1989 TFL Statewide League Season
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The 1989 TFL Statewide League
premiership season was an Australian rules football
competition staged across Tasmania
, Australia
over eighteen (18) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 1 April and 16 September 1989.
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.
(Burnie Hawks) – Peter Daniel
(Clarence) – Roland Crosby (Devonport) – Billy Picken
(Glenorchy) – Mark Browning
(Hobart) – Brian Hickey (New Norfolk) – Garry Davidson
(North Hobart) – Steven Goulding
(North Launceston) – Shane Williams
(Sandy Bay) – Ian Paton
(South Launceston)
Medibank Private
(Glenorchy) – 114 – Wayne Fox
(Hobart) – 97 – Steven Cole (Burnie Hawks) – 76 – Paul Dac (New Norfolk) – 62
(Clarence) – Wiiliam Leitch Medal – Jeffrey Wood (Devonport) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – Damien Goss (Hobart) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) – Paul Barrow (New Norfolk) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's) – Scott Wade
(Clarence) – Delphin Medalist (Best Player in NFL Shield) – Scott Wade
(Clarence) – Lefroy Medalist (Best Player in State Matches) – Jim Mathewson (Nth Hobart) – Darrel Baldock Medalist (Best player in TFL Grand Final)
NFL Shield Match (Friday, 9 June 1989)
Foster's
NFL Shield Match (Saturday, 10 June 1989)
Foster's
NFL Shield Match (Monday, 12 June 1989)
North Launceston were tipped to be the big improvers as were North Hobart, with Glenorchy and Devonport looming as possible outside chances.
Hobart under Mark Browning had had a large cleanout over the summer following their dismal end to 1988 and the jury was out on whether they would take the step up this season.
On the opening day Clarence threw their hat into the ring with a sensational 89-point demolition of North Hobart but their season would be punctuated with brilliant displays such as this, followed by the mediocre, sometimes even in the same game as in two such cases where they led Devonport by 55-points at three-quarter time at Bellerive Oval
on 8 April only to see the Blues steam home to draw the game and again at the same venue on 14 July against the Burnie Hawks, the Roos again led by 55-points at the final change only to see the Hawks fly home to fail by one point.
North Launceston would be all the rage in the north of the state, the high-flying Robins would finally demonstrate their full potential to take the minor premiership ahead of North Hobart, who had produced many moments of champagne-football throughout the season including a Statewide League record score against the hapless New Norfolk at Boyer on 3 August with 38.15 (243).
On the eve of the finals, the rampaging Demons sent reigning premier Devonport, who had suffered a very disappointing fall from grace away from North Hobart Oval
(the site of their ground-breaking premiership only eleven months previous) with a staggering 161-point defeat.
After a moderate start, Hobart would go on a rampage as well and storm into the finals with ten wins from their final eleven games to take third spot and aim for their first premiership since 1980.
Both Clarence and Glenorchy would be far from their dominant selves for much of the season, indeed Glenorchy were looking likely to miss the finals for the first time since 1973 but managed to produce four wins from their final five matches to sneak into the five over the Burnie Hawks, who lost their final two matches to miss out while Clarence won their final five matches to claim fourth spot.
At the other end of the table New Norfolk continued to wallow at the foot of the table and suffer from disastrous financial turmoil, during the season a crisis meeting was held at New Norfolk where discussions were held on what the future of the club may be, whether it be a merger, dropping out of the league or a last ditch effort to rescue the club's ailing finances.
South Launceston continued to struggle on and off the field, with the TFL looking likely to attempt to get the struggling Bulldogs to move away from their sub-standard Youngtown
ground and move them to York Park in an effort to lift the club's poor image and attract better crowds, whilst Sandy Bay would win their opening four games of the season then fall into a dark hole and only win another three for the rest of the season in a disappointing finish.
The TFL and various media commentators were similarly calling for Sandy Bay to merge with North Hobart and move its home base away from the tiny Queenborough Oval
and up to North Hobart Oval
in a bid to improve the Seagulls image and attract better crowds to their matches.
An exciting finals series got underway on 26 August with fierce inner-city rivals North Hobart and Hobart doing battle in the Qualifying Final.
Hobart broke out to a 31-point lead late in the second quarter only to see the Demons fight back and run away with the match to record a 31-point victory, while the following day, Clarence would start the Elimination Final strongly against hated rival Glenorchy and hold a five-goal lead shortly before half time only to see the Magpies draw level at three-quarter time and race away with the match to win by 30-points, keeping the Roos scoreless in the final quarter in the process.
On 2 September, football followers in both the North and South of the state were treated to two intriguing finals matches.
At York Park, minor premier North Launceston would face North Hobart for the right to go straight into the grand final.
Despite a good start for the Robins, North Hobart would find their way during the second quarter and run rampant, proving far too good on the day to record a 28-point win in front of almost 7,000 parochial Launcestonians.
Meanwhile at North Hobart Oval
, Hobart would do battle against the fading Magpie Machine from Glenorchy.
Glenorchy had made every grand final except one from 1975-1988 whilst their opponents Hobart had been in only three grand finals since 1966.
In a see-sawing contest all day which enthralled the 5,573-strong crowd, Glenorchy held sway by just 2-points at the final change before the Tigers unleashed a sensational seven goal to two burst in the final quarter to win by 29-points, consigning Glenorchy to missing their first Grand Final since 1981.
In the Preliminary Final on 9 September, Hobart would do battle with North Launceston in a true North v South battle.
The two clubs last North Hobart Oval
finals meeting was in the 1950 State Grand Final
and the Robins were keen to repeat that 1950 triumph.
Unfortunately for the minor premier, the hopes of the North weighed too heavily on them and they were crushed by a quiet and determined Tiger outfit who totally outclassed the Robins all day to book a Grand Final spot with a 41-point win. This however, was not to be the last time these two clubs would cross paths in the ensuing years.
The Grand Final showdown on 16 September was one eagerly awaited by football fans in the South, the two old inner-city rivals (North Hobart and Hobart) both with great histories were ready to battle it out in the Grand Final for the first time since 1960.
On a dull, cold day Hobart, looking to break a nine-year premiership drought, came out full of running and shocked an unsettled Demon side with six unanswered first quarter goals which left the 16,528-strong crowd stunned.
In the early stages of the second quarter, Hobart continued to hold sway and held a 35-point lead over North Hobart, but the Demons produced one of the most memorable spells of attacking football in TFL Grand Final history by rattling on eight unanswered goals in eleven minutes to jump out to a 9-point lead over a shell-shocked Hobart, Tiger forward Michael Winter booted his sixth goal right on half time to reduce the Demon lead to 3-points at the long break but the difference in body language of the two sides leaving the ground for half-time couldn't have been more stark.
In the second half it was all North Hobart as they ran rampant over Hobart, producing another six goals in the third quarter to break out to a 26-point three-quarter time lead and eventually run out 30-point winners over a gallant Hobart to take their second premiership in three years.
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
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
over eighteen (18) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 1 April and 16 September 1989.
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... 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... 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.... 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... 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... 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:... |
| 1989 TFL Statewide League Season. | |
| Premiers | Nth Hobart 18.22 (130) v Hobart 16.4 (100) |
| Minor Premiers | Nth Launceston (1st) |
| Wooden Spooners | New Norfolk (9th) |
| Grand Final attendance | 16,528 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 | 148,042 for 90 matches at 1,644 |
| Total Finals Series attendance | 44,901 for 6 matches at 7,483 |
| Total aggregate attendance | 192,943 for 96 matches at 2,009 |
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 Blues 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...
1989 TFL Statewide League Club Coaches
– Colin RobertsonColin Robertson (Australian rules footballer)
Colin Robertson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League from 1980 until 1986....
(Burnie Hawks) – Peter Daniel
Peter Daniel (Australian footballer)
Peter Daniel is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League ....
(Clarence) – Roland Crosby (Devonport) – Billy Picken
Billy 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...
(Glenorchy) – Mark Browning
Mark Browning
Mark Browning is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans from 1975 to 1987. He won the club's best and fairest award in 1983 and captained the Swans for the following two seasons....
(Hobart) – Brian Hickey (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) – Steven Goulding
Steve Goulding (footballer)
Steve Goulding is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
(North Launceston) – Shane Williams
Shane Williams (Australian footballer)
Shane Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Geelong and Footscray 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)
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Cup (Reserves) Grand Final
- – Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) v Devonport 8.8 (56) – 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...
Tasmania Bank Colts (Under-19's) Grand Final
- – Sandy Bay 10.8 (68) v South Launceston 7.8 (50) – 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
– Shane FellShane Fell
Shane Fell is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Sydney in the Australian Football League .A forward, Fell played his early football at Glenorchy and was the TFL Statewide League's leading goal-kicker in 1989 with 114 goals before opting to ply his trade on the mainland.Fell was...
(Glenorchy) – 114 – 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...
(Hobart) – 97 – Steven Cole (Burnie Hawks) – 76 – Paul Dac (New Norfolk) – 62
Medal Winners
– Scott WadeScott Wade
Scott Wade is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League during the early 1980s....
(Clarence) – Wiiliam Leitch Medal – Jeffrey Wood (Devonport) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) – Damien Goss (Hobart) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) – Paul Barrow (New Norfolk) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's) – Scott Wade
Scott Wade
Scott Wade is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League during the early 1980s....
(Clarence) – Delphin Medalist (Best Player in NFL Shield) – Scott Wade
Scott Wade
Scott Wade is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League during the early 1980s....
(Clarence) – Lefroy Medalist (Best Player in State Matches) – Jim Mathewson (Nth Hobart) – Darrel Baldock Medalist (Best player in TFL Grand Final)
Foster's NFL Shield Interstate Matches
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NFL Shield Match (Friday, 9 June 1989)
- - 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...
12.2 (74) 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...
8.12 (60) - Att: 1,743 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...
(Night)
Foster's
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NFL Shield Match (Saturday, 10 June 1989)
- - Australian Amateurs 11.7 (73) 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...
11.2 (68) - Att: 1,236 at York Park
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NFL Shield Match (Monday, 12 June 1989)
- - 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...
17.11 (113) v New South WalesSydney AFLThe "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...
8.16 (64) - Att: 1,304 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 Match
(Saturday, 2 July 1989)- - Victoria 25.13 (163) v Tasmania 15.17 (107) - Att: 12,342 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...
1989 TFL Club Home Attendance Figures
- – Nth Hobart: 19,457 for 9 matches at 2,161
- – Nth Launceston: 18,520 for 9 matches at 2,057
- – Glenorchy: 18,274 for 9 matches at 2,030
- – Clarence: 17,273 for 9 matches at 1,919
- – Hobart: 16,433 for 9 matches at 1,825
- – Burnie Hawks: 14,553 for 9 matches at 1,617
- – Devonport: 14,213 for 9 matches at 1,579
- – Sandy Bay: 12,290 for 9 matches at 1,365
- – New Norfolk: 10,029 for 9 matches at 1,114
- – Sth Launceston: 7,000 for 9 matches at 777
Season Summary
The 1989 TFL Statewide League season was the fourth season of statewide football and the football public were treated to some magnificent football throughout the season.North Launceston were tipped to be the big improvers as were North Hobart, with Glenorchy and Devonport looming as possible outside chances.
Hobart under Mark Browning had had a large cleanout over the summer following their dismal end to 1988 and the jury was out on whether they would take the step up this season.
On the opening day Clarence threw their hat into the ring with a sensational 89-point demolition of North Hobart but their season would be punctuated with brilliant displays such as this, followed by the mediocre, sometimes even in the same game as in two such cases where they led Devonport by 55-points at three-quarter time at 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...
on 8 April only to see the Blues steam home to draw the game and again at the same venue on 14 July against the Burnie Hawks, the Roos again led by 55-points at the final change only to see the Hawks fly home to fail by one point.
North Launceston would be all the rage in the north of the state, the high-flying Robins would finally demonstrate their full potential to take the minor premiership ahead of North Hobart, who had produced many moments of champagne-football throughout the season including a Statewide League record score against the hapless New Norfolk at Boyer on 3 August with 38.15 (243).
On the eve of the finals, the rampaging Demons sent reigning premier Devonport, who had suffered a very disappointing fall from grace away from 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...
(the site of their ground-breaking premiership only eleven months previous) with a staggering 161-point defeat.
After a moderate start, Hobart would go on a rampage as well and storm into the finals with ten wins from their final eleven games to take third spot and aim for their first premiership since 1980.
Both Clarence and Glenorchy would be far from their dominant selves for much of the season, indeed Glenorchy were looking likely to miss the finals for the first time since 1973 but managed to produce four wins from their final five matches to sneak into the five over the Burnie Hawks, who lost their final two matches to miss out while Clarence won their final five matches to claim fourth spot.
At the other end of the table New Norfolk continued to wallow at the foot of the table and suffer from disastrous financial turmoil, during the season a crisis meeting was held at New Norfolk where discussions were held on what the future of the club may be, whether it be a merger, dropping out of the league or a last ditch effort to rescue the club's ailing finances.
South Launceston continued to struggle on and off the field, with the TFL looking likely to attempt to get the struggling Bulldogs to move away from their sub-standard 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:...
ground and move them to York Park in an effort to lift the club's poor image and attract better crowds, whilst Sandy Bay would win their opening four games of the season then fall into a dark hole and only win another three for the rest of the season in a disappointing finish.
The TFL and various media commentators were similarly calling for Sandy Bay to merge with North Hobart and move its home base away from the tiny 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...
and up to 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...
in a bid to improve the Seagulls image and attract better crowds to their matches.
An exciting finals series got underway on 26 August with fierce inner-city rivals North Hobart and Hobart doing battle in the Qualifying Final.
Hobart broke out to a 31-point lead late in the second quarter only to see the Demons fight back and run away with the match to record a 31-point victory, while the following day, Clarence would start the Elimination Final strongly against hated rival Glenorchy and hold a five-goal lead shortly before half time only to see the Magpies draw level at three-quarter time and race away with the match to win by 30-points, keeping the Roos scoreless in the final quarter in the process.
On 2 September, football followers in both the North and South of the state were treated to two intriguing finals matches.
At York Park, minor premier North Launceston would face North Hobart for the right to go straight into the grand final.
Despite a good start for the Robins, North Hobart would find their way during the second quarter and run rampant, proving far too good on the day to record a 28-point win in front of almost 7,000 parochial Launcestonians.
Meanwhile 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...
, Hobart would do battle against the fading Magpie Machine from Glenorchy.
Glenorchy had made every grand final except one from 1975-1988 whilst their opponents Hobart had been in only three grand finals since 1966.
In a see-sawing contest all day which enthralled the 5,573-strong crowd, Glenorchy held sway by just 2-points at the final change before the Tigers unleashed a sensational seven goal to two burst in the final quarter to win by 29-points, consigning Glenorchy to missing their first Grand Final since 1981.
In the Preliminary Final on 9 September, Hobart would do battle with North Launceston in a true North v South battle.
The two clubs last 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...
finals meeting was in the 1950 State Grand Final
Tasmanian State Premiership
The Tasmanian State Premiership was an Australian rules football tournament which was competed originally between the reigning TFL/TANFL and NTFA premiers, with the NWFU joining in from 1954....
and the Robins were keen to repeat that 1950 triumph.
Unfortunately for the minor premier, the hopes of the North weighed too heavily on them and they were crushed by a quiet and determined Tiger outfit who totally outclassed the Robins all day to book a Grand Final spot with a 41-point win. This however, was not to be the last time these two clubs would cross paths in the ensuing years.
The Grand Final showdown on 16 September was one eagerly awaited by football fans in the South, the two old inner-city rivals (North Hobart and Hobart) both with great histories were ready to battle it out in the Grand Final for the first time since 1960.
On a dull, cold day Hobart, looking to break a nine-year premiership drought, came out full of running and shocked an unsettled Demon side with six unanswered first quarter goals which left the 16,528-strong crowd stunned.
In the early stages of the second quarter, Hobart continued to hold sway and held a 35-point lead over North Hobart, but the Demons produced one of the most memorable spells of attacking football in TFL Grand Final history by rattling on eight unanswered goals in eleven minutes to jump out to a 9-point lead over a shell-shocked Hobart, Tiger forward Michael Winter booted his sixth goal right on half time to reduce the Demon lead to 3-points at the long break but the difference in body language of the two sides leaving the ground for half-time couldn't have been more stark.
In the second half it was all North Hobart as they ran rampant over Hobart, producing another six goals in the third quarter to break out to a 26-point three-quarter time lead and eventually run out 30-point winners over a gallant Hobart to take their second premiership in three years.
1989 TFL Statewide League Ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1932 | 1542 | 125.29% | 54 |
| 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 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2477 | 1765 | 140.33% | 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 | 2200 | 1874 | 119.11% | 52 |
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2030 | 1870 | 108.55% | 46 |
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1967 | 1704 | 115.43% | 44 |
| Burnie Hawks | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2336 | 2052 | 113.84% | 38 |
| 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 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1785 | 2041 | 87.45% | 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 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1608 | 1925 | 83.53% | 20 |
| 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 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1301 | 2083 | 62.45% | 14 |
| 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 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1630 | 2437 | 66.88% | 12 |
Round 1
(Saturday, 1 April 1989)- - Clarence 29.13 (187) v Nth Hobart 14.14 (98) - Att: 2,481 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 18.23 (131) v Burnie Hawks 15.16 (106) - Att: 1,110 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 18.16 (124) v New Norfolk 12.8 (80) - Att: 1,817 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 16.14 (110) v Hobart 12.13 (85) - Att: 834 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 Launceston 7.8 (50) v Devonport 5.7 (37) - Att: 1,325 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 2
(Saturday, 8 April 1989)- - Hobart 29.13 (187) v New Norfolk 11.14 (80) - Att: 1,513 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 19.16 (130) v Glenorchy 7.8 (50) - Att: 2,543 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 16.13 (109) v Devonport 15.19 (109) - Att: 1,895 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 22.13 (145) v Nth Launceston 17.15 (117) - Att: 1,964 at York Park
- - Burnie Hawks 23.23 (161) v Sth Launceston 12.5 (77) - Att: 1,161 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, 15 April 1989)- - Nth Hobart 29.11 (185) v Hobart 16.14 (110) - Att: 2,668 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 Launceston 19.19 (133) v Clarence 13.10 (88) - Att: 1,855 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...
- - Burnie Hawks 28.13 (181) v New Norfolk 11.12 (78) - Att: 1,064 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 16.14 (110) v Sth Launceston 8.15 (63) - Att: 816 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 14.16 (100) v Devonport 10.10 (70) - Att: 2,031 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, 22 April & Sunday, 23 April 1989)- - Hobart 20.9 (129) v Devonport 17.19 (121) - Att: 1,374 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 17.10 (112) v Glenorchy 16.15 (111) - Att: 3,100 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 20.18 (138) v Burnie Hawks 20.12 (132) - Att: 1,901 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...
- - Sandy Bay 15.20 (110) v New Norfolk 12.13 (85) - Att: 1,424 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...
(Sunday) - - Sth Launceston 15.14 (104) v Nth Launceston 14.19 (103) - Att: 2,987 at York Park (Sunday)
Round 5
(Tuesday, 25 April & Saturday, 29 April 1989)- - Burnie Hawks 14.18 (102) v Devonport 11.16 (82) - Att: 4,046 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....
(Tuesday) - - Nth Hobart 22.21 (153) v Sandy Bay 6.10 (46) - Att: 2,974 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 18.13 (121) v Clarence 14.15 (99) - Att: 2,165 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 12.16 (88) v Sth Launceston 12.16 (88) - Att: 955 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 Launceston 18.22 (130) v Glenorchy 13.5 (83) - Att: 1,803 at York Park
Round 6
(Saturday, 6 May 1989)- - Glenorchy 15.22 (112) v Hobart 12.15 (87) - Att: 3,056 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 15.26 (116) v Sandy Bay 8.13 (61) - Att: 1,059 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 Launceston 20.11 (131) v New Norfolk 14.14 (98) - Att: 1,095 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 17.18 (120) v Sth Launceston 10.11 (71) - Att: 1,021 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 21.26 (152) v Clarence 19.12 (126) - Att: 1,724 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, 13 May 1989)- - Nth Hobart 24.19 (163) v New Norfolk 21.14 (140) - Att: 1,586 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 25.18 (168) v Burnie Hawks 11.16 (82) - Att: 2,058 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 23.15 (153) v Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) - Att: 1,830 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 14.23 (107) v Hobart 13.13 (91) - Att: 1,612 at York Park
- - Devonport 21.17 (143) v Sth Launceston 14.15 (99) - Att: 1,529 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, 20 May & Sunday, 21 May 1989)- - Nth Launceston 12.8 (80) v Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) - Att: 3,061 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 21.16 (142) v Devonport 10.13 (73) - Att: 1,108 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 19.18 (132) v Clarence 14.5 (89) - Att: 820 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:...
- - Hobart 23.13 (151) v Burnie Hawks 14.9 (93) - Att: 1,481 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...
- - Glenorchy 18.13 (121) v Sandy Bay 15.8 (98) - Att: 1,942 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...
(Sunday)
Round 9
(Saturday, 27 May 1989)- - Hobart 19.13 (127) v Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) - Att: 1,475 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 15.16 (106) v Sth Launceston 14.16 (100) - Att: 1,452 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 17.9 (111) v New Norfolk 11.16 (82) - Att: 1,662 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 16.16 (112) v Burnie Hawks 17.10 (112) - Att: 1,610 at York Park
- - Nth Hobart 15.21 (111) v Devonport 14.7 (91) - Att: 1,485 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, 3 June 1989)- - Hobart 25.19 (169) v Sth Launceston 5.9 (39) - Att: 1,131 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 23.20 (158) v New Norfolk 9.12 (66) - Att: 1,865 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 19.14 (128) v Nth Hobart 15.15 (105) - Att: 2,633 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 20.12 (132) v Devonport 15.12 (102) - Att: 1,801 at York Park
- - Burnie Hawks 25.14 (164) v Sandy Bay 9.20 (74) - Att: 1,421 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, 17 June 1989)- - Nth Hobart 17.16 (118) v Glenorchy 11.13 (79) - Att: 2,208 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 Launceston 14.16 (100) v Sandy Bay 9.16 (70) - Att: 628 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 19.14 (128) v New Norfolk 13.7 (85) - Att: 838 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...
- - Burnie Hawks 16.17 (113) v Sth Launceston 3.12 (30) - Att: 550 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:...
- - Clarence 10.10 (70) v Devonport 6.11 (47) - Att: 836 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, 24 June 1989)- - Hobart 19.12 (126) v Nth Hobart 17.18 (120) - Att: 2,221 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 22.10 (142) v Sth Launceston 6.13 (49) - Att: 649 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...
- - Devonport 12.15 (87) v Glenorchy 10.16 (76) - Att: 1,344 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 21.8 (134) v Clarence 12.12 (84) - Att: 1,729 at York Park
- - Burnie Hawks 29.23 (197) v New Norfolk 11.11 (77) - Att: 1,171 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, 8 July & Sunday, 9 July 1989)- - Nth Hobart 28.13 (181) v Burnie Hawks 21.10 (136) - Att: 1,706 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 16.8 (104) v Clarence 13.14 (92) - Att: 2,440 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 15.15 (105) v New Norfolk 14.11 (95) - Att: 863 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 8.14 (62) v Devonport 8.8 (56) - Att: 874 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....
- - Nth Launceston 11.7 (73) v Sth Launceston 4.8 (32) - Att: 1,204 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:...
(Sunday)
Split Round 14 & 15
(Saturday, 15 July & Saturday, 22 July 1989)- - Hobart 12.21 (93) v Glenorchy 8.11 (59) - Att: 2,457 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....
(15 July) - - Clarence 15.13 (103) v Burnie Hawks 15.12 (102) - Att: 1,409 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...
(15 July) - - Nth Launceston 19.20 (134) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) - Att: 1,083 at York Park (15 July)
- - Nth Hobart 19.18 (132) v Sth Launceston 9.10 (64) - Att: 1,163 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...
(22 July) - - Sandy Bay 13.17 (95) v Devonport 13.11 (89) - Att: 1,094 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....
(22 July)
Split Round 14 & 15 (Continued)
(Saturday, 22 July. Saturday, 29 July & Sunday 30 July 1989)- - Glenorchy 12.10 (82) v Nth Launceston 8.11 (59) - Att: 1,875 a 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....
(22 July) - - Clarence 21.13 (139) v Hobart 13.15 (93) - Att: 2,409 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...
(29 July) - - New Norfolk 13.5 (83) v Sth Launceston 8.8 (56) - Att: 470 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:...
(29 July) - - Nth Hobart 22.12 (144) v Sandy Bay 16.14 (110) - Att: 2,077 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...
(30 July) - - Burnie Hawks 30.18 (198) v Devonport 18.15 (123) - Att: 2,540 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...
(30 July)
Round 16
(Saturday, 5 August & Sunday, 6 August 1989)- - Hobart 22.9 (141) v Nth Launceston 21.13 (139) - Att: 1,684 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 38.15 (243) v New Norfolk 11.11 (77) - Att: 1,074 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 13.7 (85) v Sth Launceston 6.13 (49) - Att: 571 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 22.15 (147) v Glenorchy 17.15 (117) - Att: 1,624 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...
- - Clarence 17.20 (122) v Sandy Bay 15.13 (103) - Att: 1,898 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...
(Sunday)
Round 17
(Saturday, 12 August 1989)- - Hobart 27.22 (184) v Burnie Hawks 13.13 (91) - Att: 1,570 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 16.25 (121) v Sandy Bay 15.14 (104) - Att: 1,580 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 15.18 (108) v Sth Launceston 14.5 (89) - Att: 1,384 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 13.20 (98) v Nth Hobart 8.14 (62) - Att: 3,931 at York Park
- - Devonport 21.11 (137) v New Norfolk 20.17 (137) - Att: 993 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 18
(Saturday, 19 August & Sunday, 20 August 1989)- - Nth Hobart 30.22 (202) v Devonport 5.11 (41) - Att: 1,610 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 16.14 (110) v New Norfolk 10.4 (64) - Att: 1,215 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 Launceston 14.16 (100) v Burnie Hawks 9.13 (67) - Att: 1,530 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...
- - Glenorchy 27.12 (174) v Sth Launceston 7.8 (50) - Att: 714 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:...
- - Hobart 17.14 (116) v Sandy Bay 15.13 (103) - Att: 1,503 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...
(Sunday)
Qualifying Final
(Saturday, 26 August 1989)- - Nth Hobart: 3.3 (21) | 6.6 (42) | 12.15 (87) | 19.22 (136)
- - Hobart: 5.4 (34) | 10.5 (65) | 12.7 (79) | 16.9 (105)
- Attendance: 4,669 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, 27 August 1989)- - Glenorchy: 4.1 (25) | 6.3 (39) | 13.6 (84) | 17.12 (114)
- - Clarence: 5.2 (32) | 9.9 (63) | 12.12 (84) | 12.12 (84)
- Attendance: 6,425 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
(Saturday, 2 September 1989)- - Hobart: 6.0 (36) | 11.2 (68) | 13.2 (80) | 20.5 (125)
- - Glenorchy: 4.4 (28) | 9.8 (62) | 12.10 (82) | 14.12 (96)
- Attendance: 5,573 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
(Saturday, 2 September 1989)- - Nth Hobart: 3.4 (22) | 10.5 (65) | 16.7 (103) | 20.10 (130)
- - Nth Launceston: 4.6 (30) | 5.9 (39) | 10.13 (73) | 14.18 (102)
- Attendance: 6,755 at York Park
Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 9 September 1989)- - Hobart Tigers: 1.3 (9) | 8.7 (55) | 13.12 (90) | 19.14 (128)
- - Nth Launceston: 2.3 (15) | 4.6 (30) | 6.12 (48) | 12.15 (87)
- Attendance: 4,951 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, 16 September 1989) (ABC-TV highlights: 1989 TFL Grand Final)- - Nth Hobart: 0.8 (8) | 8.11 (59) | 14.17 (101) | 18.22 (130)
- - Hobart: 6.1 (37) | 9.2 (56) | 12.3 (75) | 16.4 (100)
- Attendance: 16,528 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...