The 1946 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen roster rounds and three finals series matches between 4 May and 28 September 1946.
Participating clubs Hobart Football Club New Town District Football Club North Hobart Football Club Sandy Bay Football Club
1946 TANFL Club Coaches Noel Gray Sr & Ron Savage (Hobart) Brian Kelly (New Town) Arthur O'Brien & Dinny Kelleher (North Hobart) Lance Collins (Sandy Bay)
TANFL Reserves Grand Final New Town 7.10 (52) v Sandy Bay 5.2 (32) – North Hobart Oval
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA) Buckingham 5.5 (35) v South East 2.4 (16) – New Town Oval
State Grand Final (Saturday, 5 October 1946) Sandy Bay: 3.6 (24) | 5.7 (37) | 11.9 (75) | 13.13 (91) Nth Launceston: 2.1 (13) | 6.8 (44) | 10.9 (69) | 12.13 (85) Attendance: 7,852 at North Hobart Oval
Intrastate Matches Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 8 June 1946) TANFL 15.14 (104) v NWFU 13.13 (91) – Att: 6,200 at North Hobart Oval
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 29 June 1946) NTFA 14.9 (93) v TANFL 12.11 (83) – Att: 9,700 at York Park
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 20 July 1946) TANFL 17.12 (114) v NTFA 8.3 (51) – Att: 9,420 at North Hobart Oval
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 10 August 1946) TANFL 15.22 (112) v NWFU 13.21 (99) – Att: 7,500 at West Park Oval
Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 29 June 1946) TANFL 16.19 (115) v Huon FA 14.15 (99) – Att: 700 at Franklin Football Ground
Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 10 August 1946) TANFL 15.13 (103) v Huon FA 10.16 (76) – Att: 2,500 at North Hobart Oval
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL Alf Cook (New Town) – 58
Medal winners Ernie Pilkington (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal Alan Hughes (Macalburn) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
1946 TANFL Ladder
Round 1 (Saturday, 4 May 1946) Nth Hobart 11.13 (79) v New Town 10.13 (73) – Att: 3,400 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 14.18 (102) v Hobart 5.5 (35) – Att: 1,120 at Queenborough Oval
Round 2 (Saturday, 11 May 1946) Nth Hobart 13.17 (95) v Hobart 14.8 (92) – Att: 1,800 at North Hobart Oval New Town 17.19 (121) v Sandy Bay 15.11 (101) – Att: 3,300 at TCA Ground
Round 3 (Saturday, 18 May 1946) New Town 15.22 (112) v Hobart 6.15 (51) – Att: 1,060 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 15.10 (100) v Nth Hobart 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,085 at TCA Ground
Round 4 (Saturday, 25 May 1946) Nth Hobart 14.22 (106) v New Town 13.10 (88) – Att: 3,250 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 19.13 (127) v Hobart 11.21 (87) – Att: 1,200 at TCA Ground
Round 5 (Saturday, 1 June 1946) New Town 11.20 (86) v Sandy Bay 12.5 (77) – Att: 3,900 at North Hobart Oval Hobart 12.14 (86) v Nth Hobart 10.16 (76) – Att: 1,100 at TCA Ground *
Round 6 (Monday, 10 June 1946) Nth Hobart 16.21 (117) v Sandy Bay 14.20 (104) – Att: 4,830 at North Hobart Oval New Town 21.19 (145) v Hobart 12.14 (86) – Att: 1,690 at TCA Ground
Round 7 (Saturday, 15 June & Monday, 17 June 1946) Nth Hobart 4.12 (36) v New Town 4.12 (36) – Att: 5,970 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 14.18 (102) v Hobart 11.11 (77) – Att: 3,622 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)
Round 8 (Saturday, 22 June 1946) Sandy Bay 13.15 (93) v New Town 12.13 (85) – Att: 3,500 at North Hobart Oval Nth Hobart 12.19 (91) v Hobart 8.7 (55) – Att: 1,247 at TCA Ground
Round 9 (Saturday, 6 July 1946) Hobart 17.13 (115) v New Town 12.9 (81) – Att: 1,290 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 7.17 (59) v Nth Hobart 7.7 (49) – Att: 2,210 at TCA Ground
Round 10 (Saturday, 13 July 1946) New Town 9.16 (70) v Nth Hobart 6.12 (48) – Att: 2,290 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 21.16 (142) v Hobart 7.10 (52) – Att: 1,060 at TCA Ground
Round 11 (Saturday, 27 July 1946) New Town 15.13 (103) v Sandy Bay 15.13 (103) – Att: 5,000 at North Hobart Oval Nth Hobart 15.16 (106) v Hobart 8.10 (58) – Att: 608 at TCA Ground
Round 12 (Saturday, 3 August 1946) Nth Hobart 8.11 (59) v Sandy Bay 7.12 (54) – Att: 4,610 at North Hobart Oval New Town 16.21 (117) v Hobart 7.13 (55) – Att: 475 at TCA Ground
Round 13 (Saturday, 17 August 1946) Sandy Bay 16.6 (102) v Hobart 9.5 (59) – Att: 906 at North Hobart Oval New Town 13.11 (89) v Nth Hobart 11.6 (72) – Att: 3,550 at TCA Ground
Round 14 (Saturday, 31 August 1946) Nth Hobart 9.14 (68) v Hobart 5.7 (37) – Att: 1,010 at North Hobart Oval New Town 13.13 (91) v Sandy Bay 8.8 (56) – Att: 5,200 at TCA Ground
Round 15 (Saturday, 7 September 1946) Nth Hobart 12.7 (79) v Sandy Bay 7.11 (53) – Att: 4,000 at North Hobart Oval New Town 25.15 (165) v Hobart 6.10 (46) – Att: 688 at TCA Ground *
Semi-final (Saturday, 14 September 1946) Sandy Bay: 1.3 (9) | 6.9 (45) | 9.14 (68) | 12.18 (90) Nth Hobart: 4.2 (26) | 4.5 (29) | 7.10 (52) | 10.13 (73) Attendance: 6,900 at North Hobart Oval
Final (Saturday, 21 September 1946) Sandy Bay: 1.7 (13) | 6.9 (45) | 10.14 (74) | 17.19 (121) New Town: 1.4 (10) | 5.8 (38) | 11.13 (79) | 15.19 (109) Attendance: 9,400 at North Hobart Oval
Grand Final (Saturday, 28 September 1946) Sandy Bay: 1.3 (9) | 4.9 (33) | 7.10 (52) | 12.16 (88) New Town: 1.4 (10) | 1.10 (16) | 4.16 (40) | 5.16 (46) Attendance: 12,500 at North Hobart Oval
References
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury publications.