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1951 TANFL season
1951 TANFL season
Teams	Clarence Kangaroos; New Town Magpies; Hobart Tigers; New Norfolk Eagles; North Hobart Robins; Sandy Bay Seagulls;
Premiers	New Town
Minor premiers	New Town
Attendance
Matches played	49
Total attendance	141,039 (2,878 per match)
	← 1950 1952 →

The 1951 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 14 April and 6 October 1951.

Participating Clubs

1951 TANFL Club Coaches

Les McClements (Clarence)
Roy Cazaly (New Town)
Bill Tonks (Hobart)
Arthur Olliver (New Norfolk)
Len McCankie (North Hobart)
Bert Lucas (Sandy Bay)

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

New Town 11.18 (84) v Nth Hobart 10.7 (67) – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)

Buckingham 17.7 (109) v North West 7.10 (52) – North Hobart Oval

Note: Buckingham affiliated to New Town, North West affiliated to North Hobart.

Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 5 May 1951)

TANFL 15.23 (113) v NTFA 13.14 (92) – Att: 8,886 at North Hobart Oval

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 16 June 1951)

TANFL 19.18 (132) v NWFU 13.16 (94) – Att: 4,056 at TCA Ground

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 21 July 1951)

TANFL 14.10 (94) v NTFA 10.19 (79) – Att: 11,300 at York Park

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 18 August 1951)

TANFL 23.12 (150) v NWFU 17.13 (115) – Att: 4,530 at West Park Oval

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 21 July 1951)

Huon FA 11.14 (80) v TANFL II 9.9 (63) – Att: 1,000 at Geeveston Oval

Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 18 August 1951)

Huon FA 12.22 (94) v TANFL II 12.15 (87) – Att: 1,326 at TCA Ground

Inter-Association Match (Sunday, 19 August 1951)

TANFL III 15.12 (102) v Queenstown FA 14.13 (97) – Att: N/A at Queenstown Oval

Interstate Matches

Exhibition Match (Saturday, 26 May 1951)

Essendon 20.18 (138) v TANFL 13.4 (82) – Att: 7,973 at North Hobart Oval

Interstate Match (Saturday, 30 June 1951)

Victorian FA 26.15 (171) v Tasmania 12.11 (83) – Att: 6,949 at North Hobart Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

J.Cooper (Clarence) – 42
Les McClements (Clarence) – 41
W.Pepper (Hobart) – 36
Rex Garwood (New Town) – 35
R.Grattidge (Clarence) – 31

Medal Winners

Rex Garwood (New Town) – William Leitch Medal
R.Toulmin (Sandy Bay) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
Brian Cartwright (South East) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
Max Griffiths (New Town) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate match)

1951 TANFL Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	New Town	15	9	6	0	1419	1165	121.8	36
2	Hobart	15	9	6	0	1310	1231	106.4	36
3	North Hobart	15	9	6	0	1196	1173	102.0	36
4	New Norfolk	15	7	8	0	1225	1246	98.3	28
5	Clarence	15	6	7	2	1141	1319	86.5	28
6	Sandy Bay	15	3	10	2	1197	1364	87.8	16

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Round 1

(Saturday, 14 April 1951)

Clarence 12.16 (88) v New Town 12.13 (85) – Att: 3,312 at North Hobart Oval
Hobart 16.15 (111) v Sandy Bay 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,997 at TCA Ground
Nth Hobart 12.8 (80) v New Norfolk 6.11 (47) – Att: 1,430 at Boyer Oval

Round 2

(Saturday, 21 April 1951)

Nth Hobart 8.10 (58) v Sandy Bay 7.12 (54) – Att: 2,847 at North Hobart Oval
Hobart 13.9 (87) v New Town 10.15 (75) – Att: 1,811 at New Town Oval
Clarence 11.11 (77) v New Norfolk 9.15 (69) – Att: 1,226 at Bellerive Oval

Round 3

(Saturday, 28 April 1951)

Clarence 12.11 (83) v Sandy Bay 12.9 (81) – Att: 3,674 at North Hobart Oval
Nth Hobart 12.14 (86) v Hobart 10.13 (73) – Att: 2,659 at TCA Ground
New Norfolk 14.13 (97) v New Town 11.12 (78) – Att: 1,983 at Boyer Oval

Round 4

(Saturday, 12 May 1951)

Hobart 17.15 (117) v New Norfolk 14.11 (95) – Att: 2,395 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 10.11 (71) v Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) – Att: 3,719 at TCA Ground
New Town 16.14 (110) v Sandy Bay 9.8 (62) – Att: 2,028 at Queenborough Oval

Round 5

(Saturday, 19 May 1951)

Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) v New Town 9.10 (64) – Att: 3,873 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 17.9 (111) v Hobart 11.19 (85) – Att: 3,217 at Bellerive Oval
New Norfolk 14.8 (92) v Sandy Bay 12.11 (83) – Att: 1,837 at Boyer Oval

Round 6

(Saturday, 2 June 1951)

Nth Hobart 15.17 (107) v New Norfolk 16.9 (105) – Att: 3,396 at North Hobart Oval
Sandy Bay 17.26 (128) v Hobart 10.9 (69) – Att: 1,748 at Queenborough Oval
New Town 16.24 (120) v Clarence 10.10 (70) – Att: 2,068 at Bellerive Oval

Round 7

(Saturday, 9 June & Monday, 11 June 1951)

Sandy Bay 12.12 (84) v Nth Hobart 7.10 (52) – Att: 4,318 at North Hobart Oval
Clarence 13.9 (87) v New Norfolk 7.10 (52) – Att: 1,724 at Boyer Oval
Hobart 9.15 (69) v New Town 8.10 (58) – Att: 5,040 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)