1980 TANFL season

The 1980 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen roster rounds and four finals series matches between 24 May and 20 September 1980.
The season started almost two months later than usual and was shortened by several rounds to accommodate the inaugural Winfield Statewide Cup which was held that season.
The League was known as the Winfield League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the Winfield tobacco company.

1980 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 Don Fenton.
Participating Clubs Clarence Kangaroos
Glenorchy Magpies
Hobart Tigers
New Norfolk Eagles
North Hobart Demons
Sandy Bay Seagulls
Stadiums North Hobart Oval
Bellerive Oval
KGV Football Park
TCA Ground
Boyer Oval
Queenborough Oval
1980 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers Hobart 14.9 (93) v Glenorchy 7.16 (58)
Minor Premier Glenorchy
Wooden Spooner Sandy Bay (3rd)
Grand Final attendance 17,111 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 75,930 for 45 matches at 1,687
Total Finals Series attendance 36,696 for 4 matches at 9,174
Total aggregate attendance 112,626 for 49 matches at 2,298

Contents

Participating clubs

1980 TANFL Club Coaches

Midas Mufflers League (Reserves) Grand Final

Dux Hotwater Systems League (Under-19's) Grand Final

TANFL Fourths (Under-17's) Grand Final

Winfield Statewide Cup

(Saturday, 17 May 1980)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

Medal Winners

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (March 1980)

Interstate Match (Saturday, 5 July 1980)

State Of Origin Australian Championships

Preliminary Final (Saturday, 11 October 1980)

Consolation Final (Monday, 13 October 1980)

1980 TANFL Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
Glenorchy 15 11 3 1 1635 1223 133.68% 46
Hobart 15 9 6 0 1552 1347 115.21% 36
Clarence 15 9 6 0 1589 1472 107.94% 36
New Norfolk 15 7 8 0 1584 1468 107.90% 28
North Hobart 15 6 8 1 1353 1681 80.48% 26
Sandy Bay 15 2 13 0 1345 1867 72.04% 8

Round 1

(Saturday, 24 May 1980)

Round 2

(Saturday, 31 May 1980)

Round 3

(Saturday, 7 June 1980)

Round 4

(Saturday, 14 June & Monday, 16 June 1980)

Round 5

(Saturday, 21 June 1980)

Round 6

(Saturday, 28 June 1980)

Round 7

(Sunday, 6 July 1980)

Round 8

(Saturday, 12 July 1980)

Round 9

(Saturday, 19 July 1980)

Round 10

(Saturday, 26 July 1980)

Round 11

(Saturday, 2 August 1980)

Round 12

(Saturday, 9 August 1980)

Round 13

(Saturday, 16 August 1980)

Round 14

(Saturday, 23 August 1980)

Note: Glenorchy awarded the match due to Sandy Bay playing an unregistered player (Glen Joyce).

Round 15

(Saturday, 30 August 1980)

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 6 September 1980)

Second Semi Final

(Sunday, 7 September 1980)

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 13 September 1980)

Grand Final

(Saturday, 20 September 1980)

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