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1953 TANFL season

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1953 TANFL premiership season
Teams
PremiersNew Town
Minor premiersHobart
4th minor premiership
Attendance
Matches played49
Total attendance114,651 (2,340 per match)
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The 1953 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 18 April and 19 September 1953.

Participating Clubs

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1953 TANFL Club Coaches

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TANFL Reserves Grand Final

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TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

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State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

Intrastate Matches

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Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 30 May 1953)

Jubilee Shield (Tuesday, 2 June 1953)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 11 July 1953)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 18 July 1953)

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 30 May 1953)

Note: This match was a curtain-raiser to the TANFL v NWFU fixture.

Interstate Matches

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See: 1953 Australian National Football Carnival

Match One (Wednesday, 8 July 1953)

Match Three (Sunday, 12 July 1953)

  • Victoria 22.20 (152) v Tasmania 2.8 (20) – Att: 36,500 at Adelaide Oval (Double-Header)

Match Six (Monday, 13 July 1953)

  • South Australia 19.13 (127) v Tasmania 17.15 (117) – Att: 8,600 at Adelaide Oval

Match Eight (Thursday, 16 July 1953)

Exhibition Match (Saturday, 18 July 1953)

Lightning Premiership Matches

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(Sunday, 12 July 1953)

  • Hobart 3.4 (22) v New Town 1.2 (8)
  • New Norfolk 3.6 (24) v Sandy Bay 3.1 (19)
  • Clarence 3.3 (21) v Nth Hobart 3.2 (20)
  • Hobart 2.3 (15) v Clarence 0.7 (7) (semi-final)
  • New Norfolk 4.6 (30) v Hobart 4.1 (25) (Grand Final)
  • Attendance: 1,933 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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  • Bert Shaw (Sandy Bay) – 51
  • Bernie Waldron (Hobart) – 47
  • Terry Cashion (Sandy Bay) – 47
  • Max Walker (Hobart) – 42
  • Rex Garwood (New Town) – 41
  • N.Richardson (Clarence) – 41

Medal Winners

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  • Terry Cashion (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
  • T.Maddox (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Athol Unsworth (Macalburn) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • John Golding (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Interstate Matches)

1953 TANFL Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Hobart 15 11 3 1 1533 1181 129.8 46
2 New Town 15 10 4 1 1405 1216 115.5 42
3 Sandy Bay 15 10 5 0 1507 1082 139.3 40
4 Clarence 15 5 10 0 1100 1217 90.4 20
5 New Norfolk 15 5 10 0 989 1364 72.5 20
6 North Hobart 15 3 12 0 1102 1576 69.9 12
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

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(Saturday, 18 April 1953)

Round 2

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(Saturday, 2 May 1953)

  • Hobart 27.13 (175) v Nth Hobart 16.15 (111) – Att: 3,507 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 14.22 (106) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) – Att: 2,167 at New Town Oval
  • Sandy Bay 15.19 (109) v Clarence 11.14 (80) – Att: 2,129 at Bellerive Oval

Round 3

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(Saturday, 9 May 1953)

Round 4

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(Saturday, 16 May 1953)

  • Sandy Bay 20.11 (131) v Nth Hobart 14.6 (90) – Att: 2,952 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 25.18 (168) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,171 at TCA Ground
  • Clarence 18.13 (121) v New Town 12.25 (97) – Att: 1,980 at New Town Oval

Round 5

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(Saturday, 23 May 1953)

Round 6

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(Saturday, 6 June 1953)

  • New Norfolk 16.8 (104) v Nth Hobart 13.15 (93) – Att: 1,510 at North Hobart Oval
  • Hobart 15.24 (114) v Clarence 7.9 (51) – Att: 1,715 at TCA Ground
  • New Town 11.15 (81) v Sandy Bay 9.24 (78) – Att: 2,287 at New Town Oval

Round 7

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(Saturday, 13 June 1953)

Round 8

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(Saturday, 20 June 1953)

  • Nth Hobart 16.14 (110) v Clarence 14.11 (95) – Att: 1,612 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 20.14 (134) v New Norfolk 7.12 (54) – Att: 1,565 at Queenborough Oval
  • New Town 18.14 (122) v Hobart 12.5 (77) – Att: 2,488 at New Town Oval

Round 9

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(Saturday, 27 June 1953)

Round 10

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(Saturday, 4 July 1953)

  • Sandy Bay 16.10 (106) v Hobart 15.9 (99) – Att: 3,967 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Town 16.19 (115) v Nth Hobart 7.16 (58) – Att: 1,461 at New Town Oval
  • New Norfolk 11.13 (79) v Clarence 10.13 (73) – Att: 892 at Bellerive Oval

Round 11

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(Saturday, 25 July 1953)

Round 12

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(Saturday, 1 August 1953)

  • Nth Hobart 12.7 (79) v Hobart 10.17 (77) – Att: 1,894 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sandy Bay 15.8 (98) v Clarence 9.17 (71) – Att: 1,745 at Queenborough Oval
  • New Town 18.9 (117) v New Norfolk 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,210 at New Town Oval

Round 13

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(Saturday, 8 August 1953)

Round 14

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(Saturday, 15 August 1953)

Round 15

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(Saturday, 22 August 1953)

First Semi Final

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(Saturday, 29 August 1953)

  • Sandy Bay: 3.5 (23) | 6.6 (42) | 11.8 (74) | 14.12 (96)
  • Clarence: 1.2 (8) | 5.7 (37) | 8.9 (57) | 9.12 (66)
  • Attendance: 6,034 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

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(Saturday, 5 September 1953)

  • New Town: 4.4 (28) | 6.4 (40) | 9.7 (61) | 11.10 (76)
  • Hobart: 0.3 (3) | 1.4 (10) | 2.8 (20) | 4.9 (33)
  • Attendance: 4,017 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

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(Saturday, 12 September 1953)

  • Sandy Bay: 3.1 (19) | 6.2 (38) | 10.4 (64) | 13.5 (83)
  • Hobart: 1.2 (8) | 3.6 (24) | 5.7 (37) | 8.12 (60)
  • Attendance: 7,993 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

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(Saturday, 19 September 1953)

  • New Town: 6.2 (38) | 10.9 (69) | 13.13 (91) | 16.18 (114)
  • Sandy Bay: 7.2 (44) | 8.7 (55) | 12.11 (83) | 15.13 (103)
  • Attendance: 11,860 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury publication.