1946 TANFL season

The 1946 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen roster rounds and three finals series matches between 4 May and 28 September 1946.

1946 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 Weller Arnold
Participating Clubs
Stadiums
1946 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers Sandy Bay 12.16 (88) v New Town 5.16 (46)
Minor Premier New Town
Wooden Spooner Hobart (2nd)
Grand Final attendance 12,500 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 76,386 for 30 matches at 2,546
Total Finals Series attendance 28,800 for 3 matches at 9,600
Total aggregate attendance 105,186 for 33 matches at 3,187

Participating clubs

1946 TANFL Club Coaches
  • Noel Gray Sr & Ron Savage (Hobart)
  • Brian Kelly (New Town)
  • Arthur O'Brien & Dinny Kelleher (North Hobart)
  • Lance Collins (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

  • Buckingham 5.5 (35) v South East 2.4 (16) – New Town Oval

Note: Buckingham were aligned with New Town, South East were aligned with Sandy Bay.

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 5 October 1946)

  • Sandy Bay: 3.6 (24) | 5.7 (37) | 11.9 (75) | 13.13 (91)
  • Nth Launceston: 2.1 (13) | 6.8 (44) | 10.9 (69) | 12.13 (85)
  • Attendance: 7,852 at North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 8 June 1946)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 June 1946)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 20 July 1946)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 10 August 1946)

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 29 June 1946)

  • TANFL 16.19 (115) v Huon FA 14.15 (99) – Att: 700 at Franklin Football Ground

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 10 August 1946)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
  • Alf Cook (New Town) – 58

Medal winners
  • Ernie Pilkington (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
  • Alan Hughes (Macalburn) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)

1946 TANFL Ladder
Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
New Town 1594214621124130.07%40
North Hobart 1595111531054109.39%38
Sandy Bay 1586113751172117.32%34
Hobart 152130991163160.76%8

Round 1

(Saturday, 4 May 1946)

Round 2

(Saturday, 11 May 1946)

Round 3

(Saturday, 18 May 1946)

Round 4

(Saturday, 25 May 1946)

Round 5

(Saturday, 1 June 1946)

Note: Hobart Football Club's maiden TANFL victory.

Round 6

(Monday, 10 June 1946)

Round 7

(Saturday, 15 June & Monday, 17 June 1946)

Round 8

(Saturday, 22 June 1946)

Round 9

(Saturday, 6 July 1946)

Round 10

(Saturday, 13 July 1946)

Round 11

(Saturday, 27 July 1946)

Round 12

(Saturday, 3 August 1946)

Round 13

(Saturday, 17 August 1946)

Round 14

(Saturday, 31 August 1946)

Note: This round was postponed by one week due to inclement weather conditions.

Round 15

(Saturday, 7 September 1946)

Note: Alf Cook (New Town) scores 14 goals, second highest individual total of all time to 1946.

Semi-final

(Saturday, 14 September 1946)

  • Sandy Bay: 1.3 (9) | 6.9 (45) | 9.14 (68) | 12.18 (90)
  • Nth Hobart: 4.2 (26) | 4.5 (29) | 7.10 (52) | 10.13 (73)
  • Attendance: 6,900 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 21 September 1946)

  • Sandy Bay: 1.7 (13) | 6.9 (45) | 10.14 (74) | 17.19 (121)
  • New Town: 1.4 (10) | 5.8 (38) | 11.13 (79) | 15.19 (109)
  • Attendance: 9,400 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 28 September 1946)

  • Sandy Bay: 1.3 (9) | 4.9 (33) | 7.10 (52) | 12.16 (88)
  • New Town: 1.4 (10) | 1.10 (16) | 4.16 (40) | 5.16 (46)
  • Attendance: 12,500 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury publications.

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