The 1962 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 7 April and 22 September 1962.

1962 TANFL season
Teams
PremiersNth Hobart
Minor premiersNth Hobart
Attendance
Matches played64
Total attendance232,826 (3,638 per match)
← 1961
1963 →

Participating Clubs

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1962 TANFL Club Coaches

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  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence)
  • John Chick (Glenorchy)
  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart)
  • Lyn Harris (New Norfolk)
  • Darrell Eaton (North Hobart)
  • Stan Booth (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

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(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final (Replay)

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(Saturday, 29 September 1962)

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

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State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

  • Lindisfarne 7.11 (53) v Clarence 4.9 (33) – New Town Oval

State Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

  • Burnie Tigers 12.13 (85) v City-South 10.11 (71) – Att: 5,746 at York Park

State Grand Final

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(Saturday, 29 September 1962)

  • Nth Hobart: 2.0 (12) | 5.4 (34) | 7.8 (50) | 11.10 (76)
  • Burnie Tigers: 2.4 (16) | 6.7 (43) | 9.9 (63) | 9.10 (64)
  • Attendance: 7,640 at North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 26 May 1962)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 9 June 1962)

Interstate Matches

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Interstate Match (Monday, 4 June 1962)

Interstate Match (Saturday, 16 June 1962)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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  • David Collins (Nth Hobart) – 77
  • Stuart Palfreyman (Sandy Bay) – 55
  • Burnie Payne (Hobart) – 52
  • R.Bailey (Nth Hobart) – 50
  • Russell Newell (Clarence) – 41

Medal Winners

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  • Roger Browning (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
  • Bruce Felmingham (Nth Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • K.Weeding (Lindisfarne) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Denis Powell (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1962 TANFL Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 North Hobart 20 15 5 0 1718 1291 133.1 60
2 Clarence 20 12 8 0 1561 1462 106.8 48
3 Hobart 20 11 8 1 1566 1601 97.8 46
4 Sandy Bay 20 10 9 1 1602 1360 117.8 42
5 Glenorchy 20 10 10 0 1372 1474 93.1 40
6 New Norfolk 20 1 19 0 1066 1688 63.2 14
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

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(Saturday, 7 April 1962)

Round 2

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(Saturday, 14 April 1962)

  • Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) v New Norfolk 6.11 (47) – Att: 2,054 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 17.11 (113) v Glenorchy 10.10 (70) – Att: 3,774 at KGV Park
  • Clarence 13.12 (90) v Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 3,431 at TCA Ground

Round 3

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(Saturday, 21 April 1962)

Round 4

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(Monday, 23 April 1962)

Round 5

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(Saturday, 28 April 1962)

Round 6

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(Saturday, 5 May 1962)

Round 7

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(Saturday, 12 May 1962)

Round 8

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(Saturday, 19 May 1962)

Round 9

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(Saturday, 2 June & Monday, 4 June 1962)

Round 10

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(Saturday, 9 June 1962)

Round 11

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(Saturday, 23 June 1962)

Round 12

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(Saturday, 30 June 1962)

Round 13

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(Saturday, 7 July 1962)

Round 14

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(Saturday, 14 July 1962)

Round 15

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(Saturday, 21 July 1962)

Round 16

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(Saturday, 28 July 1962)

  • Clarence 10.11 (71) v New Norfolk 10.5 (65) – Att: 2,181 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 14.8 (92) v Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) – Att: 2,872 at TCA Ground
  • Sandy Bay 16.13 (109) v Glenorchy 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,916 at KGV Park

Round 17

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(Saturday, 4 August 1962)

Round 18

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(Saturday, 11 August 1962)

Round 19

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(Saturday, 18 August 1962)

Round 20

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(Saturday, 25 August 1962)

First Semi Final

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(Saturday, 1 September 1962)

  • Sandy Bay: 2.1 (13) | 6.2 (38) | 8.2 (50) | 10.5 (65)
  • Hobart: 3.1 (19) | 4.4 (28) | 6.10 (46) | 8.13 (61)
  • Attendance: 9,233 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

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(Saturday, 8 September 1962)

  • Nth Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 3.6 (24) | 5.8 (38) | 7.10 (52)
  • Clarence: 1.1 (7) | 2.4 (16) | 6.6 (42) | 6.8 (44)
  • Attendance: 10,177 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 15 September 1962)

  • Clarence: 2.2 (14) | 5.4 (34) | 6.9 (45) | 10.14 (74)
  • Sandy Bay: 1.1 (7) | 5.5 (35) | 7.6 (48) | 8.7 (55)
  • Attendance: 13,410 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

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(Saturday, 22 September 1962)

  • Nth Hobart: 2.2 (14) | 7.5 (47) | 8.8 (56) | 10.12 (72)
  • Clarence: 2.2 (14) | 3.7 (25) | 5.11 (41) | 7.15 (57)
  • Attendance: 19,311 at North Hobart Oval

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