The 1949 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen (15) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 30 April and 24 September 1949.

1949 TANFL season
Teams
PremiersNew Town
Minor premiersHobart
1st minor premiership
Attendance
Matches played49
Total attendance158,834 (3,242 per match)
← 1948
1950 →

Participating Clubs

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1949 TANFL Club Coaches

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  • Bert Edwards (Clarence)
  • Cecil Geappen (Hobart)
  • Albert 'Tich' Edwards (New Norfolk)
  • Roy Cazaly (New Town)
  • Roy Quinn (North Hobart)
  • Ernie Pilkington (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

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TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

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State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA) – (Saturday, 10 September 1949)

  • Buckingham 13.15 (93) v North West 1.5 (11) – New Town Oval.

Note: Buckingham were affiliated to New Town, North West were affiliated to North Hobart.

State Grand Final

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(Saturday, 1 October 1949)

  • Nth Launceston: 4.4 (28) | 5.8 (38) | 7.11 (53) | 13.17 (95)
  • New Town: 1.2 (8) | 3.4 (22) | 7.6 (48) | 8.7 (55)
  • Attendance: 8,407 at York Park

Note: More than 2,500 patrons also entered the ground without paying, swelling the crowd to more than 11,000.

Intrastate Matches

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 28 May 1949)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 2 July 1949)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 6 August 1949)

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 28 May 1949)

  • TANFL 15.22 (112) v Huon FA 7.10 (52) – Att: 1,300 at Huonville Recreation Ground

Interstate Match

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Exhibition Match (Saturday, 2 July 1949)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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  • Albert Park (New Town) – 69
  • B.Reading (Hobart) – 34
  • Bobby Parsons (New Town) – 31
  • Noel Reid (Nth Hobart) – 29

Medal Winners

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  • Hamish Yaxley (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal
  • Rex Garwood (Buckingham) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)

1949 TANFL Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Hobart 15 14 1 0 1126 891 126.4 56
2 New Town 15 11 4 0 1336 979 136.5 44
3 New Norfolk 15 8 7 0 1053 1010 104.3 32
4 North Hobart 15 7 8 0 1083 1073 100.9 28
5 Sandy Bay 15 4 11 0 979 1189 82.3 16
6 Clarence 15 1 14 0 835 1270 65.7 4
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

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(Saturday, 30 April 1949)

Round 2

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(Saturday, 7 May 1949)

  • New Norfolk 13.17 (95) v Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) – Att: 2,579 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 21.9 (135) v New Town 7.15 (57) – Att: 2,560 at New Town Oval
  • Hobart 10.16 (76) v Clarence 5.13 (43) – Att: 1,323 at TCA Ground

Round 3

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(Saturday, 14 May 1949)

  • Nth Hobart 10.14 (74) v Clarence 10.8 (68) – Att: 2,910 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 14.11 (95) v Sandy Bay 10.12 (72) – Att: 2,560 at New Town Oval
  • New Norfolk 10.6 (66) v Hobart 4.11 (35) – Att: 2,577 at Boyer Oval

Round 4

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(Saturday, 21 May 1949)

  • Hobart 14.8 (92) v Nth Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 4,810 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 14.17 (101) v New Norfolk 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,318 at New Town Oval
  • Sandy Bay 10.23 (83) v Clarence 6.10 (46) – Att: 1,767 at Bellerive Oval

Round 5

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(Saturday, 4 June 1949)

Round 6

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(Saturday, 11 June & Monday, 13 June 1949)

Note: All-time record roster match attendance for Hobart Football Club.

Round 7

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(Saturday, 18 June 1949)

Round 8

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(Saturday, 25 June 1949)

  • Hobart 12.12 (84) v New Norfolk 5.7 (37) – Att: 3,370 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 15.21 (111) v Sandy Bay 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,157 at New Town Oval
  • Nth Hobart 17.15 (117) v Clarence 6.16 (52) – Att: 1,083 at TCA Ground

Round 9

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(Saturday, 9 July 1949)

Round 10

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(Saturday, 16 July 1949)

Round 11

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(Saturday, 23 July 1949)

Round 12

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(Saturday, 30 July 1949)

  • Hobart 12.12 (84) v Clarence 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,654 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 15.18 (108) v Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 4,003 at New Town Oval
  • New Norfolk 22.11 (143) v Sandy Bay 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,710 at Boyer Oval

Round 13

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(Saturday, 13 August 1949)

Round 14

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(Saturday, 20 August 1949)

Round 15

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(Saturday, 27 August 1949)

  • Hobart 9.9 (63) v Sandy Bay 7.11 (53) – Att: 2,535 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 14.20 (104) v Clarence 6.6 (42) – Att: 1,442 at New Town Oval
  • New Norfolk 10.13 (73) v Nth Hobart 6.10 (46) – Att: 1,407 at Boyer Oval

First Semi Final

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(Saturday, 3 September 1949)

  • Nth Hobart: 4.4 (28) | 10.6 (66) | 10.9 (69) | 11.14 (80)
  • New Norfolk: 2.7 (19) | 5.10 (40) | 8.12 (60) | 10.16 (76)
  • Attendance: 7,386 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

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(Saturday, 10 September 1949)

  • New Town: 2.5 (17) | 3.6 (24) | 6.6 (42) | 11.12 (78)
  • Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 5.6 (36) | 8.10 (58) | 9.12 (66)
  • Attendance: 8,504 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 17 September 1949)

  • Hobart: 2.3 (15) | 9.8 (62) | 11.10 (76) | 16.11 (107)
  • Nth Hobart: 1.4 (10) | 4.5 (29) | 7.10 (52) | 8.15 (63)
  • Attendance: 10,736 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

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(Saturday, 24 September 1949)

  • New Town: 2.1 (13) | 5.2 (32) | 6.4 (40) | 10.8 (68)
  • Hobart: 1.2 (8) | 2.6 (18) | 2.10 (22) | 4.12 (36)
  • Attendance: 15,086 at North Hobart Oval

References

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  • All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury publications.