1997 TFL Statewide League season
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The 1997 TFL Statewide League
premiership season was an Australian rules football
competition, staged across Tasmania
, Australia
over twenty (20) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 12 April and 20 September 1997.
This was the twelfth season of statewide football and the League was known as the Cascade-Boags Draught Super League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery
in Hobart and Boag's Brewery
in Launceston.
At the conclusion of this season four clubs left the competition owing to severe financial problems.
Hobart
, in debt to the tune of $450,000, were already advised by TFL executives that they would not be granted a renewed license to continue on in the TFL after this season and decided to join the SFL
from 1998, both South Launceston
and Launceston
continued to find onfield success minimal and were also servicing large debts that looked likely to continue to grow and promptly pulled out of the competition and rejoined the NTFL
from 1998 whilst Sandy Bay, unable to find a merger partner, was wound up at season's end and became defunct.
(Burnie Dockers) – Grant Fagan (Clarence) – Max Brown (Devonport Power) – Paul Hamilton
(Glenorchy) – Gary Williamson (Hobart) – Michael Lockman
(Launceston) – Rod Grinter
(New Norfolk) – John McCarthy (North Hobart) – Wes Lewis (North Launceston) – Troy Clarke
(Sandy Bay) – Peter Curran
(South Launceston)
(Clarence) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TFL Grand Final) – Paul Hamilton (Glenorchy) – TFL Coaches Award – Ted Davis (Nth Launceston) & Brett Smith (Devonport Power) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – David Kamaric (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
Note: Burnie records the greatest margin of victory in TFL history of 237 points.
Note: Final TFL match ever staged at Queenborough Oval
.
Note: Sandy Bay Football Club
's final match in its history.
Note: Hobart
, Launceston
& Sth Launceston
Football Club's all play their final TFL matches.
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
premiership season was an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
competition, staged across Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
over twenty (20) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 12 April and 20 September 1997.
This was the twelfth season of statewide football and the League was known as the Cascade-Boags Draught Super League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery
Cascade Brewery
Cascade Brewery is the oldest continually operating brewery in Australia. It is based in South Hobart, Tasmania. The Cascade estate was founded beside the clean water of the Hobart Rivulet in 1824 by Peter Degraves, an entrepreneur who emigrated from England...
in Hobart and Boag's Brewery
Boag's Brewery
Boag's Brewery is an Australian brewery company founded in 1883 by James Boag and his son, also named James, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It is now owned by Lion Nathan Ltd, a Trans-Tasman subsidiary company of Kirin....
in Launceston.
At the conclusion of this season four clubs left the competition owing to severe financial problems.
Hobart
Hobart Football Club
Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...
, in debt to the tune of $450,000, were already advised by TFL executives that they would not be granted a renewed license to continue on in the TFL after this season and decided to join the SFL
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
from 1998, both South Launceston
South Launceston Football Club
The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...
and Launceston
Launceston Football Club
The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-History:...
continued to find onfield success minimal and were also servicing large debts that looked likely to continue to grow and promptly pulled out of the competition and rejoined the NTFL
Northern Tasmanian Football League
The Northern Tasmanian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in northern Tasmania.-History:The Northern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1987 to replace the former Northern Tasmanian Football Association - no relation to the current NTFA - and the North Western...
from 1998 whilst Sandy Bay, unable to find a merger partner, was wound up at season's end and became defunct.
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous Names | TFA (1879–1886) STFA (1887–1996) STFL (1897) STFA (1898-1905) TFL (1906–1927) TANFL (1928–1985) |
| TFL President | Mr Roger Hampson |
| Chief Commissioner | Mr Michael Kent |
| Participating Clubs | Burnie Dockers Burnie Dockers Football Club Burnie Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.-Club history:The Burnie Dockers were formed as a result of a merger between former TFL Statewide League club Burnie Hawks and NTFL club the Burnie Tigers... Clarence Kangaroos Clarence Football Club The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club.... Devonport Power Devonport Football Club Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League.... Glenorchy Magpies Glenorchy Football Club The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:... Hobart Tigers Hobart Football Club Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :... Launceston Raiders Launceston Football Club The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-History:... New Norfolk Eagles New Norfolk Eagles The New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947... North Hobart Demons North Hobart Demons The North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big... North Launceston Robins North Launceston Football Club The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:... Sandy Bay Seagulls Sandy Bay Football Club The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:... South Launceston Bulldogs South Launceston Football Club The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs... |
| Stadiums | North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing... KGV Football Park KGV Oval The KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue.... York Park Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia... Boyer Oval Boyer Oval Boyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New... Queenborough Oval Queenborough Oval Queenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road... Devonport Oval Devonport Oval Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition.... West Park Oval West Park (Burnie) West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park... Youngtown Memorial Ground Youngtown Oval Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:... Windsor Park Windsor Park, Tasmania Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League.... |
| 1997 TFL Statewide League Season. | |
| Premiers | Clarence 20.9 (129) v Burnie Dockers 18.14 (122) |
| Minor Premier | Burnie Dockers (1st) |
| Wooden Spooners | Hobart (14th) |
| Grand Final attendance | 9,053 at North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing... |
| Total Roster Series attendance | 108,463 for 99 matches at 1,095 |
| Total Finals Series attendance | 19,720 for 6 matches at 3,286 |
| Total aggregate attendance | 128,183 for 105 matches at 1,220 |
Participating Clubs
- – Burnie Dockers Football ClubBurnie Dockers Football ClubBurnie Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.-Club history:The Burnie Dockers were formed as a result of a merger between former TFL Statewide League club Burnie Hawks and NTFL club the Burnie Tigers...
– Clarence District Football ClubClarence Football ClubThe Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club....
– Devonport Football ClubDevonport Football ClubDevonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League....
– Glenorchy District Football ClubGlenorchy Football ClubThe Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...
– Hobart Football ClubHobart Football ClubHobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...- – Launceston Football ClubLaunceston Football ClubThe Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-History:...
– New Norfolk District Football ClubNew Norfolk EaglesThe New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947...
– North Hobart Football ClubNorth Hobart DemonsThe North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big...
– North Launceston Football ClubNorth Launceston Football ClubThe North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:...- – Sandy Bay Football ClubSandy Bay Football ClubThe Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:...
- – South Launceston Football ClubSouth Launceston Football ClubThe South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...
1997 TFL Statewide League Club Coaches
– Peter GermanPeter German
Peter German is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the AFL. He played 185 games with the club, mostly in the midfield....
(Burnie Dockers) – Grant Fagan (Clarence) – Max Brown (Devonport Power) – Paul Hamilton
Paul Hamilton (Australian footballer)
Paul Hamilton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL/AFL during the late 1980s and early 1990s....
(Glenorchy) – Gary Williamson (Hobart) – Michael Lockman
Michael Lockman
Michael Lockman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Collingwood and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League ....
(Launceston) – Rod Grinter
Rod Grinter
Rodney 'Balls' Grinter is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL and AFL.Grinter is most remembered for an incident in Round 2 of the 1988 VFL season when he punched Footscray defender Terry Wallace in the face, rendering Wallace unconscious...
(New Norfolk) – John McCarthy (North Hobart) – Wes Lewis (North Launceston) – Troy Clarke
Troy Clarke (Australian rules footballer)
Troy Clarke is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
(Sandy Bay) – Peter Curran
Peter Curran (footballer)
Peter Curran is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL.A courageous strong-marking forward, Curran played an important part in the most successful era in Hawthorn's history, the 1980s...
(South Launceston)
TFL Statewide League Reserves Grand Final
- – Nth Launceston 10.17 (77) v Burnie Dockers 10.9 (69) – North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
TFL Statewide League Colts (Under-19's) Grand Final
- – Devonport Power 9.16 (70) v Glenorchy 6.11 (47) – North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Leading Goalkickers: TFL Statewide League
– Byron Howard Jnr (Nth Hobart) – 70 – Ken Rainsford (Launceston) – 61 – Andrew Hering (Burnie Dockers) – 49 – Jason Gibson (Nth Launceston) – 44Medal Winners
– Fabian Carelli (Devonport Power) – William Leitch Medal – Danny NoonanDanny Noonan (Australian footballer)
Danny Noonan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League during the early 1990s...
(Clarence) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TFL Grand Final) – Paul Hamilton (Glenorchy) – TFL Coaches Award – Ted Davis (Nth Launceston) & Brett Smith (Devonport Power) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – David Kamaric (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
Interstate Matches
Interstate Match (Saturday, 21 June 1997)- – TasmaniaTasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
19.6 (120) v Westar RulesWest Australian Football LeagueThe West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
10.13 (73) – Att: 3,490 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
1997 TFL Statewide League Ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnie Dockers | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2108 | 1065 | 197.93% | 64 |
| Clarence Clarence Football Club The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club.... |
18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2186 | 1273 | 171.72% | 60 |
| Devonport Power Devonport Football Club Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League.... |
18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1932 | 1240 | 155.81% | 56 |
| Glenorchy Glenorchy Football Club The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1811 | 1242 | 145.81% | 52 |
| New Norfolk New Norfolk Eagles The New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947... |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1741 | 1427 | 122.00% | 44 |
| North Launceston North Launceston Football Club The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1752 | 1507 | 116.26% | 28 |
| South Launceston South Launceston Football Club The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1206 | 1559 | 77.36% | 28 |
| North Hobart North Hobart Demons The North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big... |
18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1482 | 1641 | 90.31% | 24 |
| Launceston Launceston Football Club The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-History:... |
18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1426 | 1907 | 74.78% | 20 |
| Sandy Bay Sandy Bay Football Club The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:... |
18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1266 | 1833 | 69.07% | 20 |
| Hobart Hobart Football Club Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :... |
18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 720 | 2918 | 24.06% | 0 |
Round 1
(Saturday, 12 April 1997)- – New Norfolk 15.12 (102) v Sandy Bay 10.7 (67) – Att: 1,082 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 14.15 (99) v Nth Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att: 1,392 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Clarence 19.19 (133) v Devonport Power 8.4 (52) – Att: 928 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Sth Launceston 19.22 (136) v Hobart 3.2 (20) – Att: 562 at York Park
- – Burnie Dockers 16.8 (104) v Nth Launceston 15.13 (103) – Att: 2,876 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
- Bye: Launceston.
Round 2
(Saturday, 19 April & Sunday, 20 April 1997)- – Nth Hobart 11.12 (78) v Sth Launceston 9.8 (62) – Att: 839 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Burnie Dockers 12.7 (79) v New Norfolk 8.7 (55) – Att: 1,098 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Glenorchy 10.12 (72) v Nth Launceston 10.11 (71) – Att: 903 at York Park
- – Devonport Power 19.13 (127) v Launceston 11.12 (78) – Att: 1,047 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
- – Sandy Bay 29.14 (188) v Hobart 5.7 (37) – Att: 994 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
(Sunday) - Bye: Clarence.
Round 3
(Saturday, 26 April 1997)- – Clarence 18.8 (116) v Nth Hobart 14.16 (100) – Att: 1,450 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 21.30 (156) v Hobart 6.3 (39) – Att: 899 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – New Norfolk 17.15 (117) v Launceston 10.11 (71) – Att: 605 at York Park
- – Devonport Power 17.17 (119) v Sth Launceston 4.6 (30) – Att: 765 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Burnie Dockers 14.7 (91) v Sandy Bay 4.6 (30) – Att: 2,269 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
(Night) - Bye: Nth Launceston.
Round 4
(Saturday, 3 May & Sunday, 4 May 1997)- – Launceston 27.18 (180) v Hobart 5.9 (39) – Att: 615 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – New Norfolk 12.13 (85) v Glenorchy 12.11 (83) – Att: 1,478 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Sth Launceston 10.6 (66) v Sandy Bay 5.5 (35) – Att: 442 at York Park
- – Nth Launceston 16.7 (103) v Clarence 10.19 (79) – Att: 1,026 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
(Sunday) - – Devonport Power 9.7 (61) v Burnie Dockers 6.11 (47) – Att: 1,842 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
(Sunday) - Bye: Nth Hobart
Round 5
(Saturday, 10 May & Sunday, 11 May 1997)- – New Norfolk 16.10 (106) v Nth Hobart 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,267 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 20.15 (135) v Sandy Bay 5.12 (42) – Att: 1,317 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Nth Launceston 24.22 (166) v Hobart 6.3 (39) – Att: 648 at York Park
- – Burnie Dockers 10.17 (77) v Clarence 9.13 (67) – Att: 2,071 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
- – Launceston 18.9 (117) v Sth Launceston 8.9 (57) – Att: 832 at Windsor ParkWindsor Park, TasmaniaWindsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
(Sunday) - Bye: Devonport Power.
Round 6
(Saturday, 17 May & Sunday, 18 May 1997)- – Nth Hobart 18.10 (118) v Sandy Bay 7.8 (50) – Att: 958 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 30.22 (202) v Hobart 2.8 (20) – Att: 738 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Glenorchy 13.22 (100) v Sth Launceston 5.10 (40) – Att: 601 at York Park
- – Devonport Power 17.16 (118) v New Norfolk 8.13 (61) – Att: 1,434 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
- – Nth Launceston 21.11 (137) v Launceston 15.9 (99) – Att: 1,407 at Windsor ParkWindsor Park, TasmaniaWindsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
(Sunday) - Bye: Burnie Dockers
Round 7
(Saturday, 24 May & Sunday, 25 May 1997)- – Devonport Power 11.18 (84) v Nth Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att: 947 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Nth Launceston 13.14 (92) v New Norfolk 10.7 (67) – Att: 939 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Launceston 13.12 (90) v Sandy Bay 11.11 (77) – Att: 425 at York Park
- – Burnie Dockers 20.14 (134) v Sth Launceston 8.4 (52) – Att: 1,635 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
- – Glenorchy 15.14 (104) v Clarence 10.16 (76) – Att: 1,974 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
(Sunday) - Bye: Hobart.
Round 8
(Saturday, 31 May & Sunday, 1 June 1997)- – Launceston 13.11 (89) v Nth Hobart 8.17 (65) – Att: 884 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 22.16 (148) v Sandy Bay 8.6 (54) – Att: 884 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Burnie Dockers 21.12 (138) v Glenorchy 15.6 (96) – Att: 2,125 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
- – New Norfolk 30.20 (200) v Hobart 4.7 (31) – Att: 863 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
(Sunday) - – Devonport Power 12.15 (87) v Nth Launceston 12.11 (83) – Att: 1,545 at York Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Sth Launceston.
Round 9
(Saturday, 7 June & Sunday, 8 June 1997)- – Nth Hobart 17.7 (109) v Nth Launceston 9.6 (60) – Att: 1,017 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – New Norfolk 12.5 (77) v Sth Launceston 6.11 (47) – Att: 620 at York Park
- – Devonport Power 19.18 (132) v Sandy Bay 8.8 (56) – Att: 1,244 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
- – Burnie Dockers 35.28 (238) v Hobart 0.1 (1) – Att: 618 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
(Sunday)* - – Clarence 20.18 (138) v Launceston 11.15 (81) – Att: 712 at York Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Glenorchy.
Note: Burnie records the greatest margin of victory in TFL history of 237 points.
Round 10
(Saturday, 14 June 1997)- – Devonport Power 30.22 (202) v Hobart 4.6 (30) – Att: 502 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 13.10 (88) v Launceston 10.12 (72) – Att: 804 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Clarence 15.4 (94) v Sth Launceston 7.3 (45) – Att: 703 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Nth Launceston 17.14 (116) v Sandy Bay 6.8 (44) – Att: 566 at York Park
- – Burnie Dockers 24.11 (155) v Nth Hobart 6.13 (49) – Att: 1,539 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
- Bye: New Norfolk.
Round 11
(Saturday, 22 June 1997)- – Nth Hobart 20.13 (133) v Hobart 3.9 (27) – Att: 836 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 19.11 (125) v New Norfolk 10.11 (71) – Att: 1,218 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Burnie Dockers 18.21 (129) v Launceston 11.6 (72) – Att: 725 at Windsor ParkWindsor Park, TasmaniaWindsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
- – Sth Launceston 14.4 (88) v Nth Launceston 9.7 (61) – Att: 1,303 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Devonport Power 13.17 (95) v Glenorchy 9.6 (60) – Att: 1,644 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
- Bye: Sandy Bay.
Round 12
(Saturday, 28 June & Sunday, 29 June 1997)- – Sth Launceston 14.12 (96) v Hobart 10.2 (62) – Att: 484 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 15.11 (101) v Devonport Power 11.9 (75) – Att: 1,749 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – New Norfolk 19.11 (125) v Sandy Bay 11.4 (70) – Att: 768 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Burnie Dockers 22.17 (149) v Nth Launceston 6.8 (44) – Att: 1,132 at York Park
- – Glenorchy 19.16 (130) v Nth Hobart 14.8 (92) – Att: 1,585 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
(Sunday) - Bye: Launceston
Round 13
(Saturday, 5 July & Sunday, 6 July 1997)- – Sandy Bay 10.13 (73) v Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att: 684 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 18.17 (125) v Nth Launceston 10.11 (71) – Att: 1,130 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Sth Launceston 12.11 (83) v Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) – Att: 439 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Burnie Dockers 15.19 (109) v New Norfolk 4.5 (29) – Att: 1,740 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
- – Devonport Power 18.21 (129) v Launceston 8.8 (56) – Att: 712 at York Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Clarence.
Round 14
(Saturday, 12 July 1997)- – Glenorchy 19.26 (140) v Hobart 9.1 (55) – Att: 777 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Burnie Dockers 16.14 (110) v Sandy Bay 11.10 (76) – Att: 476 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Clarence 18.19 (127) v Nth Hobart 6.8 (44) – Att: 1,078 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – New Norfolk 18.14 (122) v Launceston 10.8 (68) – Att: 771 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Devonport Power 18.14 (122) v Sth Launceston 2.4 (16) – Att: 1,186 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
- Bye: Nth Launceston.
Round 15
(Saturday, 19 July & Sunday, 20 July 1997)- – Sandy Bay 17.10 (112) v Sth Launceston 10.16 (76) – Att: 631 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Launceston 16.11 (107) v Hobart 8.6 (54) – Att: 482 at Windsor ParkWindsor Park, TasmaniaWindsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
- – Clarence 17.8 (110) v Nth Launceston 12.7 (79) – Att: 813 at York Park (Sunday)
- – Burnie Dockers 12.10 (82) v Devonport Power 11.9 (75) – Att: 5,590 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
(Sunday) - Bye: Glenorchy, North Hobart & New Norfolk.
Round 16
(Saturday, 26 July & Sunday, 27 July 1997)- – Nth Launceston 32.16 (208) v Hobart 6.9 (45) – Att: 505 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 21.15 (141) v Burnie Dockers 13.5 (83) – Att: 1,824 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – New Norfolk 13.13 (91) v Nth Hobart 13.8 (86) – Att: 910 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Sth Launceston 21.18 (144) v Launceston 3.5 (23) – Att: 657 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
(Sunday) - – Glenorchy 21.13 (139) v Sandy Bay 5.8 (38) – Att: 1,333 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
(Sunday) * - Bye: Devonport Power.
Note: Final TFL match ever staged at Queenborough Oval
Queenborough Oval
Queenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
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Round 17
(Saturday, 2 August & Sunday, 3 August 1997)- – Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) v Nth Hobart 10.6 (66) – Att: 927 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 15.8 (98) v Sth Launceston 6.12 (48) – Att: 843 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Devonport Power 19.18 (132) v New Norfolk 13.8 (86) – Att: 773 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Nth Launceston 19.16 (130) v Launceston 5.12 (42) – Att: 698 at York Park
- – Clarence 26.28 (184) v Hobart 8.4 (52) – Att: 698 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
(Sunday) - Bye: Burnie Dockers.
Round 18
(Saturday, 9 August 1997)- – Sandy Bay 14.18 (102) v Launceston 10.6 (66) – Att: 400 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 15.8 (98) v Glenorchy 9.17 (71) – Att: 2,537 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – New Norfolk 13.9 (87) v Nth Launceston 13.8 (86) – Att: 1,026 at York Park
- – Burnie Dockers 23.20 (158) v Sth Launceston 7.6 (48) – Att: 804 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Devonport Power 21.18 (144) v Nth Hobart 8.9 (57) – Att: 1,157 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
- Bye: Hobart.
Round 19
(Saturday, 16 August 1997)- – Burnie Dockers 9.15 (69) v Glenorchy 2.9 (21) – Att: 1,249 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Clarence 23.18 (156) v Sandy Bay 11.14 (80) – Att: 1,222 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
* - – New Norfolk 28.21 (189) v Hobart 4.5 (29) – Att: 713 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Nth Hobart 16.11 (107) v Launceston 11.8 (74) – Att: 418 at Windsor ParkWindsor Park, TasmaniaWindsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA competition.It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League....
- – Devonport Power 14.14 (98) v Nth Launceston 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,006 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
- Bye: Sth Launceston.
Note: Sandy Bay Football Club
Sandy Bay Football Club
The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:...
's final match in its history.
Round 20
(Saturday, 23 August 1997)- – Nth Hobart 18.12 (120) v Hobart 11.6 (72) – Att: 1,826 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
* - – Glenorchy 14.10 (94) v Devonport Power 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,016 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Clarence 12.9 (81) v New Norfolk 11.5 (71) – Att: 1,045 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
- – Sth Launceston 8.18 (66) v Nth Launceston 8.11 (59) – Att: 901 at York Park *
- – Burnie Dockers 21.19 (145) v Launceston 6.8 (44) – Att: 1,091 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
* - Bye: Sandy Bay.
Note: Hobart
Hobart Football Club
Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...
, Launceston
Launceston Football Club
The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.-History:...
& Sth Launceston
South Launceston Football Club
The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...
Football Club's all play their final TFL matches.
Elimination Final
(Sunday, 31 August 1997)- – Glenorchy: 5.4 (34) | 12.4 (76) | 16.9 (105) | 22.11 (143)
- – New Norfolk: 0.4 (4) | 3.5 (23) | 7.5 (47) | 12.9 (81)
- Attendance: 2,518 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Qualifying Final
(Saturday, 30 August 1997)- – Clarence Roos: 2.2 (14) | 6.9 (45) | 11.12 (78) | 19.17 (131)
- – Devonport Power: 3.3 (21) | 5.3 (33) | 7.5 (47) | 12.4 (76)
- Attendance: 1,931 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
First Semi Final
(Saturday, 6 September 1997)- – Glenorchy: 2.3 (15) | 5.4 (34) | 14.5 (89) | 22.9 (141)
- – Devonport Power: 2.3 (15) | 3.7 (25) | 6.9 (45) | 7.11 (53)
- Attendance: 1,615 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Second Semi Final
(Sunday, 7 September 1997)- – Burnie Dockers: 3.0 (18) | 9.3 (57) | 10.3 (63) | 14.4 (88)
- – Clarence: 0.4 (4) | 0.4 (4) | 2.8 (20) | 2.8 (20)
- Attendance: 1,010 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Preliminary Final
(Sunday, 14 September 1997)- – Clarence: 5.4 (34) | 8.8 (56) | 11.10 (76) | 15.15 (105)
- – Glenorchy: 1.2 (8) | 6.5 (41) | 7.7 (49) | 10.9 (69)
- Attendance: 3,593 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Grand Final
(Saturday, 20 September 1997)- – Clarence: 8.1 (49) | 11.3 (69) | 19.6 (120) | 20.9 (129)
- – Burnie Dockers: 3.1 (19) | 9.6 (60) | 11.9 (75) | 18.14 (122)
- Attendance: 9,053 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.