1969 TANFL season

**1969 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 Robins/Demons ; Sandy Bay Seagulls ;
Stadiums	North Hobart Oval ; Bellerive Oval ; KGV Football Park ; TCA Ground ; Boyer Oval ; Queenborough Oval ;
1969 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers	Nth Hobart 19.15 (129) v Clarence 17.15 (117)
Minor Premier	Nth Hobart
Wooden Spooner	Hobart (5th)
Grand Final attendance	19,425 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance	189,566 for 57 matches at 3,326
Total Finals Series attendance	53,199 for 4 matches at 13,300
Total aggregate attendance	242,765 for 61 matches at 3,980

Last updated August 07, 2024

The 1969 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over nineteen (19) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 5 April and 13 September 1969.

Participating Clubs

Note: North Hobart officially changed their emblem from the Robins to Demons on 1 May 1969, previously they had also been referred to colloquially as the Redlegs.

1969 TANFL Club Coaches

John Bingley (Clarence)
Graeme Gahan (Glenorchy)
Burnie Payne (Hobart)
Trevor Leo (New Norfolk)
John Devine (North Hobart)
Ray Giblett (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

Sandy Bay 15.15 (105) v Glenorchy 12.9 (81) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

Glenorchy. (Scores unavailable)

TANFL Under-17's Grand Final

Clarence 10.9 (69) d New Norfolk 8.10 (58) – North Hobart Oval

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 20 September 1969)

Nth Hobart 15.15 (105) v Latrobe 11.13 (79) – Att: 7,999 at Devonport Oval

Note: North Hobart (TANFL guernsey) and Latrobe (NWFU guernsey) wore alternate strips due to a guernsey clash.

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 27 September 1969)

Nth Hobart: 4.3 (27) | 10.11 (71) | 16.15 (111) | 26.20 (176)
Launceston: 2.3 (15) | 3.6 (24) | 3.12 (30) | 6.13 (49)
Attendance: 10,371 at York Park

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 26 April 1969)

NWFU 21.17 (143) v TANFL 16.15 (111) – Att: 8,114 at West Park Oval

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 24 May 1969)

TANFL 15.17 (107) v NTFA 9.9 (63) – Att: 13,256 at North Hobart Oval

Interstate Matches

See: 1969 Australian Football Carnival
Match One (Saturday, 7 June 1969)

Victoria 23.21 (159) v Tasmania 10.26 (86) – Att: 40,150 at Adelaide Oval

Match Three (Wednesday, 11 June 1969)

South Australia 21.22 (148) v Tasmania 13.12 (90) – Att: N/A at Adelaide Oval

Match Five (Saturday, 14 June 1969)

Western Australia 28.24 (192) v Tasmania 12.7 (79) – Att: 51,000 at Adelaide Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

John Marshall (Nth Hobart) – 50
Brent Palfreyman (Sandy Bay) – 48
Kevin King (Clarence) – 47
Bob Smith (Nth Hobart) – 42

Medal Winners

Roger Steele (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
L.Pilkington (Sandy Bay) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
Robbie Dykes (Claremont) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
Burnie Payne (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1969 TANFL Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	North Hobart	19	15	4	1869	1684	111.0	60
2	Clarence	19	13	6	1796	1435	125.2	52
3	Sandy Bay	19	10	9	1674	1649	101.5	40
4	New Norfolk	19	9	10	1691	1526	110.8	36
5	Glenorchy	19	6	13	1640	1869	87.7	24
6	Hobart	19	4	15	1478	2085	70.9	20^{[lower-alpha 1]}

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Notes:

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Round 1

(Saturday, 5 April & Monday, 7 April 1969)

Sandy Bay 14.8 (92) v Nth Hobart 10.20 (80) – Att: 7,123 at North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 8.17 (65) v Hobart 5.6 (36) – Att: 3,242 at Boyer Oval
Clarence 22.17 (149) v Glenorchy 10.5 (65) – Att: 7,858 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 2

(Saturday, 12 April 1969)

Glenorchy 12.8 (80) v New Norfolk 9.10 (64) – Att: 4,358 at North Hobart Oval
Nth Hobart 8.11 (59) v Clarence 4.12 (36) – Att: 4,296 at Bellerive Oval
Sandy Bay 19.12 (126) v Hobart 5.12 (42) – Att: 3,241 at Queenborough Oval

Round 3

(Saturday, 19 April 1969)

Hobart 11.17 (83) v Nth Hobart 12.9 (81) – Att: 4,039 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 13.9 (87) v New Norfolk 10.11 (71) – Att: 3,006 at Boyer Oval
Glenorchy 10.22 (82) v Sandy Bay 8.10 (58) – Att: 4,049 at KGV Football Park

Round 4

(Friday, 25 April & Saturday, 26 April 1969)

Nth Hobart 18.14 (122) v Glenorchy 13.15 (93) – Att: 7,524 at North Hobart Oval (Friday)
Clarence 18.24 (132) v Hobart 16.23 (119) – Att: 3,549 at TCA Ground
Sandy Bay 17.13 (115) v New Norfolk 15.14 (104) – Att: 4,396 at North Hobart Oval

Round 5

(Saturday, 3 May 1969)

Clarence 21.13 (139) v Sandy Bay 10.8 (68) – Att: 6,501 at North Hobart Oval
Nth Hobart 14.5 (89) v New Norfolk 10.24 (84) – Att: 3,012 at Boyer Oval *
Glenorchy 22.14 (146) v Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att: 2,904 at TCA Ground

Note: North Hobart's first official match as the Demons, formerly the Robins.

Round 6

(Saturday, 10 May 1969)

New Norfolk 22.20 (152) v Hobart 6.13 (49) – Att: 3,226 at North Hobart Oval
Nth Hobart 12.14 (86) v Sandy Bay 9.14 (68) – Att: 3,781 at Queenborough Oval
Clarence 17.25 (127) v Glenorchy 15.10 (100) – Att: 3,893 at Bellerive Oval

Round 7

(Saturday, 17 May 1969)

Clarence 15.13 (103) v Nth Hobart 6.9 (45) – Att: 2,967 at North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 14.17 (101) v Glenorchy 10.10 (70) – Att: 2,091 at KGV Football Park
Hobart 11.13 (79) v Sandy Bay 7.6 (48) – Att: 1,154 at TCA Ground

Round 8

(Saturday, 31 May 1969)

Sandy Bay 10.15 (75) v Glenorchy 10.13 (73) – Att: 3,208 at North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 9.10 (64) v Clarence 6.10 (46) – Att: 2,865 at Bellerive Oval
Nth Hobart 16.13 (109) v Hobart 15.8 (98) – Att: 2,458 at TCA Ground

Round 9

(Saturday, 7 June 1969)

Clarence 22.11 (143) v Hobart 11.12 (78) – Att: 3,373 at North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 10.15 (75) v Sandy Bay 8.9 (57) – Att: 2,038 at Boyer Oval
Nth Hobart 16.12 (108) v Glenorchy 14.14 (98) – Att: 3,102 at KGV Football Park

Round 10

(Saturday, 14 June & Monday, 16 June 1969)

Glenorchy 16.25 (121) v Hobart 14.14 (98) – Att: 2,595 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 9.18 (72) v Sandy Bay 6.12 (48) – Att: 3,334 at Queenborough Oval
Nth Hobart 18.6 (114) v New Norfolk 15.18 (108) – Att: 5,881 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 11

(Saturday, 21 June 1969)

Nth Hobart 16.15 (111) v Sandy Bay 15.12 (102) – Att: 4,102 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 10.17 (77) v Glenorchy 7.10 (52) – Att: 3,158 at KGV Football Park
Hobart 11.23 (89) v New Norfolk 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,742 at TCA Ground

Round 12

(Saturday, 28 June 1969)

Sandy Bay 12.17 (89) v Hobart 9.14 (68) – Att: 3,259 at North Hobart Oval
Nth Hobart 16.17 (113) v Clarence 12.21 (93) – Att: 3,764 at Bellerive Oval
New Norfolk 16.8 (104) v Glenorchy 12.15 (87) – Att: 2,056 at Boyer Oval

Round 13

(Saturday, 5 July 1969)

Nth Hobart 19.10 (124) v Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 3,177 at North Hobart Oval
New Norfolk 8.10 (58) v Clarence 5.14 (44) – Att: 2,152 at Boyer Oval
Sandy Bay 19.9 (123) v Glenorchy 13.17 (95) – Att: 2,339 at Queenborough Oval

Round 14

(Saturday, 12 July 1969)

Nth Hobart 15.22 (112) v Glenorchy 15.16 (106) – Att: 3,956 at North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay 13.10 (88) v New Norfolk 10.17 (77) – Att: 2,982 at Queenborough Oval
Clarence 15.10 (100) v Hobart 9.12 (66) – Att: 2,166 at Bellerive Oval

Round 15

(Saturday, 19 July 1969)

Nth Hobart 15.14 (104) v New Norfolk 14.17 (101) – Att: 4,110 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 15.14 (104) v Sandy Bay 9.19 (73) – Att: 2,610 at Bellerive Oval
Glenorchy 19.12 (126) v Hobart 13.8 (86) – Att: 1,572 at KGV Football Park

Round 16

(Saturday, 26 July 1969)

Clarence 12.17 (89) v Glenorchy 9.20 (74) – Att: 3,710 at North Hobart Oval
Hobart 15.11 (101) v New Norfolk 13.15 (93) – Att: 1,621 at TCA Ground
Nth Hobart 16.6 (102) v Sandy Bay 13.12 (90) – Att: 3,224 at Queenborough Oval

Round 17

(Saturday, 2 August 1969)

Nth Hobart 18.13 (121) v Clarence 5.12 (42) – Att: 4,629 at North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay 21.6 (132) v Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,783 at Queenborough Oval
New Norfolk 16.16 (112) v Glenorchy 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,520 at Boyer Oval

Round 18

(Saturday, 9 August 1969)

Nth Hobart 11.16 (82) v Clarence 10.16 (76) – Att: 3,238 at North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay 14.10 (94) v Glenorchy 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,522 at KGV Football Park
New Norfolk 14.17 (101) v Hobart 13.15 (93) – Att: 1,794 at TCA Ground

Round 19

(Saturday, 16 August 1969)

Sandy Bay 20.8 (128) v New Norfolk 16.19 (115) – Att: 3,607 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 19.23 (137) v Hobart 11.13 (79) – Att: 2,148 at Bellerive Oval
Glenorchy 18.16 (124) v Nth Hobart 9.28 (82) – Att: 2,565 at KGV Football Park

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 23 August 1969)

New Norfolk: 3.6 (24) | 7.10 (52) | 8.14 (62) | 13.15 (93)
Sandy Bay: 2.2 (14) | 3.9 (27) | 11.14 (80) | 13.14 (92)
Attendance: 9,695 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 30 August 1969)

Nth Hobart: 8.2 (50) | 9.3 (57) | 17.6 (108) | 24.10 (154)
Clarence: 2.3 (15) | 4.8 (32) | 8.11 (59) | 10.13 (73)
Attendance: 12,461 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 6 September 1969)

Clarence: 4.12 (36) | 11.17 (83) | 15.21 (111) | 17.23 (125)
New Norfolk: 3.3 (21) | 4.5 (29) | 8.5 (53) | 11.7 (73)
Attendance: 11,618 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 13 September 1969)

Nth Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 8.10 (58) | 15.12 (102) | 19.15 (129)
Clarence: 3.4 (22) | 6.4 (40) | 12.7 (79) | 17.15 (117)
Attendance: 19,425 at North Hobart Oval

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

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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 Robins/Demons Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums	North Hobart Oval Bellerive Oval KGV Football Park TCA Ground Boyer Oval Queenborough Oval
1969 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers	Nth Hobart 19.15 (129) v Clarence 17.15 (117)
Minor Premier	Nth Hobart
Wooden Spooner	Hobart (5th)
Grand Final attendance	19,425 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance	189,566 for 57 matches at 3,326
Total Finals Series attendance	53,199 for 4 matches at 13,300
Total aggregate attendance	242,765 for 61 matches at 3,980