1987 TFL Statewide League Season
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The 1987 TFL Statewide League
premiership season was an Australian rules football
competition, staged across Tasmania over 18 roster rounds and six finals series matches between 4 April and 12 September 1987.
This was the second season of statewide football and the League was known as the Cascade-Boags Statewide League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery
in Hobart and Boag's Brewery
in Launceston.
(Clarence) – Roland Crosby (Devonport) – Danny Ling (Glenorchy) – Peter Hudson
(Hobart) – Michael Hunnibell (New Norfolk) – Garry Davidson
(North Hobart) – Tony "Chang" Young (North Launceston) – Andy Bennett
(Sandy Bay) – Ian Paton
(South Launceston)
Medibank Private
(Hobart) – 80 – Steve McQueen (North Hobart) – 80 – Chris Reynolds (Devonport) – 76
Note: The TFL Goalkicking award was won by New Norfolk's Paul Dac with 80 goals, Dac kicked 14 goals in the last roster match against North Launceston to take the prize, at the completion of the finals series, Dac was joined by Hobart's Wayne Fox
and North Hobart's Steve McQueen, who both finished on 80 goals.
(Devonport) – Wiiliam Leitch Medal – Craig Randall (Sandy Bay), Mark Radford (Sandy Bay) & Matthew Honner (Glenorchy) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – Darren Clifford (North Launceston) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) – Paul Burnell (Sandy Bay) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's) – Ian Paton
(Tasmania) – Lefroy Medal (Best player in Interstate Matches)
NFL Shield Match (Saturday, 25 April 1987)
Foster's
NFL Shield Match (Saturday, 23 May 1987)
Foster's
NFL Shield Match (Saturday, 30 May 1987)
There was much excitement on the North West Coast with Devonport undergoing a change of jumper, emblem and colours (formerly Magpies, now Blues) and coastal rival, Burnie Hawks (formerly Cooee) making their debut.
The standout performers this season were North Hobart, who swept all before them winning sixteen out of their eighteen roster matches and finished on top.
Glenorchy, Clarence and Hobart all performed very well throughout the season, all vying for top-two positions at various stages.
1986 Grand Finalists
Sandy Bay, with the loss of as many as ten senior players from the previous year's team, performed poorly under Andy Bennett and slid to second last on the ladder by season's end.
Burnie Hawks, Devonport and the much-improved South Launceston all strived for the final spot in the top-five, Burnie Hawks managing to cling to fifth at the end of the roster series, six games (24 points) behind Hobart in fourth.
Devonport, whose history in the NWFU
over the previous fifty years had been one of considerable under-achievement, having only won one flag since 1938 were looking in fine form midway through the season and were also challenging for a top-three spot, but fell in a heap at the latter end of the season dropping its final seven matches to miss the five by 10.70%, whilst South Launceston, who had performed very well at the latter end of the season needed to beat the rampaging North Hobart at Youngtown
in the final round to make the finals but were demolished by 121-points.
New Norfolk, still sorting out their considerable financial problems stemming back to their 1982 TANFL Premiership year, weren't able to produce consistent football and remained in the bottom three.
North Launceston under coach Tony "Chang" Young struggled again to make an impact and finished on the bottom, however the club had earmarked some major changes to its playing list and coaching staff over the next eighteen months to become a power club once again.
Glenorchy and Clarence would again do battle in the finals, the Magpies winning a classic contest in the Qualifying Final after trailing for most of the first half, only winning in the closing minutes by 13-points.
The following day, Hobart and the Burnie Hawks met in the Elimination Final at KGV Football Park
to an unusual sight in TFL Football, a thunderstorm just prior to the opening bounce.
The weather failed to dampen the Tigers spirits as they raced away after quarter-time to take a 51-point victory and earn a shot at Clarence in the First Semi Final.
The Second Semi Final between North Hobart and Glenorchy at North Hobart Oval
was pretty much a one-sided contest after quarter-time as the Demons pegged back a slender Magpie lead and raced away with the match to win by 41-points, their followers were jubilant at the chance of seeing their Red & Blue heroes break a long premiership hoodoo.
At KGV Football Park
the following day, Hobart and Clarence staged an epic First Semi Final.
The Roos held sway for much of the day including an 11-point three-quarter time lead, but Hobart struck back and 29-minutes into the final quarter, Hobart's Alistair Lynch marked 30-metres out from goal and was felled heavily by Clarence centre half-back Greg Farquahar (who was subsequently suspended for five matches over the incident), Lynch was stretchered from the ground.
Burly Tiger full-forward Wayne Fox
took the kick to win the game for Hobart, but field umpire Haydyn Nielsen failed to pay the mandatory 15-metre penalty to Fox after reporting Farquahar, Fox's shot missed narrowly and the Roos were able to hold on for the final few seconds to win by four points.
Glenorchy and Clarence again met in the Preliminary Final at North Hobart Oval
before an expectant crowd of almost 7,000 and the match did not disappoint.
The two bitterest rivals in Tasmanian football were neck and neck all day with many lead-changes but the Magpies held sway at all three changes, eventually holding out the Roos by twelve points to play in another Grand Final.
The Grand Final saw North Hobart hoping to end a premiership drought extending back to 1974, Glenorchy aiming for a hat-trick of TFL premierships.
The match was eerily similar to the Second Semi Final clash between the same two sides with Glenorchy getting out a fast start and North Hobart reeling them in and racing away with match.
North Hobart booted a Grand Final record 11.3 (69) in the second quarter to go into half-time 19-points to the good of the Magpies, then inflicting further damage in the third quarter by racing out a 56-point lead at the final change.
North Hobart fans celebrated wildly as their team broke its 13-year premiership drought in emphatic fashion by 52-points.
At North Hobart Oval
, works commenced on the building of the $1.25 million Doug Plaister Stand, after the 1923-built Letitia Street Stand was destroyed by a mid-morning fire on Sunday, 31 May.
The stand, which had had works carried out on it in recent years by the Hobart City Council after ABC-Television engineers raised safety concerns over the structure in 1980 and had later been condemned in 1981, was destroyed when rubber matting was deliberately set on fire in a store-room at the rear of the structure, two youths were questioned by police over the fire but no charges were laid, the damage was estimated at $50,000 and the structure was demolished by the Hobart City Council that same day due to safety concerns.
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian 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...
premiership season was an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
competition, staged across Tasmania over 18 roster rounds and six finals series matches between 4 April and 12 September 1987.
This was the second season of statewide football and the League was known as the Cascade-Boags Statewide League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery
Cascade Brewery
Cascade Brewery is the oldest continually operating brewery in Australia. It is based in South Hobart, Tasmania. The Cascade estate was founded beside the clean water of the Hobart Rivulet in 1824 by Peter Degraves, an entrepreneur who emigrated from England...
in Hobart and Boag's Brewery
Boag's Brewery
Boag's Brewery is an Australian brewery company founded in 1883 by James Boag and his son, also named James, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It is now owned by Lion Nathan Ltd, a Trans-Tasman subsidiary company of Kirin....
in Launceston.
| 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 (1928–1985) |
| TFL President | Mr David Smith |
| Participating Clubs | Burnie Hawks Burnie Hawks Football Club The Burnie Hawks Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia from 1987 to 1994.The club was founded in 1987 after former NWFU club Cooee Bulldogs closed down its operation in order to wipe out its large debts and rebrand itself with a more... 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.... Devonport Blues Devonport Football Club Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League.... 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... North Launceston Robins North Launceston Football Club The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:... 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:... South Launceston Bulldogs South Launceston Football Club The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs... |
| 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... 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.... York Park 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... 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... Devonport Oval Devonport Oval Devonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition.... West Park Oval West Park (Burnie) West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park... Youngtown Memorial Ground Youngtown Oval Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:... |
| 1987 TFL Statewide League Season. | |
| Premiers | North Hobart 23.20 (158) v Glenorchy 16.10 (106) |
| Minor Premier | Nth Hobart |
| Wooden Spooners | Nth Launceston (1st) |
| Grand Final attendance | 17,094 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 | 126,548 for 90 games at 1,406 |
| Total Finals Series attendance | 42,351 for 6 games at 7,058 |
| Total aggregate attendance | 168,899 for 96 games at 1,759 |
Participating Clubs
– Burnie Hawks Football ClubBurnie Hawks Football ClubThe Burnie Hawks Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia from 1987 to 1994.The club was founded in 1987 after former NWFU club Cooee Bulldogs closed down its operation in order to wipe out its large debts and rebrand itself with a more...
– 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....- – Devonport Football ClubDevonport Football ClubDevonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League....
– 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...
– North Launceston Football ClubNorth Launceston Football ClubThe North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:...- – 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:...
- – South Launceston Football ClubSouth Launceston Football ClubThe South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...
1987 TFL Statewide League Club Coaches
– Warren "Putt" McCarthy (Burnie Hawks) – Billy PickenBilly Picken
Billy Picken is a former Australian Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans. Picken arrived at Collingwood in 1974 from Macarthur as a forward but developed into one of the games finest centre-half backs...
(Clarence) – Roland Crosby (Devonport) – Danny Ling (Glenorchy) – Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson
Peter John Hudson AM is a former Australian Rules Football player, considered one of the greatest full-forwards in the game's history....
(Hobart) – Michael Hunnibell (New Norfolk) – Garry Davidson
Garry Davidson
Garry Davidson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Richmond in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s....
(North Hobart) – Tony "Chang" Young (North Launceston) – Andy Bennett
Andy Bennett
Andrew 'Andy' Bennett is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s....
(Sandy Bay) – Ian Paton
Ian Paton
Ian Paton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.Paton played the first half of his career as the second ruckman to Don Scott and it was in that capacity that he was part a member of Hawthorn's premiership winning side in 1978, starting the game in the back...
(South Launceston)
Midas Mufflers League (Reserves) Grand Final
- – Sandy Bay 19.14 (128) v Glenorchy 15.15 (105) – 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...
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League (Under-19's) Grand Final
- – New Norfolk 25.15 (165) v North Hobart 9.8 (62) – 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: TFL Statewide League
– Paul Dac (New Norfolk) – 80 – 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...
(Hobart) – 80 – Steve McQueen (North Hobart) – 80 – Chris Reynolds (Devonport) – 76
Note: The TFL Goalkicking award was won by New Norfolk's Paul Dac with 80 goals, Dac kicked 14 goals in the last roster match against North Launceston to take the prize, at the completion of the finals series, Dac was joined by Hobart's Wayne Fox
Wayne 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...
and North Hobart's Steve McQueen, who both finished on 80 goals.
Medal Winners
– David CodeDavid Code
David Code is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .An Old Haileyburian, Code spent just one season at Melbourne. He later played with Devonport in the TFL Statewide League and won the 1987 William Leitch Medal and was a member of their...
(Devonport) – Wiiliam Leitch Medal – Craig Randall (Sandy Bay), Mark Radford (Sandy Bay) & Matthew Honner (Glenorchy) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – Darren Clifford (North Launceston) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) – Paul Burnell (Sandy Bay) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's) – Ian Paton
Ian Paton
Ian Paton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.Paton played the first half of his career as the second ruckman to Don Scott and it was in that capacity that he was part a member of Hawthorn's premiership winning side in 1978, starting the game in the back...
(Tasmania) – Lefroy Medal (Best player in Interstate Matches)
Interstate Matches
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NFL Shield Match (Saturday, 25 April 1987)
- – 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...
16.30 (126) v 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...
9.13 (67) – Att: 3,961 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...
Foster's
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NFL Shield Match (Saturday, 23 May 1987)
- – 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...
14.8 (92) v ACTAFL CanberraAFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League...
11.16 (82) – Att: 3,465 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...
Foster's
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NFL Shield Match (Saturday, 30 May 1987)
- – VFAVictorian Football LeagueThe Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
19.18 (132) 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...
16.7 (103) – Att: 867 at Junction OvalJunction OvalThe Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...
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Season Summary
The 1987 TFL Statewide League competition got underway on 4 April 1987 and was now a fully statewide concept with clubs from the South, North and North West participating.There was much excitement on the North West Coast with Devonport undergoing a change of jumper, emblem and colours (formerly Magpies, now Blues) and coastal rival, Burnie Hawks (formerly Cooee) making their debut.
The standout performers this season were North Hobart, who swept all before them winning sixteen out of their eighteen roster matches and finished on top.
Glenorchy, Clarence and Hobart all performed very well throughout the season, all vying for top-two positions at various stages.
1986 Grand Finalists
1986 TFL Statewide League Season
The 1986 TFL Statewide League premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania over 18 roster rounds and six finals series matches between 5 April and 20 September 1986....
Sandy Bay, with the loss of as many as ten senior players from the previous year's team, performed poorly under Andy Bennett and slid to second last on the ladder by season's end.
Burnie Hawks, Devonport and the much-improved South Launceston all strived for the final spot in the top-five, Burnie Hawks managing to cling to fifth at the end of the roster series, six games (24 points) behind Hobart in fourth.
Devonport, whose history in the NWFU
North West Football Union
The North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
over the previous fifty years had been one of considerable under-achievement, having only won one flag since 1938 were looking in fine form midway through the season and were also challenging for a top-three spot, but fell in a heap at the latter end of the season dropping its final seven matches to miss the five by 10.70%, whilst South Launceston, who had performed very well at the latter end of the season needed to beat the rampaging North Hobart at Youngtown
Youngtown Oval
Youngtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
in the final round to make the finals but were demolished by 121-points.
New Norfolk, still sorting out their considerable financial problems stemming back to their 1982 TANFL Premiership year, weren't able to produce consistent football and remained in the bottom three.
North Launceston under coach Tony "Chang" Young struggled again to make an impact and finished on the bottom, however the club had earmarked some major changes to its playing list and coaching staff over the next eighteen months to become a power club once again.
Glenorchy and Clarence would again do battle in the finals, the Magpies winning a classic contest in the Qualifying Final after trailing for most of the first half, only winning in the closing minutes by 13-points.
The following day, Hobart and the Burnie Hawks met in the Elimination Final at 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....
to an unusual sight in TFL Football, a thunderstorm just prior to the opening bounce.
The weather failed to dampen the Tigers spirits as they raced away after quarter-time to take a 51-point victory and earn a shot at Clarence in the First Semi Final.
The Second Semi Final between North Hobart and Glenorchy 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...
was pretty much a one-sided contest after quarter-time as the Demons pegged back a slender Magpie lead and raced away with the match to win by 41-points, their followers were jubilant at the chance of seeing their Red & Blue heroes break a long premiership hoodoo.
At 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....
the following day, Hobart and Clarence staged an epic First Semi Final.
The Roos held sway for much of the day including an 11-point three-quarter time lead, but Hobart struck back and 29-minutes into the final quarter, Hobart's Alistair Lynch marked 30-metres out from goal and was felled heavily by Clarence centre half-back Greg Farquahar (who was subsequently suspended for five matches over the incident), Lynch was stretchered from the ground.
Burly Tiger full-forward Wayne Fox
Wayne 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...
took the kick to win the game for Hobart, but field umpire Haydyn Nielsen failed to pay the mandatory 15-metre penalty to Fox after reporting Farquahar, Fox's shot missed narrowly and the Roos were able to hold on for the final few seconds to win by four points.
Glenorchy and Clarence again met in the Preliminary Final 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...
before an expectant crowd of almost 7,000 and the match did not disappoint.
The two bitterest rivals in Tasmanian football were neck and neck all day with many lead-changes but the Magpies held sway at all three changes, eventually holding out the Roos by twelve points to play in another Grand Final.
The Grand Final saw North Hobart hoping to end a premiership drought extending back to 1974, Glenorchy aiming for a hat-trick of TFL premierships.
The match was eerily similar to the Second Semi Final clash between the same two sides with Glenorchy getting out a fast start and North Hobart reeling them in and racing away with match.
North Hobart booted a Grand Final record 11.3 (69) in the second quarter to go into half-time 19-points to the good of the Magpies, then inflicting further damage in the third quarter by racing out a 56-point lead at the final change.
North Hobart fans celebrated wildly as their team broke its 13-year premiership drought in emphatic fashion by 52-points.
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...
, works commenced on the building of the $1.25 million Doug Plaister Stand, after the 1923-built Letitia Street Stand was destroyed by a mid-morning fire on Sunday, 31 May.
The stand, which had had works carried out on it in recent years by the Hobart City Council after ABC-Television engineers raised safety concerns over the structure in 1980 and had later been condemned in 1981, was destroyed when rubber matting was deliberately set on fire in a store-room at the rear of the structure, two youths were questioned by police over the fire but no charges were laid, the damage was estimated at $50,000 and the structure was demolished by the Hobart City Council that same day due to safety concerns.
1987 TFL Statewide League Ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2352 | 1506 | 156.17% | 64 |
| 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:... |
18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2141 | 1334 | 160.49% | 56 |
| 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.... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1831 | 1578 | 116.03% | 52 |
| 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 :... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1992 | 1750 | 113.82% | 52 |
| Burnie Hawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1835 | 2012 | 91.20% | 28 |
| Devonport Devonport Football Club Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League.... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1606 | 1995 | 80.50% | 28 |
| South Launceston South Launceston Football Club The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1704 | 2163 | 78.77% | 28 |
| 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... |
18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1713 | 1897 | 90.30% | 24 |
| 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:... |
18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1694 | 1786 | 94.84% | 20 |
| North Launceston North Launceston Football Club The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.-History:... |
18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1463 | 2211 | 66.16% | 8 |
Round 1
(Saturday, 4 April 1987)- – Nth Hobart 25.32 (182) v Hobart 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,091 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 20.21 (141) v Nth Launceston 8.6 (54) – Att: 1,135 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 21.15 (141) v New Norfolk 13.8 (86) – Att: 1,726 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...
- – Devonport 12.19 (91) v Sandy Bay 10.16 (76) – Att: 2,021 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
- – Sth Launceston 19.14 (128) v Burnie Hawks 15.11 (101) – Att: 744 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
Round 2
(Saturday, 11 April 1987)- – Nth Hobart 19.14 (128) v Devonport 13.15 (93) – Att: 2,092 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 18.19 (127) v Sandy Bay 17.14 (116) – Att: 1,388 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 27.9 (171) v Sth Launceston 13.17 (95) – Att: 1,196 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...
- – Clarence 18.16 (124) v Nth Launceston 15.14 (104) – Att: 796 at York Park
- – Hobart 20.10 (130) v Burnie Hawks 10.23 (83) – Att: 1,261 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Round 3
(Saturday, 18 April 1987)- – Hobart 17.19 (121) v New Norfolk 14.18 (102) – Att: 1,294 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 17.24 (126) v Nth Launceston 9.19 (73) – Att: 862 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 Glenorchy 11.9 (75) – Att: 2,984 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 23.14 (152) v Sth Launceston 21.9 (135) – Att: 774 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Devonport 15.15 (105) v Burnie Hawks 14.14 (98) – Att: 1,682 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Round 4
(Saturday, 2 May 1987)- – Nth Hobart 20.13 (133) v Sandy Bay 20.10 (130) – Att: 2,198 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 13.5 (83) v Hobart 10.16 (76) – Att: 1,862 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...
- – Devonport 13.15 (93) v New Norfolk 11.9 (75) – Att: 1,233 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...
- – Sth Launceston 16.13 (109) v Nth Launceston 10.5 (65) – Att: 1,101 at York Park
- – Glenorchy 15.8 (98) v Burnie Hawks 9.7 (61) – Att: 761 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Round 5
(Saturday, 9 May 1987)- – Hobart 22.13 (145) v Sth Launceston 15.13 (103) – Att: 1,118 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...
- – Burnie Hawks 19.12 (126) v Sandy Bay 17.8 (110) – Att: 1,175 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 25.13 (163) v New Norfolk 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,534 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....
- – Nth Hobart 22.17 (149) v Nth Launceston 15.10 (100) – Att: 808 at York Park
- – Clarence 12.17 (89) v Devonport 12.10 (82) – Att: 2,212 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Round 6
(Saturday, 16 May 1987)- – Hobart 23.13 (151) v Nth Launceston 12.14 (86) – Att: 850 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 Glenorchy 12.12 (84) – Att: 3,982 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...
- – Sandy Bay 20.5 (125) v New Norfolk 13.18 (96) – Att: 1,118 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...
- – Devonport 21.10 (136) v Sth Launceston 16.9 (105) – Att: 1,206 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Nth Hobart 22.20 (152) v Burnie Hawks 15.19 (109) – Att: 1,211 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Round 7
(Saturday, 30 May 1987)- – Nth Hobart 17.13 (115) v New Norfolk 11.11 (77) – Att: 1,416 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 22.10 (142) v Sandy Bay 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,484 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 25.24 (174) v Sth Launceston 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,005 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....
- – Burnie Hawks 19.17 (131) v Nth Launceston 12.21 (93) – Att: 784 at York Park
- – Hobart 12.24 (96) v Devonport 8.11 (59) – Att: 1,890 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Round 8
(Saturday, 6 June & Sunday, 7 June 1987)- – Nth Hobart 34.20 (224) v Sth Launceston 11.6 (72) – Att: 1,115 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 25.13 (163) v Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) – Att: 1,181 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 18.13 (121) v Devonport 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,351 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....
- – New Norfolk 16.11 (107) v Nth Launceston 11.14 (80) – Att: 874 at York Park
- – Clarence 19.10 (124) v Burnie Hawks 15.20 (110) – Att: 1,584 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
(Sunday)
Round 9
(Saturday, 14 June 1987)- – Hobart 24.10 (154) v Glenorchy 19.11 (125) – Att: 2,026 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...
- – Nth Hobart 13.20 (98) v Clarence 8.8 (56) – Att: 5,075 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 14.11 (95) v Burnie Hawks 11.11 (77) – Att: 911 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...
- – Sandy Bay 13.16 (94) v Sth Launceston 11.11 (77) – Att: 638 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Devonport 20.15 (135) v Nth Launceston 16.13 (109) – Att: 1,138 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Round 10
(Saturday, 21 June 1987)- – Nth Hobart 20.18 (138) v Hobart 20.11 (131) – Att: 3,095 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...
- – Devonport 15.15 (105) v Sandy Bay 15.10 (100) – Att: 929 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 12.14 (86) v Clarence 9.13 (67) – Att: 1,189 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...
- – Glenorchy 20.19 (139) v Nth Launceston 12.5 (77) – Att: 713 at York Park
- – Burnie Hawks 19.12 (126) v Sth Launceston 14.8 (92) – Att: 721 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Round 11
(Saturday, 28 June 1987)- – Hobart 18.10 (118) v Burnie Hawks 13.13 (91) – Att: 1,069 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 21.17 (143) v Sandy Bay 7.8 (50) – Att: 1,287 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 12.8 (80) v Nth Launceston 10.16 (76) – Att: 1,000 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...
- – Sth Launceston 15.9 (99) v New Norfolk 13.14 (92) – Att: 703 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Devonport 13.13 (91) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) – Att: 1,715 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Round 12
(Saturday, 4 July 1987)- – Glenorchy 18.22 (130) v Nth Hobart 9.11 (65) – Att: 3,751 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 15.12 (102) v New Norfolk 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,268 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...
- – Sth Launceston 16.18 (114) v Clarence 14.15 (99) – Att: 981 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...
- – Nth Launceston 16.19 (115) v Sandy Bay 16.15 (111) – Att: 766 at York Park
- – Burnie Hawks 30.15 (195) v Devonport 15.9 (99) – Att: 2,064 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Round 13
(Saturday, 11 July 1987)- – Clarence 10.7 (67) v Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,535 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...
- – Nth Hobart 7.2 (44) v Sandy Bay 3.8 (26) – 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...
- – Glenorchy 15.14 (104) v Burnie Hawks 6.8 (44) – Att: 1,028 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....
- – Sth Launceston 17.15 (117) v Nth Launceston 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,053 at York Park
- – New Norfolk 15.19 (109) v Devonport 11.13 (79) – Att: 1,724 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Round 14
(Saturday, 18 July 1987)- – Nth Hobart 25.16 (166) v Nth Launceston 10.10 (70) – Att: 1,196 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 19.19 (133) v Devonport 12.4 (76) – Att: 1,511 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 14.12 (96) v New Norfolk 10.4 (64) – Att: 1,467 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...
- – Hobart 13.8 (86) v Sth Launceston 12.10 (82) – Att: 805 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Burnie Hawks 10.17 (77) v Sandy Bay 10.15 (75) – Att: 821 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Round 15
(Saturday, 25 July 1987)- – Nth Hobart 28.19 (187) v Burnie Hawks 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,373 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 17.12 (114) v New Norfolk 11.10 (76) – Att: 910 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 16.12 (108) v Clarence 13.12 (90) – Att: 2,780 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....
- – Hobart 13.7 (85) v Nth Launceston 10.23 (83) – Att: 737 at York Park
- – Sth Launceston 16.12 (108) v Devonport 13.17 (95) – Att: 1,228 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Round 16
(Saturday, 1 August 1987)- – Hobart 24.20 (164) v Devonport 7.9 (51) – Att: 1,292 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 12.20 (92) v Sandy Bay 7.12 (54) – Att: 1,259 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...
- – Nth Hobart 24.9 (153) v New Norfolk 16.12 (108) – Att: 1,323 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...
- – Sth Launceston 12.14 (86) v Glenorchy 9.13 (67) – Att: 846 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Burnie Hawks 19.18 (132) v Nth Launceston 10.12 (72) – Att: 684 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Round 17
(Saturday, 8 August 1987)- – Nth Hobart 11.13 (79) v Clarence 8.11 (59) – Att: 2,468 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 17.12 (114) v Sth Launceston 11.14 (80) – Att: 642 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 20.13 (133) v Hobart 2.2 (14) – Att: 1,960 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....
- – Nth Launceston 15.11 (101) v Devonport 11.9 (75) – Att: 873 at York Park
- – Burnie Hawks 20.16 (136) v New Norfolk 15.8 (98) – Att: 890 at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
Round 18
(Saturday, 15 August 1987)- – Hobart 18.16 (124) v Sandy Bay 18.14 (122) – Att: 1,428 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 19.17 (131) v Burnie Hawks 12.16 (88) – Att: 1,637 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 19.19 (133) v Nth Launceston 6.16 (52) – Att: 1,019 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...
- – Nth Hobart 24.25 (169) v Sth Launceston 7.6 (48) – Att: 1,609 at Youngtown Memorial GroundYoungtown OvalYoungtown Memorial Ground is a football ground at Youngtown in the southern suburbs of Launceston, Australia and is home of the South Launceston Football Club in the Tasmania State League.-History:...
- – Glenorchy 17.11 (113) v Devonport 10.8 (68) – Att: 1,426 at Devonport OvalDevonport OvalDevonport Oval is an Australian rules football, cricket and athletics stadium in Devonport, Tasmania.It is the home stadium for the Devonport Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and for the Devonport Cricket Club in the NWTCA competition....
Qualifying Final
(Saturday, 22 August 1987)- – Glenorchy: 2.2 (14) | 8.7 (55) | 13.9 (87) | 18.12 (120)
- – Clarence: 4.5 (29) | 9.9 (63) | 11.14 (80) | 15.17 (107)
- Attendance: 5,333 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...
Elimination Final
(Sunday, 23 August 1987)- – Hobart: 4.2 (26) | 10.5 (65) | 13.8 (86) | 18.11 (119)
- – Burnie Hawks: 3.5 (23) | 4.7 (31) | 9.11 (65) | 9.14 (68)
- Attendance: 2,803 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....
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 29 August 1987)- – Nth Hobart: 6.1 (37) | 12.8 (80) | 18.9 (117) | 23.14 (152)
- – Glenorchy: 7.4 (46) | 8.6 (54) | 14.12 (96) | 16.15 (111)
- Attendance: 6,506 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...
First Semi Final
(Sunday, 30 August 1987)- – Clarence: 7.4 (46) | 11.8 (74) | 16.10 (106) | 18.13 (121)
- – Hobart: 4.2 (26) | 9.6 (60) | 14.11 (95) | 17.15 (117)
- Attendance: 3,885 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....
Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 5 September 1987)- – Glenorchy: 3.3 (21) | 8.6 (54) | 13.10 (88) | 18.15 (123)
- – Clarence: 2.2 (14) | 7.5 (47) | 11.7 (73) | 17.9 (111)
- Attendance: 6,730 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, 12 September 1987)- – Nth Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 13.7 (85) | 20.16 (136) | 23.20 (158)
- – Glenorchy: 5.4 (34) | 10.6 (66) | 12.8 (80) | 16.10 (106)
- Attendance: 17,094 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...