The 1979 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 four (4) finals series matches between 7 April and 22 September 1979.
This was the centenary season of the

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, the finals series was sponsored by the Winfield tobacco company to the tune of A$10,000.
The Grand Final of this year set an all-time record football match attendance in Tasmania of 24,968 patrons, this was also a single-day sporting record attendance in the state of Tasmania for twenty five years until it was broken when a crowd of 30,150 attended Symmons Plains Raceway in Northern Tasmania for a V8 Supercar Championship event in 2004
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Participating Clubs

* Clarence District Football Club * Glenorchy District Football Club *

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1979 TANFL Club Coaches

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(Clarence) *Jack Rough (Glenorchy) *

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(Hobart) *Hedley Thompson (New Norfolk) * John Chick (North Hobart) *Graeme Mackey (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

*New Norfolk 10.15 (75) v Glenorchy 6.14 (50) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

*Clarence 14.15 (99) v Sandy Bay 8.14 (62) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-17's Grand Final

*Hobart 13.10 (88) v Glenorchy 9.7 (61) – New Town Oval

Interstate Matches

TFL Centenary Interstate Match (Monday, 18 June 1979) *Victoria 26.21 (177) v Tasmania 8.14 (62) – Att: 12,197 at North Hobart Oval See:

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Section One Qualifying Match (Thursday, 4 October 1979) *Tasmania 17.20 (122) v Queensland 13.12 (90) at Perth Oval Semi Final 1 (Saturday, 6 October 1979) *Western Australia 23.33 (171) v Tasmania 9.10 (64) - Att: 15,186 at Subiaco Oval 3rd Place Playoff (Monday, 8 October 1979) *South Australia 22.20 (152) v Tasmania 17.11 (113) - Att: 30,876 at Subiaco Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Wednesday, 25 April 1979) * TANFL 21.21 (147) v NTFA 15.13 (103) – Att: 5,954 at North Hobart Oval Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 26 May 1979) * NWFU 13.13 (91) v TANFL 10.12 (72) – Att: 3,148 at

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Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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(Glenorchy) – 179 (TFL Record) * Paul Courto (Hobart) – 71 *L.Barwick (Nth Hobart) – 53 *Michael Elliot (Sandy Bay) – 48

Medal Winners

*Peter Hudson (Glenorchy) – William Leitch Medal *Noel Bester (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) *Mark Kreune (Clarence) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) *Gary Webster (Nth Hobart) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's) *Murray Dickson (Hobart) & Scott Brain (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate Matches)

1979 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 7 April 1979) *Nth Hobart 9.15 (69) v Sandy Bay 7.10 (52) –

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: 2,080 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 21.15 (141) v New Norfolk 14.11 (95) –

: 2,435 at KGV Football Park *Clarence 12.14 (86) v Hobart 7.17 (59) –

: 1,885 at Bellerive Oval

Round 2

(Saturday, 14 April & Monday, 16 April 1979) *Nth Hobart 14.12 (96) v Clarence 13.12 (90) –

: 2,911 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) v New Norfolk 6.14 (50) –

: 1,346 at

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*Glenorchy 15.24 (114) v Hobart 12.15 (87) –

: 3,653 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 3

(Saturday, 21 April 1979) *New Norfolk 14.16 (100) v Hobart 12.17 (89) –

: 1,475 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 10.19 (79) v Sandy Bay 5.6 (36) –

: 1,771 at

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*Glenorchy 31.14 (200) v Nth Hobart 8.9 (57) –

: 3,412 at KGV Football Park

Round 4

(Saturday, 28 April 1979) *Glenorchy 17.19 (121) v Sandy Bay 6.7 (43) –

: 3,144 at North Hobart Oval *Nth Hobart 20.18 (138) v Hobart 14.16 (100) –

: 1,356 at TCA Ground *Clarence 15.8 (98) v New Norfolk 12.12 (84) –

: 2,077 at

Round 5

(Saturday, 5 May 1979) *Nth Hobart 17.11 (113) v New Norfolk 10.14 (74) –

: 2,221 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 12.14 (86) v Hobart 10.9 (69) –

: 1,307 at

*Clarence 14.11 (95) v Glenorchy 10.22 (82) –

: 3,095 at Bellerive Oval

Round 6

(Saturday, 12 May 1979) *Sandy Bay 10.19 (79) v Nth Hobart 6.12 (48) –

: 2,323 at North Hobart Oval *Hobart 16.9 (105) v Clarence 13.17 (95) –

: 1,681 at TCA Ground *Glenorchy 18.9 (117) v New Norfolk 13.17 (95) –

: 1,718 at

Round 7

(Saturday, 19 May 1979) *Sandy Bay 15.12 (102) v New Norfolk 8.16 (64) –

: 1,936 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 27.19 (181) v Hobart 7.9 (51) –

: 2,270 at KGV Football Park *Clarence 18.22 (130) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) –

: 2,514 at Bellerive Oval

Round 8

(Saturday, 26 May 1979) *Glenorchy 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) –

: 2,554 at North Hobart Oval *Hobart 13.17 (95) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) –

: 942 at TCA Ground *Clarence 12.14 (86) v Sandy Bay 7.10 (52) –

: 2,539 at Bellerive Oval

Round 9

(Saturday, 2 June 1979) *Nth Hobart 17.15 (117) v Hobart 14.10 (94) –

: 2,051 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 16.21 (117) v Sandy Bay 5.7 (37) –

: 1,505 at

*Clarence 13.13 (91) v New Norfolk 13.9 (87) –

: 1,430 at KGV Football Park

Round 10

(Saturday, 9 June & Sunday, 10 June 1979) *Glenorchy 23.17 (155) v Clarence 7.9 (51) –

: 4,142 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 15.20 (110) v Hobart 15.15 (105) –

: 864 at TCA Ground *New Norfolk 14.22 (106) v Nth Hobart 6.14 (50) –

: 1,140 at

(Sunday)

Round 11

(Saturday, 23 June 1979) *Sandy Bay 16.11 (107) v Nth Hobart 10.21 (81) –

: 1,415 at

*Glenorchy 13.15 (93) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) –

: 2,215 at KGV Football Park *Clarence 13.19 (97) v Hobart 8.13 (61) –

: 1,539 at Bellerive Oval

Round 12

(Saturday, 30 June 1979) *Nth Hobart 12.17 (89) v Clarence 8.16 (64) –

: 1,455 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 29.15 (189) v Hobart 9.13 (67) –

: 1,067 at TCA Ground * *Sandy Bay 12.12 (84) v New Norfolk 8.13 (61) –

: 819 at

Note:

kicks all-time TANFL record of 18 goals in this match and kicks his 100th goal for the season.

Round 13

(Saturday, 7 July & Sunday, 8 July 1979) *Clarence 8.15 (63) v Sandy Bay 8.14 (62) –

: 2,287 at North Hobart Oval *New Norfolk 20.16 (136) v Hobart 10.14 (74) –

: 909 at

*Glenorchy 12.19 (91) v Nth Hobart 6.15 (51) –

: 2,619 at KGV Football Park (Sunday)

Round 14

(Saturday, 14 July 1979) *Nth Hobart 15.12 (102) v Hobart 14.12 (96) –

: 1,461 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 14.19 (103) v Sandy Bay 7.10 (52) –

: 2,293 at KGV Football Park *Clarence 16.14 (110) v New Norfolk 13.9 (87) –

: 1,681 at Bellerive Oval

Round 15

(Saturday, 21 July 1979) *New Norfolk 15.17 (107) v Nth Hobart 14.11 (95) –

: 1,335 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 14.19 (103) v Hobart 9.21 (75) –

: 885 at TCA Ground *Glenorchy 17.18 (120) v Clarence 13.11 (89) –

: 3,055 at KGV Football Park

Round 16

(Saturday, 28 July 1979) *Clarence 11.17 (83) v Hobart 9.15 (69) –

: 1,420 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 20.11 (131) v Nth Hobart 9.14 (68) –

: 1,484 at

*Glenorchy 16.19 (115) v New Norfolk 10.11 (71) –

: 1,738 at

Round 17

(Saturday, 4 August 1979) *Clarence 16.18 (114) v Nth Hobart 15.10 (100) –

: 2,670 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 27.18 (180) v Hobart 13.15 (93) –

: 1,356 at TCA Ground *New Norfolk 9.18 (72) v Sandy Bay 6.9 (45) –

: 1,003 at KGV Football Park

Round 18

(Saturday, 11 August 1979) *Glenorchy 29.15 (189) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) –

: 1,154 at North Hobart Oval * *New Norfolk 10.20 (80) v Hobart 10.17 (77) –

: 531 at TCA Ground *Sandy Bay 12.11 (83) v Clarence 8.7 (55) –

: 759 at

Note:

kicks second highest TANFL goal total of all-time (to that stage) with 16.4.

Round 19

(Saturday, 18 August 1979) *Clarence 13.11 (89) v New Norfolk 11.13 (79) –

: 1,850 at North Hobart Oval *Nth Hobart 15.23 (113) v Hobart 15.19 (109) –

: 1,000 at TCA Ground *Glenorchy 18.15 (123) v Sandy Bay 9.13 (67) –

: 2,620 at KGV Football Park

Round 20

(Saturday, 25 August 1979) *Hobart 11.16 (82) v Sandy Bay 11.15 (81) –

: 1,297 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 18.11 (119) v Glenorchy 16.15 (111) –

: 2,972 at Bellerive Oval *Nth Hobart 16.16 (112) v New Norfolk 13.9 (87) –

: 977 at

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 1 September 1979) *Sandy Bay: 3.3 (21) , 9.7 (61) , 14.12 (96) , 18.12 (120) *Nth Hobart: 1.0 (6) , 4.3 (27) , 5.8 (38) , 6.13 (49) * Attendance: 5,629 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 8 September 1979) *Glenorchy: 4.4 (28) , 8.5 (53) , 12.7 (79) , 19.8 (122) *Clarence: 3.4 (22) , 5.7 (37) , 8.11 (59) , 11.12 (78) * Attendance: 10,282 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 15 September 1979) *Clarence: 3.3 (21) , 5.9 (39) , 7.16 (58) , 10.19 (79) *Sandy Bay: 0.2 (2) , 1.3 (9) , 4.6 (30) , 9.6 (60) * Attendance: 8,428 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 22 September 1979) *Clarence: 3.4 (22) , 9.6 (60) , 10.8 (68) , 12.11 (83) *Glenorchy: 4.7 (31) , 6.8 (44) , 10.13 (73) , 11.14 (80) * Attendance: 24,968 at North Hobart Oval (Including 2,683 pre-sold tickets) (Tasmanian Record) Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications. {{DEFAULTSORT:1979 Tanfl Season Tasmanian Football League seasons