The 1975 Tasmanian Australian National Football League ( TANFL) premiership season was an

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competition staged in

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over nineteen (19) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 29 March and 20 September 1975. A twentieth roster round scheduled for 30 August was abandoned due to inclement weather conditions and was never replayed as all positions on the ladder could not change regardless of results, the TFL executive also expressed the view that with most grounds in quagmire-like condition and being closed by their respective Councils, it would be a prudent move to cancel the round in order to freshen up the playing surface of

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for the following week's finals.

Participating Clubs

* Clarence District Football Club * Glenorchy District Football Club *

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1975 TANFL Club Coaches

*Trevor Sorrell (Clarence) *

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(Glenorchy) * David Harris (Hobart) *

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

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

*New Norfolk 13.27 (105) v Nth Hobart 12.17 (89) –

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

*Clarence 10.13 (73) v Sandy Bay 7.13 (55) –

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 20 September 1975) *Nth Launceston 18.20 (128) v Wynyard 4.15 (39) –

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State Grand Final

(Saturday, 27 September 1975) *Glenorchy: 4.2 (26) , 6.6 (42) , 15.12 (102) , 18.24 (132) *Nth Launceston: 3.5 (23) , 10.8 (68) , 13.11 (89) , 16.12 (108) *

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: 8,654 at

BP Knockout Cup Final

(Sunday, 10 August 1975) *Glenorchy 15.12 (102) v Sandy Bay 13.15 (93) –

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 12 April 1975) * TANFL 23.10 (148) v NWFU 18.15 (123) –

: 2,588 at

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 10 May 1975) * TANFL 25.24 (174) v NTFA 16.14 (110) –

: 5,552 at

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (Saturday, 17 May 1975) *

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16.29 (125) v

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16.7 (103) –

: 13,000 at

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Interstate Match (Sunday, 25 May 1975) *

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17.13 (115) v ACT 7.8 (50) –

: 4,900 at

Knockout Carnival (Saturday, 14 June 1975) *South Australia 17.16 (118) v Tasmania 8.11 (59) –

: 40,006 at

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Interstate Match (Saturday, 5 July 1975) *

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22.19 (151) v

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7.7 (49) –

: 4,827 at

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

(Glenorchy) – 76

Medal Winners

*Trevor Sprigg (Glenorchy) – William Leitch Medal *Robert Wylie (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) *Michael Seddon (Sandy Bay) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) *Malcolm Bugg (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate matches)

1975 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 29 March & Monday, 31 March 1975) *Nth Hobart 15.16 (106) v New Norfolk 9.18 (72) –

: 3,514 at

*Hobart 13.12 (90) v Sandy Bay 7.14 (56) –

: 2,167 at

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*Clarence 21.13 (139) v Glenorchy 11.18 (84) –

: 3,883 at

(Monday)

Round 2

(Saturday, 5 April 1975) *Hobart 17.15 (117) v Glenorchy 11.20 (86) –

: 3,252 at

*Nth Hobart 16.16 (112) v Clarence 13.22 (100) –

: 3,137 at

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*New Norfolk 18.18 (126) v Sandy Bay 15.22 (112) –

: 1,570 at

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Round 3

(Saturday, 12 April 1975) *Hobart 18.15 (123) v Nth Hobart 12.7 (79) –

: 3,147 at

*Clarence 14.23 (107) v New Norfolk 15.7 (97) –

: 2,842 at

*Glenorchy 11.15 (81) v Sandy Bay 10.13 (73) –

: 2,321 at KGV Football Park

Round 4

(Saturday, 19 April 1975) *Glenorchy 20.16 (136) v New Norfolk 6.11 (47) –

: 2,716 at

*Clarence 18.18 (126) v Hobart 14.15 (99) –

: 2,273 at

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*Nth Hobart 12.9 (81) v Sandy Bay 8.18 (66) –

: 2,159 at

Round 5

(Friday, 25 April & Saturday, 26 April 1975) *Clarence 19.12 (126) v Sandy Bay 10.8 (68) –

: 3,868 at

(Friday) *Nth Hobart 19.14 (128) v Glenorchy 13.15 (93) –

: 4,344 at

*Hobart 14.14 (98) v New Norfolk 9.18 (72) –

: 1,772 at

Round 6

(Saturday, 3 May 1975) *Sandy Bay 9.26 (80) v Hobart 10.12 (72) –

: 2,982 at

*Glenorchy 18.10 (118) v Clarence 16.20 (116) –

: 2,911 at

*Nth Hobart 21.15 (141) v New Norfolk 17.10 (112) –

: 1,953 at

Round 7

(Saturday, 17 May 1975) *Clarence 19.21 (135) v Nth Hobart 12.10 (82) –

: 2,631 at

*Hobart 12.9 (81) v Glenorchy 10.19 (79) –

: 1,998 at KGV Football Park *Sandy Bay 15.12 (102) v New Norfolk 12.11 (83) –

: 1,433 at

Round 8

(Saturday, 24 May & Sunday, 25 May 1975) *Clarence 11.20 (86) v New Norfolk 11.14 (80) –

: 2,181 at

*Glenorchy 10.19 (79) v Sandy Bay 7.13 (55) –

: 2,589 at

*Hobart 15.13 (103) v Nth Hobart 6.11 (47) –

: 1,995 at

(Sunday)

Round 9

(Saturday, 31 May 1975) *Sandy Bay 13.15 (93) v Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) –

: 3,128 at

*Clarence 22.16 (148) v Hobart 12.21 (93) –

: 2,775 at

*Glenorchy 15.11 (101) v New Norfolk 11.14 (80) –

: 1,593 at

Round 10

(Saturday, 7 June 1975) *Hobart 13.15 (93) v New Norfolk 12.14 (86) –

: 1,757 at

*Clarence 15.9 (99) v Sandy Bay 13.6 (84) –

: 2,644 at

*Glenorchy 17.15 (117) v Nth Hobart 9.7 (61) –

: 3,000 at KGV Football Park

Round 11

(Saturday, 14 June & Monday, 16 June 1975) *Glenorchy 27.13 (175) v Clarence 6.10 (46) –

: 3,246 at

*Sandy Bay 14.17 (101) v Hobart 8.9 (57) –

: 1,521 at

*New Norfolk 13.18 (96) v Nth Hobart 9.12 (66) –

: 3,887 at

(Monday)

Round 12

(Saturday, 21 June 1975) *Sandy Bay 19.20 (134) v New Norfolk 8.13 (61) –

: 1,919 at

*Glenorchy 20.15 (135) v Hobart 18.10 (118) –

: 3,178 at

* *Nth Hobart 13.15 (93) v Clarence 11.14 (80) –

: 2,453 at

Note:

returns to TANFL football for the first time since 1966 and kicks 8.4 on his return.

Round 13

(Saturday, 28 June & Sunday, 29 June 1975) *Nth Hobart 14.9 (93) v Hobart 10.11 (71) –

: 2,168 at

*Clarence 15.13 (103) v New Norfolk 14.9 (93) –

: 2,482 at

*Glenorchy 24.15 (159) v Sandy Bay 9.5 (59) –

: 6,107 at KGV Football Park (Sunday)

Round 14

(Saturday, 12 July 1975) *Clarence 13.7 (85) v Hobart 10.13 (73) –

: 2,034 at

*Sandy Bay 15.8 (98) v Nth Hobart 7.6 (48) –

: 2,195 at

*Glenorchy 22.11 (143) v New Norfolk 8.13 (61) –

: 2,073 at KGV Football Park

Round 15

(Saturday, 19 July 1975) *Glenorchy 13.7 (85) v Nth Hobart 7.8 (50) –

: 4,379 at

*Sandy Bay 11.9 (75) v Clarence 6.13 (49) –

: 2,003 at

*Hobart 10.14 (74) v New Norfolk 10.6 (66) –

: 1,032 at

Round 16

(Saturday, 26 July 1975) *Hobart 9.9 (63) v Sandy Bay 5.5 (35) –

: 2,152 at

*Nth Hobart 12.8 (80) v New Norfolk 7.16 (58) –

: 897 at

*Clarence 12.13 (85) v Glenorchy 12.7 (79) –

: 2,830 at KGV Football Park

Round 17

(Saturday, 9 August 1975) *Clarence 15.17 (107) v Nth Hobart 10.16 (76) –

: 2,897 at

*Hobart 19.12 (126) v Glenorchy 13.21 (99) –

: 2,161 at

*Sandy Bay 17.18 (120) v New Norfolk 10.11 (71) –

: 1,195 at

Round 18

(Saturday, 16 August 1975) *Sandy Bay 14.14 (98) v Glenorchy 9.17 (71) –

: 3,089 at

*Clarence 21.19 (145) v New Norfolk 14.10 (94) –

: 898 at

*Hobart 15.16 (106) v Nth Hobart 14.17 (101) –

: 1,513 at

Round 19

(Saturday, 23 August 1975) *Sandy Bay 20.17 (137) v Nth Hobart 8.14 (62) –

: 2,711 at

*Clarence 15.11 (101) v Hobart 3.6 (24) –

: 2,360 at

*Glenorchy 15.20 (110) v New Norfolk 6.14 (50) –

: 1,739 at KGV Football Park

Round 20

(Saturday, 30 August 1975) *Sandy Bay v Clarence – at

''(Cancelled)'' *Glenorchy v Nth Hobart – at KGV Football Park ''(Cancelled)'' *Hobart v New Norfolk – at

''(Cancelled)'' Note: This round was abandoned due to inclement weather and unfit playing surfaces or Council enforced closures at all grounds.

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 6 September 1975) *Sandy Bay: 4.4 (28) , 8.7 (55) , 12.12 (84) , 15.14 (104) *Hobart: 4.2 (26) , 8.3 (51) , 10.4 (64) , 14.4 (88) *

: 4,564 at

Second Semi Final

(Sunday, 7 September 1975) *Glenorchy: 5.3 (33) , 9.7 (61) , 16.8 (104) , 20.12 (132) *Clarence: 4.3 (27) , 7.5 (47) , 10.6 (66) , 12.6 (78) *

: 6,385 at

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 13 September 1975) *Sandy Bay: 1.9 (15) , 3.10 (28) , 8.16 (64) , 10.19 (79) *Clarence: 2.3 (15) , 3.6 (24) , 6.8 (44) , 8.9 (57) *

: 7,508 at

Grand Final

(Saturday, 20 September 1975) *Glenorchy: 2.3 (15) , 5.11 (41) , 12.15 (87) , 15.16 (106) *Sandy Bay: 3.3 (21) , 4.5 (29) , 7.6 (48) , 10.7 (67) *

: 15,449 at

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications. {{DEFAULTSORT:1975 Tanfl Season Tasmanian Football League seasons