1938 TANFL season
57th season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League
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The 1938 TANFL season was the 57th season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in southern Tasmania.
12th premiership
(North Hobart â 70 goals)
| 1938 TANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 4 |
| Premiers | North Hobart 12th premiership |
| Minor premiers | North Hobart |
| Leading goalkicker | T. Richardson (North Hobart â 70 goals) |
North Hobart won the TANFL premiership for the 12th time, defeating Lefroy by 12 points in the final.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Hobart (P) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 52 | Finals series |
| 2 | Lefroy | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 44 | |
| 3 | Cananore | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 32 | |
| 4 | New Town | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
Source:[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
From 1929 until 1941, the TANFL home-and-away season featured three rounds played for 4 premiership points per win, and two rounds played for 6 premiership points per win. A three-team system with challenge was then played, with the initial 1â3 positions based on premiership points, and the right of challenge going only to the team with the strictly best home-and-away season win-loss record.[2]
Semi-final
| Semi-final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 24 September | Lefroy 17.17 (119) | def. | Cananore 15.19 (109) | North Hobart Oval (crowd: 6,000) | [3] |
Grand final
| 1938 TANFL grand final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 1 October | North Hobart | def. | Lefroy | North Hobart Oval (crowd: 7,319) | [4] |
| 5.4 (34) 9.7 (61) 12.10 (82) 13.15 (93) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.3 (15) 7.6 (48) 7.12 (54) 11.15 (81) |
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| T. Richardson 4, L. Smith 2, Tyler 2, Pratt 2, F. Smith, Lucas, Jones | Goals | McCarthy 3, Rae 2, Gould 2, Zschech, Badenach, Butler, Rogers | |||
| Reports | Lee, for striking L. Smith | ||||
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Awards
- Len Pye (North Hobart) won the George Watt memorial medal as the TANFL's best and fairest player.[4]
- T. Richardson (North Hobart) was the TANFL's leading goalkicker, finishing the home-and-away season with 70 goals.[1]
- North Hobart was defeated in the Tasmanian State Premiership by Launceston (NTFA) on 8 October at York Park. Launceston 16.9 (105) defeated North Hobart 5.9 (39).[5]