1973 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

1973 TANFL Club Coaches

• Robin Norris (Clarence)
• Trevor Sprigg (Glenorchy)
• Alan Appleton (Hobart)
• Geoff Hill (New Norfolk)
• Vin Crowe (North Hobart)
• Rod Olsson (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

• New Norfolk 14.16 (100) v Sandy Bay 9.16 (70) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

• Glenorchy 12.10 (82) v Buckingham 6.4 (40) – North Hobart Oval

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 22 September 1973)

• Scottsdale 14.15 (99) v Hobart 6.4 (40) – Att: 9,485 at North Hobart Oval

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 29 September 1973) (Licorice Gallery Article: 1973 State Grand Final)

• Scottsdale: 6.5 (41) | 8.9 (57) | 10.11 (71) | 16.20 (116)
• Cooee: 5.4 (34) | 11.6 (72) | 15.13 (103) | 15.15 (105)
• Attendance: 8,269 at West Park Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 30 April 1973)

• NTFA 17.15 (117) v TANFL 12.13 (85) – Att: 4,593 at York Park

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 26 May 1973)

• NWFU 18.13 (121) v TANFL 14.15 (99) – Att: 6,347 at North Hobart Oval

Interstate Match

(Saturday, 2 June 1973)

• Victoria 11.23 (89) v Tasmania 8.6 (54) – Att: 13,649 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

• Rod Adams (Sandy Bay) – 96
• Michael Elliot (Sandy Bay) – 59
• Nigel Ricketts (Sandy Bay) – 41
• P.Burke (Glenorchy) – 40

Medal Winners

• Rod Olsson (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
• Peter Lynsky (Glenorchy) & Geoff Richardson (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
• P.Smith (Clarence) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
• Bob Cheek (Clarence) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1973 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 7 April 1973)

• Nth Hobart 13.19 (97) v New Norfolk 13.16 (94) – Att: 3,468 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 16.15 (111) v Clarence 10.13 (73) – Att: 4,099 at Queenborough Oval
• Hobart 12.12 (84) v Glenorchy 7.16 (58) – Att: 2,737 at KGV Football Park

Round 2

(Saturday, 14 April 1973)

• Sandy Bay 16.17 (113) v Glenorchy 12.17 (89) – Att: 3,618 at North Hobart Oval
• Clarence 12.17 (89) v New Norfolk 8.15 (63) – Att: 2,631 at Bellerive Oval
• Hobart 25.11 (161) v Nth Hobart 17.16 (118) – Att: 2,924 at TCA Ground

Round 3

(Saturday, 21 April. Monday, 23 April & Wednesday, 25 April 1973)

• Glenorchy 10.18 (78) v New Norfolk 8.12 (60) – Att: 2,484 at North Hobart Oval (Saturday)
• Clarence 18.12 (120) v Nth Hobart 14.16 (100) – Att: 4,860 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)
• Sandy Bay 19.25 (139) v Hobart 10.13 (73) – Att: 7,358 at North Hobart Oval (Wednesday)

Round 4

(Saturday, 28 May 1973)

• Clarence 15.23 (113) v Hobart 10.9 (69) – Att: 3,358 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 18.17 (125) v Glenorchy 10.13 (73) – Att: 2,414 at KGV Football Park
• Sandy Bay 19.19 (133) v New Norfolk 7.14 (56) – Att: 2,249 at Queenborough Oval

Round 5

(Saturday, 5 May 1973)

• Sandy Bay 12.12 (84) v Nth Hobart 10.14 (74) – Att: 4,298 at North Hobart Oval
• Clarence 11.18 (84) v Glenorchy 8.19 (67) – Att: 2,495 at Bellerive Oval
• Hobart 12.14 (86) v New Norfolk 8.16 (64) – Att: 1,565 at Boyer Oval

Round 6

(Saturday, 12 May 1973)

• Sandy Bay 26.17 (173) v Clarence 10.7 (67) – Att: 4,941 at North Hobart Oval
• New Norfolk 17.20 (122) v Nth Hobart 4.3 (27) – Att: 1,731 at Boyer Oval
• Hobart 17.12 (114) v Glenorchy 14.14 (98) – Att: 2,135 at TCA Ground

Round 7

(Saturday, 19 May 1973)

• Nth Hobart 12.13 (85) v Hobart 11.9 (75) – Att: 3,243 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 14.14 (98) v Glenorchy 12.16 (88) – Att: 2,189 at KGV Football Park
• New Norfolk 10.18 (78) v Clarence 5.12 (42) – Att: 1,820 at Boyer Oval

Round 8

(Monday, 4 June 1973)

• Sandy Bay 17.14 (116) v Hobart 5.16 (46) – Att: 2,717 at North Hobart Oval
• Clarence 17.16 (118) v Nth Hobart 12.12 (84) – Att: 2,296 at Bellerive Oval
• Glenorchy 14.13 (97) v New Norfolk 11.18 (84) – Att: 2,896 at KGV Football Park

Round 9

(Saturday, 9 June 1973)

• Glenorchy 11.17 (83) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 2,511 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 8.17 (65) v Clarence 7.16 (58) – Att: 1,420 at TCA Ground
• Sandy Bay 15.12 (102) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,762 at Boyer Oval

Round 10

(Saturday, 16 June 1973)

• Glenorchy 17.12 (114) v Clarence 17.8 (110) – Att: 3,569 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 19.11 (125) v Nth Hobart 9.14 (68) – Att: 2,444 at Queenborough Oval
• New Norfolk 13.18 (96) v Hobart 11.16 (82) – Att: 1,673 at TCA Ground

Round 11

(Saturday, 23 June 1973)

• Nth Hobart 19.14 (128) v New Norfolk 15.14 (104) – Att: 2,763 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 20.12 (132) v Clarence 11.19 (85) – Att: 2,841 at Bellerive Oval
• Hobart 23.15 (153) v Glenorchy 15.12 (102) – Att: 2,471 at KGV Football Park

Round 12

(Saturday, 30 June 1973)

• Nth Hobart 15.16 (106) v Hobart 11.13 (79) – Att: 2,755 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 17.13 (115) v Glenorchy 13.5 (83) – Att: 2,847 at Queenborough Oval
• New Norfolk 17.14 (116) v Clarence 17.10 (112) – Att: 1,693 at Bellerive Oval

Round 13

(Saturday, 7 July 1973)

• Clarence 13.18 (96) v Nth Hobart 13.12 (90) – Att: 3,400 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 17.16 (118) v Hobart 9.13 (67) – Att: 1,988 at TCA Ground
• Glenorchy 16.8 (104) v New Norfolk 10.14 (74) – Att: 1,696 at Boyer Oval

Round 14

(Saturday, 14 July 1973)

• Sandy Bay 17.18 (120) v New Norfolk 10.15 (75) – Att: 2,771 at North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 16.22 (118) v Nth Hobart 14.16 (100) – Att: 2,613 at KGV Football Park
• Clarence 17.17 (119) v Hobart 13.10 (88) – Att: 2,772 at Bellerive Oval

Round 15

(Saturday, 21 July 1973)

• New Norfolk 14.25 (109) v Hobart 13.10 (88) – Att: 1,934 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 15.21 (111) v Nth Hobart 13.10 (88) – Att: 2,247 at Queenborough Oval
• Glenorchy 17.10 (112) v Clarence 13.15 (93) – Att: 3,371 at KGV Football Park

Round 16

(Saturday, 28 July 1973)

• Glenorchy 15.15 (105) v Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 3,344 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 19.20 (134) v Clarence 11.10 (76) – Att: 3,086 at Queenborough Oval
• New Norfolk 21.15 (141) v Nth Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,677 at Boyer Oval

Round 17

(Saturday, 4 August 1973)

• Clarence 12.21 (93) v New Norfolk 9.20 (74) – Att: 2,450 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 16.12 (108) v Nth Hobart 13.19 (97) – Att: 1,347 at TCA Ground
• Sandy Bay 18.19 (127) v Glenorchy 16.13 (109) – Att: 3,260 at KGV Football Park

Round 18

(Saturday, 11 August 1973)

• Sandy Bay 21.19 (145) v Hobart 9.6 (60) – Att: 2,871 at North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 13.17 (95) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) – Att: 2,370 at KGV Football Park
• Clarence 15.14 (104) v Nth Hobart 9.20 (74) – Att: 2,246 at Bellerive Oval

Round 19

(Saturday, 18 August 1973)

• Glenorchy 13.15 (93) v Nth Hobart 12.15 (87) – Att: 2,868 at North Hobart Oval
• Clarence 14.9 (93) v Hobart 11.20 (86) – Att: 2,229 at TCA Ground
• Sandy Bay 18.11 (119) v New Norfolk 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,995 at Boyer Oval

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 25 August 1973)

• Hobart: 3.3 (21) | 6.6 (42) | 13.7 (85) | 16.14 (110)
• Clarence: 3.2 (20) | 8.7 (55) | 13.7 (85) | 16.10 (106)
• Attendance: 8,256 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 1 September 1973)

• Sandy Bay: 5.0 (30) | 13.0 (78) | 16.4 (100) | 21.9 (135)
• Glenorchy: 2.6 (18) | 3.11 (29) | 7.13 (55) | 11.16 (82)
• Attendance: 9,021 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 8 September 1973)

• Hobart: 4.0 (24) | 7.8 (50) | 14.11 (95) | 18.14 (122)
• Glenorchy: 4.7 (31) | 7.9 (51) | 10.14 (74) | 14.17 (101)
• Attendance: 8,939 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 15 September 1973)

• Hobart: 2.3 (15) | 5.7 (37) | 8.11 (59) | 11.19 (85)
• Sandy Bay: 3.0 (18) | 4.2 (26) | 8.5 (53) | 10.5 (65)
• Attendance: 14,720 at North Hobart Oval

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