The 1964 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 4 April and 12 September 1964.

1964 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
1964 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers Sandy Bay 11.11 (77) v New Norfolk 9.11 (65)
Minor Premier New Norfolk (2nd)
Wooden Spooner Nth Hobart
Grand Final attendance 20,775 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 194,581 for 57 matches at 3,413
Total Finals Series attendance 57,722 for 4 matches at 14,430
Total aggregate attendance 252,302 for 61 matches at 4,136

Participating Clubs

1964 TANFL Club Coaches

  • Geoff Frier (Clarence)
  • Bobby Parsons (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) (Saturday, 19 September 1964)

  • Buckingham 8.5 (53) v New Norfolk 4.14 (38) – New Town Oval

State Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 19 September 1964)

  • Scottsdale: 3.2 (20) | 5.6 (36) | 7.12 (54) | 13.14 (92)
  • Sandy Bay: 0.5 (5) | 7.8 (50) | 10.14 (74) | 11.17 (83)
  • Attendance: 10,993 at North Hobart Oval

State Grand Final

(Saturday, 26 September 1964)

  • Cooee: 3.9 (27) | 7.11 (53) | 12.14 (86) | 15.16 (106)
  • Scottsdale: 1.2 (8) | 10.9 (69) | 12.10 (82) | 14.14 (98)
  • Attendance: 9,700 at West Park Oval

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 2 May 1964)

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 23 May 1964)

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 15 June 1964)

  • TANFL 15.19 (109) v Huon FA 10.4 (64) – Att: 1,250 at Huonville Rec. Ground

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (Saturday, 6 June 1964)

  • Victorian FA 14.11 (95) v Tasmania 10.8 (68) – Att: 9,288 at York Park

Interstate Match (Wednesday, 24 June 1964)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

  • Peter Hudson (New Norfolk) – 86
  • Scott Palfreyman (Sandy Bay) – 70
  • John Mills (Clarence) – 63
  • Jeremy Thiessen (Hobart) – 40
  • Mal Pascoe (Hobart) – 38
  • W.Butler (Sandy Bay) – 38

Medal Winners

  • David Sullivan (Hobart) – William Leitch Medal
  • Ken Latham (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Harold "Boy" Wilton (Clarence) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Dale Flint (Sandy Bay) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)

1964 TANFL Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
New Norfolk 19136016131401115.13%52
Sandy Bay 1911801466147299.59%44
Glenorchy 19910014571415102.96%36
Hobart 1991001356136299.56%36
Clarence 19810114421437100.34%34
North Hobart 1961211178142582.66%26

Round 1

(Saturday, 4 April 1964)

Round 2

(Saturday, 11 April 1964)

Round 3

(Saturday, 18 April 1964)

Round 4

(Saturday, 25 April 1964)

  • Hobart 10.19 (79) v Nth Hobart 6.12 (48) – Att: 3,272 at TCA Ground
  • Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) v Glenorchy 9.14 (68) – Att: 4,441 at KGV Park
  • New Norfolk 13.13 (91) v Clarence 12.10 (82) – Att: 4,710 at Boyer Oval *

Note: All-time attendance record at Boyer Oval.

Round 5

(Saturday, 9 May 1964)

Note: All-time attendance record at Queenborough Oval.

Round 6

(Saturday, 16 May 1964)

Round 7

(Saturday, 23 May 1964)

Round 8

(Saturday, 30 May 1964)

Round 9

(Saturday, 6 June 1964)

Round 10

(Saturday, 13 June & Monday, 15 June 1964)

Round 11

(Saturday, 20 June 1964)

Round 12

(Saturday, 27 June 1964)

Round 13

(Saturday, 4 July 1964)

Round 14

(Saturday, 11 July 1964)

Round 15

(Saturday, 18 July 1964)

Round 16

(Saturday, 25 July 1964)

Round 17

(Saturday, 1 August 1964)

Round 18

(Saturday, 8 August 1964)

Round 19

(Saturday, 15 August 1964)

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 22 August 1964)

  • Hobart: 3.3 (21) | 6.6 (42) | 7.9 (51) | 9.12 (66)
  • Glenorchy: 3.4 (22) | 4.7 (31) | 6.11 (47) | 8.11 (59)
  • Attendance: 11,759 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 29 August 1964)

  • New Norfolk: 6.4 (40) | 6.6 (42) | 10.11 (71) | 13.12 (90)
  • Sandy Bay: 2.3 (15) | 5.6 (36) | 7.8 (50) | 11.9 (75)
  • Attendance: 13,451 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 5 September 1964)

  • Sandy Bay: 3.2 (20) | 6.4 (40) | 7.9 (51) | 12.11 (83)
  • Hobart: 2.2 (14) | 5.6 (36) | 7.10 (52) | 8.14 (62)
  • Attendance: 11,737 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 12 September 1964)

  • Sandy Bay: 2.4 (16) | 6.8 (44) | 9.10 (64) | 11.11 (77)
  • New Norfolk: 3.3 (21) | 4.7 (31) | 4.11 (35) | 9.11 (65)
  • Attendance: 20,775 at North Hobart Oval

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

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