The 1994 TFL Statewide League premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over twenty roster rounds and six finals series matches between 9 April and 24 September 1994.
This was the ninth season of statewide football and the League was known as the Cascade-Boags Draught Super League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery in Hobart and Boag's Brewery in Launceston.
General Information | |
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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 Barry Breen |
Participating Clubs | Burnie Hawks Clarence Kangaroos Devonport Blues Glenorchy Magpies Hobart Tigers Launceston Raiders New Norfolk Eagles North Hobart Demons North Launceston Robins Sandy Bay Seagulls South Launceston Bulldogs |
Stadiums | North Hobart Oval KGV Football Park York Park Bellerive Oval Boyer Oval Devonport Oval West Park Oval Youngtown Memorial Ground Windsor Park Snug Park |
1994 TFL Statewide League Season. | |
Premiers | Clarence 13.13 (91) v New Norfolk 8.5 (53) |
Minor Premier | Clarence (8th) |
Wooden Spooners | Launceston (1st) |
Grand Final attendance | 14,230 at North Hobart Oval |
Total Roster Series attendance | 112,860 for 99 matches at 1,140 |
Total Finals Series attendance | 31,675 for 6 matches at 5,279 |
Total aggregate attendance | 144,535 for 105 matches at 1,376 |
Participating Clubs
- Burnie Hawks Football Club
- Clarence District Football Club
- Devonport Football Club
- Glenorchy District Football Club
- Hobart Football Club
- Launceston Football Club
- New Norfolk District Football Club
- North Hobart Football Club
- North Launceston Football Club
- Sandy Bay Football Club
- South Launceston Football Club
1994 TFL Statewide League Club Coaches
- Mark Lee (Burnie Hawks)
- Stevie Wright (Clarence)
- Andy Goodwin (Devonport)
- Kim Excell (Glenorchy)
- Wayne Petterd (Hobart)
- Peter Chisnall (Launceston)
- Darren Dennemann (New Norfolk)
- Andy Bennett (North Hobart)
- Robert Groenewegen (North Launceston)
- Chris Fagan (Sandy Bay)
- Dale Weightman (South Launceston)
TFL Statewide League Reserves Grand Final
- Sandy Bay 12.21 (93) v Nth Hobart 10.5 (65) – North Hobart Oval
TFL Statewide League Colts (Under-19's) Grand Final
- New Norfolk 11.15 (81) v Burnie Hawks 9.6 (60) – North Hobart Oval
Note: This season saw a Northern & Southern Colts Final, the premiers of each met in the Statewide Final.
TFL Fourths (Under-17's) Grand Final
- Glenorchy 5.10 (40) v New Norfolk 5.8 (38)
Leading Goalkickers: TFL Statewide League
- Paul Dac (Clarence) – 94
Medal Winners
- Michael Maple (North Hobart) – William Leitch Medal
- Jason Wilton (New Norfolk) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TFL Grand Final)
- Stephen Jackson (Burnie Hawks) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
- Aaron Priest (Clarence) & Jonathon Alexander (Sth Launceston) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
- Damian Triffitt (New Norfolk) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's)
- Daniel Hulm (Clarence) – Lefroy Medal (Best player in Interstate match)
- Shane Smith (Devonport) – Bob Withers Medal (Best player in Tasmania v Richmond game)
Interstate Matches
Exhibition Match (Saturday, 30 April 1994)
- Richmond 17.13 (115) v Tasmania 14.7 (91) – Att: 4,108 at North Hobart Oval
- Queensland 18.18 (126) v Tasmania 10.10 (70) – Brisbane
1994 TFL Statewide League Ladder
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
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Clarence | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1977 | 1542 | 128.21% | 52 |
Sandy Bay | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2128 | 1624 | 131.03% | 48 |
New Norfolk | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1900 | 1590 | 119.50% | 48 |
Devonport | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1736 | 1491 | 116.43% | 44 |
Burnie Hawks | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1802 | 1752 | 102.85% | 44 |
Glenorchy | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1640 | 1412 | 116.15% | 40 |
North Hobart | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1649 | 1571 | 104.96% | 40 |
North Launceston | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1870 | 1499 | 124.75% | 38 |
South Launceston | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1878 | 1979 | 94.90% | 28 |
Hobart | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1508 | 1811 | 83.27% | 14 |
Launceston | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1209 | 3026 | 39.95% | 0 |
Round 1
(Saturday, 9 April & Sunday, 10 April 1994)
- Sandy Bay 14.15 (99) v Burnie Hawks 11.14 (80) – Att: 728 at North Hobart Oval
- Clarence 17.11 (113) v Nth Hobart 8.14 (62) – Att: 1,554 at Bellerive Oval
- Glenorchy 18.17 (125) v New Norfolk 15.12 (102) – Att: 1,533 at Boyer Oval
- Hobart 12.15 (87) v Devonport 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,038 at Devonport Oval
- Sth Launceston 33.15 (213) v Launceston 6.13 (49) – Att: 1,250 at York Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Nth Launceston.
Round 2
(Saturday, 16 April 1994)
- Nth Hobart 18.10 (118) v Hobart 13.4 (82) – Att: 1,698 at North Hobart Oval
- New Norfolk 28.20 (188) v Launceston 6.8 (44) – Att: 956 at Boyer Oval
- Sandy Bay 16.12 (108) v Nth Launceston 14.19 (103) – Att: 901 at York Park
- Sth Launceston 19.10 (124) v Clarence 17.17 (119) – Att: 666 at Youngtown Memorial Ground *
- Burnie Hawks 17.15 (117) v Devonport 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,299 at West Park Oval (Night)
- Bye: Glenorchy.
Note: Sth Launceston sets record for greatest comeback victory, trailing by 78-points (4.6 to 16.12) during the third quarter.
Round 3
(Saturday, 23 April & Sunday, 24 April 1994)
- Sandy Bay 25.12 (162) v Hobart 17.14 (116) – Att: 1,303 at North Hobart Oval
- Burnie Hawks 12.18 (90) v Glenorchy 12.16 (88) – Att: 1,309 at KGV Football Park
- Clarence 14.9 (93) v Nth Launceston 13.10 (88) – Att: 1,244 at Bellerive Oval
- Devonport 24.20 (164) v Launceston 11.7 (73) – Att: 1,088 at Devonport Oval
- New Norfolk 20.8 (128) v Nth Hobart 9.5 (59) – Att: 1,895 at Boyer Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Sth Launceston.
Round 4
(Saturday, 7 May & Sunday, 8 May 1994)
- New Norfolk 23.13 (151) v Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,007 at North Hobart Oval
- Devonport 18.15 (123) v Sth Launceston 17.18 (120) – Att: 921 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
- Burnie Hawks 15.16 (106) v Nth Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 1,007 at West Park Oval
- Glenorchy 17.12 (114) v Sandy Bay 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,520 at KGV Football Park (Sunday)
- Nth Launceston 27.26 (188) v Launceston 7.8 (50) – Att: 821 at York Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Clarence.
Round 5
(Saturday, 14 May & Sunday, 15 May 1994)
- Sandy Bay 18.10 (118) v Clarence 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,520 at North Hobart Oval
- Hobart 13.14 (92) v Nth Launceston 11.20 (86) – Att: 801 at York Park
- Sth Launceston 20.13 (133) v Burnie Hawks 13.10 (88) – Att: 847 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
- New Norfolk 14.20 (104) v Devonport 12.8 (80) – Att: 1,209 at Devonport Oval
- Nth Hobart 18.11 (119) v Glenorchy 15.14 (104) – Att: 2,031 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Launceston.
Round 6
(Saturday, 21 May 1994)
- Sth Launceston 12.22 (94) v Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 1,013 at North Hobart Oval
- Glenorchy 14.24 (108) v Devonport 8.11 (59) – Att: 1,062 at KGV Football Park
- Nth Launceston 17.23 (125) v New Norfolk 11.10 (76) – Att: 1,386 at Boyer Oval
- Nth Hobart 15.21 (111) v Launceston 16.3 (99) – Att: 711 at Windsor Park
- Clarence 13.8 (86) v Burnie Hawks 9.12 (66) – Att: 756 at West Park Oval (Night)
- Bye: Sandy Bay.
Round 7
(Saturday, 28 May & Sunday, 29 May 1994)
- Glenorchy 13.15 (93) v Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 1,007 at North Hobart Oval
- Clarence 18.18 (126) v Launceston 13.8 (86) – Att: 857 at Bellerive Oval
- New Norfolk 18.15 (123) v Sth Launceston 13.14 (92) – Att: 1,095 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
- Burnie Hawks 19.9 (123) v Nth Launceston 8.11 (59) – Att: 853 at West Park Oval
- Sandy Bay 16.5 (101) v Nth Hobart 10.8 (68) – Att: 1,332 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Devonport.
Round 8
(Saturday, 4 June 1994)
- Burnie Hawks 16.14 (110) v Hobart 12.14 (86) – Att: 685 at North Hobart Oval
- Glenorchy 22.20 (152) v Sth Launceston 15.9 (99) – Att: 1,034 at KGV Football Park
- Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) v Nth Launceston 8.18 (66) – Att: 866 at York Park
- Sandy Bay 28.21 (189) v Launceston 5.12 (42) – Att: 805 at Windsor Park
- Devonport 14.13 (97) v Clarence 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,061 at Devonport Oval
- Bye: New Norfolk.
Round 9
(Saturday, 11 June & Sunday, 12 June 1994)
- Nth Hobart 14.17 (101) v Devonport 12.14 (86) – Att: 1,023 at North Hobart Oval
- Glenorchy 13.12 (90) v Clarence 7.10 (52) – Att: 1,754 at KGV Football Park
- Burnie Hawks 23.20 (158) v Launceston 19.12 (126) – Att: 907 at West Park Oval
- Sandy Bay 21.14 (140) v New Norfolk 14.4 (88) – Att: 1,530 at Boyer Oval (Sunday)
- Nth Launceston 15.16 (106) v Sth Launceston 4.8 (32) – Att: 1,902 at Youngtown Memorial Ground (Sunday)
- Bye: Hobart.
Round 10
(Saturday, 18 June & Sunday, 19 June 1994)
- Hobart 26.17 (173) v Launceston 12.7 (79) – Att: 660 at North Hobart Oval
- Nth Launceston 7.19 (61) v Glenorchy 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,301 at KGV Football Park
- Nth Hobart 14.15 (99) v Sth Launceston 11.14 (80) – Att: 803 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
- Devonport 15.9 (99) v Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) – Att: 1,116 at Devonport Oval
- Clarence 23.8 (146) v New Norfolk 9.10 (64) – Att: 2,014 at Bellerive Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Burnie Hawks.
Round 11
(Saturday, 25 June & Sunday, 26 June 1994)
- Sandy Bay 26.22 (178) v Sth Launceston 13.3 (81) – Att: 855 at North Hobart Oval
- New Norfolk 24.19 (163) v Burnie Hawks 16.14 (110) – Att: 844 at Boyer Oval
- Glenorchy 30.14 (194) v Launceston 14.6 (90) – Att: 720 at York Park
- Clarence 14.10 (94) v Hobart 11.19 (85) – Att: 979 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
- Devonport 17.14 (116) v Nth Launceston 8.8 (56) – Att: 1,825 at York Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Nth Hobart.
Round 12
(Saturday, 2 July & Sunday, 3 July 1994)
- Devonport 13.13 (91) v Hobart 8.12 (60) – Att: 642 at North Hobart Oval
- Glenorchy 9.12 (66) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) – Att: 1,758 at KGV Football Park
- Sth Launceston 32.20 (212) v Launceston 6.13 (49) – Att: 836 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
- Sandy Bay 26.19 (175) v Burnie Hawks 13.15 (93) – Att: 1,073 at West Park Oval
- Clarence 17.9 (111) v Nth Hobart 11.6 (72) – Att: 2,008 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Nth Launceston.
Round 13
(Saturday, 9 July & Sunday, 10 July 1994)
- Nth Launceston 18.19 (127) v Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) – Att: 1,028 at North Hobart Oval
- Clarence 20.21 (141) v Sth Launceston 15.9 (99) – Att: 1,020 at Bellerive Oval
- New Norfolk 17.16 (118) v Launceston 15.11 (101) – Att: 506 at York Park
- Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) v Hobart 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,329 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
- Devonport 17.16 (118) v Burnie Hawks 4.9 (33) – Att: 2,674 at Devonport Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Glenorchy.
Round 14
(Saturday, 16 July & Sunday, 17 July 1994)
- New Norfolk 12.17 (89) v Nth Hobart 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,243 at North Hobart Oval
- Clarence 21.16 (142) v Nth Launceston 10.14 (74) – Att: 1,135 at York Park
- Burnie Hawks 13.12 (90) v Glenorchy 11.11 (77) – Att: 750 at West Park Oval
- Sandy Bay 20.9 (129) v Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 2,421 at Snug Park (Sunday)
- Devonport 18.22 (130) v Launceston 9.3 (57) – Att: 907 at Windsor Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Sth Launceston.
Round 15
(Saturday, 23 July 1994)
- Sandy Bay 14.16 (100) v Glenorchy 6.10 (46) – Att: 1,894 at KGV Football Park
- Nth Launceston 31.12 (198) v Launceston 6.10 (46) – Att: 857 at York Park
- Devonport 19.17 (131) v Sth Launceston 9.11 (65) – Att: 1,491 at Devonport Oval (Sunday)
- New Norfolk 19.16 (130) v Hobart 12.7 (79) – Att: 980 at Boyer Oval
- Bye: Clarence, Burnie Hawks, Nth Hobart.
Round 16
(Saturday, 30 July 1994)
- Hobart 9.15 (69) v Nth Launceston 9.15 (69) – Att: 550 at North Hobart Oval
- Glenorchy 9.9 (63) v Nth Hobart 6.19 (55) – Att: 1,520 at KGV Football Park
- New Norfolk 12.15 (87) v Devonport 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,009 at Boyer Oval
- Clarence 17.9 (111) v Sandy Bay 13.5 (83) – Att: 1,674 at Bellerive Oval
- Burnie Hawks 17.17 (119) v Sth Launceston 9.9 (63) – Att: 752 at West Park Oval
- Bye: Launceston.
Round 17
(Saturday, 6 August 1994)
- Nth Hobart 22.15 (147) v Launceston 6.13 (49) – Att: 687 at North Hobart Oval
- Burnie Hawks 18.9 (117) v Clarence 14.16 (100) – Att: 1,088 at Bellerive Oval
- Nth Launceston 11.17 (83) v New Norfolk 10.14 (74) – Att: 637 at York Park
- Sth Launceston 12.13 (85) v Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 510 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
- Devonport 3.11 (29) v Glenorchy 3.7 (25) – Att: 1,030 at Devonport Oval
- Bye: Sandy Bay.
Round 18
(Saturday, 13 August 1994)
- Nth Hobart 24.13 (157) v Sandy Bay 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,116 at North Hobart Oval
- Glenorchy 12.8 (80) v Hobart 7.17 (59) – Att: 1,040 at KGV Football Park
- New Norfolk 10.10 (70) v Sth Launceston 6.10 (46) – Att: 751 at Boyer Oval
- Nth Launceston 18.18 (126) v Burnie Hawks 9.11 (65) – Att: 512 at York Park
- Clarence 25.18 (168) v Launceston 9.7 (61) – Att: 512 at Windsor Park
- Bye: Devonport.
Round 19
(Saturday, 20 August & Sunday, 21 August 1994)
- Nth Hobart 15.19 (109) v Nth Launceston 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,176 at North Hobart Oval
- Clarence 25.22 (172) v Devonport 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,293 at Bellerive Oval
- Sth Launceston 20.16 (136) v Glenorchy 14.10 (94) – Att: 662 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
- Burnie Hawks 11.15 (81) v Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 705 at West Park Oval
- Sandy Bay 30.12 (192) v Launceston 9.14 (68) – Att: 606 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: New Norfolk.
Round 20
(Saturday, 27 August & Sunday, 28 August 1994)
- New Norfolk 11.17 (83) v Sandy Bay 8.16 (64) – Att: 1,519 at North Hobart Oval
- Burnie Hawks 23.18 (156) v Launceston 5.9 (39) – Att: 567 at Windsor Park
- Devonport 14.8 (92) v Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) – Att: 1,579 at Devonport Oval
- Clarence 11.5 (71) v Glenorchy 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,870 at Bellerive Oval (Sunday)
- Nth Launceston 28.18 (186) v Sth Launceston 14.19 (103) – Att: 1,041 at York Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Hobart.
Qualifying Final
(Saturday, 3 September 1994)
- Sandy Bay: 4.2 (26) | 6.6 (42) | 11.9 (75) | 13.13 (91)
- New Norfolk: 5.5 (35) | 9.10 (64) | 9.11 (65) | 11.15 (81)
- Attendance: 3,103 at North Hobart Oval
Elimination Final
(Sunday, 4 September 1994)
- Devonport Blues: 2.5 (17) | 5.6 (36) | 14.6 (90) | 16.8 (104)
- Burnie Hawks: 2.1 (13) | 5.6 (36) | 7.7 (49) | 8.10 (58)
- Attendance: 4,210 at Devonport Oval
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 10 September 1994)
- Clarence: 4.3 (27) | 6.6 (42) | 10.10 (70) | 12.13 (85)
- Sandy Bay: 1.8 (14) | 6.11 (47) | 7.14 (56) | 9.16 (70)
- Attendance: 3,460 at North Hobart Oval
First Semi Final
(Sunday, 11 September 1994)
- New Norfolk: 5.4 (34) | 10.12 (72) | 16.13 (109) | 22.18 (150)
- Devonport: 4.1 (25) | 7.4 (46) | 9.8 (62) | 15.10 (100)
- Attendance: 3,062 at North Hobart Oval
Preliminary Final
(Sunday, 18 September 1994)
- New Norfolk: 5.5 (35) | 9.16 (70) | 12.20 (92) | 15.21 (111)
- Sandy Bay: 0.1 (1) | 2.3 (15) | 6.5 (41) | 13.7 (85)
- Attendance: 3,610 at North Hobart Oval
Grand Final
(Saturday, 24 September 1994) – (ABC-TV highlights: 1994 TFL Grand Final)
- Clarence: 5.3 (33) | 6.6 (42) | 9.10 (64) | 13.13 (91)
- New Norfolk: 3.1 (19) | 5.2 (32) | 6.3 (39) | 8.5 (53)
- Attendance: 14,230 at North Hobart Oval
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.