Australian rules football 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.
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
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)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 2 July 1949)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 6 August 1949)
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)
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
Draw
For
Against
Percentage
Points
Hobart
15
14
1
0
1126
891
126.37%
56
New Town
15
11
4
0
1336
979
136.45%
44
New Norfolk
15
8
7
0
1053
1010
104.25%
32
North Hobart
15
7
8
0
1083
1073
100.93%
28
Sandy Bay
15
4
11
0
979
1189
82.33%
16
Clarence
15
1
14
0
835
1270
65.75%
4
Round 1
(Saturday, 30 April 1949)
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)
Round 6
(Saturday, 11 June & Monday, 13 June 1949)
Note: All-time record roster match attendance for Hobart Football Club .
Round 7
(Saturday, 18 June 1949)
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)
Round 10
(Saturday, 16 July 1949)
Round 11
(Saturday, 23 July 1949)
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)
Round 14
(Saturday, 20 August 1949)
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.
TANFL/TFL Statewide League/TSL seasons