The 1971 Tasmanian Australian National Football League ( TANFL) premiership season was an

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competition staged in

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over twenty (20) roster rounds and five (5) finals series matches (one match was drawn) between 3 April and 25 September 1971.

Participating Clubs

* Clarence District Football Club * Glenorchy District Football Club *

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1971 TANFL Club Coaches

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(Clarence) *

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(Glenorchy) *

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(Hobart) *

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(New Norfolk) * John Devine (North Hobart) * Rod Olsson (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

(Saturday, 18 September 1971) *Sandy Bay 12.16 (88) v New Norfolk 11.5 (71) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

*New Norfolk 17.13 (115) v Lindisfarne 13.10 (88) – North Hobart Oval

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 18 September 1971) *Latrobe 13.13 (91) v Scottsdale 9.14 (68) – Att: 10,543 at

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State Grand Final

(Saturday, 2 October 1971) *Sandy Bay: 0.5 (5) , 4.10 (34) , 6.13 (49) , 12.14 (86) *Latrobe: 1.5 (11) , 2.9 (21) , 3.13 (31) , 8.17 (65) * Attendance: 11,329 at North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 1 May 1971) * TANFL 19.12 (126) v NWFU 14.11 (95) – Att: 5,027 at

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 May 1971) * TANFL 19.12 (126) v NTFA 12.7 (79) – Att: 9,579 at North Hobart Oval

Interstate Match

(Monday, 14 June 1971) *South Australia 17.14 (116) v Tasmania 12.12 (84) – Att: 20,548 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

*Terry Mayne (Clarence) – 74 *Ben Nusteling (New Norfolk) – 69 *John Guiver (Sandy Bay) – 63 *Lance Morton (Sandy Bay) – 62

Medal Winners

* Rod Olsson (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal *Les Barrett (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) *Tim Woodham (New Norfolk) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) *Adrian Bowden (Clarence) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1971 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 3 April 1971) *New Norfolk 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 9.7 (61) – Att: 4,534 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 12.18 (90) v Glenorchy 12.15 (87) – Att: 3,819 at Bellerive Oval *Sandy Bay 17.16 (118) v Hobart 12.16 (88) – Att: 3,679 at

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Round 2

(Saturday, 10 April & Monday, 12 April 1971) *Sandy Bay 25.15 (165) v Glenorchy 20.17 (137) – Att: 4,700 at North Hobart Oval *Nth Hobart 16.13 (109) v Hobart 14.24 (108) – Att: 3,043 at TCA Ground *New Norfolk 15.22 (112) v Clarence 12.15 (87) – Att: 6,931 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 3

(Saturday, 17 April 1971) *Sandy Bay 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) – Att: 5,423 at North Hobart Oval *Hobart 14.20 (104) v Clarence 10.11 (71) – Att: 3,340 at TCA Ground *New Norfolk 15.10 (100) v Glenorchy 12.9 (81) – Att: 2,857 at

Boyer Oval Boyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the Molesworth Cricket Club. The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue of 825 official TFL matches for New Norfolk (and one gam ...

Round 4

(Saturday, 24 April 1971) *New Norfolk 13.24 (102) v Hobart 9.16 (70) – Att: 3,469 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 25.19 (169) v Sandy Bay 15.14 (104) – Att: 4,781 at Bellerive Oval *Glenorchy 14.17 (101) v Nth Hobart 13.16 (94) – Att: 3,316 at KGV Football Park

Round 5

(Saturday, 1 May 1971) *Nth Hobart 14.19 (103) v Clarence 15.9 (99) – Att: 4,251 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 16.11 (107) v New Norfolk 12.14 (86) – Att: 2,799 at

*Glenorchy 12.15 (87) v Hobart 6.10 (46) – Att: 2,971 at KGV Football Park

Round 6

(Saturday, 8 May 1971) *Sandy Bay 13.18 (96) v Hobart 11.19 (85) – Att: 3,602 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 18.17 (125) v Glenorchy 13.16 (94) – Att: 3,913 at Bellerive Oval *New Norfolk 9.19 (73) v Nth Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 2,317 at

Round 7

(Saturday, 15 May 1971) *Nth Hobart 19.20 (134) v Hobart 16.10 (106) – Att: 3,853 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 14.19 (103) v New Norfolk 13.10 (88) – Att: 3,475 at

*Glenorchy 19.11 (125) v Sandy Bay 17.10 (112) – Att: 3,580 at KGV Football Park

Round 8

(Saturday, 22 May 1971) *New Norfolk 20.19 (139) v Glenorchy 20.10 (130) – Att: 4,189 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 20.26 (146) v Nth Hobart 7.14 (56) – Att: 3,383 at

*Clarence 18.24 (132) v Hobart 14.14 (98) – Att: 3,106 at TCA Ground

Round 9

(Saturday, 5 June 1971) *Clarence 13.12 (90) v Sandy Bay 9.17 (71) – Att: 6,656 at North Hobart Oval *Hobart 16.14 (110) v New Norfolk 13.13 (91) – Att: 1,777 at TCA Ground *Nth Hobart 11.17 (83) v Glenorchy 6.14 (50) – Att: 3,111 at KGV Football Park

Round 10

(Saturday, 12 June 1971) *Glenorchy 16.9 (105) v Hobart 7.18 (60) – Att: 3,544 at North Hobart Oval *New Norfolk 12.11 (83) v Sandy Bay 12.10 (82) – Att: 2,086 at

*Clarence 14.11 (95) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) – Att: 3,620 at Bellerive Oval

Round 11

(Saturday, 19 June 1971) *Nth Hobart 19.5 (119) v New Norfolk 17.16 (118) – Att: 3,569 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 23.28 (166) v Hobart 8.10 (58) – Att: 2,431 at

*Glenorchy 19.17 (131) v Clarence 13.11 (89) – Att: 3,561 at KGV Football Park

Round 12

(Saturday, 26 June 1971) *New Norfolk 12.3 (75) v Clarence 9.3 (57) – Att: 2,875 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 9.13 (67) v Glenorchy 8.14 (62) – Att: 2,201 at

*Hobart 12.13 (85) v Nth Hobart 4.12 (36) – Att: 1,393 at TCA Ground

Round 13

(Saturday, 3 July 1971) *Sandy Bay 11.12 (78) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 3,970 at North Hobart Oval *New Norfolk 19.11 (125) v Glenorchy 7.15 (57) – Att: 2,110 at

*Clarence 12.11 (83) v Hobart 11.13 (79) – Att: 2,582 at Bellerive Oval

Round 14

(Saturday, 10 July 1971) *Glenorchy 10.8 (68) v Nth Hobart 9.9 (63) – Att: 3,852 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 15.24 (114) v Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) – Att: 4,555 at Bellerive Oval *New Norfolk 13.16 (94) v Hobart 9.6 (60) – Att: 1,963 at

Round 15

(Saturday, 17 July 1971) *Clarence 20.9 (129) v Nth Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att: 3,865 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 20.15 (135) v New Norfolk 14.12 (96) – Att: 3,079 at

*Glenorchy 18.19 (127) v Hobart 12.9 (81) – Att: 2,242 at KGV Football Park

Round 16

(Saturday, 24 July 1971) *Clarence 20.16 (136) v Glenorchy 12.10 (82) – Att: 5,231 at North Hobart Oval *Hobart 23.21 (159) v Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) – Att: 2,179 at TCA Ground *New Norfolk 21.11 (137) v Nth Hobart 12.9 (81) – Att: 1,903 at

Round 17

(Saturday, 31 July 1971) *Hobart 14.11 (95) v Nth Hobart 12.12 (84) – Att: 2,624 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 16.10 (106) v New Norfolk 9.8 (62) – Att: 4,057 at Bellerive Oval *Sandy Bay 17.10 (112) v Glenorchy 16.11 (107) – Att: 2,630 at KGV Football Park

Round 18

(Saturday, 7 August 1971) *Clarence 15.10 (100) v Hobart 11.17 (83) – Att: 3,866 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 13.16 (94) v New Norfolk 9.10 (64) – Att: 3,020 at KGV Football Park *Nth Hobart 14.23 (107) v Sandy Bay 14.13 (97) – Att: 2,801 at

Round 19

(Saturday, 14 August 1971) *Nth Hobart 13.21 (99) v Glenorchy 11.8 (74) – Att: 3,367 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 20.16 (136) v Clarence 6.7 (43) – Att: 4,000 at

*New Norfolk 15.13 (103) v Hobart 11.12 (78) – Att: 1,741 at TCA Ground

Round 20

(Saturday, 21 August 1971) *New Norfolk 12.15 (87) v Sandy Bay 9.18 (72) – Att: 5,670 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 18.19 (127) v Nth Hobart 14.10 (94) – Att: 3,928 at Bellerive Oval *Glenorchy 20.20 (140) v Hobart 12.21 (93) – Att: 1,809 at TCA Ground

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 28 August 1971) *Sandy Bay: 6.8 (44) , 10.16 (76) , 11.21 (87) , 15.28 (118) *Glenorchy: 4.4 (28) , 9.9 (63) , 14.12 (96) , 16.13 (109) * Attendance: 10,265 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 4 September 1971) *Clarence: 4.2 (26) , 8.3 (51) , 14.6 (90) , 18.9 (117) *New Norfolk: 5.2 (32) , 12.4 (76) , 13.6 (84) , 17.12 (114) * Attendance: 12,777 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 11 September 1971) *Sandy Bay: 8.4 (52) , 11.4 (70) , 15.7 (97) , 15.8 (98) *New Norfolk: 2.1 (13) , 4.9 (33) , 9.14 (68) , 13.20 (98) * Attendance: 8,857 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final Replay

(Saturday, 18 September 1971) *Sandy Bay: 4.4 (28) , 9.5 (59) , 13.10 (88) , 18.14 (122) *New Norfolk: 5.3 (33) , 9.9 (63) , 11.11 (77) , 16.16 (112) * Attendance: 13,765 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 25 September 1971) *Sandy Bay: 7.4 (46) , 13.9 (87) , 17.11 (113) , 18.13 (121) *Clarence: 4.1 (25) , 7.4 (46) , 10.11 (71) , 16.16 (112) * Attendance: 20,364 at North Hobart Oval Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications. {{DEFAULTSORT:1971 Tanfl Season Tasmanian Football League seasons