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1955 TANFL season

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1955 TANFL premiership season
Teams
PremiersNew Town
Minor premiersHobart
6th minor premiership
Attendance
Matches played49
Total attendance151,807 (3,098 per match)
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The 1955 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen (15) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 9 April and 17 September 1955.

Participating Clubs

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1955 TANFL Club Coaches

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TANFL Reserves Grand Final

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(Saturday, 24 September 1955)

Note: This match was played one week after the senior Grand Final due to a drawn Preliminary Final.

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

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State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

  • South East 7.4 (46) v North West 4.17 (41) – New Town Oval

Note: South East affiliated to Sandy Bay, North West affiliated to North Hobart.

State Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 24 September 1955)

  • Ulverstone: 3.10 (28) | 7.19 (61) | 9.24 (78) | 12.29 (101)
  • New Town: 2.3 (15) | 4.9 (33) | 5.12 (42) | 7.15 (57)
  • Attendance: 5,307 at Ulverstone Recreation Ground

State Grand Final

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(Saturday, 1 October 1955)

  • Ulverstone: 5.4 (34) | 9.6 (60) | 14.8 (92) | 19.12 (126)
  • Longford: 3.3 (21) | 5.5 (35) | 12.7 (79) | 12.13 (85)
  • Attendance: 10,004 at York Park

Intrastate Matches

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 7 May 1955)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 11 June 1955)

Jubilee Shield (Monday, 13 June 1955)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 16 July 1955)

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 7 May 1955)

  • Huon FA 13.13 (91) v TANFL II 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,400 at Huonville Recreation Ground

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 7 May 1955)

Interstate Matches

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Interstate Match (Saturday, 16 July 1955)

Interstate Match (Sunday, 17 July 1955)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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  • Ian Westell (Sandy Bay) – 85
  • Terry Brain (Hobart) – 54
  • Max Griffiths (New Town) – 50
  • Neville Legro (Hobart) – 47
  • Paddy Cooper (North Hobart) – 45

Medal Winners

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  • Rex Garwood (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
  • A.Peterson (North Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Dennis Lester (Buckingham) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Max Griffiths (New Town) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate match)

1955 TANFL Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Hobart 15 12 3 0 1581 1184 133.5 48
2 New Town 15 10 5 0 1471 1184 124.2 40
3 Sandy Bay 15 10 5 0 1236 1245 99.3 40
4 North Hobart 15 9 6 0 1397 1164 120.0 36
5 New Norfolk 15 3 12 0 1039 1471 70.6 12
6 Clarence 15 1 14 0 1129 1605 70.3 4
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

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(Saturday, 9 April, Monday, 11 April & Saturday 16 April 1955)

Round 2

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(Saturday, 23 April 1955)

Round 3

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(Saturday, 30 April 1955)

  • Nth Hobart 16.8 (104) v Sandy Bay 12.7 (79) – Att: 5,986 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 17.11 (113) v Clarence 11.14 (80) – Att: 1,380 at New Town Oval
  • Hobart 21.20 (146) v New Norfolk 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,173 at Boyer Oval

Round 4

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(Saturday, 14 May 1955)

Round 5

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(Saturday, 21 May 1955)

  • Hobart 18.13 (121) v Sandy Bay 16.17 (113) – Att: 3,397 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Hobart 15.17 (107) v New Town 15.14 (104) – Att: 3,293 at New Town Oval
  • New Norfolk 13.12 (90) v Clarence 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,231 at Bellerive Oval

Round 6

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(Saturday, 28 May 1955)

  • Hobart 15.15 (105) v Nth Hobart 7.15 (57) – Att: 6,085 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 11.13 (79) v New Norfolk 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,713 at New Town Oval
  • Sandy Bay 15.21 (111) v Clarence 12.14 (86) – Att: 1,645 at Bellerive Oval

Round 7

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(Saturday, 4 June 1955)

  • Hobart 17.21 (123) v Clarence 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,625 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 12.14 (86) v Sandy Bay 7.11 (53) – Att: 3,532 at New Town Oval
  • Nth Hobart 15.16 (106) v New Norfolk 8.6 (54) – Att: 1,427 at Boyer Oval

Round 8

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(Saturday, 18 June 1955)

Round 9

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(Saturday, 25 June 1955)

  • Nth Hobart 16.15 (111) v Clarence 4.10 (34) – Att: 1,944 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 21.22 (148) v Hobart 16.10 (106) – Att: 3,763 at New Town Oval
  • Sandy Bay 11.8 (74) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,152 at Boyer Oval

Round 10

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(Saturday, 2 July 1955)

Round 11

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(Saturday, 9 July 1955)

Round 12

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(Saturday, 23 July 1955)

  • Nth Hobart 18.9 (117) v New Norfolk 9.10 (64) – Att: 2,199 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 13.9 (87) v New Town 12.13 (85) – Att: 3,357 at New Town Oval
  • Hobart 16.15 (111) v Clarence 14.11 (95) – Att: 896 at Bellerive Oval

Round 13

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(Saturday, 6 August 1955)

  • Nth Hobart 16.7 (103) v Sandy Bay 5.16 (46) – Att: 5,183 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 18.18 (126) v Clarence 8.17 (65) – Att: 1,557 at New Town Oval
  • Hobart 13.13 (91) v New Norfolk 8.12 (60) – Att: 810 at Boyer Oval

Note: Round postponed on 30 July due to inclement weather conditions.

Round 14

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(Saturday, 13 August 1955)

Round 15

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(Saturday, 20 August 1955)

  • Sandy Bay 7.16 (58) v Hobart 5.12 (42) – Att: 3,877 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 13.10 (88) v Nth Hobart 7.8 (50) – Att: 1,608 at New Town Oval
  • New Norfolk 11.14 (80) v Clarence 11.10 (76) – Att: 542 at Bellerive Oval

First Semi Final

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(Saturday, 27 August 1955)

  • Sandy Bay: 6.3 (39) | 6.4 (40) | 9.9 (63) | 12.10 (82)
  • Nth Hobart: 1.4 (10) | 6.10 (46) | 9.15 (69) | 10.20 (80)
  • Attendance: 7,644 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

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(Saturday, 3 September 1955)

  • New Town: 0.1 (1) | 4.4 (28) | 10.11 (71) | 12.11 (83)
  • Hobart: 5.4 (34) | 6.11 (47) | 8.14 (62) | 9.18 (72)
  • Attendance: 8,697 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 10 September 1955)

  • Hobart: 2.8 (20) | 6.14 (50) | 9.17 (71) | 13.17 (95)
  • Sandy Bay: 2.3 (15) | 5.7 (37) | 6.9 (45) | 11.12 (78)
  • Attendance: 9,718 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

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(Saturday, 17 September 1955)

  • New Town: 4.2 (26) | 6.8 (44) | 11.8 (74) | 15.11 (101)
  • Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 4.7 (31) | 6.13 (49) | 8.18 (66)
  • Attendance: 13,429 at North Hobart Oval

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