Australian rules football season
The 1956 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 31 March and 8 September 1956.
Participating Clubs
1956 TANFL Club Coaches
TANFL Reserves Grand Final
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final
State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)
Buckingham 7.9 (51) v Glenorchy 7.5 (47) – New Town Oval
State Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 15 September 1956)
New Town: 3.2 (20) | 8.3 (51) | 9.5 (59) | 10.10 (70)
City: 1.3 (9) | 4.5 (29) | 5.7 (37) | 8.10 (58)
Attendance : 7,350 at North Hobart Oval
State Grand Final
(Saturday, 29 September 1956)
New Town: 1.5 (11) | 5.7 (37) | 8.10 (58) | 14.15 (99)
Ulverstone: 2.8 (20) | 3.9 (27) | 6.11 (47) | 10.11 (71)
Attendance : 7,692 at North Hobart Oval
Intrastate Matches
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 28 April 1956)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 26 May 1956)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 23 June 1956)
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 21 July 1956)
Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 21 July 1956)
Interstate Matches
See: 1956 Australian National Football Championships
Match Two (Thursday, 14 June 1956)
Western Australia 14.19 (103) v Tasmania 11.14 (80) – Att : 11,000 at Subiaco Oval
Match Five (Tuesday, 19 June 1956)
Tasmania 27.22 (184) v Victorian FA 12.12 (84) – Att : 11,957 at Subiaco Oval
Match Eight (Thursday, 21 June 1956)
Match Nine (Saturday, 23 June 1956)
Tasmania 10.20 (80) v South Australia 8.19 (67) – Att : 42,000 at Subiaco Oval
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
Noel Clarke (North Hobart) – 80
Ian Westell (Sandy Bay) – 59
Joe Brown (New Norfolk) – 43
Max Griffiths (New Town) – 40
Rex Garwood (New Norfolk) – 37
Medal Winners
Bob Lewis (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
Lionel Churchill (New Town) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
Don Cranfield (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
Noel Clarke (North Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate match)
John Golding (Clarence) – Lefroy Medal (Best player in Interstate match)
1956 TANFL Ladder
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Draw
For
Against
Percentage
Points
North Hobart
15
12
3
0
1357
1036
130.98%
48
Sandy Bay
15
10
5
0
1230
1099
111.92%
40
New Town
15
8
7
0
1326
1210
109.59%
32
New Norfolk
15
8
7
0
1113
1161
95.87%
32
Hobart
15
4
11
0
1119
1289
86.81%
16
Clarence
15
3
12
0
971
1401
69.31%
12
Round 1
(Saturday, 31 March. Monday, 2 April & Saturday 7 April 1956)
Round 2
(Saturday, 14 April 1956)
Hobart 15.17 (107) v Nth Hobart 13.9 (87) – Att : 5,230 at North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay 19.21 (135) v New Town 7.9 (51) – Att : 2,527 at New Town Oval
New Norfolk 12.17 (89) v Clarence 7.14 (56) – Att : 2,142 at Boyer Oval
Round 3
(Saturday, 21 April 1956)
Round 4
(Saturday, 5 May 1956)
Round 5
(Saturday, 12 May 1957)
Nth Hobart 22.12 (144) v Clarence 13.4 (82) – Att : 2,453 at North Hobart Oval
New Town 14.17 (101) v New Norfolk 14.10 (94) – Att : 3,697 at New Town Oval
Sandy Bay 18.11 (119) v Hobart 12.13 (85) – Att : 2,832 at Queenborough Oval
Round 6
(Saturday, 19 May 1956)
Hobart 13.12 (90) v Clarence 14.5 (89) – Att : 2,411 at North Hobart Oval
Nth Hobart 13.13 (91) v New Town 12.13 (85) – Att : 4,501 at New Town Oval
Sandy Bay 12.12 (84) v New Norfolk 11.9 (75) – Att : 2,598 at Boyer Oval
Round 7
(Saturday, 2 June & Monday, 4 June 1956)
Round 8
(Saturday, 9 June 1956)
Nth Hobart 10.10 (70) v Sandy Bay 9.14 (68) – Att : 3,959 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 8.16 (64) v New Town 8.12 (60) – Att : 2,184 at New Town Oval
New Norfolk 11.9 (75) v Hobart 10.14 (74) – Att : 1,482 at Boyer Oval
Round 9
(Saturday, 16 June 1956)
Nth Hobart 15.14 (104) v New Norfolk 6.8 (44) – Att : 2,094 at North Hobart Oval
New Town 12.16 (88) v Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att : 1,659 at New Town Oval
Sandy Bay 13.8 (86) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – Att : 1,886 at Queenborough Oval
Round 10
(Saturday, 30 June 1956)
Round 11
(Saturday, 7 July 1956)
Round 12
(Saturday, 14 July 1956)
Round 13
(Saturday, 28 July 1956)
Round 14
(Saturday, 4 August 1956)
Round 15
(Saturday, 11 August 1956)
Nth Hobart 9.14 (68) v Clarence 6.12 (48) – Att : 1,449 at North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 11.14 (80) v New Town 9.9 (63) – Att : 1,849 at New Town Oval *
Sandy Bay 11.11 (77) v Hobart 7.7 (49) – Att : 1,142 at Queenborough Oval
Note: Final senior TANFL match staged at New Town Oval, New Town relocated to Glenorchy after this season, moving to KGV Park .
First Semi Final
(Saturday, 18 August 1956)
New Town: 4.2 (26) | 8.6 (54) | 11.6 (72) | 13.10 (88)
New Norfolk: 2.6 (18) | 5.9 (39) | 10.10 (70) | 11.11 (77)
Attendance : 9,530 at North Hobart Oval
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 25 August 1956)
Nth Hobart: 6.5 (41) | 7.7 (49) | 8.9 (57) | 11.12 (78)
Sandy Bay: 2.0 (12) | 4.3 (27) | 6.4 (40) | 8.5 (53)
Attendance : 7,462 at North Hobart Oval
Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 1 September 1956)
New Town: 3.2 (20) | 9.8 (62) | 13.6 (84) | 16.7 (103)
Sandy Bay: 5.5 (35) | 6.5 (41) | 11.10 (76) | 13.16 (94)
Attendance : 9,873 at North Hobart Oval
Grand Final
(Saturday, 8 September 1956)
New Town: 3.1 (19) | 5.3 (33) | 6.7 (43) | 8.7 (55)
Nth Hobart: 2.2 (14) | 5.2 (32) | 6.6 (42) | 7.10 (52)
Attendance : 12,182 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