The 1957 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over eighteen (18) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 13 April and 28 September 1957.

1957 TANFL season
Teams
PremiersNth Hobart
Minor premiersGlenorchy
Attendance
Matches played58
Total attendance219,194 (3,779 per match)
← 1956
1958 →

New Town District Football Club relocated from the New Town Oval to KGV Park in Glenorchy from this season and absorbed the already existing Glenorchy Rovers club that was participating in the Southern District Football Association at that time, the name change to Glenorchy District Football Club was approved by the TANFL on 8 April 1957.

The KGV Memorial Park (as it was then known) was extensively renovated and opened for use for TANFL football on 4 May by Glenorchy Municipal Council Warden, Mr J.E Percey and by Mr Eric O'Brien, the oldest surviving player from the Glenorchy Rovers team of 1886.

Participating Clubs

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1957 TANFL Club Coaches

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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)

  • Glenorchy 9.11 (65) v Macalburn 9.4 (58) – New Town Oval

State Grand Final

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(Saturday, 5 October 1957)

  • Longford: 3.8 (26) | 5.11 (41) | 10.13 (73) | 14.16 (100)
  • Nth Hobart: 0.1 (1) | 7.4 (46) | 10.5 (65) | 12.7 (79)
  • Attendance: 12,500 at York Park

Intrastate Matches

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Intrastate Match (Monday, 17 June 1957)

Interstate Matches

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Interstate Match (Saturday, 20 July 1957)

Interstate Match (Saturday, 27 July 1957)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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  • Ian Westell (Sandy Bay) – 67
  • Noel Clarke (North Hobart) – 66
  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence) – 54
  • Joe Brown (New Norfolk) – 44
  • Brian Eade (Glenorchy) – 43

Medal Winners

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  • Trevor Leo (Hobart) – William Leitch Medal
  • Bruce Burn (Clarence) & Alan Gould (North Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Russell Newell (Clarence) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Paddy Cooper (North Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate match)

1957 TANFL Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Glenorchy 18 13 4 1 1685 1445 116.6 54
2 North Hobart 18 13 5 0 1733 1386 125.0 52
3 Hobart 18 9 9 0 1440 1577 91.3 36
4 Sandy Bay 18 8 10 0 1593 1785 89.2 32
5 New Norfolk 18 6 12 0 1449 1573 92.1 24
6 Clarence 18 4 13 1 1446 1584 91.3 18
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

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(Saturday, 13 April. Saturday, 20 April & Monday, 22 April 1957)

Round 2

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(Saturday, 27 April 1957)

Round 3

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(Saturday, 4 May 1957)

  • Nth Hobart 12.24 (96) v Clarence 10.12 (72) – Att: 5,387 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 12.8 (80) v Glenorchy 10.14 (74) – Att: 2,665 at KGV Park *
  • Sandy Bay 14.12 (96) v New Norfolk 13.16 (94) – Att: 2,258 at Boyer Oval

Note: First official TANFL match played at KGV Park.

Round 4

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(Saturday, 11 May 1957)

Round 5

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(Saturday, 18 May 1957)

Round 6

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(Saturday, 25 May 1957)

Round 7

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(Saturday, 1 June 1957)

  • Sandy Bay 12.9 (81) v North Hobart 10.17 (77) – Att: 5,283 at North Hobart Oval
  • Glenorchy 13.19 (97) v Clarence 12.12 (84) – Att: 3,191 at KGV Park
  • New Norfolk 16.15 (111) v Hobart 8.11 (59) – Att: 2,040 at Boyer Oval

Round 8

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(Saturday, 8 June 1957)

Round 9

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(Saturday, 15 June 1957)

Round 10

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(Saturday, 22 June 1957)

Round 11

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(Saturday, 29 June 1957)

Round 12

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(Saturday, 6 July 1957)

Round 13

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(Saturday, 13 July 1957)

  • Nth Hobart 18.21 (129) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – Att: 5,215 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 12.10 (82) v Glenorchy 9.12 (66) – Att: 2,882 at KGV Park
  • Sandy Bay 15.11 (101) v New Norfolk 14.12 (96) – Att: 2,395 at Boyer Oval

Round 14

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(Saturday, 3 August 1957)

Round 15

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(Saturday, 10 August 1957)

Round 16

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(Saturday, 17 August 1957)

Round 17

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(Saturday, 24 August 1957)

  • Nth Hobart 20.25 (145) v Sandy Bay 8.9 (57) – Att: 5,031 at North Hobart Oval
  • Glenorchy 13.13 (91) v Clarence 12.16 (88) – Att: 1,820 at KGV Park
  • Hobart 16.14 (110) v New Norfolk 10.17 (77) – Att: 1,630 at Boyer Oval

Round 18

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(Saturday, 31 August 1957)

First Semi Final

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(Saturday, 7 September 1957)

  • Hobart: 2.3 (15) | 6.9 (45) | 9.10 (64) | 18.13 (121)
  • Sandy Bay: 5.5 (35) | 9.8 (62) | 14.11 (95) | 15.14 (104)
  • Attendance: 8,460 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

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(Saturday, 14 September 1957)

  • Nth Hobart: 1.5 (11) | 2.11 (23) | 8.12 (60) | 12.13 (85)
  • Glenorchy: 0.2 (2) | 1.2 (8) | 2.3 (15) | 2.4 (16)
  • Attendance: 7,764 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 21 September 1957)

  • Glenorchy: 4.2 (26) | 10.7 (67) | 13.12 (90) | 16.17 (113)
  • Hobart: 4.3 (27) | 7.6 (48) | 11.8 (74) | 15.9 (99)
  • Attendance: 9,842 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

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(Saturday, 28 September 1957)

  • Nth Hobart: 0.6 (6) | 5.9 (39) | 8.10 (58) | 11.15 (81)
  • Glenorchy: 1.5 (11) | 1.8 (14) | 7.14 (56) | 9.15 (69)
  • Attendance: 16,363 at North Hobart Oval

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