1980 TANFL season
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The 1980 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football
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
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.
(Clarence) – Colin Tully
(Glenorchy) – Paul Sproule
(Hobart) – Hedley Thompson (New Norfolk) – John Chick
(North Hobart) – Graeme Mackey (Sandy Bay)
Winfield Statewide Cup
(Saturday, 17 May 1980)
(Glenorchy) – 50 – Dan Foster (New Norfolk) – 45
Interstate Match (Saturday, 5 July 1980)
Consolation Final (Monday, 13 October 1980)
Note: Glenorchy awarded the match due to Sandy Bay playing an unregistered player (Glen Joyce).
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.
Australian rules football
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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
Winfield Statewide Cup
The Winfield Statewide Cup was an Australian rules football tournament held in Tasmania, Australia between the top twenty-one major football clubs across Tasmania from the three major footballing bodies across the state , the TANFL, the NTFA and the NWFU.The tournament was played in a five round...
which was held that season.
The League was known as the Winfield League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the Winfield
Winfield (cigarette)
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tobacco company.
| 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 Don Fenton. |
| Participating Clubs | Clarence Kangaroos Clarence Football Club The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club.... Glenorchy Magpies Glenorchy Football Club The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:... Hobart Tigers Hobart Football Club Hobart Football Club 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 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :... New Norfolk Eagles New Norfolk Eagles The New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947... North Hobart Demons North Hobart Demons The North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big... Sandy Bay Seagulls Sandy Bay Football Club The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:... |
| Stadiums | North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing... Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia... KGV Football Park KGV Oval The KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue.... TCA Ground TCA Ground The TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia... Boyer Oval Boyer Oval Boyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New... Queenborough Oval Queenborough Oval Queenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road... |
| 1980 TANFL Premiership Season. | |
| Premiers | Hobart 14.9 (93) v Glenorchy 7.16 (58) |
| Minor Premier | Glenorchy |
| Wooden Spooner | Sandy Bay (3rd) |
| Grand Final attendance | 17,111 at North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing... |
| Total Roster Series attendance | 75,930 for 45 matches at 1,687 |
| Total Finals Series attendance | 36,696 for 4 matches at 9,174 |
| Total aggregate attendance | 112,626 for 49 matches at 2,298 |
Participating clubs
– Clarence District Football ClubClarence Football ClubThe Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club....
– Glenorchy District Football ClubGlenorchy Football ClubThe Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...
– Hobart Football ClubHobart Football ClubHobart Football Club 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 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...
– New Norfolk District Football ClubNew Norfolk EaglesThe New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947...
– North Hobart Football ClubNorth Hobart DemonsThe North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big...- – Sandy Bay Football ClubSandy Bay Football ClubThe Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:...
1980 TANFL Club Coaches
– Noel LearyNoel Leary
Noel Leary is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the early 1970s....
(Clarence) – Colin Tully
Colin Tully
Colin Tully is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL during the late 1960s.Although small in stature, Tully was a long kick of the ball...
(Glenorchy) – Paul Sproule
Paul Sproule
Paul Sproule is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the VFL from 1968 to 1971 and then for the Richmond Football Club from 1972 to 1975. He was senior coach of Richmond in 1985....
(Hobart) – Hedley Thompson (New Norfolk) – John Chick
John Chick (footballer)
John Chick was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL during the 1950s.Chick began and ended his career in Tasmania but in between spent nine VFL seasons at Carlton. A pacy wingman, he joined Carlton from New Town where he had played in their 1951 TANFL premiership side...
(North Hobart) – Graeme Mackey (Sandy Bay)
Midas Mufflers League (Reserves) Grand Final
- – Clarence 22.15 (147) v Glenorchy 11.17 (83) – North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Dux Hotwater Systems League (Under-19's) Grand Final
- – Sandy Bay 10.10 (70) v Glenorchy 7.11 (53) – North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
TANFL Fourths (Under-17's) Grand Final
- – Clarence 16.12 (108) v Hobart 7.4 (46) – New Town Oval
Winfield Statewide CupWinfield Statewide CupThe Winfield Statewide Cup was an Australian rules football tournament held in Tasmania, Australia between the top twenty-one major football clubs across Tasmania from the three major footballing bodies across the state , the TANFL, the NTFA and the NWFU.The tournament was played in a five round...
(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 OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
– Paul Courto (Hobart) – 86 – Andrew Vanderfeen (Clarence) – 55 – Wayne FoxWayne Fox
Wayne 'Baldy' Fox is a former Australian rules footballer who played for various clubs in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League and later, the TFL Statewide League...
(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)- – QueenslandQueensland Australian Football LeagueThe Queensland Australian Football League was an Australian rules football competition for clubs from South East Queensland.Up until 2010, the QAFL was the premier semi-professional competition in Queensland, with salary cap rules and regulations in place.It was previously known as the Queensland...
15.17 (107) v TasmaniaTasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
9.13 (67) – Att: 2,185 at Ulverstone Recreation Ground
Interstate Match (Saturday, 5 July 1980)
- – TasmaniaTasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
21.17 (143) v South AustraliaSouth Australian National Football LeagueThe South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
18.16 (124) – Att: 6,758 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
State Of Origin Australian Championships
Preliminary Final (Saturday, 11 October 1980)- – South Australia 22.18 (150) v Tasmania 8.13 (61) – Att: 10,666 at Football Park, AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
(Double-Header)
Consolation Final (Monday, 13 October 1980)
- – Western Australia 17.23 (125) v Tasmania 12.18 (90) – Att: 17,579 at Football Park, AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
(Double-Header)
1980 TANFL Ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenorchy Glenorchy Football Club The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:... |
15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1635 | 1223 | 133.68% | 46 |
| Hobart Hobart Football Club Hobart Football Club 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 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :... |
15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1552 | 1347 | 115.21% | 36 |
| Clarence Clarence Football Club The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club.... |
15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1589 | 1472 | 107.94% | 36 |
| New Norfolk New Norfolk Eagles The New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947... |
15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1584 | 1468 | 107.90% | 28 |
| North Hobart North Hobart Demons The North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big... |
15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1353 | 1681 | 80.48% | 26 |
| Sandy Bay Sandy Bay Football Club The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:... |
15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1345 | 1867 | 72.04% | 8 |
Round 1
(Saturday, 24 May 1980)- – Glenorchy 15.8 (98) v New Norfolk 13.16 (94) – Att: 2,174 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – North Hobart 16.13 (109) v Sandy Bay 13.16 (94) – Att: 1,166 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Hobart 16.9 (105) v Clarence 11.13 (79) – Att: 1,789 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
Round 2
(Saturday, 31 May 1980)- – Clarence 26.16 (172) v North Hobart 16.16 (112) – Att: 2,028 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 23.16 (154) v New Norfolk 21.14 (140) – Att: 885 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Glenorchy 17.15 (117) v Hobart 12.12 (84) – Att: 2,103 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 3
(Saturday, 7 June 1980)- – Clarence 28.14 (182) v Sandy Bay 16.12 (108) – Att: 2,297 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – New Norfolk 16.17 (113) v Hobart 15.13 (103) – Att: 1,257 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – Glenorchy 14.12 (96) v North Hobart 13.18 (96) – Att: 1,920 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 4
(Saturday, 14 June & Monday, 16 June 1980)- – New Norfolk 16.14 (110) v Clarence 13.10 (88) – Att: 2,677 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Hobart 23.16 (154) v North Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,544 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – Glenorchy 15.20 (110) v Sandy Bay 8.12 (60) – Att: 2,315 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
(Monday)
Round 5
(Saturday, 21 June 1980)- – Hobart 25.15 (165) v Sandy Bay 11.10 (76) – Att: 1,429 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 14.17 (101) v Glenorchy 7.21 (63) – Att: 2,911 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – New Norfolk 15.22 (112) v North Hobart 10.17 (77) – Att: 1,304 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 6
(Saturday, 28 June 1980)- – North Hobart 11.11 (77) v Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) – Att: 676 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Hobart 11.15 (81) v Clarence 6.16 (52) – Att: 1,215 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – Glenorchy 12.13 (85) v New Norfolk 5.10 (40) – Att: 1,159 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 7
(Sunday, 6 July 1980)- – North Hobart 19.12 (126) v Clarence 14.20 (104) – Att: 1,382 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 13.13 (91) v Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 1,741 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – New Norfolk 15.10 (100) v Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) – Att: 1,103 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 8
(Saturday, 12 July 1980)- – Hobart 22.7 (139) v New Norfolk 15.14 (104) – Att: 1,786 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 13.15 (93) v North Hobart 11.16 (82) – Att: 1,875 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
- – Clarence 20.18 (138) v Sandy Bay 13.12 (90) – Att: 1,479 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
Round 9
(Saturday, 19 July 1980)- – Hobart 15.12 (102) v North Hobart 13.15 (93) – Att: 1,774 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Glenorchy 28.25 (193) v Sandy Bay 9.11 (65) – Att: 1,082 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – New Norfolk 21.23 (149) v Clarence 12.8 (80) – Att: 1,427 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 10
(Saturday, 26 July 1980)- – North Hobart 17.16 (118) v New Norfolk 15.24 (114) – Att: 1,825 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Hobart 17.8 (110) v Sandy Bay 13.10 (88) – Att: 886 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Clarence 17.17 (119) v Glenorchy 17.9 (111) – Att: 2,537 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 11
(Saturday, 2 August 1980)- – Nth Hobart 15.12 (102) v Sandy Bay 9.20 (74) – Att: 1,420 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 16.17 (113) v Hobart 11.8 (74) – Att: 2,234 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- – Glenorchy 23.17 (155) v New Norfolk 7.17 (59) – Att: 1,638 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 12
(Saturday, 9 August 1980)- – Glenorchy 11.18 (84) v Hobart 11.12 (78) – Att: 2,281 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – New Norfolk 21.17 (143) v Sandy Bay 10.15 (75) – Att: 824 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Nth Hobart 13.17 (95) v Clarence 13.14 (92) – Att: 2,156 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
Round 13
(Saturday, 16 August 1980)- – Nth Hobart 22.21 (153) v Glenorchy 9.16 (70) – Att: 2,901 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Clarence 15.12 (102) v Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) – Att: 1,131 at Queenborough OvalQueenborough OvalQueenborough Oval is the home headquarters of the Hutchins Old Boys Football Club and the South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the former home of the Sandy Bay Football Club from 1945 to 1997.It is located on the corner of Nelson Road...
- – Hobart 13.13 (91) v New Norfolk 12.14 (86) – Att: 1,203 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
Round 14
(Saturday, 23 August 1980)- – Hobart 15.16 (106) v Nth Hobart 8.17 (65) – Att: 1,791 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 16.16 (112) v Glenorchy 15.20 (110) – Att: 1,215 at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
* - – Clarence 12.11 (83) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,789 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
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) – Att: 3,043 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
- – Sandy Bay 15.19 (109) v Hobart 12.11 (83) – Att: 1,034 at TCA GroundTCA GroundThe TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two First Class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania in Australia...
- – New Norfolk 20.21 (141) v Nth Hobart 6.13 (49) – Att: 1,530 at Boyer OvalBoyer OvalBoyer Oval is the home headquarters of the New Norfolk District Football Club and the New Norfolk Cricket Club.The ground is a former Tasmanian Football League venue, being the host venue for New Norfolk in TFL football from 1947 to 1999 and from 2000 it became a venue for SFL football when New...
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 OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
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 OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
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 OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
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 OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.