The 1971 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (
TANFL ) premiership season was an
Australian rules football competition staged in
Hobart ,
Tasmania over twenty (20) roster rounds and five (5) finals series matches (one match was drawn) between 3 April and 25 September 1971.
Participating Clubs
1971 TANFL Club Coaches
TANFL Reserves Grand Final
(Saturday, 18 September 1971)
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final
State Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 18 September 1971)
Latrobe 13.13 (91) v Scottsdale 9.14 (68) – Att: 10,543 at
York Park
State Grand Final
(Saturday, 2 October 1971)
Sandy Bay: 0.5 (5) | 4.10 (34) | 6.13 (49) | 12.14 (86)
Latrobe: 1.5 (11) | 2.9 (21) | 3.13 (31) | 8.17 (65)
Attendance : 11,329 at
North Hobart Oval
Intrastate Matches
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 1 May 1971)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 May 1971)
Interstate Match
(Monday, 14 June 1971)
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
Terry Mayne (Clarence) – 74
Ben Nusteling (New Norfolk) – 69
John Guiver (Sandy Bay) – 63
Lance Morton (Sandy Bay) – 62
Medal Winners
Rod Olsson (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
Les Barrett (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
Tim Woodham (New Norfolk) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
Adrian Bowden (Clarence) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)
1971 TANFL Ladder
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Draw
For
Against
Percentage
Points
Clarence
20
14
6
0
2045
1851
110.48%
56
New Norfolk
20
13
7
0
1954
1760
111.02%
52
Sandy Bay
20
12
8
0
2169
1889
114.66%
48
Glenorchy
20
9
11
0
1939
1943
99.79%
36
North Hobart
20
7
13
0
1687
2024
83.35%
32
Hobart
20
5
15
0
1746
2073
84.23%
20
Round 1
(Saturday, 3 April 1971)
Round 2
(Saturday, 10 April & Monday, 12 April 1971)
Sandy Bay 25.15 (165) v Glenorchy 20.17 (137) – Att: 4,700 at
North Hobart Oval
Nth Hobart 16.13 (109) v Hobart 14.24 (108) – Att: 3,043 at
TCA Ground
New Norfolk 15.22 (112) v Clarence 12.15 (87) – Att: 6,931 at
North Hobart Oval (Monday)
Round 3
(Saturday, 17 April 1971)
Sandy Bay 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) – Att: 5,423 at
North Hobart Oval
Hobart 14.20 (104) v Clarence 10.11 (71) – Att: 3,340 at
TCA Ground
New Norfolk 15.10 (100) v Glenorchy 12.9 (81) – Att: 2,857 at
Boyer Oval
Round 4
(Saturday, 24 April 1971)
Round 5
(Saturday, 1 May 1971)
Round 6
(Saturday, 8 May 1971)
Sandy Bay 13.18 (96) v Hobart 11.19 (85) – Att: 3,602 at
North Hobart Oval
Clarence 18.17 (125) v Glenorchy 13.16 (94) – Att: 3,913 at
Bellerive Oval
New Norfolk 9.19 (73) v Nth Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 2,317 at
Boyer Oval
Round 7
(Saturday, 15 May 1971)
Nth Hobart 19.20 (134) v Hobart 16.10 (106) – Att: 3,853 at
North Hobart Oval
Clarence 14.19 (103) v New Norfolk 13.10 (88) – Att: 3,475 at
Boyer Oval
Glenorchy 19.11 (125) v Sandy Bay 17.10 (112) – Att: 3,580 at
KGV Football Park
Round 8
(Saturday, 22 May 1971)
New Norfolk 20.19 (139) v Glenorchy 20.10 (130) – Att: 4,189 at
North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay 20.26 (146) v Nth Hobart 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,383 at
Queenborough Oval
Clarence 18.24 (132) v Hobart 14.14 (98) – Att: 3,106 at
TCA Ground
Round 9
(Saturday, 5 June 1971)
Clarence 13.12 (90) v Sandy Bay 9.17 (71) – Att: 6,656 at
North Hobart Oval
Hobart 16.14 (110) v New Norfolk 13.13 (91) – Att: 1,777 at
TCA Ground
Nth Hobart 11.17 (83) v Glenorchy 6.14 (50) – Att: 3,111 at
KGV Football Park
Round 10
(Saturday, 12 June 1971)
Glenorchy 16.9 (105) v Hobart 7.18 (60) – Att: 3,544 at
North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 12.11 (83) v Sandy Bay 12.10 (82) – Att: 2,086 at
Boyer Oval
Clarence 14.11 (95) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) – Att: 3,620 at
Bellerive Oval
Round 11
(Saturday, 19 June 1971)
Round 12
(Saturday, 26 June 1971)
Round 13
(Saturday, 3 July 1971)
Sandy Bay 11.12 (78) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 3,970 at
North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 19.11 (125) v Glenorchy 7.15 (57) – Att: 2,110 at
Boyer Oval
Clarence 12.11 (83) v Hobart 11.13 (79) – Att: 2,582 at
Bellerive Oval
Round 14
(Saturday, 10 July 1971)
Glenorchy 10.8 (68) v Nth Hobart 9.9 (63) – Att: 3,852 at
North Hobart Oval
Clarence 15.24 (114) v Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) – Att: 4,555 at
Bellerive Oval
New Norfolk 13.16 (94) v Hobart 9.6 (60) – Att: 1,963 at
Boyer Oval
Round 15
(Saturday, 17 July 1971)
Round 16
(Saturday, 24 July 1971)
Clarence 20.16 (136) v Glenorchy 12.10 (82) – Att: 5,231 at
North Hobart Oval
Hobart 23.21 (159) v Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) – Att: 2,179 at
TCA Ground
New Norfolk 21.11 (137) v Nth Hobart 12.9 (81) – Att: 1,903 at
Boyer Oval
Round 17
(Saturday, 31 July 1971)
Round 18
(Saturday, 7 August 1971)
Round 19
(Saturday, 14 August 1971)
Nth Hobart 13.21 (99) v Glenorchy 11.8 (74) – Att: 3,367 at
North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay 20.16 (136) v Clarence 6.7 (43) – Att: 4,000 at
Queenborough Oval
New Norfolk 15.13 (103) v Hobart 11.12 (78) – Att: 1,741 at
TCA Ground
Round 20
(Saturday, 21 August 1971)
New Norfolk 12.15 (87) v Sandy Bay 9.18 (72) – Att: 5,670 at
North Hobart Oval
Clarence 18.19 (127) v Nth Hobart 14.10 (94) – Att: 3,928 at
Bellerive Oval
Glenorchy 20.20 (140) v Hobart 12.21 (93) – Att: 1,809 at
TCA Ground
First Semi Final
(Saturday, 28 August 1971)
Sandy Bay: 6.8 (44) | 10.16 (76) | 11.21 (87) | 15.28 (118)
Glenorchy: 4.4 (28) | 9.9 (63) | 14.12 (96) | 16.13 (109)
Attendance : 10,265 at
North Hobart Oval
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 4 September 1971)
Clarence: 4.2 (26) | 8.3 (51) | 14.6 (90) | 18.9 (117)
New Norfolk: 5.2 (32) | 12.4 (76) | 13.6 (84) | 17.12 (114)
Attendance : 12,777 at
North Hobart Oval
Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 11 September 1971)
Sandy Bay: 8.4 (52) | 11.4 (70) | 15.7 (97) | 15.8 (98)
New Norfolk: 2.1 (13) | 4.9 (33) | 9.14 (68) | 13.20 (98)
Attendance : 8,857 at
North Hobart Oval
Preliminary Final Replay
(Saturday, 18 September 1971)
Sandy Bay: 4.4 (28) | 9.5 (59) | 13.10 (88) | 18.14 (122)
New Norfolk: 5.3 (33) | 9.9 (63) | 11.11 (77) | 16.16 (112)
Attendance : 13,765 at
North Hobart Oval
Grand Final
(Saturday, 25 September 1971)
Sandy Bay: 7.4 (46) | 13.9 (87) | 17.11 (113) | 18.13 (121)
Clarence: 4.1 (25) | 7.4 (46) | 10.11 (71) | 16.16 (112)
Attendance : 20,364 at
North Hobart Oval
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.
TANFL/TFL Statewide League/TSL seasons