Girish Mahajan (Editor)

1974 TANFL season

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
TANFL President
  
Mr Merv McNeair O.B.E

Founded
  
12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania

Previous Names
  
TFA (1879–1886) STFA (1887–1896) STFL (1897) STFA (1898–1905) TFL (1906–1927)

Participating Clubs
  
Clarence Kangaroos Glenorchy Magpies Hobart Tigers New Norfolk Eagles North Hobart Demons Sandy Bay Seagulls

Stadiums
  
North Hobart Oval Bellerive Oval KGV Football Park TCA Ground Boyer Oval Queenborough Oval

Premiers
  
North Hobart 21.10 (136) v Sandy Bay 15.18 (108)

The 1974 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over twenty-one (21) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 6 April and 5 October 1974.

Contents

Participating Clubs

  • – Clarence District Football Club
  • – Glenorchy District Football Club
  • – Hobart Football Club
  • – New Norfolk District Football Club
  • – North Hobart Football Club
  • – Sandy Bay Football Club

    • 1974 TANFL Club Coaches

  • – Robin Norris (Clarence)
  • – Trevor Sprigg (Glenorchy)
  • – Trevor Leo (Hobart)
  • – Geoff Hill (New Norfolk)
  • – John Devine (North Hobart)
  • – Rod Olsson (Sandy Bay)

    • TANFL Reserves Grand Final

  • – Nth Hobart 17.6 (108) v Glenorchy 13.13 (91) – North Hobart Oval

    • TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

    (Saturday, 12 October 1974)

  • – Glenorchy 11.7 (73) v Clarence 5.9 (39) – Boyer Oval

    • Intrastate Match

    Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 8 June 1974)

  • – TANFL 12.10 (82) v Huon FA 8.18 (66) – Att: 1,600 at Huonville Recreation Ground.

    • Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

  • – Frank Ogle (Glenorchy) – 55
  • – Terry Mayne (Clarence) – 46
  • – Nigel Ricketts (Sandy Bay) – 43
  • – Chris Saunders (Sandy Bay) – 43

    • Medal Winners

  • – Tony Browning (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
  • – P.Smith (Clarence) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • – L.Berwick (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)

    • Round 1

    (Saturday, 6 April 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart 10.20 (80) v Glenorchy 9.10 (64) – Att: 4,037 at North Hobart Oval
  • – New Norfolk 20.19 (139) v Hobart 17.11 (113) – Att: 1,884 at TCA Ground
  • – Sandy Bay 17.11 (113) v Clarence 7.20 (62) – Att: 3,146 at Bellerive Oval

    • Round 2

    (Saturday, 13 April & Monday, 15 April 1974)

  • – New Norfolk 16.16 (112) v Glenorchy 9.18 (72) – Att: 2,918 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Nth Hobart 21.19 (145) v Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) – Att: 3,096 at Queenborough Oval
  • – Hobart 15.16 (106) v Clarence 11.15 (81) – Att: 4,498 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

    • Round 3

    (Saturday, 20 April 1974)

  • – Hobart 19.14 (128) v Nth Hobart 15.15 (105) – Att: 4,536 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Glenorchy 14.9 (93) v Sandy Bay 11.19 (85) – Att: 2,605 at KGV Football Park
  • – Clarence 12.13 (85) v New Norfolk 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,925 at Boyer Oval

    • Round 4

    (Thursday, 25 April & Saturday, 27 April 1974)

  • – Sandy Bay 17.20 (122) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 3,674 at North Hobart Oval (Anzac Day)
  • – Glenorchy 14.15 (99) v Hobart 11.14 (80) – Att: 4,032 at North Hobart Oval (Saturday)
  • – Clarence 14.25 (109) v Nth Hobart 16.11 (107) – Att: 3,205 at Bellerive Oval (Saturday)

    • Round 5

    (Saturday, 4 May 1974)

  • – New Norfolk 17.16 (118) v Nth Hobart 13.11 (89) – Att: 3,457 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Sandy Bay 22.18 (150) v Hobart 10.8 (68) – Att: 2,779 at Queenborough Oval
  • – Clarence 16.13 (109) v Glenorchy 16.12 (108) – Att: 3,224 at KGV Football Park

    • Round 6

    (Saturday, 11 May 1974)

  • – Sandy Bay 18.14 (122) v Clarence 7.6 (48) – Att: 3,684 at North Hobart Oval
  • – New Norfolk 15.21 (111) v Hobart 14.17 (101) – Att: 1,692 at TCA Ground
  • – Nth Hobart 14.23 (107) v Glenorchy 12.16 (88) – Att: 4,123 at KGV Football Park

    • Round 7

    (Saturday, 18 May 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart 14.17 (101) v Sandy Bay 11.11 (77) – Att: 5,105 at North Hobart Oval
  • – New Norfolk 13.11 (89) v Glenorchy 12.17 (89) – Att: 2,147 at Boyer Oval
  • – Clarence 14.15 (99) v Hobart 8.13 (61) – Att: 2,127 at Bellerive Oval

    • Round 8

    (Saturday, 25 May 1974)

  • – Clarence 21.12 (138) v New Norfolk 9.13 (67) – Att: 3,005 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Glenorchy 16.8 (104) v Sandy Bay 14.17 (101) – Att: 2,772 at Queenborough Oval
  • – Hobart 13.17 (95) v Nth Hobart 14.11 (95) – Att: 2,477 at TCA Ground

    • Round 9

    (Saturday, 1 June 1974)

  • – Clarence 16.12 (108) v Nth Hobart 13.14 (92) – Att: 4,651 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Sandy Bay 21.8 (134) v New Norfolk 17.9 (111) – Att: 2,071 at Queenborough Oval
  • – Glenorchy 19.18 (132) v Hobart 8.7 (55) – Att: 2,710 at KGV Football Park

    • Round 10

    (Saturday, 8 June. Saturday, 15 June & Monday, 17 June 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) v New Norfolk 7.12 (54) – Att: 2,734 at North Hobart Oval (8 June)
  • – Hobart 11.12 (78) v Sandy Bay 7.11 (53) – Att: 3,329 at North Hobart Oval (15 June)
  • – Glenorchy 13.12 (90) v Clarence 11.7 (73) – Att: 5,784 at North Hobart Oval (17 June)

    • Round 11

    (Saturday, 22 June 1974)

  • – Glenorchy 11.11 (77) v Nth Hobart 8.7 (55) – Att: 4,442 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Hobart 14.11 (95) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 1,430 at Boyer Oval
  • – Sandy Bay 9.22 (76) v Clarence 2.6 (18) – Att: 2,473 at Bellerive Oval

    • Round 12

    (Saturday, 29 June 1974)

  • – Glenorchy 12.29 (101) v New Norfolk 12.16 (88) – Att: 2,722 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Clarence 16.11 (107) v Hobart 13.8 (86) – Att: 2,190 at TCA Ground
  • – Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) v Nth Hobart 10.6 (66) – Att: 2,841 at Queenborough Oval

    • Round 13

    (Saturday, 6 July 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart 8.8 (56) v Hobart 7.12 (54) – Att: 2,199 at North Hobart Oval
  • – New Norfolk 14.20 (104) v Clarence 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,210 at Boyer Oval
  • – Glenorchy 11.11 (77) v Sandy Bay 8.12 (60) – Att: 2,427 at KGV Football Park

    • Round 14

    (Saturday, 20 July 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart 8.16 (64) v New Norfolk 8.6 (54) – Att: 2,129 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) v Hobart 4.9 (33) – Att: 1,682 at TCA Ground
  • – Glenorchy 11.12 (78) v Clarence 6.11 (47) – Att: 1,880 at Bellerive Oval

    • Note: This round was postponed on 13 July due to inclement weather conditions.

    Round 15

    (Saturday, 3 August 1974)

  • – Sandy Bay 20.19 (139) v Nth Hobart 9.7 (61) – Att: 3,010 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Hobart 10.14 (74) v Clarence 6.16 (52) – Att: 1,671 at Bellerive Oval
  • – Glenorchy 24.14 (158) v New Norfolk 6.6 (42) – Att: 2,331 at KGV Football Park

    • Note: Originally this was scheduled as Round 16. Round 15 (27 July) was postponed due to poor weather and ground conditions and was eventually replayed on 14 September as Round 21.

    Round 16

    (Saturday, 10 August 1974)

  • – Sandy Bay 16.14 (110) v Glenorchy 12.9 (81) – Att: 4,822 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Hobart 10.13 (73) v Nth Hobart 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,184 at Boyer Oval *
  • – Clarence 16.15 (111) v New Norfolk 10.19 (79) – Att: 1,322 at Queenborough Oval *

    • Note: Matches scheduled at the TCA Ground and Bellerive Oval switched due to poor ground conditions.

    Round 17

    (Saturday, 17 August 1974)

  • – Clarence 18.16 (124) v Nth Hobart 13.9 (87) – Att: 3,515 at North Hobart Oval
  • – New Norfolk 8.17 (65) v Sandy Bay 6.15 (51) – Att: 1,312 at Boyer Oval
  • – Hobart 12.12 (84) v Glenorchy 12.11 (83) – Att: 2,016 at TCA Ground

    • Round 18

    (Saturday, 24 August 1974)

  • – Glenorchy 12.8 (80) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – Att: 4,042 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Sandy Bay 14.10 (94) v Hobart 11.12.(78) – Att: 2,466 at Queenborough Oval
  • – Nth Hobart 17.15 (117) v New Norfolk 8.13 (61) – Att: 1,732 at Boyer Oval

    • Round 19

    (Saturday, 31 August 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart 16.15 (111) v Glenorchy 11.14 (80) – Att: 3,755 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Hobart 13.15 (93) v New Norfolk 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,270 at Boyer Oval
  • – Sandy Bay 13.16 (94) v Clarence 14.10.(94) – Att: 2,783 at Queenborough Oval

    • Round 20

    (Saturday, 7 September 1974)

  • – New Norfolk 12.16 (88) v Sandy Bay 8.11 (59) – Att: 1,562 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Nth Hobart 14.3 (87) v Clarence 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,487 at Bellerive Oval
  • – Hobart 11.13 (79) v Glenorchy 5.12 (42) – Att: 1,965 at TCA Ground

    • Round 21

    (Saturday, 14 September 1974)

  • – New Norfolk 13.11 (89) v Hobart 10.14 (74) – Att: 1,997 at North Hobart Oval
  • – Clarence 14.16 (100) v Sandy Bay 12.9 (81) – Att: 2,605 at Queenborough Oval
  • – Glenorchy 12.18 (90) v Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 2,937 at KGV Football Park

    • Note: This round was originally scheduled as Round 15 to be played on 27 July but was postponed due to poor weather.

    First Semi Final

    (Saturday, 21 September 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart: 3.4 (22) | 9.4 (58) | 13.10 (88) | 15.16 (106)
  • – Clarence: 3.3 (21) | 5.7 (37) | 5.9 (39) | 8.17 (65)
  • Attendance: 7,795 at North Hobart Oval

    • Second Semi Final

    (Sunday, 22 September 1974)

  • – Sandy Bay: 3.2 (20) | 7.6 (48) | 8.13 (61) | 15.15 (105)
  • – Glenorchy: 6.6 (42) | 8.8 (56) | 9.9 (63) | 12.14 (86)
  • Attendance: 7,850 at North Hobart Oval

    • Preliminary Final

    (Saturday, 28 September 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart: 5.5 (35) | 11.8 (74) | 15.9 (99) | 20.10 (130)
  • – Glenorchy: 1.2 (8) | 3.7 (25) | 8.11 (59) | 12.17 (89)
  • Attendance: 8,427 at North Hobart Oval

    • Grand Final

    (Saturday, 5 October 1974)

  • – Nth Hobart: 5.1 (31) | 13.6 (84) | 15.9 (99) | 21.10 (136)
  • – Sandy Bay: 4.5 (29) | 4.8 (32) | 11.13 (79) | 15.18 (108)
  • Attendance: 16,234 at North Hobart Oval

    • Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications, also Tasmanian Football Record publications.

    References

    1974 TANFL season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA