1962 TANFL season

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The 1962 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over twenty (20) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 7 April and 22 September 1962.

1962 TANFL Premiership Season
General Information
Founded 12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania
Previous Names TFA (1879–1886)
STFA (1887–1896)
STFL (1897)
STFA (1898–1905)
TFL (1906–1927)
TANFL President Mr Merv McNeair
Participating Clubs Clarence Kangaroos
Glenorchy Magpies
Hobart Tigers
New Norfolk Eagles
North Hobart Robins
Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums North Hobart Oval
Bellerive Oval
KGV Park
TCA Ground
Boyer Oval
Queenborough Oval
1962 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) v Clarence 7.15 (57)
Minor Premier Nth Hobart
Wooden Spooner New Norfolk (5th)
Grand Final attendance 19,311 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 180,695 for 60 matches at 3,011
Total Finals Series attendance 52,131 for 4 matches at 13,032
Total aggregate attendance 232,826 for 64 matches at 3,638

Participating Clubs[]

1962 TANFL Club Coaches[]

  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence)
  • John Chick (Glenorchy)
  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart)
  • Lyn Harris (New Norfolk)
  • Darrell Eaton (North Hobart)
  • Stan Booth (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final[]

(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final (Replay)[]

(Saturday, 29 September 1962)

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final[]

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

  • Lindisfarne 7.11 (53) v Clarence 4.9 (33) – New Town Oval

State Preliminary Final[]

(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

  • Burnie Tigers 12.13 (85) v City-South 10.11 (71) – Att: 5,746 at York Park

State Grand Final[]

(Saturday, 29 September 1962)

  • Nth Hobart: 2.0 (12) | 5.4 (34) | 7.8 (50) | 11.10 (76)
  • Burnie Tigers: 2.4 (16) | 6.7 (43) | 9.9 (63) | 9.10 (64)
  • Attendance: 7,640 at North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches[]

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 26 May 1962)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 9 June 1962)

Interstate Matches[]

Interstate Match (Monday, 4 June 1962)

  • Victorian FA 12.15 (87) v Tasmania 12.9 (81) – Att: 13,000 at Devonport Oval

Interstate Match (Saturday, 16 June 1962)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL[]

  • David Collins (Nth Hobart) – 77
  • Stuart Palfreyman (Sandy Bay) – 55
  • Burnie Payne (Hobart) – 52
  • R.Bailey (Nth Hobart) – 50
  • Russell Newell (Clarence) – 41

Medal Winners[]

  • Roger Browning (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
  • Bruce Felmingham (Nth Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • K.Weeding (Lindisfarne) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Denis Powell (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1962 TANFL Ladder[]

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
North Hobart 20 15 5 0 1718 1291 133.08% 60
Clarence 20 12 8 0 1561 1462 106.77% 48
Hobart 20 11 8 1 1566 1601 97.81% 46
Sandy Bay 20 10 9 1 1602 1360 117.79% 42
Glenorchy 20 10 10 0 1372 1474 93.08% 40
New Norfolk 20 1 19 0 1066 1688 63.15% 14

Round 1[]

(Saturday, 7 April 1962)

Round 2[]

(Saturday, 14 April 1962)

  • Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) v New Norfolk 6.11 (47) – Att: 2,054 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 17.11 (113) v Glenorchy 10.10 (70) – Att: 3,774 at KGV Park
  • Clarence 13.12 (90) v Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 3,431 at TCA Ground

Round 3[]

(Saturday, 21 April 1962)

  • Clarence 15.17 (107) v Nth Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att: 7,681 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 12.11 (83) v Sandy Bay 10.22 (82) – Att: 1,876 at TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 9.13 (67) v New Norfolk 5.11 (41) – Att: 1,970 at Boyer Oval

Round 4[]

(Monday, 23 April 1962)

  • Nth Hobart 10.18 (78) v New Norfolk 7.13 (55) – Att: 2,129 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 13.12 (90) v Clarence 9.11 (65) – Att: 4,011 at Queenborough Oval
  • Glenorchy 11.18 (84) v Hobart 5.6 (36) – Att: 2,595 at KGV Park

Round 5[]

(Saturday, 28 April 1962)

Round 6[]

(Saturday, 5 May 1962)

  • Sandy Bay 17.14 (116) v Glenorchy 9.14 (68) – Att: 3,758 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 14.12 (96) v Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) – Att: 3,047 at TCA Ground
  • Clarence 10.11 (71) v New Norfolk 5.11 (41) – Att: 2,041 at Boyer Oval

Round 7[]

(Saturday, 12 May 1962)

  • Glenorchy 12.11 (83) v Nth Hobart 11.14 (80) – Att: 2,556 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 17.21 (123) v New Norfolk 9.5 (59) – Att: 2,999 at Queenborough Oval
  • Clarence 13.10 (88) v Hobart 10.8 (68) – Att: 4,292 at TCA Ground

Round 8[]

(Saturday, 19 May 1962)

  • Hobart 13.13 (91) v Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) – Att: 3,235 at North Hobart Oval
  • Glenorchy 12.10 (82) v New Norfolk 9.15 (69) – Att: 2,124 at KGV Park
  • Nth Hobart 15.21 (111) v Clarence 7.7 (49) – Att: 3,222 at Bellerive Oval

Round 9[]

(Saturday, 2 June & Monday, 4 June 1962)

  • Clarence 13.16 (94) v Sandy Bay 11.12 (78) – Att: 5,456 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 7.15 (57) v New Norfolk 5.4 (34) – Att: 1,555 at Boyer Oval
  • Hobart 9.7 (61) v Glenorchy 3.16 (34) – Att: 4,539 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 10[]

(Saturday, 9 June 1962)

  • Nth Hobart 14.7 (91) v Sandy Bay 7.13 (55) – Att: 3,322 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 11.10 (76) v New Norfolk 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,338 at TCA Ground
  • Clarence 11.9 (75) v Glenorchy 6.10 (46) – Att: 2,753 at KGV Park

Round 11[]

(Saturday, 23 June 1962)

Round 12[]

(Saturday, 30 June 1962)

  • Hobart 18.12 (120) v Clarence 17.8 (110) – Att: 4,085 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 5.13 (43) v Glenorchy 4.13 (37) – Att: 3,072 at KGV Park
  • Sandy Bay 13.6 (84) v New Norfolk 5.7 (37) – Att: 1,306 at Boyer Oval

Round 13[]

(Saturday, 7 July 1962)

  • Clarence 9.9 (63) v Nth Hobart 6.8 (44) – Att: 5,348 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 13.8 (86) v Sandy Bay 11.12 (78) – Att: 2,745 at TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 14.12 (96) v New Norfolk 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,721 at KGV Park

Round 14[]

(Saturday, 14 July 1962)

  • Nth Hobart 12.16 (88) v New Norfolk 12.9 (81) – Att: 1,670 at North Hobart Oval
  • Glenorchy 11.11 (77) v Hobart 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,604 at TCA Ground
  • Sandy Bay 10.10 (70) v Clarence 9.7 (61) – Att: 3,535 at Bellerive Oval

Round 15[]

(Saturday, 21 July 1962)

  • Glenorchy 17.19 (121) v Clarence 11.14 (80) – Att: 4,987 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 8.11 (59) v Sandy Bay 7.13 (55) – Att: 2,966 at Queenborough Oval
  • Hobart 7.22 (64) v New Norfolk 5.6 (36) – Att: 1,283 at Boyer Oval

Round 16[]

(Saturday, 28 July 1962)

  • Clarence 10.11 (71) v New Norfolk 10.5 (65) – Att: 2,181 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 14.8 (92) v Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) – Att: 2,872 at TCA Ground
  • Sandy Bay 16.13 (109) v Glenorchy 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,916 at KGV Park

Round 17[]

(Saturday, 4 August 1962)

  • Nth Hobart 12.14 (86) v Glenorchy 7.13 (55) – Att: 4,695 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 14.10 (94) v Clarence 9.19 (73) – Att: 2,966 at Bellerive Oval
  • Sandy Bay 11.7 (73) v New Norfolk 10.4 (64) – Att: 1,412 at Boyer Oval

Round 18[]

(Saturday, 11 August 1962)

Round 19[]

(Saturday, 18 August 1962)

  • Glenorchy 13.16 (94) v Hobart 13.12 (90) – Att: 4,204 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) v Clarence 8.11 (59) – Att: 3,880 at Queenborough Oval
  • Nth Hobart 23.15 (153) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 1,192 at Boyer Oval

Round 20[]

(Saturday, 25 August 1962)

  • Nth Hobart 16.11 (107) v Sandy Bay 9.11 (65) – Att: 5,195 at North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 14.13 (97) v Glenorchy 10.14 (74) – Att: 4,007 at KGV Park
  • New Norfolk 9.4 (58) v Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att: 1,008 at Boyer Oval

First Semi Final[]

(Saturday, 1 September 1962)

  • Sandy Bay: 2.1 (13) | 6.2 (38) | 8.2 (50) | 10.5 (65)
  • Hobart: 3.1 (19) | 4.4 (28) | 6.10 (46) | 8.13 (61)
  • Attendance: 9,233 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final[]

(Saturday, 8 September 1962)

  • Nth Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 3.6 (24) | 5.8 (38) | 7.10 (52)
  • Clarence: 1.1 (7) | 2.4 (16) | 6.6 (42) | 6.8 (44)
  • Attendance: 10,177 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final[]

(Saturday, 15 September 1962)

  • Clarence: 2.2 (14) | 5.4 (34) | 6.9 (45) | 10.14 (74)
  • Sandy Bay: 1.1 (7) | 5.5 (35) | 7.6 (48) | 8.7 (55)
  • Attendance: 13,410 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final[]

(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

  • Nth Hobart: 2.2 (14) | 7.5 (47) | 8.8 (56) | 10.12 (72)
  • Clarence: 2.2 (14) | 3.7 (25) | 5.11 (41) | 7.15 (57)
  • Attendance: 19,311 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.

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