| 1938 TANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 4 |
| Premiers | North Hobart 12th premiership |
| Minor premiers | North Hobart |
| Leading goalkicker | T. Richardson (North Hobart − 70 goals) |
The1938 TANFL season was the 57th season of theTasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL), the highest-level seniorAustralian rules football competition in southernTasmania.
North Hobart won theTANFL premiership for the 12th time, defeatingLefroy by 12 points in the final.
| 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
From1929 until1941, the TANFL home-and-away season featured threerounds played for 4 premiership points per win, and two rounds played for 6 premiership points per win. Athree-team system with challenge was then played, with the initial 1–3 positions based on premiership points, and theright of challenge going only to the team with the strictly best home-and-away season win-loss record.[2]
| Semi-final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 24 September | Lefroy 17.17 (119) | def. | Cananore 15.19 (109) | North Hobart Oval (crowd: 6,000) | [3] |
| 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) | |||
| 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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