1977 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

1977 TANFL Club Coaches

• Robin Norris (Clarence)
• Jack Rough (Glenorchy)
• Barry Grinter (Hobart)
• Peter Chisnall (New Norfolk)
• Ian Bremner (North Hobart)
• Paul Sproule (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

• Glenorchy 12.17 (89) v New Norfolk 9.15 (69) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

• Not Available.

Interstate Matches

Ardath Cup (Tuesday, 26 April 1977)

• South Fremantle 13.14 (92) v Tasmania 13.11 (89) – Att: N/A at Norwood Oval, Adelaide

Interstate Match (Sunday, 12 June 1977)

• Victoria 24.28 (172) v Tasmania 9.9 (63) – Att: 10,369 at North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 14 May 1977)

• TANFL 18.17 (125) v NWFU 16.17 (113) – Att: 4,378 at North Hobart Oval

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 21 May 1977)

• NWFU 21.15 (141) v TANFL 15.8 (98) – Att: 3,536 at Devonport Oval

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 7 May 1977)

• TANFL 29.29 (203) v WTFA 5.7 (37) – Att: 3,387 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

• Col Smith (Hobart) – 49
• John Hollis (Sandy Bay) – 42
• Roland Curley (Glenorchy) – 34
• Don McLeod (Nth Hobart) – 28

Medal Winners

• Michael Hawkins (Nth Hobart) – William Leitch Medal
• R.Murley (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
• Dan Munnings (New Norfolk) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
• David Jones (Sandy Bay) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate Matches)

1977 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 16 April 1977)

• New Norfolk 13.11 (89) v Nth Hobart 11.15 (81) – Att: 2,486 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 12.18 (90) v Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att: 1,150 at TCA Ground
• Glenorchy 9.16 (70) v Clarence 9.9 (63) – Att: 1,675 at Bellerive Oval

Round 2

(Saturday, 23 April & Monday, 25 April 1977)

• Nth Hobart 15.13 (103) v Clarence 4.12 (36) – Att: 2,859 at North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 15.6 (96) v Hobart 13.10 (88) – Att: 1,950 at KGV Football Park
• Sandy Bay 19.18 (132) v New Norfolk 12.14 (86) – Att: 3,173 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 3

(Saturday, 30 April 1977)

• Hobart 18.21 (129) v Clarence 13.12 (90) – Att: 1,563 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 12.8 (80) v Nth Hobart 8.17 (65) – Att: 2,008 at Queenborough Oval
• Glenorchy 18.13 (121) v New Norfolk 8.13 (61) – Att: 1,855 at Boyer Oval

Round 4

(Saturday, 21 May 1977)

• New Norfolk 17.8 (110) v Hobart 15.19 (109) – Att: 1,341 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 12.14 (86) v Clarence 10.19 (79) – Att: 1,332 at Queenborough Oval
• Glenorchy 14.10 (94) v Nth Hobart 10.6 (66) – Att: 2,036 at KGV Football Park

Round 5

(Saturday, 28 May 1977)

• Sandy Bay 19.10 (124) v Glenorchy 6.10 (46) – Att: 3,182 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 11.13 (79) v Nth Hobart 8.18 (66) – Att: 1,196 at TCA Ground
• New Norfolk 11.7 (73) v Clarence 10.11 (71) – Att: 1,252 at Bellerive Oval

Round 6

(Saturday, 4 June 1977)

• Glenorchy 23.13 (151) v Clarence 9.13 (67) – Att: 2,095 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 21.10 (136) v Hobart 10.8 (68) – Att: 1,652 at Queenborough Oval
• New Norfolk 24.13 (157) v Nth Hobart 13.6 (84) – Att: 1,402 at Boyer Oval

Round 7

(Saturday, 11 June 1977)

• Clarence 11.15 (81) v Nth Hobart 8.8 (56) – Att: 1,542 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 13.10 (88) v New Norfolk 7.16 (58) – Att: 1,561 at Queenborough Oval
• Glenorchy 15.14 (104) v Hobart 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,695 at KGV Football Park

Round 8

(Saturday, 18 June 1977)

• Sandy Bay 14.20 (104) v Nth Hobart 12.11 (83) – Att: 1,673 at North Hobart Oval
• New Norfolk 13.14 (92) v Glenorchy 13.7 (85) – Att: 1,866 at KGV Football Park
• Clarence 9.21 (75) v Hobart 9.11 (65) – Att: 1,394 at Bellerive Oval

Round 9

(Saturday, 25 June 1977)

• Glenorchy 6.21 (57) v Nth Hobart 7.10 (52) – Att: 2,138 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 20.18 (138) v Clarence 7.12 (54) – Att: 1,272 at Bellerive Oval
• New Norfolk 18.8 (116) v Hobart 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,191 at Boyer Oval

Round 10

(Saturday, 2 July 1977)

• Nth Hobart 17.11 (113) v Hobart 13.13 (91) – Att: 1,368 at TCA Ground
• Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) v Glenorchy 8.12 (60) – Att: 2,089 at Queenborough Oval
• New Norfolk 16.13 (109) v Clarence 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,391 at KGV Football Park

Round 11

(Saturday, 9 July 1977)

• Sandy Bay 12.21 (93) v Hobart 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,621 at North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 16.13 (109) v Clarence 11.10 (76) – Att: 1,607 at KGV Football Park
• New Norfolk 10.12 (72) v Nth Hobart 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,773 at Boyer Oval

Round 12

(Saturday, 16 July 1977)

• Glenorchy 15.16 (106) v Hobart 5.8 (38) – Att: 2,087 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 13.9 (87) v Clarence 9.6 (60) – Att: 1,433 at Bellerive Oval
• Sandy Bay 10.20 (80) v New Norfolk 7.10 (52) – Att: 2,040 at Boyer Oval

Round 13

(Saturday, 23 July & Saturday, 30 July 1977)

• New Norfolk 17.7 (109) v Glenorchy 13.15 (93) – Att: 2,749 at North Hobart Oval (23 July)
• Hobart 16.14 (110) v Clarence 6.12 (48) – Att: 964 at TCA Ground (23 July)
• Sandy Bay 16.25 (121) v Nth Hobart 6.8 (44) – Att: 2,675 at North Hobart Oval (30 July)

Round 14

(Saturday, 6 August 1977)

• Sandy Bay 18.19 (127) v Clarence 5.8 (38) – Att: 1,251 at North Hobart Oval
• New Norfolk 28.10 (178) v Hobart 13.17 (95) – Att: 1,356 at TCA Ground
• Nth Hobart 16.9 (105) v Glenorchy 12.21 (93) – Att: 1,818 at KGV Football Park

Round 15

(Saturday, 13 August 1977)

• Nth Hobart 13.19 (97) v Hobart 14.12 (96) – Att: 1,816 at North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 12.17 (89) v Sandy Bay 11.17 (83) – Att: 1,964 at KGV Football Park
• New Norfolk 10.11 (71) v Clarence 8.6 (54) – Att: 1,176 at Boyer Oval

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 20 August 1977)

• Glenorchy: 3.9 (27) | 8.12 (60) | 11.17 (83) | 13.22 (100)
• Nth Hobart: 4.2 (26) | 6.3 (39) | 11.5 (71) | 13.8 (86)
• Attendance: 4,825 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 27 August 1977)

• Sandy Bay: 3.3 (21) | 8.6 (54) | 15.9 (99) | 18.10 (118)
• New Norfolk: 5.3 (33) | 9.5 (59) | 15.5 (95) | 16.10 (106)
• Attendance: 7,931 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 3 September 1977)

• Glenorchy: 1.4 (10) | 6.9 (45) | 10.11 (71) | 14.16 (100)
• New Norfolk: 2.7 (19) | 2.11 (23) | 5.12 (42) | 7.13 (55)
• Attendance: 5,611 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 10 September 1977)

• Sandy Bay: 6.5 (41) | 9.5 (59) | 15.7 (97) | 19.9 (123)
• Glenorchy: 0.3 (3) | 1.7 (13) | 1.9 (15) | 5.14 (44)
• Attendance: 12,960 at North Hobart Oval

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