The 1963 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over nineteen (19) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 6 April and 14 September 1963.

1963 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
Glenorchy Magpies
Hobart Tigers
New Norfolk Eagles
North Hobart Robins
Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums North Hobart Oval
Bellerive Oval
KGV Park
TCA Ground
Boyer Oval
Queenborough Oval
1963 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers Hobart 10.4 (64) v Sandy Bay 6.13 (49)
Grand Final attendance 14,498 at North Hobart Oval
Minor Premier Sandy Bay (2nd)
Wooden Spooner Glenorchy
Total Roster Series attendance 184,137 for 57 matches at 3,230
Total Finals Series attendance 52,084 for 4 matches at 13,021
Total aggregate attendance 236,221 for 61 matches at 3,872

Participating Clubs

1963 TANFL Club Coaches

  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence)
  • John Chick (Glenorchy)
  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart)
  • Trevor Leo (New Norfolk)
  • Darrell Eaton (North Hobart)
  • Rex Geard (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

  • Clarence 10.11 (71) v Glenorchy 6.8 (44) – New Town Oval

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 28 September 1963)

  • Burnie Tigers: 7.2 (44) | 9.3 (57) | 15.7 (97) | 16.10 (106)
  • Hobart: 1.2 (8) | 6.9 (45) | 7.12 (54) | 11.17 (83)
  • Attendance: 6,500 at West Park Oval

Note: Burnie (NWFU guernsey) and Hobart (TANFL guernsey) wore alternate strips due to a guernsey clash.

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 5 October 1963)

  • Burnie Tigers: 2.7 (19) | 6.14 (50) | 8.16 (64) | 8.25 (73)
  • Nth Launceston: 1.3 (9) | 1.4 (10) | 2.10 (22) | 6.13 (49)
  • Attendance: 6,490 at York Park

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 4 May 1963)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 June 1963)

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 4 May 1963)

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (Saturday, 1 June 1963)

Interstate Match (Saturday, 8 June 1963)

  • Tasmania 9.10 (64) v Western Australia 6.13 (49) – Att: 20,000 at Subiaco Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

Medal Winners

  • Geoff Whitton (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal
  • Dal Johnson (Glenorchy) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Graham Glover (New Norfolk) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • R. Reid (Clarence) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1963 TANFL Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
Sandy Bay 19127014941236120.87%48
New Norfolk 19127014831276115.20%48
Hobart 19117116061430112.31%46
Clarence 1910901357137498.76%40
North Hobart 1981011233133692.98%34
Glenorchy 1931601105162667.98%12

Round 1

(Saturday, 6 April 1963)

Round 2

(Saturday, 13 April & Monday, 15 April 1963)

Round 3

(Saturday, 20 April 1963)

Round 4

(Saturday, 27 April 1963)

Round 5

(Saturday, 11 May 1963)

Round 6

(Saturday, 18 May 1963)

  • Nth Hobart 13.15 (93) v Sandy Bay 11.9 (75) – Att: 3,948 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 15.16 (106) v Hobart 13.8 (86) – Att: 3,456 at TCA Ground
  • Clarence 17.12 (114) v Glenorchy 7.13 (55) – Att: 2,921 at KGV Park

Round 7

(Saturday, 25 May 1963)

Round 8

(Saturday, 1 June 1963)

Round 9

(Saturday, 8 June & Monday, 10 June 1963)

Round 10

(Saturday, 15 June 1963)

Round 11

(Saturday, 22 June 1963)

Round 12

(Saturday, 29 June 1963)

Round 13

(Saturday, 6 July 1963)

Round 14

(Saturday, 13 July 1963)

Round 15

(Saturday, 20 July 1963)

Round 16

(Saturday, 27 July 1963)

Round 17

(Saturday, 3 August 1963)

Round 18

(Saturday, 10 August 1963)

Round 19

(Saturday, 17 August 1963)

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 24 August 1963)

  • Hobart: 4.1 (25) | 6.5 (41) | 12.6 (78) | 13.9 (87)
  • Clarence: 1.4 (10) | 5.9 (39) | 8.12 (60) | 10.20 (80)
  • Attendance: 11,827 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 31 August 1963)

  • Sandy Bay: 2.1 (13) | 7.7 (49) | 11.8 (74) | 15.11 (101)
  • New Norfolk: 4.2 (26) | 5.2 (32) | 7.9 (51) | 10.9 (69)
  • Attendance: 13,325 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 7 September 1963)

  • Hobart: 1.9 (15) | 3.13 (31) | 5.16 (46) | 12.19 (91)
  • New Norfolk: 1.2 (8) | 4.7 (31) | 9.11 (65) | 13.12 (90)
  • Attendance: 12,434 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 14 September 1963)

  • Hobart: 3.1 (19) | 4.1 (25) | 7.3 (45) | 10.4 (64)
  • Sandy Bay: 2.1 (13) | 2.7 (19) | 5.7 (37) | 6.13 (49)
  • Attendance: 14,498 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.

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