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1971 TANFL season

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1971 TANFL premiership season
Teams
PremiersSandy Bay
Minor premiersClarence
2nd minor premiership
Attendance
Matches played65
Total attendance271,427 (4,176 per match)
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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

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1971 TANFL Club Coaches

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TANFL Reserves Grand Final

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(Saturday, 18 September 1971)

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

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State Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 18 September 1971)

  • Latrobe 13.13 (91) v Scottsdale 9.14 (68) – Att: 10,543 at York Park

State Grand Final

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(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

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 1 May 1971)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 May 1971)

Interstate Match

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(Monday, 14 June 1971)

  • South Australia 17.14 (116) v Tasmania 12.12 (84) – Att: 20,548 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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  • Terry Mayne (Clarence) – 74
  • Ben Nusteling (New Norfolk) – 69
  • John Guiver (Sandy Bay) – 63
  • Lance Morton (Sandy Bay) – 62

Medal Winners

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  • 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

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Clarence 20 14 6 0 2045 1851 110.5 56
2 New Norfolk 20 13 7 0 1954 1760 111.0 52
3 Sandy Bay 20 12 8 0 2169 1889 114.8 48
4 Glenorchy 20 9 11 0 1939 1943 99.8 36
5 North Hobart 20 7 13 0 1687 2024 83.3 32[a]
6 Hobart 20 5 15 0 1746 2073 84.2 20
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 4 bonus points?

Round 1

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(Saturday, 3 April 1971)

Round 2

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(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

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(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

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(Saturday, 24 April 1971)

Round 5

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(Saturday, 1 May 1971)

Round 6

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(Saturday, 19 June 1971)

Round 12

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(Saturday, 26 June 1971)

  • New Norfolk 12.3 (75) v Clarence 9.3 (57) – Att: 2,875 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 9.13 (67) v Glenorchy 8.14 (62) – Att: 2,201 at Queenborough Oval
  • Hobart 12.13 (85) v Nth Hobart 4.12 (36) – Att: 1,393 at TCA Ground

Round 13

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(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

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(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

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(Saturday, 17 July 1971)

Round 16

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(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

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(Saturday, 31 July 1971)

Round 18

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(Saturday, 7 August 1971)

Round 19

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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.