Australian rules football season
Australian rules football season
1958 TANFL season Teams Premiers Glenorchy Minor premiers New Norfolk 1st minor premiership Matches played 55 Total attendance 207,127 (3,766 per match)
The 1958 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL ) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart , Tasmania over eighteen (17) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 5 April and 13 September 1958.
The eighteenth roster round scheduled for 16 August was postponed due to inclement weather conditions and was abandoned altogether two days later.
Participating Clubs
1958 TANFL Club Coaches
Stuart Spencer (Clarence)
Jack Rough (Glenorchy)
Bill Williams (Hobart)
Noel Clarke (New Norfolk)
John Leedham (North Hobart)
Gordon Bowman (Sandy Bay)
TANFL Reserves Grand Final
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final
State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)
Buckingham 9.14 (68) v Clarence 5.7 (37) – New Town Oval
State Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 20 September 1958)
Glenorchy: 3.4 (22) | 6.6 (42) | 9.9 (63) | 15.12 (102)
Longford: 6.5 (41) | 8.8 (56) | 10.10 (70) | 11.10 (76)
Attendance : 8,150 at North Hobart Oval
State Grand Final
(Saturday, 27 September 1958)
Glenorchy: 1.7 (13) | 3.7 (25) | 5.11 (41) | 7.11 (53)
Burnie: 1.1 (7) | 4.7 (31) | 4.10 (34) | 6.11 (47)
Attendance : 8,873 at Devonport Oval
Intrastate Matches
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 10 May 1958)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 14 June 1958)
Interstate Matches
See: 1958 Australian National Football Carnival
Match One (Tuesday, 3 July 1958)
Victoria FA 15.12 (102) v Tasmania 13.16 (94) – Att : N/A at Lake Oval
Match Four (Thursday, 5 July 1958)
Tasmania 13.16 (94) v Western Australia 11.12 (78) – Att : 3,000 at Lake Oval
Match Six (Saturday, 7 July 1958)
Match Eight (Monday, 9 July 1958)
Victoria 25.14 (164) v Tasmania 8.14 (62) – Att : 3,500 at Lake Oval
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
Paddy Cooper (North Hobart) – 45
Max Howard (Sandy Bay) – 36
Bert Blenkinsopp (Hobart) – 32
Ian Westell (Sandy Bay) – 32
W.Pepper (Hobart) – 30
A.Walch (New Norfolk) – 30
Medal Winners
Rex Garwood (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
Bob Large (North Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
Colin Glover (Buckingham) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
Stuart Spencer (Clarence) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate match)
1958 TANFL Ladder
Round 1
(Saturday, 5 April. Monday, 7 April & Saturday, 12 April 1958)
Round 2
(Saturday, 19 April 1958)
Round 3
(Saturday, 26 April 1958)
Round 4
(Saturday, 3 May 1958)
Round 5
(Saturday, 10 May & Saturday, 17 May 1958)
Round 6
(Saturday, 24 May 1958)
Round 7
(Saturday, 31 May 1958)
Round 8
(Saturday, 7 June 1958)
Round 9
(Monday, 16 June 1958)
Round 10
(Saturday, 21 June 1958)
Round 11
(Saturday, 28 June 1958)
Round 12
(Saturday, 5 July 1958)
Round 13
(Saturday, 12 July 1958)
Round 14
(Saturday, 19 July 1958)
Round 15
(Saturday, 26 July 1958)
Round 16
(Saturday, 2 August 1958)
Round 17
(Saturday, 9 August 1958)
Round 18
(Saturday, 16 August 1958)
Note: This round was abandoned due to inclement weather conditions.
First Semi Final
(Saturday, 23 August 1958)
Sandy Bay: 4.1 (25) | 6.2 (38) | 10.8 (68) | 15.9 (99)
Nth Hobart: 4.5 (29) | 8.8 (56) | 10.9 (69) | 14.13 (97)
Attendance : 9,043 at North Hobart Oval
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 30 August 1958)
Glenorchy: 3.4 (22) | 8.8 (56) | 12.14 (86) | 13.14 (92)
New Norfolk: 3.1 (19) | 3.6 (24) | 5.10 (40) | 10.11 (71)
Attendance : 13,176 at North Hobart Oval
Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 6 September 1958)
Sandy Bay: 0.6 (6) | 4.13 (37) | 10.14 (74) | 13.18 (96)
New Norfolk: 3.0 (18) | 4.4 (28) | 5.10 (40) | 8.12 (60)
Attendance : 11,818 at North Hobart Oval
Grand Final
(Saturday, 13 September 1958)
Glenorchy: 1.3 (9) | 6.6 (42) | 9.11 (65) | 15.15 (105)
Sandy Bay: 1.3 (9) | 4.4 (28) | 9.8 (62) | 11.11 (77)
Attendance : 15,643 at North Hobart Oval
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.
Clubs
Seasons Grounds Honours