreation Ground

Interstate Match

Exhibition Match (Saturday, 2 July 1949)

– Claremont 17.17 (119) v TANFL 14.12 (96) – Att: 2,988 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

– Albert Park (New Town) – 69
– B.Reading (Hobart) – 34
– Bobby Parsons (New Town) – 31
– Noel Reid (Nth Hobart) – 29

Medal Winners

– Hamish Yaxley (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal
– Rex Garwood (Buckingham) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)

1949 TANFL Ladder

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Against	Percentage	Points
Hobart	15	14	1	1126	891	126.37%	56
New Town	15	11	4	1336	979	136.45%	44
New Norfolk	15	8	7	1053	1010	104.25%	32
North Hobart	15	7	8	1083	1073	100.93%	28
Sandy Bay	15	4	11	979	1189	82.33%	16
Clarence	15	1	14	835	1270	65.75%	4

Round 1

(Saturday, 30 April 1949)

– Hobart 7.14 (56) v New Town 7.11 (53) – Att: 4,880 at North Hobart Oval
– Nth Hobart 13.13 (91) v Sandy Bay 12.8 (80) – Att: 2,451 at Queenborough Oval
– New Norfolk 11.9 (75) v Clarence 9.13 (67) – Att: 1,100 at Bellerive Oval

Round 2

(Saturday, 7 May 1949)

– New Norfolk 13.17 (95) v Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) – Att: 2,579 at North Hobart Oval
– Nth Hobart 21.9 (135) v New Town 7.15 (57) – Att: 2,560 at New Town Oval
– Hobart 10.16 (76) v Clarence 5.13 (43) – Att: 1,323 at TCA Ground

Round 3

(Saturday, 14 May 1949)

– Nth Hobart 10.14 (74) v Clarence 10.8 (68) – Att: 2,910 at North Hobart Oval
– New Town 14.11 (95) v Sandy Bay 10.12 (72) – Att: 2,560 at New Town Oval
– New Norfolk 10.6 (66) v Hobart 4.11 (35) – Att: 2,577 at Boyer Oval

Round 4

(Saturday, 21 May 1949)

– Hobart 14.8 (92) v Nth Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 4,810 at North Hobart Oval
– New Town 14.17 (101) v New Norfolk 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,318 at New Town Oval
– Sandy Bay 10.23 (83) v Clarence 6.10 (46) – Att: 1,767 at Bellerive Oval

Round 5

(Saturday, 4 June 1949)

– New Town 10.19 (79) v Clarence 5.9 (39) – Att: 2,453 at North Hobart Oval
– Hobart 10.19 (79) v Sandy Bay 7.18 (60) – Att: 2,609 at TCA Ground
– New Norfolk 6.10 (46) v Nth Hobart 6.4 (40) – Att: 2,102 at Boyer Oval

Round 6

(Saturday, 11 June & Monday, 13 June 1949)

– Nth Hobart 7.9 (51) v Sandy Bay 4.14 (38) – Att: 5,096 at North Hobart Oval
– New Norfolk 9.13 (67) v Clarence 5.6 (36) – Att: 1,285 at Boyer Oval
– Hobart 12.19 (91) v New Town 11.9 (75) – Att: 8,760 at North Hobart Oval (Monday) *

Note: All-time record roster match attendance for Hobart Football Club.

Round 7

(Saturday, 18 June 1949)

– New Town 15.10 (100) v Nth Hobart 6.8 (44) – Att: 4,954 at North Hobart Oval
– Hobart 11.18 (84) v Clarence 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,123 at Bellerive Oval
– Sandy Bay 9.10 (64) v New Norfolk 5.10 (40) – Att: 2,227 at Queenborough Oval

Round 8

(Saturday, 25 June 1949)

– Hobart 12.12 (84) v New Norfolk 5.7 (37) – Att: 3,370 at North Hobart Oval
– New Town 15.21 (111) v Sandy Bay 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,157 at New Town Oval
– Nth Hobart 17.15 (117) v Clarence 6.16 (52) – Att: 1,083 at TCA Ground

Round 9

(Saturday, 9 July 1949)

– New Town 18.11 (119) v New Norfolk 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,720 at North Hobart Oval
– Hobart 9.15 (69) v Nth Hobart 9.14 (68) – Att: 2,701 at TCA Ground
– Sandy Bay 10.13 (73) v Clarence 10.6 (66) – Att: 1,206 at Queenborough Oval

Round 10

(Saturday, 16 July 1949)

– Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) v New Norfolk 10.9 (69) – Att: 3,057 at North Hobart Oval
– Hobart 8.10 (58) v Sandy Bay 7.7 (49) – Att: 2,620 at Queenborough Oval
– New Town 17.16 (118) v Clarence 7.13 (55) – Att: 1,236 at Bellerive Oval

Round 11

(Saturday, 23 July 1949)

– Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) v Sandy Bay 9.10 (64) – Att: 2,586 at North Hobart Oval
– Hobart 12.8 (80) v New Town 5.24 (54) – Att: 4,166 at TCA Ground
– New Norfolk 13.14 (92) v Clarence 11.8 (74) – Att: 917 at Bellerive Oval

Round 12

(Saturday, 30 July 1949)

– Hobart 12.12 (84) v Clarence 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,654 at North Hobart Oval
– New Town 15.18 (108) v Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 4,003 at New Town Oval
– New Norfolk 22.11 (143) v Sandy Bay 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,710 at Boyer Oval

Round 13

(Saturday, 13 August 1949)

– New Town 15.17 (107) v Sandy Bay 8.12 (60) – Att: 2,797 at North Hobart Oval
– Hobart 11.13 (79) v New Norfolk 9.17 (71) – Att: 2,462 at TCA Ground
– Clarence 9.7 (61) v Nth Hobart 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,152 at Bellerive Oval

Round 14

(Saturday, 20 August 1949)

– Hobart 14.12 (96) v Nth Hobart 7.11 (53) – Att: 2,943 at North Hobart Oval
– Sandy Bay 11.18 (84) v Clarence 10.8 (68) – Att: 800 at TCA Ground
– New Town 8.7 (55) v New Norfolk 8.0 (48) – Att: 1,794 at Boyer Oval

Round 15

(Saturday, 27 August 1949)

– Hobart 9.9 (63) v Sandy Bay 7.11 (53) – Att: 2,535 at North Hobart Oval
– New Town 14.20 (104) v Clarence 6.6 (42) – Att: 1,442 at New Town Oval
– New Norfolk 10.13 (73) v Nth Hobart 6.10 (46) – Att: 1,407 at Boyer Oval

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 3 September 1949)

– Nth Hobart: 4.4 (28) | 10.6 (66) | 10.9 (69) | 11.14 (80)
– New Norfolk: 2.7 (19) | 5.10 (40) | 8.12 (60) | 10.16 (76)
Attendance: 7,386 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 10 September 1949)

– New Town: 2.5 (17) | 3.6 (24) | 6.6 (42) | 11.12 (78)
– Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 5.6 (36) | 8.10 (58) | 9.12 (66)
Attendance: 8,504 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 17 September 1949)

– Hobart: 2.3 (15) | 9.8 (62) | 11.10 (76) | 16.11 (107)
– Nth Hobart: 1.4 (10) | 4.5 (29) | 7.10 (52) | 8.15 (63)
Attendance: 10,736 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 24 September 1949)

– New Town: 2.1 (13) | 5.2 (32) | 6.4 (40) | 10.8 (68)
– Hobart: 1.2 (8) | 2.6 (18) | 2.10 (22) | 4.12 (36)
Attendance: 15,086 at North Hobart Oval

References

All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury publications.

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