1996 TFL Statewide League season

1996 TFL Statewide League season
Teams
PremiersClarence
Minor premiersClarence
9th minor premiership
Attendance
Matches played116
Total attendance155,163 (1,338 per match)

The 1996 TFL Statewide League premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over twenty two roster rounds and six finals series matches between 6 April and 5 October 1996.

This was the eleventh 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.

Participating Clubs

1996 TFL Statewide League Club Coaches

  • Peter German (Burnie Dockers)
  • Grant Fagan (Clarence)
  • Andy Goodwin (Devonport)
  • Paul Hamilton (Glenorchy)
  • Wayne Petterd & Gary Williamson (Hobart)
  • Michael Lockman (Launceston)
  • Darren Dennemann (New Norfolk)
  • Ricky Hanlon (North Hobart)
  • Wes Lewis (North Launceston)
  • Lance Spaulding (Sandy Bay)
  • Peter Curran (South Launceston)

TFL Statewide League Reserves Grand Final

TFL Statewide League Colts (Under-19's) Grand Final

Leading Goalkickers: TFL Statewide League

  • Justin Plapp (Burnie Dockers) – 98
  • Jason Gibson (Nth Launceston) – 92
  • Ken Rainsford (Launceston) – 68
  • Chris McGurk (Devonport) – 59

Medal Winners

  • Danny Noonan (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal
  • Daniel Hulm (Clarence) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TFL Grand Final)
  • Brent Thomas (Launceston) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Brent Dickson (Hobart) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (Saturday, 1 June 1996)

1996 TFL Statewide League Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Clarence 20 17 3 0 2356 1434 164.3 68
2 Burnie Dockers 20 16 4 0 2263 1418 159.6 64
3 North Launceston 20 15 5 0 2156 1501 143.6 60
4 New Norfolk 20 14 6 0 1901 1671 113.8 56
5 Devonport 20 11 8 1 1908 1485 128.5 46
6 Glenorchy 20 10 10 0 1879 1497 125.5 40
7 Launceston 20 9 11 0 1726 2027 85.2 36
8 South Launceston 20 6 13 1 1573 1948 80.7 26
9 Sandy Bay 20 5 15 0 1330 2087 63.7 20
10 Hobart 20 5 15 0 1328 2095 63.4 20
11 North Hobart 20 1 19 0 1229 2486 49.4 4
Source:

Round 1

(Saturday, 6 April & Monday, 8 April 1996)

  • Sandy Bay 13.7 (85) v Sth Launceston 12.8 (80) – Att: 762 at North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 19.16 (130) v Nth Launceston 19.5 (119) – Att: 1,097 at York Park
  • Devonport 15.9 (99) v Nth Hobart 4.8 (32) – Att: 1,038 at Devonport Oval
  • New Norfolk 10.10 (70) v Glenorchy 9.9 (63) – Att: 1,974 at KGV Football Park (Monday)
  • Burnie Dockers 25.10 (160) v Launceston 8.13 (61) – Att: 963 at Windsor Park (Monday)
  • Bye: Hobart.

Round 2

(Saturday, 13 April & Sunday, 14 April 1996)

  • Clarence 20.16 (136) v Nth Hobart 8.6 (54) – Att: 1,291 at Bellerive Oval
  • New Norfolk 14.15 (99) v Devonport 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,474 at Boyer Oval
  • Burnie Dockers 19.12 (126) v Glenorchy 4.10 (34) – Att: 1,273 at West Park Oval
  • Sandy Bay 15.18 (108) v Hobart 14.9 (93) – Att: 1,121 at TCA Ground (Sunday)
  • Sth Launceston 20.10 (130) v Nth Launceston 17.7 (109) – Att: 1,286 at Youngtown Memorial Ground (Sunday)
  • Bye: Launceston.

Round 3

(Saturday, 20 April & Sunday, 21 April 1996)

Round 4

(Thursday, 25 April & Saturday, 27 April 1996)

  • Hobart 15.11 (101) v Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) – Att: 1,204 at North Hobart Oval (Anzac Day)
  • Nth Launceston 13.16 (94) v Sandy Bay 12.3 (75) – Att: 813 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 19.17 (131) v Sth Launceston 8.9 (57) – Att: 1,572 at Boyer Oval
  • Launceston 14.13 (97) v Devonport 11.10 (76) – Att: 680 at York Park
  • Burnie Dockers 17.10 (112) v Clarence 11.16 (82) – Att: 2,622 at West Park Oval
  • Bye: Glenorchy.

Round 5

(Saturday, 4 May 1996)

  • Sandy Bay 12.14 (86) v Nth Hobart 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,005 at North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 17.19 (121) v Launceston 15.10 (100) – Att: 1,243 at Bellerive Oval
  • New Norfolk 13.19 (97) v Hobart 7.13 (55) – Att: 1,420 at Boyer Oval
  • Burnie Dockers 20.14 (134) v Sth Launceston 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,211 at York Park
  • Glenorchy 15.9 (99) v Devonport 12.12 (84) – Att: 1,086 at Devonport Oval
  • Bye: Nth Launceston.

Round 6

(Saturday, 11 May & Sunday, 12 May 1996)

Round 7

(Saturday, 18 May 1996)

  • Launceston 17.12 (114) v Hobart 10.16 (76) – Att: 724 at TCA Ground
  • Clarence 17.6 (108) v Devonport 8.16 (64) – Att: 1,077 at Bellerive Oval
  • Nth Launceston 19.7 (121) v New Norfolk 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,411 at Boyer Oval
  • Glenorchy 22.15 (147) v Sth Launceston 6.2 (38) – Att: 710 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Burnie Dockers 25.13 (163) v Sandy Bay 12.6 (78) – Att: 1,799 at West Park Oval
  • Bye: Nth Hobart.

Round 8

(Saturday, 25 May & Sunday, 26 May 1996)

Note: As of 2013, the game at Devonport Oval is the most recent drawn match in the TFL or TSL.

Round 9

(Saturday, 8 June, Sunday, 9 June & Monday, 10 June 1996)

  • Devonport 14.11 (95) v Hobart 8.7 (55) – Att: 762 at North Hobart Oval
  • Glenorchy 11.20 (86) v Sandy Bay 3.5 (23) – Att: 988 at KGV Football Park
  • Burnie Dockers 19.21 (135) v Nth Hobart 6.6 (42) – Att: 1,372 at West Park Oval
  • Clarence 15.18 (108) v Sth Launceston 16.6 (102) – Att: 693 at York Park (Sunday)
  • Nth Launceston 17.10 (112) v Launceston 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,569 at York Park (Monday)
  • Bye: New Norfolk.

Round 10

(Saturday, 15 June 1996)

  • Launceston 17.12 (114) v Nth Hobart 15.9 (99) – Att: 559 at North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 21.13 (139) v Hobart 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,081 at Bellerive Oval
  • Burnie Dockers 17.10 (112) v New Norfolk 15.10 (100) – Att: 1,444 at Boyer Oval
  • Nth Launceston 19.9 (123) v Glenorchy 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,137 at York Park
  • Devonport 14.13 (97) v Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) – Att: 1,201 at Devonport Oval
  • Bye: Sth Launceston.

Round 11

(Saturday, 22 June & Sunday, 23 June 1996)

  • Hobart 17.10 (112) v Sth Launceston 12.11 (83) – Att: 614 at TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 19.10 (124) v Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) – Att: 939 at KGV Football Park
  • New Norfolk 21.9 (135) v Launceston 13.11 (89) – Att: 770 at Windsor Park
  • Devonport 11.11 (77) v Nth Launceston 10.8 (68) – Att: 2,122 at Devonport Oval (Sunday)
  • Clarence 18.19 (127) v Sandy Bay 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,058 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
  • Bye: Burnie Dockers.

Round 12

(Saturday, 29 June & Sunday, 30 June 1996)

  • Devonport 19.17 (131) v Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 602 at North Hobart Oval
  • Nth Launceston 14.8 (92) v Clarence 11.13 (79) – Att: 1,450 at Bellerive Oval
  • Sth Launceston 13.12 (90) v Sandy Bay 5.6 (36) – Att: 451 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Launceston 14.9 (93) v Burnie Dockers 13.13 (91) – Att: 955 at West Park Oval
  • New Norfolk 13.10 (88) v Glenorchy 12.11 (83) – Att: 1,591 at Boyer Oval (Sunday)
  • Bye: Hobart.

Round 13

(Saturday, 6 July & Sunday, 7 July 1996)

Round 14

(Saturday, 13 July & Sunday, 14 July 1996)

  • Nth Launceston 14.11 (95) v Hobart 8.6 (54) – Att: 663 at North Hobart Oval
  • Sth Launceston 14.13 (97) v Nth Hobart 8.8 (56) – Att: 544 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Glenorchy 16.13 (109) v Launceston 10.10 (70) – Att: 798 at Windsor Park
  • Clarence 19.19 (133) v New Norfolk 4.7 (31) – Att: 1,676 at Boyer Oval (Sunday)
  • Burnie Dockers 10.13 (73) v Devonport 6.11 (47) – Att: 5,078 at West Park Oval (Sunday)
  • Bye: Sandy Bay.

Round 15

(Saturday, 20 July & Sunday, 21 July 1996)

  • Clarence 12.12 (84) v Burnie Dockers 11.6 (72) – Att: 1,511 at Bellerive Oval
  • Nth Launceston 18.19 (127) v Sandy Bay 12.9 (81) – Att: 726 at York Park
  • New Norfolk 19.9 (123) v Sth Launceston 13.8 (86) – Att: 665 at Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Devonport 37.9 (231) v Launceston 10.6 (66) – Att: 1,591 at Devonport Oval
  • Hobart 11.16 (82) v Nth Hobart 10.7 (67) – Att: 1,125 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
  • Bye: Glenorchy.

Round 16

(Saturday, 27 July & Sunday, 28 July 1996)

Round 17

(Saturday, 3 August & Sunday, 4 August 1996)

  • Nth Launceston 16.13 (109) v Nth Hobart 5.4 (34) – Att: 645 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 17.10 (112) v Sandy Bay 4.5 (29) – Att: 886 at Boyer Oval
  • Burnie Dockers 14.18 (102) v Hobart 0.5 (5) – Att: 808 at West Park Oval *
  • Clarence 11.6 (72) v Glenorchy 8.5 (53) – Att: 1,318 at Bellerive Oval (Sunday)
  • Launceston 14.7 (91) v Sth Launceston 7.8 (50) – Att: 617 at York Park (Sunday)
  • Bye: Devonport.

Note: Hobart becomes the first TFL club to record a goalless match since Clarence at KGV in 1958.

Round 18

(Saturday, 10 August 1996)

Note: Official attendance of 399 is the lowest recorded attendance in the history of Statewide League football.

Round 19

(Saturday, 17 August & Sunday, 18 August 1996)

  • Hobart 10.18 (78) v Glenorchy 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,173 at North Hobart Oval
  • New Norfolk 14.17 (101) v Nth Hobart 1.3 (9) – Att: 841 at Boyer Oval
  • Launceston 9.10 (64) v Sandy Bay 3.8 (26) – Att: 402 at Windsor Park
  • Devonport 14.7 (91) v Sth Launceston 7.7 (49) – Att: 678 at Youngtown Memorial Ground (Sunday)
  • Burnie Dockers 10.13 (73) v Nth Launceston 6.4 (40) – Att: 2,531 at West Park Oval (Sunday)
  • Bye: Clarence.

Round 20

(Saturday, 24 August & Sunday, 25 August 1996)

Round 21

(Saturday, 31 August & Sunday, 1 September 1996)

Note: This match was Hobart's 1000th TANFL/TFL match (the club's 1,016th senior match overall).

Round 22

(Saturday, 7 September & Sunday, 8 September 1996)

  • Glenorchy 33.15 (213) v Nth Hobart 11.8 (74) – Att: 837 at North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 19.19 (133) v Sandy Bay 5.8 (38) – Att: 2,243 at Bellerive Oval
  • New Norfolk 19.12 (126) v Launceston 14.9 (93) – Att: 867 at Boyer Oval
  • Sth Launceston 16.16 (112) v Hobart 2.12 (24) – Att: 490 at York Park
  • Nth Launceston 17.11 (113) v Devonport 9.11 (65) – Att: 1,509 at York Park (Sunday)
  • Bye: Burnie Dockers.

Elimination Final

(Sunday, 15 September 1996)

  • Devonport: 4.1 (25) | 9.3 (57) | 16.4 (100) | 20.5 (125)
  • New Norfolk: 3.2 (20) | 9.5 (59) | 11.9 (75) | 13.10 (88)
  • Attendance: 2,045 at North Hobart Oval

Qualifying Final

(Sunday, 15 September 1996)

  • Nth Launceston: 6.1 (37) | 7.1 (43) | 10.10 (70) | 11.12 (78)
  • Burnie Dockers: 3.2 (20) | 4.5 (29) | 6.5 (41) | 9.11 (65)
  • Attendance: 3,006 at West Park Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 21 September 1996)

  • Clarence Roos: 5.2 (32) | 9.7 (61) | 11.11 (77) | 18.15 (123)
  • Nth Launceston: 1.5 (11) | 3.8 (26) | 8.13 (61) | 10.14 (74)
  • Attendance: 2,100 at North Hobart Oval

First Semi Final

(Sunday, 22 September 1996)

  • Burnie Dockers: 8.2 (50) | 11.6 (72) | 15.9 (99) | 18.9 (117)
  • Devonport Blues: 3.5 (23) | 9.6 (60) | 12.8 (80) | 13.9 (87)
  • Attendance: 5,322 at West Park Oval

Preliminary Final

(Sunday, 29 September 1996)

  • Burnie Dockers: 3.3 (21) | 5.5 (35) | 11.7 (73) | 14.9 (93)
  • Nth Launceston: 2.5 (17) | 4.7 (31) | 5.9 (39) | 10.12 (72)
  • Attendance: 2,061 at York Park

Grand Final

(Saturday, 5 October 1996) (ABC-TV highlights: 1996 TFL Grand Final)

  • Clarence Roos: 3.4 (22) | 7.10 (52) | 12.14 (86) | 14.17 (101)
  • Burnie Dockers: 2.3 (15) | 4.5 (29) | 7.9 (51) | 10.14 (74)
  • Attendance: 12,352 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.

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