The 1980 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an

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competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen roster rounds and four finals series matches between 24 May and 20 September 1980.
The season started almost two months later than usual and was shortened by several rounds to accommodate the inaugural

Winfield Statewide Cup The Winfield Statewide Cup was an Australian rules football tournament held in Tasmania, Australia between the top twenty-one (21) major football clubs across Tasmania from the three major footballing bodies across the state (at the time), the Tas ...

which was held that season.
The League was known as the Winfield League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the Winfield tobacco company.

Participating clubs

* Clarence District Football Club * Glenorchy District Football Club *

Hobart Football Club Hobart Football Club (nicknamed The Tigers) 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 2014, the club has been a member of the Southe ...

New Norfolk District Football Club The New Norfolk District Football Club, nicknamed ''The Eagles'', is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia. History Origins The club was founded in 1878 with the first pre ...

North Hobart Football Club The North Hobart Football Club, nicknamed ''The Demons'', is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Tasmanian State League. The club returned to the state league in 2018 after its position was effectively filled by a new club, the ...

Sandy Bay Football Club The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania. The team participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997. Club history The club was founded in November 1944 as a result of a mee ...

1980 TANFL Club Coaches

Noel Leary Noel Leary (born 3 September 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1970s. Leary, originally from Ulverstone, failed to make much of an impact at Melbour ...

(Clarence) * Colin Tully (Glenorchy) *

Paul Sproule Paul Sproule (born 16 December 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), as well as for the Hobart Football Club and Sandy Bay Foot ...

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

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League (Reserves) Grand Final

*Clarence 22.15 (147) v Glenorchy 11.17 (83) – North Hobart Oval

Dux Hotwater Systems League (Under-19's) Grand Final

*Sandy Bay 10.10 (70) v Glenorchy 7.11 (53) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Fourths (Under-17's) Grand Final

*Clarence 16.12 (108) v Hobart 7.4 (46) – New Town Oval

Winfield Statewide Cup The Winfield Statewide Cup was an Australian rules football tournament held in Tasmania, Australia between the top twenty-one (21) major football clubs across Tasmania from the three major footballing bodies across the state (at the time), the Tas ...

(Saturday, 17 May 1980) *Hobart: 1.5 (11) , 4.9 (33) , 8.13 (61) , 9.21 (75) *Clarence: 2.2 (14) , 3.2 (20) , 6.3 (39) , 7.4 (46) * Attendance: 5,961 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

* Paul Courto (Hobart) – 86 *

Andrew Vanderfeen Andrew Wilfred Vanderfeen (born 10 September 1955) is a former Australian Rules Football player who was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Vanderfeen played 127 games for the Ulverstone Football Club and 98 games for the C ...

(Clarence) – 55 *

Wayne Fox Wayne "Baldy" Fox (born 4 January 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for various clubs in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) and later, the TFL Statewide League. He also played with Footscray in ...

(Glenorchy) – 50 *Dan Foster (New Norfolk) – 45

Medal Winners

*Gary Linton (Glenorchy) – William Leitch Medal *Henry Pastoor (Sandy Bay) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) *A.Davies (Sandy Bay) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) *Leigh Brooks (New Norfolk) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's)

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (March 1980) *

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15.17 (107) v

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9.13 (67) –

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: 2,185 at Ulverstone Recreation Ground Interstate Match (Saturday, 5 July 1980) *

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21.17 (143) v

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18.16 (124) –

: 6,758 at North Hobart Oval

State Of Origin Australian Championships

Preliminary Final (Saturday, 11 October 1980) *South Australia 22.18 (150) v Tasmania 8.13 (61) –

: 10,666 at Football Park,

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(Double-Header) Consolation Final (Monday, 13 October 1980) *Western Australia 17.23 (125) v Tasmania 12.18 (90) –

: 17,579 at Football Park,

(Double-Header)

1980 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

(Saturday, 24 May 1980) *Glenorchy 15.8 (98) v New Norfolk 13.16 (94) –

: 2,174 at North Hobart Oval *North Hobart 16.13 (109) v Sandy Bay 13.16 (94) –

: 1,166 at

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*Hobart 16.9 (105) v Clarence 11.13 (79) –

: 1,789 at Bellerive Oval

Round 2

(Saturday, 31 May 1980) *Clarence 26.16 (172) v North Hobart 16.16 (112) –

: 2,028 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 23.16 (154) v New Norfolk 21.14 (140) –

: 885 at

*Glenorchy 17.15 (117) v Hobart 12.12 (84) –

: 2,103 at KGV Football Park

Round 3

(Saturday, 7 June 1980) *Clarence 28.14 (182) v Sandy Bay 16.12 (108) –

: 2,297 at North Hobart Oval *New Norfolk 16.17 (113) v Hobart 15.13 (103) –

: 1,257 at TCA Ground *Glenorchy 14.12 (96) v North Hobart 13.18 (96) –

: 1,920 at KGV Football Park Note: This was the first draw in 336 TANFL games since Sandy Bay v Clarence in Round 19 of 1974.

Round 4

(Saturday, 14 June & Monday, 16 June 1980) *New Norfolk 16.14 (110) v Clarence 13.10 (88) –

: 2,677 at North Hobart Oval *Hobart 23.16 (154) v North Hobart 12.10 (82) –

: 1,544 at TCA Ground *Glenorchy 15.20 (110) v Sandy Bay 8.12 (60) –

: 2,315 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)

Round 5

(Saturday, 21 June 1980) *Hobart 25.15 (165) v Sandy Bay 11.10 (76) –

: 1,429 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 14.17 (101) v Glenorchy 7.21 (63) –

: 2,911 at Bellerive Oval *New Norfolk 15.22 (112) v North Hobart 10.17 (77) –

: 1,304 at

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Round 6

(Saturday, 28 June 1980) *North Hobart 11.11 (77) v Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) –

: 676 at North Hobart Oval *Hobart 11.15 (81) v Clarence 6.16 (52) –

: 1,215 at TCA Ground *Glenorchy 12.13 (85) v New Norfolk 5.10 (40) –

: 1,159 at KGV Football Park

Round 7

(Sunday, 6 July 1980) *North Hobart 19.12 (126) v Clarence 14.20 (104) –

: 1,382 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 13.13 (91) v Hobart 10.15 (75) –

: 1,741 at TCA Ground *New Norfolk 15.10 (100) v Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) –

: 1,103 at

Round 8

(Saturday, 12 July 1980) *Hobart 22.7 (139) v New Norfolk 15.14 (104) –

: 1,786 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 13.15 (93) v North Hobart 11.16 (82) –

: 1,875 at KGV Football Park *Clarence 20.18 (138) v Sandy Bay 13.12 (90) –

: 1,479 at Bellerive Oval

Round 9

(Saturday, 19 July 1980) *Hobart 15.12 (102) v North Hobart 13.15 (93) –

: 1,774 at North Hobart Oval *Glenorchy 28.25 (193) v Sandy Bay 9.11 (65) –

: 1,082 at

*New Norfolk 21.23 (149) v Clarence 12.8 (80) –

: 1,427 at

Round 10

(Saturday, 26 July 1980) *North Hobart 17.16 (118) v New Norfolk 15.24 (114) –

: 1,825 at North Hobart Oval *Hobart 17.8 (110) v Sandy Bay 13.10 (88) –

: 886 at

*Clarence 17.17 (119) v Glenorchy 17.9 (111) –

: 2,537 at KGV Football Park

Round 11

(Saturday, 2 August 1980) *Nth Hobart 15.12 (102) v Sandy Bay 9.20 (74) –

: 1,420 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 16.17 (113) v Hobart 11.8 (74) –

: 2,234 at Bellerive Oval *Glenorchy 23.17 (155) v New Norfolk 7.17 (59) –

: 1,638 at

Round 12

(Saturday, 9 August 1980) *Glenorchy 11.18 (84) v Hobart 11.12 (78) –

: 2,281 at North Hobart Oval *New Norfolk 21.17 (143) v Sandy Bay 10.15 (75) –

: 824 at

*Nth Hobart 13.17 (95) v Clarence 13.14 (92) –

: 2,156 at Bellerive Oval

Round 13

(Saturday, 16 August 1980) *Nth Hobart 22.21 (153) v Glenorchy 9.16 (70) –

: 2,901 at North Hobart Oval *Clarence 15.12 (102) v Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) –

: 1,131 at

*Hobart 13.13 (91) v New Norfolk 12.14 (86) –

: 1,203 at

Round 14

(Saturday, 23 August 1980) *Hobart 15.16 (106) v Nth Hobart 8.17 (65) –

: 1,791 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 16.16 (112) v Glenorchy 15.20 (110) –

: 1,215 at KGV Football Park * *Clarence 12.11 (83) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) –

: 1,789 at Bellerive Oval Note: Glenorchy awarded the match due to Sandy Bay playing an unregistered player (Glen Joyce).

Round 15

(Saturday, 30 August 1980) * Clarence 12.16 (88) v Glenorchy 11.15 (81) –

: 3,043 at North Hobart Oval *Sandy Bay 15.19 (109) v Hobart 12.11 (83) –

: 1,034 at TCA Ground *New Norfolk 20.21 (141) v Nth Hobart 6.13 (49) –

: 1,530 at

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 6 September 1980) *New Norfolk: 5.5 (35) , 6.9 (45) , 13.10 (88) , 14.11 (95) *Clarence: 4.2 (26) , 7.7 (49) , 10.10 (70) , 12.14 (86) * Attendance: 6,241 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Sunday, 7 September 1980) *Hobart: 4.4 (28) , 9.6 (60) , 16.8 (104) , 18.8 (116) *Glenorchy: 2.2 (14) , 6.7 (43) , 8.12 (60) , 12.20 (92) * Attendance: 5,714 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 13 September 1980) *Glenorchy: 5.2 (32) , 12.4 (76) , 16.11 (107) , 19.17 (131) *New Norfolk: 2.3 (15) , 4.5 (29) , 5.8 (38) , 10.11 (71) * Attendance: 7,630 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 20 September 1980) *Hobart: 2.2 (14) , 7.5 (47) , 10.8 (68) , 14.9 (93) *Glenorchy: 3.3 (21) , 3.4 (22) , 5.9 (39) , 7.16 (58) * Attendance: 17,111 at North Hobart Oval Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications. {{DEFAULTSORT:1980 Tanfl Season Tasmanian Football League seasons

Participating clubs

1980 TANFL Club Coaches

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Dux Hotwater Systems League (Under-19's) Grand Final

TANFL Fourths (Under-17's) Grand Final

Winfield Statewide Cup The Winfield Statewide Cup was an Australian rules football tournament held in Tasmania, Australia between the top twenty-one (21) major football clubs across Tasmania from the three major footballing bodies across the state (at the time), the Tas ...

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

Medal Winners

Interstate Matches

State Of Origin Australian Championships

1980 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

First Semi Final

Second Semi Final

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

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League (Reserves) Grand Final