1960 TANFL season

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The 1960 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 9 April and 17 September 1960.

1960 TANFL premiership season
Teams
PremiersHobart
Minor premiersClarence
1st minor premiership
Attendance
Matches played58
Total attendance203,603 (3,510 per match)
← 1959
1961 →

Participating Clubs

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1960 TANFL Club Coaches

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  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence)
  • Jack Rough (Glenorchy)
  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart)
  • Athol Webb (New Norfolk)
  • Darrell Eaton (North Hobart)
  • Stan Booth (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)

  • Macalburn 5.12 (42) v Buckingham 5.11 (41) – New Town Oval.

Note: Macalburn were affiliated to Hobart, Buckingham were affiliated to Glenorchy.

State Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 24 September 1960)

  • Burnie Tigers: 3.0 (18) | 4.0 (24) | 8.7 (55) | 9.9 (63)
  • Hobart: 1.4 (10) | 5.6 (36) | 6.7 (43) | 9.8 (62)
  • Attendance: 4,500 at Devonport Oval

Note: Burnie (NWFU guernseys) and Hobart (TANFL guernseys) wore alternate strips due to a guernsey clash.

State Grand Final

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(Saturday, 1 October 1960)

  • City-South: 8.3 (51) | 10.9 (69) | 14.15 (99) | 15.17 (107)
  • Burnie Tigers: 0.8 (8) | 5.14 (44) | 9.14 (68) | 12.17 (89)
  • Attendance: 9,986 at York Park

Intrastate Matches

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 14 May 1960)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 25 June 1960)

Interstate Matches

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Interstate Match (Monday, 13 June 1960)

  • Tasmania 13.13 (91) v Victoria 12.12 (84) – Att: 15,600 at York Park

Interstate Match (Saturday, 23 July 1960)

  • South Australia 22.16 (148) v Tasmania 12.11 (83) – Att: 36,054 at Adelaide Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart) – 57
  • Rex Garwood (New Norfolk) – 41
  • Arthur Cole (Hobart) – 38
  • David Collins (North Hobart) – 35
  • R.Armstrong (Clarence) – 34
  • G.Sansom (Clarence) – 34

Medal Winners

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  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal
  • K.Turner (North Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Roy Isaacs (Buckingham) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • John Noble (North Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1960 TANFL Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Clarence 18 12 6 0 1339 1106 121.1 48
2 Hobart 18 12 6 0 1544 1332 115.9 48
3 North Hobart 18 9 9 0 1208 1253 96.4 36
4 New Norfolk 18 8 10 0 1253 1187 105.6 32
5 Sandy Bay 18 7 11 0 1138 1330 85.6 28
6 Glenorchy 18 6 12 0 1076 1229 87.6 24
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

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(Saturday, 9 April. Saturday, 16 April & Monday, 18 April 1960)

Round 2

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(Saturday, 30 April 1960)

Note: This round was postponed by one week due to flooding in Southern Tasmania.

Round 3

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(Saturday, 7 May 1960)

Round 4

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(Monday, 14 May 1960)

Round 5

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(Saturday, 21 May 1960)

Round 6

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(Saturday, 28 May 1960)

Round 7

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(Saturday, 4 June 1960)

Round 8

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(Saturday, 11 June 1960)

Round 9

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(Monday, 13 June 1960)

Round 10

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(Saturday, 18 June 1960)

Round 11

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(Saturday, 2 July 1960)

Round 12

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(Saturday, 9 July 1960)

Round 13

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(Saturday, 16 July 1960)

Round 14

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(Saturday, 23 July 1960)

Round 15

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(Saturday, 30 July 1960)

Round 16

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(Saturday, 6 August 1960)

Round 17

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(Saturday, 13 August 1960)

Round 18

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(Saturday, 11 August 1962)

First Semi Final

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(Saturday, 27 August 1960)

  • Nth Hobart: 3.1 (19) | 6.4 (40) | 10.8 (68) | 13.10 (88)
  • New Norfolk: 3.1 (19) | 3.5 (23) | 3.10 (28) | 5.13 (43)
  • Attendance: 9,927 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

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(Saturday, 3 September 1960)

  • Hobart: 6.6 (42) | 7.9 (51) | 12.14 (86) | 14.20 (104)
  • Clarence: 4.4 (28) | 7.11 (53) | 11.13 (79) | 13.15 (93)
  • Attendance: 11,235 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 10 September 1960)

  • Nth Hobart: 3.1 (19) | 5.5 (35) | 7.8 (50) | 11.9 (75)
  • Clarence: 5.2 (32) | 7.3 (45) | 8.8 (56) | 10.11 (71)
  • Attendance: 12,467 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

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(Saturday, 17 September 1960)

  • Hobart: 3.2 (20) | 5.3 (33) | 6.7 (43) | 6.7 (43)
  • Nth Hobart: 1.2 (8) | 5.3 (33) | 6.3 (39) | 6.3 (39)
  • Attendance: 6,001 at North Hobart Oval

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