The 1953 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania, over fifteen (15) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 18 April and 19 September 1953.

1953 TANFL Premiership Season
General Information
Founded 12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania
Previous Names TFA (1879–1886)
STFA (1887–1896)
STFL (1897)
STFA (1898–1905)
TFL (1906–1927)
TANFL President Mr Merv McNeair
Participating Clubs Clarence Kangaroos
New Town Magpies
Hobart Tigers
New Norfolk Eagles
North Hobart Robins
Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums North Hobart Oval
TCA Ground
New Town Oval
Bellerive Oval
Boyer Oval
Queenborough Oval
1953 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers New Town 16.18 (114) v Sandy Bay 15.13 (103)
Minor Premiers Hobart (4th)
Wooden Spooners Nth Hobart
Grand Final attendance 11,860 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 84,747 for 45 matches at 1,883
Total Finals Series attendance 29,904 for 4 matches at 7,476
Total aggregate attendance 114,651 for 49 matches at 2,340

Participating Clubs

1953 TANFL Club Coaches

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 30 May 1953)

Jubilee Shield (Tuesday, 2 June 1953)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 11 July 1953)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 18 July 1953)

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 30 May 1953)

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

Interstate Matches

See: 1953 Australian National Football Carnival

Match One (Wednesday, 8 July 1953)

Match Three (Sunday, 12 July 1953)

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

Match Six (Monday, 13 July 1953)

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

Match Eight (Thursday, 16 July 1953)

Exhibition Match (Saturday, 18 July 1953)

Lightning Premiership Matches

(Sunday, 12 July 1953)

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

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

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

Medal Winners

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

1953 TANFL Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
Hobart 15113115331181129.80%46
New Town 15104114051216115.54%42
Sandy Bay 15105015071082139.28%40
Clarence 1551001100121790.39%20
New Norfolk 155100989136472.51%20
North Hobart 1531201102157669.92%12

Round 1

(Saturday, 18 April 1953)

Round 2

(Saturday, 2 May 1953)

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

Round 3

(Saturday, 9 May 1953)

Round 4

(Saturday, 16 May 1953)

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

Round 5

(Saturday, 23 May 1953)

Round 6

(Saturday, 6 June 1953)

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

Round 7

(Saturday, 13 June 1953)

Round 8

(Saturday, 20 June 1953)

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

Round 9

(Saturday, 27 June 1953)

Round 10

(Saturday, 4 July 1953)

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

Round 11

(Saturday, 25 July 1953)

Round 12

(Saturday, 1 August 1953)

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

Round 13

(Saturday, 8 August 1953)

Round 14

(Saturday, 15 August 1953)

Round 15

(Saturday, 22 August 1953)

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 29 August 1953)

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

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 5 September 1953)

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

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 12 September 1953)

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

Grand Final

(Saturday, 19 September 1953)

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

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

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