1962 TANFL season

Participating Clubs

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

1962 TANFL Club Coaches

• Stuart Spencer (Clarence)
• John Chick (Glenorchy)
• Mal Pascoe (Hobart)
• Lyn Harris (New Norfolk)
• Darrell Eaton (North Hobart)
• Stan Booth (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

• Clarence 12.8 (80) v Sandy Bay 11.14 (80) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Reserves Grand Final (Replay)

(Saturday, 29 September 1962)

• Clarence 9.15 (69) v Sandy Bay 7.10 (52) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

• Lindisfarne 7.11 (53) v Clarence 4.9 (33) – New Town Oval

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

• Burnie Tigers 12.13 (85) v City-South 10.11 (71) – Att: 5,746 at York Park

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 29 September 1962)

• Nth Hobart: 2.0 (12) | 5.4 (34) | 7.8 (50) | 11.10 (76)
• Burnie Tigers: 2.4 (16) | 6.7 (43) | 9.9 (63) | 9.10 (64)
• Attendance: 7,640 at North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 26 May 1962)

• NWFU 14.16 (100) v TANFL 13.18 (96) – Att: 12,860 at North Hobart Oval

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 9 June 1962)

• TANFL 19.22 (136) v NTFA 8.11 (59) – Att: 6,375 at York Park

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (Monday, 4 June 1962)

• Victorian FA 12.15 (87) v Tasmania 12.9 (81) – Att: 13,000 at Devonport Oval

Interstate Match (Saturday, 16 June 1962)

• Victoria 11.19 (85) v Tasmania 5.13 (43) – Att: 15,310 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

• David Collins (Nth Hobart) – 77
• Stuart Palfreyman (Sandy Bay) – 55
• Burnie Payne (Hobart) – 52
• R.Bailey (Nth Hobart) – 50
• Russell Newell (Clarence) – 41

Medal Winners

• Roger Browning (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
• Bruce Felmingham (Nth Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
• K.Weeding (Lindisfarne) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
• Denis Powell (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1962 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 7 April 1962)

• Nth Hobart 16.18 (114) v Hobart 16.9 (105) – Att: 4,093 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 13.16 (94) v Glenorchy 5.11 (41) – Att: 3,202 at Queenborough Oval
• Clarence 14.15 (99) v New Norfolk 5.17 (47) – Att: 3,337 at Bellerive Oval

Round 2

(Saturday, 14 April 1962)

• Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) v New Norfolk 6.11 (47) – Att: 2,054 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 17.11 (113) v Glenorchy 10.10 (70) – Att: 3,774 at KGV Park
• Clarence 13.12 (90) v Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 3,431 at TCA Ground

Round 3

(Saturday, 21 April 1962)

• Clarence 15.17 (107) v Nth Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att: 7,681 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 12.11 (83) v Sandy Bay 10.22 (82) – Att: 1,876 at TCA Ground
• Glenorchy 9.13 (67) v New Norfolk 5.11 (41) – Att: 1,970 at Boyer Oval

Round 4

(Monday, 23 April 1962)

• Nth Hobart 10.18 (78) v New Norfolk 7.13 (55) – Att: 2,129 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 13.12 (90) v Clarence 9.11 (65) – Att: 4,011 at Queenborough Oval
• Glenorchy 11.18 (84) v Hobart 5.6 (36) – Att: 2,595 at KGV Park

Round 5

(Saturday, 28 April 1962)

• Hobart 12.10 (82) v New Norfolk 9.11 (65) – Att: 1,415 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 5.14 (44) v Sandy Bay 3.10 (28) – Att: 1,414 at Queenborough Oval
• Clarence 7.9 (51) v Glenorchy 6.4 (40) – Att: 1,619 at Bellerive Oval

Round 6

(Saturday, 5 May 1962)

• Sandy Bay 17.14 (116) v Glenorchy 9.14 (68) – Att: 3,758 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 14.12 (96) v Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) – Att: 3,047 at TCA Ground
• Clarence 10.11 (71) v New Norfolk 5.11 (41) – Att: 2,041 at Boyer Oval

Round 7

(Saturday, 12 May 1962)

• Glenorchy 12.11 (83) v Nth Hobart 11.14 (80) – Att: 2,556 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 17.21 (123) v New Norfolk 9.5 (59) – Att: 2,999 at Queenborough Oval
• Clarence 13.10 (88) v Hobart 10.8 (68) – Att: 4,292 at TCA Ground

Round 8

(Saturday, 19 May 1962)

• Hobart 13.13 (91) v Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) – Att: 3,235 at North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 12.10 (82) v New Norfolk 9.15 (69) – Att: 2,124 at KGV Park
• Nth Hobart 15.21 (111) v Clarence 7.7 (49) – Att: 3,222 at Bellerive Oval

Round 9

(Saturday, 2 June & Monday, 4 June 1962)

• Clarence 13.16 (94) v Sandy Bay 11.12 (78) – Att: 5,456 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 7.15 (57) v New Norfolk 5.4 (34) – Att: 1,555 at Boyer Oval
• Hobart 9.7 (61) v Glenorchy 3.16 (34) – Att: 4,539 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 10

(Saturday, 9 June 1962)

• Nth Hobart 14.7 (91) v Sandy Bay 7.13 (55) – Att: 3,322 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 11.10 (76) v New Norfolk 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,338 at TCA Ground
• Clarence 11.9 (75) v Glenorchy 6.10 (46) – Att: 2,753 at KGV Park

Round 11

(Saturday, 23 June 1962)

• Nth Hobart 23.11 (149) v Hobart 5.9 (39) – Att: 4,063 at North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 10.5 (65) v Sandy Bay 6.14 (50) – Att: 2,085 at Queenborough Oval
• Clarence 14.13 (97) v New Norfolk 2.11 (23) – Att: 2,036 at Bellerive Oval

Round 12

(Saturday, 30 June 1962)

• Hobart 18.12 (120) v Clarence 17.8 (110) – Att: 4,085 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 5.13 (43) v Glenorchy 4.13 (37) – Att: 3,072 at KGV Park
• Sandy Bay 13.6 (84) v New Norfolk 5.7 (37) – Att: 1,306 at Boyer Oval

Round 13

(Saturday, 7 July 1962)

• Clarence 9.9 (63) v Nth Hobart 6.8 (44) – Att: 5,348 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 13.8 (86) v Sandy Bay 11.12 (78) – Att: 2,745 at TCA Ground
• Glenorchy 14.12 (96) v New Norfolk 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,721 at KGV Park

Round 14

(Saturday, 14 July 1962)

• Nth Hobart 12.16 (88) v New Norfolk 12.9 (81) – Att: 1,670 at North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 11.11 (77) v Hobart 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,604 at TCA Ground
• Sandy Bay 10.10 (70) v Clarence 9.7 (61) – Att: 3,535 at Bellerive Oval

Round 15

(Saturday, 21 July 1962)

• Glenorchy 17.19 (121) v Clarence 11.14 (80) – Att: 4,987 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 8.11 (59) v Sandy Bay 7.13 (55) – Att: 2,966 at Queenborough Oval
• Hobart 7.22 (64) v New Norfolk 5.6 (36) – Att: 1,283 at Boyer Oval

Round 16

(Saturday, 28 July 1962)

• Clarence 10.11 (71) v New Norfolk 10.5 (65) – Att: 2,181 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 14.8 (92) v Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) – Att: 2,872 at TCA Ground
• Sandy Bay 16.13 (109) v Glenorchy 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,916 at KGV Park

Round 17

(Saturday, 4 August 1962)

• Nth Hobart 12.14 (86) v Glenorchy 7.13 (55) – Att: 4,695 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 14.10 (94) v Clarence 9.19 (73) – Att: 2,966 at Bellerive Oval
• Sandy Bay 11.7 (73) v New Norfolk 10.4 (64) – Att: 1,412 at Boyer Oval

Round 18

(Saturday, 11 August 1962)

• Glenorchy 11.16 (82) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 2,144 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 12.11 (83) v Sandy Bay 12.7 (79) – Att: 3,328 at Queenborough Oval
• Nth Hobart 17.9 (111) v Clarence 9.7 (61) – Att: 3,351 at Bellerive Oval

Round 19

(Saturday, 18 August 1962)

• Glenorchy 13.16 (94) v Hobart 13.12 (90) – Att: 4,204 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) v Clarence 8.11 (59) – Att: 3,880 at Queenborough Oval
• Nth Hobart 23.15 (153) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 1,192 at Boyer Oval

Round 20

(Saturday, 25 August 1962)

• Nth Hobart 16.11 (107) v Sandy Bay 9.11 (65) – Att: 5,195 at North Hobart Oval
• Clarence 14.13 (97) v Glenorchy 10.14 (74) – Att: 4,007 at KGV Park
• New Norfolk 9.4 (58) v Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att: 1,008 at Boyer Oval

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 1 September 1962)

• Sandy Bay: 2.1 (13) | 6.2 (38) | 8.2 (50) | 10.5 (65)
• Hobart: 3.1 (19) | 4.4 (28) | 6.10 (46) | 8.13 (61)
• Attendance: 9,233 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 8 September 1962)

• Nth Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 3.6 (24) | 5.8 (38) | 7.10 (52)
• Clarence: 1.1 (7) | 2.4 (16) | 6.6 (42) | 6.8 (44)
• Attendance: 10,177 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 15 September 1962)

• Clarence: 2.2 (14) | 5.4 (34) | 6.9 (45) | 10.14 (74)
• Sandy Bay: 1.1 (7) | 5.5 (35) | 7.6 (48) | 8.7 (55)
• Attendance: 13,410 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

• Nth Hobart: 2.2 (14) | 7.5 (47) | 8.8 (56) | 10.12 (72)
• Clarence: 2.2 (14) | 3.7 (25) | 5.11 (41) | 7.15 (57)
• Attendance: 19,311 at North Hobart Oval

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