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.
General Information | |
---|---|
Founded | 12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous Names | TFA (1879–1886) STFA (1887–1896) STFL (1897) STFA (1898–1905) TFL (1906–1927) |
TANFL President | Mr Merv McNeair |
Participating Clubs |
Clarence Kangaroos New Town Magpies Hobart Tigers New Norfolk Eagles North Hobart Robins Sandy Bay Seagulls |
Stadiums |
North Hobart Oval New Town Oval Bellerive Oval Boyer Oval Queenborough Oval |
1955 TANFL Premiership Season. | |
Premiers | New Town 15.11 (101) v Hobart 8.18 (66) |
Minor Premier | Hobart (6th) |
Wooden Spooner | Clarence (4th) |
Grand Final attendance | 13,429 at North Hobart Oval |
Total Roster Series attendance | 112,319 for 45 matches at 2,496 |
Total Finals Series attendance | 39,488 for 4 matches at 9,872 |
Total aggregate attendance | 151,807 for 49 matches at 3,098 |
(Saturday, 24 September 1955)
Note: This match was played one week after the senior Grand Final due to a drawn Preliminary Final.
State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)
Note: South East affiliated to Sandy Bay, North West affiliated to North Hobart.
(Saturday, 24 September 1955)
(Saturday, 1 October 1955)
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)
Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 7 May 1955)
Interstate Match (Saturday, 16 July 1955)
Interstate Match (Sunday, 17 July 1955)
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1581 | 1184 | 133.53% | 48 |
New Town | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1471 | 1184 | 124.24% | 40 |
Sandy Bay | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1236 | 1245 | 99.28% | 40 |
North Hobart | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1397 | 1164 | 120.02% | 36 |
New Norfolk | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1039 | 1471 | 70.63% | 12 |
Clarence | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1129 | 1605 | 70.34% | 4 |
(Saturday, 9 April, Monday, 11 April & Saturday 16 April 1955)
(Saturday, 23 April 1955)
(Saturday, 30 April 1955)
(Saturday, 14 May 1955)
(Saturday, 21 May 1955)
(Saturday, 28 May 1955)
(Saturday, 4 June 1955)
(Saturday, 18 June 1955)
(Saturday, 25 June 1955)
(Saturday, 2 July 1955)
(Saturday, 9 July 1955)
(Saturday, 23 July 1955)
(Saturday, 6 August 1955)
Note: Round postponed on 30 July due to inclement weather conditions.
(Saturday, 13 August 1955)
(Saturday, 20 August 1955)
(Saturday, 27 August 1955)
(Saturday, 3 September 1955)
(Saturday, 10 September 1955)
(Saturday, 17 September 1955)
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.
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.
General Information | |
---|---|
Founded | 12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous Names | TFA (1879–1886) STFA (1887–1896) STFL (1897) STFA (1898–1905) TFL (1906–1927) |
TANFL President | Mr Merv McNeair |
Participating Clubs |
Clarence Kangaroos New Town Magpies Hobart Tigers New Norfolk Eagles North Hobart Robins Sandy Bay Seagulls |
Stadiums |
North Hobart Oval New Town Oval Bellerive Oval Boyer Oval Queenborough Oval |
1955 TANFL Premiership Season. | |
Premiers | New Town 15.11 (101) v Hobart 8.18 (66) |
Minor Premier | Hobart (6th) |
Wooden Spooner | Clarence (4th) |
Grand Final attendance | 13,429 at North Hobart Oval |
Total Roster Series attendance | 112,319 for 45 matches at 2,496 |
Total Finals Series attendance | 39,488 for 4 matches at 9,872 |
Total aggregate attendance | 151,807 for 49 matches at 3,098 |
(Saturday, 24 September 1955)
Note: This match was played one week after the senior Grand Final due to a drawn Preliminary Final.
State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)
Note: South East affiliated to Sandy Bay, North West affiliated to North Hobart.
(Saturday, 24 September 1955)
(Saturday, 1 October 1955)
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)
Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 7 May 1955)
Interstate Match (Saturday, 16 July 1955)
Interstate Match (Sunday, 17 July 1955)
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1581 | 1184 | 133.53% | 48 |
New Town | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1471 | 1184 | 124.24% | 40 |
Sandy Bay | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1236 | 1245 | 99.28% | 40 |
North Hobart | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1397 | 1164 | 120.02% | 36 |
New Norfolk | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1039 | 1471 | 70.63% | 12 |
Clarence | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1129 | 1605 | 70.34% | 4 |
(Saturday, 9 April, Monday, 11 April & Saturday 16 April 1955)
(Saturday, 23 April 1955)
(Saturday, 30 April 1955)
(Saturday, 14 May 1955)
(Saturday, 21 May 1955)
(Saturday, 28 May 1955)
(Saturday, 4 June 1955)
(Saturday, 18 June 1955)
(Saturday, 25 June 1955)
(Saturday, 2 July 1955)
(Saturday, 9 July 1955)
(Saturday, 23 July 1955)
(Saturday, 6 August 1955)
Note: Round postponed on 30 July due to inclement weather conditions.
(Saturday, 13 August 1955)
(Saturday, 20 August 1955)
(Saturday, 27 August 1955)
(Saturday, 3 September 1955)
(Saturday, 10 September 1955)
(Saturday, 17 September 1955)
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.