1974 TANFL season

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The 1974 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over twenty-one (21) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 6 April and 5 October 1974.

1974 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 O.B.E
Participating Clubs Clarence Kangaroos
Glenorchy Magpies
Hobart Tigers
New Norfolk Eagles
North Hobart Demons
Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums North Hobart Oval
Bellerive Oval
KGV Football Park
TCA Ground
Boyer Oval
Queenborough Oval
1974 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers North Hobart 21.10 (136) v Sandy Bay 15.18 (108)
Minor Premier Glenorchy
Wooden Spooner New Norfolk (6th)
Grand Final attendance 16,234 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 169,836 for 63 matches at 2,696
Total Finals Series attendance 40,306 for 4 matches at 10,076
Total aggregate attendance 210,142 for 67 matches at 3,136

Participating Clubs[]

1974 TANFL Club Coaches[]

TANFL Reserves Grand Final[]

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final[]

(Saturday, 12 October 1974)

  • Glenorchy 11.7 (73) v Clarence 5.9 (39) – Boyer Oval

Intrastate Match[]

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 8 June 1974)

  • TANFL 12.10 (82) v Huon FA 8.18 (66) – Att: 1,600 at Huonville Recreation Ground.

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL[]

  • Frank Ogle (Glenorchy) – 55
  • Terry Mayne (Clarence) – 46
  • Nigel Ricketts (Sandy Bay) – 43
  • Chris Saunders (Sandy Bay) – 43

Medal Winners[]

  • Tony Browning (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
  • P.Smith (Clarence) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • L.Berwick (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)

1974 TANFL Ladder[]

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
Glenorchy 21 12 8 1 1886 1718 109.77% 50
Sandy Bay 21 11 9 1 1952 1632 119.61% 46
North Hobart 21 10 10 1 1837 1823 100.77% 42
Clarence 21 10 10 1 1776 1867 95.13% 42
Hobart 21 9 11 1 1709 1845 92.63% 38
New Norfolk 21 8 12 1 1733 2008 86.30% 34

Round 1[]

(Saturday, 6 April 1974)

  • Nth Hobart 10.20 (80) v Glenorchy 9.10 (64) – Att: 4,037 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 20.19 (139) v Hobart 17.11 (113) – Att: 1,884 at TCA Ground
  • Sandy Bay 17.11 (113) v Clarence 7.20 (62) – Att: 3,146 at Bellerive Oval

Round 2[]

(Saturday, 13 April & Monday, 15 April 1974)

  • New Norfolk 16.16 (112) v Glenorchy 9.18 (72) – Att: 2,918 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 21.19 (145) v Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) – Att: 3,096 at Queenborough Oval
  • Hobart 15.16 (106) v Clarence 11.15 (81) ��� Att: 4,498 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 3[]

(Saturday, 20 April 1974)

  • Hobart 19.14 (128) v Nth Hobart 15.15 (105) – Att: 4,536 at North Hobart Oval
  • Glenorchy 14.9 (93) v Sandy Bay 11.19 (85) – Att: 2,605 at KGV Football Park
  • Clarence 12.13 (85) v New Norfolk 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,925 at Boyer Oval

Round 4[]

(Thursday, 25 April & Saturday, 27 April 1974)

  • Sandy Bay 17.20 (122) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 3,674 at North Hobart Oval (Anzac Day)
  • Glenorchy 14.15 (99) v Hobart 11.14 (80) – Att: 4,032 at North Hobart Oval (Saturday)
  • Clarence 14.25 (109) v Nth Hobart 16.11 (107) – Att: 3,205 at Bellerive Oval (Saturday)

Round 5[]

(Saturday, 4 May 1974)

Round 6[]

(Saturday, 11 May 1974)

  • Sandy Bay 18.14 (122) v Clarence 7.6 (48) – Att: 3,684 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 15.21 (111) v Hobart 14.17 (101) – Att: 1,692 at TCA Ground
  • Nth Hobart 14.23 (107) v Glenorchy 12.16 (88) – Att: 4,123 at KGV Football Park

Round 7[]

(Saturday, 18 May 1974)

  • Nth Hobart 14.17 (101) v Sandy Bay 11.11 (77) – Att: 5,105 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 13.11 (89) v Glenorchy 12.17 (89) – Att: 2,147 at Boyer Oval
  • Clarence 14.15 (99) v Hobart 8.13 (61) – Att: 2,127 at Bellerive Oval

Round 8[]

(Saturday, 25 May 1974)

  • Clarence 21.12 (138) v New Norfolk 9.13 (67) – Att: 3,005 at North Hobart Oval
  • Glenorchy 16.8 (104) v Sandy Bay 14.17 (101) – Att: 2,772 at Queenborough Oval
  • Hobart 13.17 (95) v Nth Hobart 14.11 (95) – Att: 2,477 at TCA Ground

Round 9[]

(Saturday, 1 June 1974)

Round 10[]

(Saturday, 8 June. Saturday, 15 June & Monday, 17 June 1974)

  • Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) v New Norfolk 7.12 (54) – Att: 2,734 at North Hobart Oval (8 June)
  • Hobart 11.12 (78) v Sandy Bay 7.11 (53) – Att: 3,329 at North Hobart Oval (15 June)
  • Glenorchy 13.12 (90) v Clarence 11.7 (73) – Att: 5,784 at North Hobart Oval (17 June)

Round 11[]

(Saturday, 22 June 1974)

  • Glenorchy 11.11 (77) v Nth Hobart 8.7 (55) – Att: 4,442 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 14.11 (95) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 1,430 at Boyer Oval
  • Sandy Bay 9.22 (76) v Clarence 2.6 (18) – Att: 2,473 at Bellerive Oval

Round 12[]

(Saturday, 29 June 1974)

  • Glenorchy 12.29 (101) v New Norfolk 12.16 (88) – Att: 2,722 at North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 16.11 (107) v Hobart 13.8 (86) – Att: 2,190 at TCA Ground
  • Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) v Nth Hobart 10.6 (66) – Att: 2,841 at Queenborough Oval

Round 13[]

(Saturday, 6 July 1974)

  • Nth Hobart 8.8 (56) v Hobart 7.12 (54) – Att: 2,199 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 14.20 (104) v Clarence 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,210 at Boyer Oval
  • Glenorchy 11.11 (77) v Sandy Bay 8.12 (60) – Att: 2,427 at KGV Football Park

Round 14[]

(Saturday, 20 July 1974)

  • Nth Hobart 8.16 (64) v New Norfolk 8.6 (54) – Att: 2,129 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) v Hobart 4.9 (33) – Att: 1,682 at TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 11.12 (78) v Clarence 6.11 (47) – Att: 1,880 at Bellerive Oval

Note: This round was postponed on 13 July due to inclement weather conditions.

Round 15[]

(Saturday, 3 August 1974)

Note: Originally this was scheduled as Round 16. Round 15 (27 July) was postponed due to poor weather and ground conditions and was eventually replayed on 14 September as Round 21.

Round 16[]

(Saturday, 10 August 1974)

  • Sandy Bay 16.14 (110) v Glenorchy 12.9 (81) – Att: 4,822 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 10.13 (73) v Nth Hobart 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,184 at Boyer Oval *
  • Clarence 16.15 (111) v New Norfolk 10.19 (79) – Att: 1,322 at Queenborough Oval *

Note: Matches scheduled at the TCA Ground and Bellerive Oval switched due to poor ground conditions.

Round 17[]

(Saturday, 17 August 1974)

  • Clarence 18.16 (124) v Nth Hobart 13.9 (87) – Att: 3,515 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 8.17 (65) v Sandy Bay 6.15 (51) – Att: 1,312 at Boyer Oval
  • Hobart 12.12 (84) v Glenorchy 12.11 (83) – Att: 2,016 at TCA Ground

Round 18[]

(Saturday, 24 August 1974)

  • Glenorchy 12.8 (80) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – Att: 4,042 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 14.10 (94) v Hobart 11.12.(78) – Att: 2,466 at Queenborough Oval
  • Nth Hobart 17.15 (117) v New Norfolk 8.13 (61) – Att: 1,732 at Boyer Oval

Round 19[]

(Saturday, 31 August 1974)

  • Nth Hobart 16.15 (111) v Glenorchy 11.14 (80) – Att: 3,755 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 13.15 (93) v New Norfolk 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,270 at Boyer Oval
  • Sandy Bay 13.16 (94) v Clarence 14.10.(94) – Att: 2,783 at Queenborough Oval

Round 20[]

(Saturday, 7 September 1974)

  • New Norfolk 12.16 (88) v Sandy Bay 8.11 (59) – Att: 1,562 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 14.3 (87) v Clarence 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,487 at Bellerive Oval
  • Hobart 11.13 (79) v Glenorchy 5.12 (42) – Att: 1,965 at TCA Ground

Round 21[]

(Saturday, 14 September 1974)

Note: This round was originally scheduled as Round 15 to be played on 27 July but was postponed due to poor weather.

First Semi Final[]

(Saturday, 21 September 1974)

  • Nth Hobart: 3.4 (22) | 9.4 (58) | 13.10 (88) | 15.16 (106)
  • Clarence: 3.3 (21) | 5.7 (37) | 5.9 (39) | 8.17 (65)
  • Attendance: 7,795 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final[]

(Sunday, 22 September 1974)

  • Sandy Bay: 3.2 (20) | 7.6 (48) | 8.13 (61) | 15.15 (105)
  • Glenorchy: 6.6 (42) | 8.8 (56) | 9.9 (63) | 12.14 (86)
  • Attendance: 7,850 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final[]

(Saturday, 28 September 1974)

  • Nth Hobart: 5.5 (35) | 11.8 (74) | 15.9 (99) | 20.10 (130)
  • Glenorchy: 1.2 (8) | 3.7 (25) | 8.11 (59) | 12.17 (89)
  • Attendance: 8,427 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final[]

(Saturday, 5 October 1974)

  • Nth Hobart: 5.1 (31) | 13.6 (84) | 15.9 (99) | 21.10 (136)
  • Sandy Bay: 4.5 (29) | 4.8 (32) | 11.13 (79) | 15.18 (108)
  • Attendance: 16,234 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications, also Tasmanian Football Record publications.

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