The 1964 Tasmanian Australian National Football League ( TANFL) premiership season was an

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competition staged in

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over nineteen (19) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 4 April and 12 September 1964.

Participating Clubs

* Clarence District Football Club * Glenorchy District Football Club *

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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

*Clarence 8.6 (54) v New Norfolk 8.3 (51) –

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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) *

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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) *

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Intrastate Matches

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 2 May 1964) * TANFL 14.16 (100) v NWFU 13.17 (95) – Att: 11,443 at

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 23 May 1964) * NTFA 15.17 (107) v TANFL 15.9 (99) – Att: 6,751 at

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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

Interstate Match (Wednesday, 24 June 1964) *Western Australia 24.15 (159) v Tasmania 5.7 (37) – Att: 10,313 at

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

Round 1

(Saturday, 4 April 1964) *New Norfolk 13.12 (90) v Nth Hobart 5.12 (42) – Att: 4,437 at

*Hobart 11.14 (80) v Glenorchy 10.12 (72) – Att: 3,311 at

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*Sandy Bay 15.8 (98) v Clarence 12.13 (85) – Att: 3,827 at

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Round 2

(Saturday, 11 April 1964) *Clarence 13.20 (98) v Glenorchy 11.15 (81) – Att: 5,124 at

*New Norfolk 10.10 (70) v Hobart 6.11 (47) – Att: 3,009 at Boyer Oval *Sandy Bay 11.17 (83) v Nth Hobart 9.11 (65) – Att: 3,278 at

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Round 3

(Saturday, 18 April 1964) *Clarence 11.14 (80) v Nth Hobart 7.9 (51) – Att: 4,585 at

*New Norfolk 14.8 (92) v Glenorchy 11.14 (80) – Att: 4,198 at

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*Sandy Bay 14.12 (96) v Hobart 10.9 (69) – Att: 3,507 at

Round 4

(Saturday, 25 April 1964) *Hobart 10.19 (79) v Nth Hobart 6.12 (48) – Att: 3,272 at

*Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) v Glenorchy 9.14 (68) – Att: 4,441 at

*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) *Glenorchy 11.21 (87) v Nth Hobart 9.15 (69) – Att: 3,673 at

*Sandy Bay 16.17 (113) v New Norfolk 13.14 (92) – Att: 6,070 at

* *Clarence 13.17 (95) v Hobart 9.11 (65) – Att: 2,885 at

Note: All-time attendance record at

Round 6

(Saturday, 16 May 1964) *Sandy Bay 12.9 (81) v Clarence 11.14 (80) – Att: 7,364 at

*Hobart 8.8 (56) v Glenorchy 7.9 (51) – Att: 2,995 at

*New Norfolk 15.16 (106) v Nth Hobart 12.9 (81) – Att: 2,410 at Boyer Oval

Round 7

(Saturday, 23 May 1964) *Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) v Sandy Bay 6.13 (49) – Att: 3,253 at

*Hobart 15.21 (111) v New Norfolk 9.5 (59) – Att: 2,143 at

*Clarence 13.13 (91) v Glenorchy 3.10 (28) – Att: 3,287 at

Round 8

(Saturday, 30 May 1964) *New Norfolk 16.15 (111) v Glenorchy 16.11 (107) – Att: 3,410 at

*Hobart 11.10 (76) v Sandy Bay 9.17 (71) – Att: 3,726 at

*Clarence 15.11 (101) v Nth Hobart 8.10 (58) – Att: 4,119 at

Round 9

(Saturday, 6 June 1964) *Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) v Hobart 8.13 (61) – Att: 3,084 at

*Glenorchy 18.9 (117) v Sandy Bay 9.16 (70) – Att: 3,220 at

*Clarence 10.8 (68) v New Norfolk 8.11 (59) – Att: 3,205 at Boyer Oval

Round 10

(Saturday, 13 June & Monday, 15 June 1964) *Sandy Bay 12.13 (85) v New Norfolk 11.10 (76) – Att: 5,637 at

*Glenorchy 13.22 (100) v Nth Hobart 6.9 (45) – Att: 3,463 at

*Clarence 12.13 (85) v Hobart 3.15 (33) – Att: 6,894 at

(Monday)

Round 11

(Saturday, 20 June 1964) *New Norfolk 13.13 (91) v Nth Hobart 10.5 (65) – Att: 2,812 at

*Glenorchy 16.9 (105) v Hobart 14.13 (97) – Att: 2,832 at

*Sandy Bay 16.6 (102) v Clarence 14.7 (91) – Att: 4,677 at

Round 12

(Saturday, 27 June 1964) *New Norfolk 14.14 (98) v Hobart 13.15 (93) – Att: 3,654 at

*Nth Hobart 14.12 (96) v Sandy Bay 9.12 (66) – Att: 2,933 at

*Glenorchy 13.9 (87) v Clarence 9.17 (71) – Att: 3,862 at

Round 13

(Saturday, 4 July 1964) *Nth Hobart 8.12 (60) v Clarence 8.12 (60) – Att: 3,527 at

*Hobart 11.12 (78) v Sandy Bay 7.10 (52) – Att: 2,682 at

*New Norfolk 11.13 (79) v Glenorchy 5.11 (41) – Att: 2,803 at Boyer Oval

Round 14

(Saturday, 11 July 1964) *Nth Hobart 11.8 (74) v Hobart 9.7 (61) – Att: 3,051 at

*Glenorchy 14.6 (90) v Sandy Bay 10.5 (65) – Att: 3,075 at

*New Norfolk 26.22 (178) v Clarence 8.4 (52) – Att: 3,096 at

Round 15

(Saturday, 18 July 1964) *Nth Hobart 9.9 (63) v Glenorchy 8.11 (59) – Att: 4,823 at

*Hobart 13.11 (89) v Clarence 9.8 (62) – Att: 3,133 at

*Sandy Bay 9.16 (70) v New Norfolk 9.10 (64) – Att: 3,177 at Boyer Oval

Round 16

(Saturday, 25 July 1964) *Glenorchy 11.8 (74) v Hobart 6.6 (42) – Att: 4,212 at

*Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) v Clarence 5.9 (39) – Att: 3,223 at

*New Norfolk 8.10 (58) v Nth Hobart 9.2 (56) – Att: 2,418 at Boyer Oval

Round 17

(Saturday, 1 August 1964) *Sandy Bay 10.15 (75) v Nth Hobart 11.5 (71) – Att: 3,229 at

*Clarence 13.14 (92) v Glenorchy 11.5 (71) – Att: 3,149 at

*New Norfolk 11.7 (73) v Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 2,452 at

Round 18

(Saturday, 8 August 1964) *Hobart 10.8 (68) v Sandy Bay 8.8 (56) – Att: 3,079 at

*Glenorchy 9.11 (65) v New Norfolk 7.5 (47) – Att: 2,589 at

*Nth Hobart 5.9 (39) v Clarence 4.14 (38) – Att: 2,240 at

Round 19

(Saturday, 15 August 1964) *Glenorchy 10.14 (74) v Sandy Bay 8.11 (59) – Att: 5,650 at

*Hobart 11.14 (80) v Nth Hobart 9.4 (58) – Att: 2,497 at

*New Norfolk 11.13 (79) v Clarence 10.11 (71) – Att: 3,752 at

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) *

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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) *

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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) *

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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) *

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Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications. {{DEFAULTSORT:1964 Tanfl Season Tasmanian Football League seasons