1981 TANFL season

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The 1981 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 finals series matches between 4 April and 19 September 1981.

The League was known as the Winfield League under a A$30,000 commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the Winfield tobacco company.

1981 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 John Bennett.
Participating Clubs
Stadiums
1981 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers Clarence 15.23 (113) v New Norfolk 13.10 (88)
Minor Premier Clarence (4th)
Wooden Spooner Nth Hobart
Grand Final attendance 20,193 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 113,944 for 60 matches at 1,899
Total Finals Series attendance 42,637 for 4 matches at 10,659
Total aggregate attendance 156,581 for 64 matches at 2,446

Participating Clubs[]

1981 TANFL Club Coaches[]

Midas Mufflers League (Reserves) Grand Final[]

CBA League (Under-19's) Grand Final[]

TANFL Fourths (Under-17's) Grand Final[]

  • Glenorchy 13.7 (85) v Clarence 11.10 (76) – New Town Oval

Interstate Matches[]

Escort Cup Match (Sunday, 12 April 1981)

Escort Cup Match (Sunday, 26 April 1981)

Interstate Match (Saturday, 4 July 1981)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL[]

Medal Winners[]

  • Robbie Dykes (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
  • Wayne Olding (Glenorchy) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Neil Jeffrey (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Mark Hall (New Norfolk) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's)
  • Rod Hughes (Clarence) & Chris Saunders (Sandy Bay) – Lefroy Medal (Best player/s in Interstate Matches)

1981 TANFL Ladder[]

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
Clarence 20 16 4 0 2309 1677 137.69% 64
New Norfolk 20 14 6 0 2175 1708 127.34% 56
Glenorchy 20 13 7 0 2096 1864 112.45% 52
Hobart 20 9 11 0 1656 1767 93.72% 36
Sandy Bay 20 7 13 0 1713 1824 93.91% 28
North Hobart 20 1 19 0 1512 2542 59.48% 4

Round 1[]

(Saturday, 4 April 1981)

Round 2[]

(Saturday, 11 April 1981)

  • Clarence 13.20 (98) v Nth Hobart 10.17 (77) Att: 2,800 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 13.18 (96) v Sandy Bay 13.11 (89) - Att: 981 at TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 15.14 (104) v New Norfolk 13.16 (94) - Att: 1,846 at Boyer Oval

Round 3[]

(Saturday, 18 April & Sunday, 19 April 1981)

Round 4[]

(Saturday, 2 May 1981)

  • Clarence 11.14 (80) v Sandy Bay 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,621 at North Hobart Oval
  • Glenorchy 12.17 (89) v Hobart 10.13 (73) – Att: 1,640 at TCA Ground
  • New Norfolk 19.20 (134) v Nth Hobart 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,611 at Boyer Oval

Round 5[]

(Saturday, 9 May 1981)

  • Nth Hobart 15.20 (110) v Glenorchy 15.11 (101) – Att: 2,100 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 16.16 (112) v Clarence 11.12 (78) – Att: 2,279 at Bellerive Oval
  • New Norfolk 17.22 (124) v Sandy Bay 10.6 (66) – Att: 1,295 at Boyer Oval

Round 6[]

(Saturday, 16 May 1981)

Round 7[]

(Saturday, 23 May 1981)

  • Sandy Bay 24.12 (156) v Nth Hobart 16.13 (109) – Att: 1,707 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 22.18 (150) v Hobart 16.13 (109) – Att: 1,350 at TCA Ground
  • Clarence 21.13 (139) v Glenorchy 13.15 (93) – Att: 2,063 at KGV Football Park

Round 8[]

(Saturday, 30 May 1981)

  • Glenorchy 19.14 (128) v Sandy Bay 10.10 (70) – Att: 2,058 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 18.16 (124) v Nth Hobart 9.17 (71) – Att: 1,152 at TCA Ground
  • New Norfolk 21.11 (137) v Clarence 12.13 (85) – Att: 2,944 at Boyer Oval

Round 9[]

(Saturday, 6 June 1981)

  • New Norfolk 15.18 (108) v Nth Hobart 10.7 (67) – Att: 2,676 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
  • Sandy Bay 16.12 (108) v Clarence 13.6 (84) – Att: 2,676 at North Hobart Oval (Double header) *
  • Hobart 8.14 (62) v Glenorchy 7.9 (51) – Att: 1,454 at KGV Football Park

Note: This match was moved to North Hobart after Queenborough was closed by the Hobart City Council 24-hours prior.

Round 10[]

(Monday, 8 June 1981)

Round 11[]

(Saturday, 13 June 1981)

  • New Norfolk 8.19 (67) v Sandy Bay 9.4 (58) – Att: 1,522 at North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 7.14 (56) v Hobart 4.5 (29) – Att: 1,469 at TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 18.21 (129) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,194 at KGV Football Park

Round 12[]

(Saturday, 20 June 1981)

  • Clarence 20.17 (137) v Nth Hobart 12.8 (80) – Att: 2,273 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 13.14 (92) v Hobart 8.14 (62) – Att: 1,333 at Queenborough Oval
  • Glenorchy 16.12 (108) v New Norfolk 12.18 (90) – Att: 2,150 at Boyer Oval

Round 13[]

(Saturday, 27 June 1981)

  • Sandy Bay 20.21 (141) v Nth Hobart 5.7 (37) – Att: 1,179 at Queenborough Oval
  • Clarence 22.15 (147) v Glenorchy 15.18 (108) – Att: 2,815 at Bellerive Oval
  • New Norfolk 17.16 (118) v Hobart 9.13 (67) – Att: 1,314 at Boyer Oval

Round 14[]

(Saturday, 11 July 1981)

Round 15[]

(Saturday, 18 July 1981)

  • Glenorchy 17.14 (116) v Hobart 8.10 (58) – Att: 2,001 at North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 10.9 (69) v Sandy Bay 1.9 (15) – Att: 1,668 at Queenborough Oval
  • New Norfolk 23.25 (163) v Nth Hobart 9.9 (63) – Att: 1,129 at Boyer Oval

Round 16[]

(Saturday, 25 July 1981)

Round 17[]

(Saturday, 1 August 1981)

Round 18[]

(Saturday, 8 August 1981)

  • Sandy Bay 18.12 (120) v Nth Hobart 13.14 (92) – Att: 1,005 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 12.14 (86) v New Norfolk 11.18 (84) – Att: 1,297 at TCA Ground
  • Clarence 20.20 (140) v Glenorchy 15.10 (100) – Att: 3,373 at KGV Football Park

Round 19[]

(Saturday, 15 August 1981)

  • New Norfolk 15.21 (111) v Clarence 13.11 (89) – Att: 3,396 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 21.14 (140) v Nth Hobart 10.11 (71) – Att: 786 at TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 16.10 (106) v Sandy Bay 12.19 (91) – Att: 1,558 at Queenborough Oval*

Note: Peter Hudson (Glenorchy) returns to football for the first time since his 1979 retirement and kicks 10 goals.

Round 20[]

(Saturday, 22 August 1981)

First Semi Final[]

(Saturday, 29 August 1981)

  • Glenorchy: 6.4 (40) | 10.5 (65) | 15.8 (98) | 23.11 (149)
  • Hobart: 6.3 (39) | 9.11 (65) | 11.12 (78) | 15.13 (103)
  • Attendance: 6,077 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final[]

(Saturday, 5 September 1981)

  • Clarence: 5.5 (35) | 11.10 (76) | 14.12 (96) | 23.15 (153)
  • New Norfolk: 2.2 (14) | 4.6 (30) | 10.10 (70) | 10.14 (74)
  • Attendance: 8,310 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final[]

(Saturday, 12 September 1981)

  • New Norfolk: 0.2 (2) | 4.8 (32) | 11.12 (78) | 15.19 (109)
  • Glenorchy: 4.4 (28) | 5.7 (37) | 8.10 (58) | 10.10 (70)
  • Attendance: 8,057 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final[]

(Saturday, 19 September 1981)

  • Clarence: 4.8 (32) | 5.14 (44) | 10.19 (79) | 15.23 (113)
  • New Norfolk: 4.3 (27) | 8.5 (53) | 10.7 (67) | 13.10 (88)
  • Attendance: 20,193 at North Hobart Oval

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

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