1953 TANFL season

Participating Clubs

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

1953 TANFL Club Coaches

• Les McClements (Clarence)
• Jack Rough (Glenorchy)
• Bill Tonks (Hobart)
• Arthur Olliver (New Norfolk)
• Len McCankie (North Hobart)
• Gordon Bowman (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

• Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) v Sandy Bay 8.4 (52) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

• Macalburn 6.11 (47) v Buckingham 2.8 (20) – North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 30 May 1953)

• NWFU 19.13 (127) v TANFL 17.18 (120) – Att: 7,832 at North Hobart Oval

Jubilee Shield (Tuesday, 2 June 1953)

• TANFL 12.19 (91) v NTFA 12.19 (91) – Att: 10,462 at North Hobart Oval

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 11 July 1953)

• NTFA 16.16 (112) v TANFL 15.16 (106) – Att: 5,732 at York Park

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 18 July 1953)

• NWFU 13.21 (99) v TANFL 9.28 (82) – Att: N/A at West Park Oval

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 30 May 1953)

• TANFL II 14.15 (99) v Huon FA 12.9 (81) – Att: 7,832 at North Hobart Oval * Note: This match was a curtain-raiser to the TANFL v NWFU fixture.

Interstate Matches

See: 1953 Australian National Football Carnival

Match One (Wednesday, 8 July 1953)

• VFA 11.18 (84) v Tasmania 5.11 (41) – Att: 9,500 at Adelaide Oval

Match Three (Sunday, 12 July 1953)

• Victoria 22.20 (152) v Tasmania 2.8 (20) – Att: 36,500 at Adelaide Oval (Double-Header)

Match Six (Monday, 13 July 1953)

• South Australia 19.13 (127) v Tasmania 17.15 (117) – Att: 8,600 at Adelaide Oval

Match Eight (Thursday, 16 July 1953)

• Western Australia 12.19 (91) v Tasmania 5.7 (37) – Att: N/A at Adelaide Oval

Exhibition Match (Saturday, 18 July 1953)

• Geelong 17.24 (126) v TANFL 8.13 (61) – Att: 4,096 at North Hobart Oval

Lightning Premiership Matches

(Sunday, 12 July 1953)

• Hobart 3.4 (22) v New Town 1.2 (8)
• New Norfolk 3.6 (24) v Sandy Bay 3.1 (19)
• Clarence 3.3 (21) v Nth Hobart 3.2 (20)
• Hobart 2.3 (15) v Clarence 0.7 (7) (semi-final)
• New Norfolk 4.6 (30) v Hobart 4.1 (25) (Grand Final)
• Attendance: 1,933 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

• Bert Shaw (Sandy Bay) – 51
• Bernie Waldron (Hobart) – 47
• Terry Cashion (Sandy Bay) – 47
• Max Walker (Hobart) – 42
• Rex Garwood (New Town) – 41
• N.Richardson (Clarence) – 41

Medal Winners

• Terry Cashion (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
• T.Maddox (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
• Athol Unsworth (Macalburn) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
• John Golding (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Interstate Matches)

1953 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 18 April 1953)

• Hobart 12.14 (86) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – Att: 2,916 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 18.10 (118) v Sandy Bay 16.14 (110) – Att: 2,302 at Queenborough Oval
• New Norfolk 12.11 (83) v Nth Hobart 9.25 (79) – Att: 1,899 at Boyer Oval

Round 2

(Saturday, 2 May 1953)

• Hobart 27.13 (175) v Nth Hobart 16.15 (111) – Att: 3,507 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 14.22 (106) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) – Att: 2,167 at New Town Oval
• Sandy Bay 15.19 (109) v Clarence 11.14 (80) – Att: 2,129 at Bellerive Oval

Round 3

(Saturday, 9 May 1953)

• Sandy Bay 13.18 (96) v New Norfolk 5.8 (38) – Att: 2,058 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 16.9 (105) v New Town 16.9 (105) – Att: 3,235 at TCA Ground
• Clarence 9.12 (66) v Nth Hobart 7.14 (56) – Att: 1,285 at Bellerive Oval

Round 4

(Saturday, 16 May 1953)

• Sandy Bay 20.11 (131) v Nth Hobart 14.6 (90) – Att: 2,952 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 25.18 (168) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,171 at TCA Ground
• Clarence 18.13 (121) v New Town 12.25 (97) – Att: 1,980 at New Town Oval

Round 5

(Saturday, 23 May 1953)

• New Town 9.15 (69) v Nth Hobart 6.9 (45) – Att: 2,395 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 10.9 (69) v Sandy Bay 9.12 (66) – Att: 2,731 at Queenborough Oval
• Clarence 5.20 (50) v New Norfolk 5.15 (45) – Att: 1,292 at Boyer Oval

Round 6

(Saturday, 6 June 1953)

• New Norfolk 16.8 (104) v Nth Hobart 13.15 (93) – Att: 1,510 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 15.24 (114) v Clarence 7.9 (51) – Att: 1,715 at TCA Ground
• New Town 11.15 (81) v Sandy Bay 9.24 (78) – Att: 2,287 at New Town Oval

Round 7

(Saturday, 13 June 1953)

• Sandy Bay 11.8 (74) v Clarence 8.9 (57) – Att: 1,456 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 16.18 (114) v Nth Hobart 7.10 (52) – Att: 818 at TCA Ground
• New Town 9.10 (64) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) – Att: 1,087 at Boyer Oval

Round 8

(Saturday, 20 June 1953)

• Nth Hobart 16.14 (110) v Clarence 14.11 (95) – Att: 1,612 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 20.14 (134) v New Norfolk 7.12 (54) – Att: 1,565 at Queenborough Oval
• New Town 18.14 (122) v Hobart 12.5 (77) – Att: 2,488 at New Town Oval

Round 9

(Saturday, 27 June 1953)

• New Town 14.16 (100) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – Att: 2,248 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 6.13 (49) – Att: 2,028 at Queenborough Oval
• Hobart 16.16 (112) v New Norfolk 7.4 (46) – Att: 957 at Boyer Oval

Round 10

(Saturday, 4 July 1953)

• Sandy Bay 16.10 (106) v Hobart 15.9 (99) – Att: 3,967 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 16.19 (115) v Nth Hobart 7.16 (58) – Att: 1,461 at New Town Oval
• New Norfolk 11.13 (79) v Clarence 10.13 (73) – Att: 892 at Bellerive Oval

Round 11

(Saturday, 25 July 1953)

• Sandy Bay 19.13 (127) v New Town 11.13 (79) – Att: 3,264 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 13.15 (93) v New Norfolk 12.15 (87) – Att: 766 at TCA Ground
• Hobart 11.17 (83) v Clarence 10.10 (70) – Att: 847 at Bellerive Oval

Round 12

(Saturday, 1 August 1953)

• Nth Hobart 12.7 (79) v Hobart 10.17 (77) – Att: 1,894 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 15.8 (98) v Clarence 9.17 (71) – Att: 1,745 at Queenborough Oval
• New Town 18.9 (117) v New Norfolk 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,210 at New Town Oval

Round 13

(Saturday, 8 August 1953)

• Hobart 13.9 (87) v New Town 11.11 (77) – Att: 3,152 at North Hobart Oval
• Clarence 14.16 (100) v Nth Hobart 6.8 (44) – Att: 1,056 at Bellerive Oval
• New Norfolk 6.11 (47) v Sandy Bay 7.3 (45) – Att: 1,205 at Boyer Oval

Round 14

(Saturday, 15 August 1953)

• Sandy Bay 21.14 (140) v Nth Hobart 9.11 (65) – Att: 2,017 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 12.10 (82) v New Norfolk 10.13 (73) – Att: 1,352 at TCA Ground
• Clarence 9.9 (63) v New Town 7.12 (54) – Att: 1,537 at Bellerive Oval

Round 15

(Saturday, 22 August 1953)

• New Town 14.17 (101) v Nth Hobart 12.5 (77) – Att: 1,283 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 12.13 (85) v Sandy Bay 11.8 (74) – Att: 2,485 at TCA Ground
• New Norfolk 9.14 (68) v Clarence 7.7 (49) – Att: 1,339 at Boyer Oval

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 29 August 1953)

• Sandy Bay: 3.5 (23) | 6.6 (42) | 11.8 (74) | 14.12 (96)
• Clarence: 1.2 (8) | 5.7 (37) | 8.9 (57) | 9.12 (66)
• Attendance: 6,034 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 5 September 1953)

• New Town: 4.4 (28) | 6.4 (40) | 9.7 (61) | 11.10 (76)
• Hobart: 0.3 (3) | 1.4 (10) | 2.8 (20) | 4.9 (33)
• Attendance: 4,017 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 12 September 1953)

• Sandy Bay: 3.1 (19) | 6.2 (38) | 10.4 (64) | 13.5 (83)
• Hobart: 1.2 (8) | 3.6 (24) | 5.7 (37) | 8.12 (60)
• Attendance: 7,993 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 19 September 1953)

• New Town: 6.2 (38) | 10.9 (69) | 13.13 (91) | 16.18 (114)
• Sandy Bay: 7.2 (44) | 8.7 (55) | 12.11 (83) | 15.13 (103)
• Attendance: 11,860 at North Hobart Oval

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