Australian rules football season
Australian rules football season
1951 TANFL season Teams Premiers New Town Minor premiers New Town Matches played 49 Total attendance 141,039 (2,878 per match)
The 1951 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 14 April and 6 October 1951.
Participating Clubs
1951 TANFL Club Coaches
Les McClements (Clarence)
Roy Cazaly (New Town)
Bill Tonks (Hobart)
Arthur Olliver (New Norfolk)
Len McCankie (North Hobart)
Bert Lucas (Sandy Bay)
TANFL Reserves Grand Final
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final
State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)
Note: Buckingham affiliated to New Town, North West affiliated to North Hobart.
Intrastate Matches
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 5 May 1951)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 16 June 1951)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 21 July 1951)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 18 August 1951)
Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 21 July 1951)
Huon FA 11.14 (80) v TANFL II 9.9 (63) – Att : 1,000 at Geeveston Oval
Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 18 August 1951)
Inter-Association Match (Sunday, 19 August 1951)
Interstate Matches
Exhibition Match (Saturday, 26 May 1951)
Interstate Match (Saturday, 30 June 1951)
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
J.Cooper (Clarence) – 42
Les McClements (Clarence) – 41
W.Pepper (Hobart) – 36
Rex Garwood (New Town) – 35
R.Grattidge (Clarence) – 31
Medal Winners
Rex Garwood (New Town) – William Leitch Medal
R.Toulmin (Sandy Bay) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
Brian Cartwright (South East) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
Max Griffiths (New Town) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate match)
1951 TANFL Ladder
Round 1
(Saturday, 14 April 1951)
Round 2
(Saturday, 21 April 1951)
Nth Hobart 8.10 (58) v Sandy Bay 7.12 (54) – Att : 2,847 at North Hobart Oval
Hobart 13.9 (87) v New Town 10.15 (75) – Att : 1,811 at New Town Oval
Clarence 11.11 (77) v New Norfolk 9.15 (69) – Att : 1,226 at Bellerive Oval
Round 3
(Saturday, 28 April 1951)
Round 4
(Saturday, 12 May 1951)
Round 5
(Saturday, 19 May 1951)
Round 6
(Saturday, 2 June 1951)
Round 7
(Saturday, 9 June & Monday, 11 June 1951)
Round 8
(Saturday, 23 June 1951)
Nth Hobart 15.13 (103) v Hobart 11.15 (81) – Att : 2,518 at North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay 15.15 (105) v Clarence 16.9 (105) – Att : 2,388 at Queenborough Oval
New Town 18.15 (123) v New Norfolk 12.12 (84) – Att : 1,455 at New Town Oval
Round 9
(Saturday, 7 July 1951)
Round 10
(Saturday, 14 July 1951)
New Norfolk 12.8 (80) v Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) – Att : 2,045 at North Hobart Oval
Hobart 13.21 (99) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – Att : 1,267 at TCA Ground
New Town 11.13 (79) v Nth Hobart 10.17 (77) – Att : 2,817 at New Town Oval
Round 11
(Saturday, 28 July 1951)
Hobart 12.16 (88) v Sandy Bay 5.12 (42) – Att : 2,145 at North Hobart Oval
New Town 10.17 (77) v Clarence 4.10 (34) – Att : 1,759 at New Town Oval
Nth Hobart 4.11 (35) v New Norfolk 3.12 (30) – Att : 1,245 at Boyer Oval
Round 12
(Saturday, 4 August 1951)
Round 13
(Saturday, 25 August 1951)
Note: Round postponed on 11 August due to inclement weather and poor ground conditions.
Round 14
(Saturday, 1 September 1951)
Nth Hobart 10.20 (80) v Clarence 10.16 (76) – Att : 2,777 at North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 13.24 (102) v Hobart 14.15 (99) – Att : 1,439 at TCA Ground
New Town 21.27 (153) v Sandy Bay 13.8 (86) – Att : 1,531 at New Town Oval
Round 15
(Saturday, 8 September 1951)
First Semi Final
(Saturday, 15 September 1951)
Nth Hobart: 5.2 (32) | 7.10 (52) | 11.14 (80) | 14.20 (104)
New Norfolk: 3.1 (19) | 7.1 (43) | 11.2 (68) | 14.4 (88)
Attendance : 7,179 at North Hobart Oval
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 22 September 1951)
New Town: 5.4 (34) | 10.7 (67) | 11.15 (81) | 17.22 (124)
Hobart: 2.1 (13) | 6.8 (44) | 9.8 (62) | 11.8 (74)
Attendance : 7,979 at North Hobart Oval
Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 29 September 1951)
Nth Hobart: 6.2 (38) | 7.6 (48) | 11.10 (76) | 12.14 (86)
Hobart: 2.2 (14) | 7.4 (46) | 9.8 (62) | 10.13 (73)
Attendance : 7,070 at North Hobart Oval
Grand Final
(Saturday, 6 October 1951)
New Town: 7.2 (44) | 10.5 (65) | 15.12 (102) | 20.14 (134)
Nth Hobart: 2.0 (12) | 5.5 (35) | 6.6 (42) | 9.9 (63)
Attendance : 13,079 at North Hobart Oval
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury publication.
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