The 1961 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over twenty (20) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 1 April and 16 September 1961.

1961 TANFL season
Teams
PremiersNth Hobart
Minor premiersNth Hobart
Attendance
Matches played64
Total attendance216,408 (3,381 per match)
← 1960
1962 →

Participating clubs

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1961 TANFL Club Coaches

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  • Stuart Spencer & Geoff Frier (Stand-In) (Clarence)
  • John Chick (Glenorchy)
  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart)
  • Athol Webb (New Norfolk)
  • Peter Marquis (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)

  • Lindisfarne 9.18 (72) v Glenorchy 8.2 (50) – New Town Oval

State Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 23 September 1961)

State Grand Final

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(Saturday, 30 September 1961)

  • Nth Hobart: 1.0 (6) | 8.4 (52) | 9.4 (58) | 13.8 (86)
  • Cooee: 2.1 (13) | 2.4 (16) | 5.9 (39) | 8.10 (58)
  • Attendance: 8,000 at West Park Oval

Intrastate Matches

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 6 May 1961)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 24 June 1961)

Interstate Matches

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See: 1961 Australian National Football Carnival

Match One (Sunday, 16 July 1961)

Match Three (Wednesday, 19 July 1961)

Match Five (Saturday, 22 July 1961)

Interstate Match (Monday, 12 June 1961)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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  • Noel Clarke (Nth Hobart) – 74

Medal Winners

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  • Roger Browning (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
  • Barry Beckett (Sandy Bay) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Ian Stewart (Macalburn) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • John Noble (Nth Hobart) – Lefroy Medal (Best player in Interstate matches)
  • Peter Marquis (Nth Hobart) & Dale Flint (Sandy Bay) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player/s in Intrastate matches)

1961 TANFL Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 North Hobart 20 13 7 0 1550 1220 127.0 52
2 Glenorchy 20 12 8 0 1439 1296 111.0 48
3 Clarence 20 11 9 0 1362 1353 100.7 44
4 Sandy Bay 20 10 9 1 1471 1200 122.6 42
5 Hobart 20 9 11 0 1503 1645 91.4 36
6 New Norfolk 20 4 15 1 1107 1610 68.8 18
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

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(Saturday, 1 April & Monday, 3 April 1961)

Round 2

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(Saturday, 8 April 1961)

Round 3

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(Saturday, 15 April 1961)

Round 4

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(Saturday, 22 April 1961)

Round 5

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(Saturday, 29 April 1961)

Round 6

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(Saturday, 6 May 1961)

Round 7

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(Saturday, 13 May 1961)

Round 8

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(Saturday, 20 May 1961)

Round 9

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(Saturday, 27 May 1961)

Round 10

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(Saturday, 3 June 1961)

Round 11

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(Saturday, 10 June 1961)

Round 12

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(Saturday, 17 June 1961)

Round 13

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(Saturday, 1 July 1961)

Round 14

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(Saturday, 8 July 1961)

Round 15

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(Saturday, 15 July 1961)

Round 16

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(Saturday, 22 July 1961)

Round 17

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(Saturday, 29 July 1961)

Round 18

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(Saturday, 5 August 1961)

Round 19

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(Saturday, 12 August 1961)

Round 20

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(Saturday, 19 August 1961)

First Semi Final

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(Saturday, 26 August 1961)

  • Sandy Bay: 2.3 (15) | 5.5 (35) | 6.8 (44) | 11.11 (77)
  • Clarence: 2.2 (14) | 7.4 (46) | 8.9 (57) | 8.10 (58)
  • Attendance: 8,859 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

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(Saturday, 2 September 1961)

  • Nth Hobart: 3.3 (21) | 5.7 (37) | 9.9 (63) | 11.10 (76)
  • Glenorchy: 2.1 (13) | 4.2 (26) | 5.2 (32) | 10.6 (66)
  • Attendance: 8,922 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 9 September 1961)

  • Glenorchy: 3.3 (21) | 6.6 (42) | 9.10 (64) | 13.13 (91)
  • Sandy Bay: 1.2 (8) | 8.4 (52) | 8.6 (54) | 9.8 (62)
  • Attendance: 10,265 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

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(Saturday, 16 September 1961)

  • Nth Hobart: 5.4 (34) | 9.6 (60) | 13.9 (87) | 16.12 (108)
  • Glenorchy: 2.1 (13) | 5.3 (33) | 6.5 (41) | 11.6 (72)
  • Attendance: 15,217 at North Hobart Oval

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