1950 TANFL season

Participating Clubs

• Clarence District Football Club
• Hobart Football Club
• New Norfolk District Football Club
• New Town District Football Club
• North Hobart Football Club
• Sandy Bay Football Club

1950 TANFL Club Coaches

• Jack Bennett (Clarence)
• Jack Sullivan (Hobart)
• Bert Edwards (New Norfolk)
• Roy Cazaly (New Town)
• Vern Rae (North Hobart)
• Jack Rogers (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

• New Town 12.14 (86) v Sandy Bay 10.10 (70) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

• Macalburn 9.12 (66) v Buckingham 6.3 (39) – New Town Oval. Note: Macalburn were affiliated to Hobart, Buckingham were affiliated to New Town.

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 7 October 1950)

• Nth Launceston: 0.1 (1) | 6.5 (41) | 9.5 (59) | 14.16 (100)
• Ulverstone: 4.3 (27) | 5.4 (34) | 7.8 (50) | 8.8 (56)
• Attendance: 4680 at York Park

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 14 October 1950)

• Nth Launceston: 7.2 (44) | 7.3 (45) | 12.4 (76) | 14.9 (93)
• Hobart Tigers: 4.1 (25) | 5.5 (35) | 5.9 (39) | 8.10 (58)
• Attendance: 10,006 at North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 July 1950)

• NTFA 17.17 (119) v TANFL 12.10 (82) – Att: 8,500 at York Park

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 29 July 1950)

• Huon FA 16.8 (104) v TANFL 12.12 (84) – Att: 1,130 at Franklin Oval

Interstate Matches

See – 1950 Australian National Football Carnival

Australian National Football Carnival (Wednesday, 19 July 1950)

• Tasmania 14.7 (91) v Victorian FA 9.15 (69) – Att: N/A at Brisbane Exhibition Ground

Australian National Football Carnival (Saturday, 22 July 1950)

• Sth Australia 13.14 (92) v Tasmania 8.11 (59) – Att: N/A at Brisbane Exhibition Ground

Australian National Football Carnival (Monday, 24 July 1950)

• Victoria 16.11 (107) v Tasmania 8.7 (55) – Att: N/A at Brisbane Exhibition Ground

Australian National Football Carnival (Wednesday, 26 July 1950)

• Western Australia 11.12 (78) v Tasmania 11.5 (71) – Att: N/A at Brisbane Exhibition Ground

Interstate Match (Sunday, 30 July 1950)

• Tasmania 23.16 (154) v New South Wales 13.17 (95) – Att: N/A at Trumper Park Oval, Sydney

Exhibition Match (Saturday, 29 July 1950)

• Melbourne 19.24 (138) v TANFL 8.17 (65) – Att: 4,153 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

• Ian Westell (Sandy Bay) – 83
• Bernie Waldron (Hobart) – 67
• J.Cooper (Clarence) – 47
• Bobby Parsons (New Town) – 47
• Albert Park (New Town) – 41

Medal Winners

• Warren Smart (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
• R.Toulmin (Sandy Bay) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
• John Chick (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)

1950 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 15 April 1950)

• Nth Hobart 10.14 (74) v Sandy Bay 11.3 (69) – Att: 3,386 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 9.13 (67) v Hobart 8.14 (62) – Att: 2,989 at New Town Oval
• Clarence 11.6 (72) v New Norfolk 7.8 (50) – Att: 1,427 at Boyer Oval

Round 2

(Saturday, 22 April 1950)

• Nth Hobart 13.15 (93) v Clarence 11.8 (74) – Att: 2,964 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 15.14 (104) v New Town 11.12 (78) – Att: 2,528 at New Town Oval
• Hobart 8.17 (65) v New Norfolk 2.6 (18) – Att: 1,612 at TCA Ground

Round 3

(Saturday, 29 April 1950)

• Hobart 4.13 (37) v Sandy Bay 3.10 (28) – Att: 5,619 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 21.15 (141) v Clarence 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,974 at New Town Oval
• Nth Hobart 15.21 (111) v New Norfolk 6.5 (41) – Att: 1,483 at Boyer Oval

Round 4

(Saturday, 6 May 1950)

• Nth Hobart 16.18 (114) v New Town 12.2 (74) – Att: 4,270 at North Hobart Oval
• New Norfolk 18.3 (111) v Sandy Bay 13.12 (90) – Att: 1,308 at Queenborough Oval
• Hobart 12.17 (89) v Clarence 13.6 (84) – Att: 1,151 at TCA Ground

Round 5

(Saturday, 13 May 1950)

• Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) v Hobart 9.14 (68) – Att: 5,388 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 11.19 (85) v Clarence 12.8 (80) – Att: 1,420 at TCA Ground
• New Norfolk 13.6 (84) v New Town 4.20 (44) – Att: 1,628 at Boyer Oval

Round 6

(Saturday, 20 May 1950)

• New Norfolk 19.11 (125) v Clarence 7.12 (54) – Att: 1,954 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 10.8 (68) v Sandy Bay 7.13 (55) – Att: 2,049 at Queenborough Oval
• Hobart 19.12 (126) v New Town 6.21 (57) – Att: 1,858 at TCA Ground

Round 7

(Saturday, 27 May 1950)

• New Town 13.16 (94) v Sandy Bay 12.10 (82) – Att: 4,010 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 9.13 (67) v New Norfolk 10.5 (65) – Att: 2,251 at Boyer Oval
• Nth Hobart 17.11 (113) v Clarence 8.13 (61) – Att: 1,270 at Bellerive Oval

Round 8

(Saturday, 3 June 1950)

• Nth Hobart 18.17 (125) v New Norfolk 6.5 (41) – Att: 4,236 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 12.12 (84) v Sandy Bay 11.5 (71) – Att: 2,086 at Queenborough
• New Town 22.11 (143) v Clarence 10.19 (79) – Att: 1,002 at Bellerive Oval

Round 9

(Saturday, 17 June 1950)

• Sandy Bay 7.19 (61) v New Norfolk 6.11 (47) – Att: 1,988 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 10.14 (74) v New Town 8.9 (57) – Att: 3,138 at New Town Oval
• Hobart 13.17 (95) v Clarence 13.4 (82) – Att: 975 at Bellerive Oval

Round 10

(Saturday, 24 June 1950)

• New Town 10.18 (78) v New Norfolk 11.6 (72) – Att: 1,909 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 20.13 (133) v Nth Hobart 9.5 (59) – Att: 3,861 at TCA Ground
• Sandy Bay 9.19 (73) v Clarence 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,314 at Queenborough Oval

Round 11

(Saturday, 1 July 1950)

• Sandy Bay 14.13 (97) v Nth Hobart 10.14 (74) – Att: 3,250 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 13.21 (99) v Hobart 8.18 (66) – Att: 2,973 at New Town Oval
• New Norfolk 15.14 (104) v Clarence 7.12 (54) – Att: 995 at Bellerive Oval

Round 12

(Saturday, 8 July 1950)

• Nth Hobart 10.20 (80) v Clarence 6.7 (43) – Att: 1,888 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 12.10 (82) v New Town 11.12 (78) – Att: 2,680 at Queenborough Oval
• Hobart 11.14 (80) v New Norfolk 8.8 (56) – Att: 1,331 at TCA Ground

Round 13

(Saturday, 15 July 1950)

• New Town 19.16 (130) v Clarence 14.13 (97) – Att: 1,787 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 19.9 (123) v Sandy Bay 14.14 (98) – Att: 3,704 at TCA Ground
• New Norfolk 11.15 (81) v Nth Hobart 12.8 (80) – Att: 1,492 at Boyer Oval

Round 14

(Saturday, 22 July 1950)

• New Town 11.10 (76) v Nth Hobart 8.11 (59) – Att: 3,257 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 18.18 (126) v Clarence 4.9 (33) – Att: 1,118 at TCA Ground *
• New Norfolk 12.14 (86) v Sandy Bay 8.9 (57) – Att: 1,504 at Boyer Oval Note: Bernie Waldron kicked a then Hobart Football Club record of 14 goals in this match, later breaking the record again on 30 August 1952.

Round 15

(Saturday, 5 August 1950)

• Hobart 4.8 (32) v Nth Hobart 1.11 (17) – Att: 2,027 at North Hobart Oval
• New Norfolk 14.1 (85) v New Town 10.18 (78) – Att: 1,069 at New Town Oval
• Sandy Bay 17.10 (112) v Clarence 7.13 (55) – Att: 586 at Bellerive Oval

Round 16

(Saturday, 12 August 1950)

• Hobart 13.15 (93) v New Town 9.16 (70) – Att: 4,694 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 13.12 (90) v Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) – Att: 1,582 at Queenborough Oval
• New Norfolk 20.21 (141) v Clarence 5.8 (38) – Att: 1,074 at Boyer Oval

Round 17

(Saturday, 19 August 1950)

• New Norfolk 15.10 (100) v Hobart 9.17 (71) – Att: 5,136 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 14.19 (103) v Sandy Bay 12.7 (79) – Att: 1,783 at New Town Oval
• Nth Hobart 15.15 (105) v Clarence 8.14 (62) – Att: 759 at Bellerive Oval

Round 18

(Saturday, 26 August 1950)

• Nth Hobart 18.13 (121) v New Norfolk 6.11 (47) – Att: 4,329 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 11.13 (79) v Hobart 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,185 at Queenborough Oval
• New Town 19.19 (133) v Clarence 4.10 (34) – Att: 726 at Bellerive Oval

Round 19

(Saturday, 2 September 1950)

• Hobart 9.14 (68) v Clarence 8.7 (55) – Att: 855 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 15.14 (104) v Nth Hobart 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,988 at New Town Oval
• Sandy Bay 17.15 (117) v New Norfolk 12.13 (85) – Att: 1,878 at Queenborough Oval

Round 20

(Saturday, 9 September 1950)

• Sandy Bay 14.12 (96) v Clarence 5.12 (42) – Att: 1,572 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 15.21 (111) v Nth Hobart 6.10 (46) – Att: 1,468 at TCA Ground
• New Town 9.11 (65) v New Norfolk 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,371 at Boyer Oval

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 16 September 1950)

• New Town: 3.5 (23) | 11.11 (77) | 13.14 (92) | 20.19 (139)
• Sandy Bay: 1.5 (11) | 2.7 (19) | 4.11 (35) | 7.11 (53)
• Attendance: 8,313 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 23 September 1950)

• Hobart: 3.2 (20) | 5.9 (39) | 8.13 (61) | 11.15 (81)
• Nth Hobart: 1.7 (13) | 2.7 (19) | 4.10 (34) | 6.14 (50)
• Attendance: 7,489 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 30 September 1950)

• New Town: 4.6 (30) | 7.9 (51) | 10.15 (75) | 12.16 (88)
• Nth Hobart: 1.4 (10) | 2.6 (18) | 4.8 (32) | 9.9 (63)
• Attendance: 7,420 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 7 October 1950)

• Hobart: 3.4 (22) | 6.6 (42) | 11.10 (76) | 11.12 (78)
• New Town: 4.2 (26) | 7.5 (47) | 8.10 (58) | 11.10 (76)
• Attendance: 12,697 at North Hobart Oval

References

All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury newspaper.

Ken Pinchin: "A Century of Tasmanian Football" (1979) - Tasmanian Football League, Hobart, Tasmania.

References

1. (8 August 1950). "Clubs admitted to league". The Mercury.