The 1979Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was anAustralian rules football competition staged inHobart,Tasmania over twenty (20) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 7 April and 22 September 1979.

This was the centenary season of theTasmanian Football League, the finals series was sponsored by theWinfield tobacco company to the tune of A$10,000.

The Grand Final of this year set an all-time record football match attendance in Tasmania of 24,968 patrons, this was also a single-day sporting record attendance in the state of Tasmania for twenty five years until it was broken when a crowd of 30,150 attendedSymmons Plains Raceway in Northern Tasmania for a V8 Supercar Championship event in 2004.^[1]

• Clarence District Football Club
• Glenorchy District Football Club
• Hobart Football Club
• New Norfolk District Football Club
• North Hobart Football Club
• Sandy Bay Football Club

• Noel Leary (Clarence)
• Jack Rough (Glenorchy)
• Mal Pascoe (Hobart)
• Hedley Thompson (New Norfolk)
• John Chick (North Hobart)
• Graeme Mackey (Sandy Bay)

• New Norfolk 10.15 (75) v Glenorchy 6.14 (50) –North Hobart Oval

• Clarence 14.15 (99) v Sandy Bay 8.14 (62) –North Hobart Oval

• Hobart 13.10 (88) v Glenorchy 9.7 (61) – New Town Oval

TFL Centenary Interstate Match (Monday, 18 June 1979)

• Victoria 26.21 (177) v Tasmania 8.14 (62) – Att: 12,197 atNorth Hobart Oval

See:1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival

Section One Qualifying Match (Thursday, 4 October 1979)

• Tasmania 17.20 (122) v Queensland 13.12 (90) atPerth Oval

Semi Final 1 (Saturday, 6 October 1979)

• Western Australia 23.33 (171) v Tasmania 9.10 (64) - Att: 15,186 atSubiaco Oval

3rd Place Playoff (Monday, 8 October 1979)

• South Australia 22.20 (152) v Tasmania 17.11 (113) - Att: 30,876 atSubiaco Oval

Jubilee Shield (Wednesday, 25 April 1979)

• TANFL 21.21 (147) vNTFA 15.13 (103) – Att: 5,954 atNorth Hobart Oval

Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 26 May 1979)

• NWFU 13.13 (91) vTANFL 10.12 (72) – Att: 3,148 atDevonport Oval

• Peter Hudson (Glenorchy) – 179 (TFL Record)
• Paul Courto (Hobart) – 71
• L.Barwick (Nth Hobart) – 53
• Michael Elliot (Sandy Bay) – 48

• Peter Hudson (Glenorchy) – William Leitch Medal
• Noel Bester (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
• Mark Kreune (Clarence) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
• Gary Webster (Nth Hobart) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's)
• Murray Dickson (Hobart) & Scott Brain (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate Matches)

(Saturday, 7 April 1979)

• Nth Hobart 9.15 (69) v Sandy Bay 7.10 (52) –Att: 2,080 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 21.15 (141) v New Norfolk 14.11 (95) –Att: 2,435 atKGV Football Park
• Clarence 12.14 (86) v Hobart 7.17 (59) –Att: 1,885 atBellerive Oval

(Saturday, 14 April & Monday, 16 April 1979)

• Nth Hobart 14.12 (96) v Clarence 13.12 (90) –Att: 2,911 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 14.11 (95) v New Norfolk 6.14 (50) –Att: 1,346 atBoyer Oval
• Glenorchy 15.24 (114) v Hobart 12.15 (87) –Att: 3,653 atNorth Hobart Oval (Monday)

(Saturday, 21 April 1979)

• New Norfolk 14.16 (100) v Hobart 12.17 (89) –Att: 1,475 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Clarence 10.19 (79) v Sandy Bay 5.6 (36) –Att: 1,771 atQueenborough Oval
• Glenorchy 31.14 (200) v Nth Hobart 8.9 (57) –Att: 3,412 atKGV Football Park

(Saturday, 28 April 1979)

• Glenorchy 17.19 (121) v Sandy Bay 6.7 (43) –Att: 3,144 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 20.18 (138) v Hobart 14.16 (100) –Att: 1,356 atTCA Ground
• Clarence 15.8 (98) v New Norfolk 12.12 (84) –Att: 2,077 atBoyer Oval

(Saturday, 5 May 1979)

• Nth Hobart 17.11 (113) v New Norfolk 10.14 (74) –Att: 2,221 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 12.14 (86) v Hobart 10.9 (69) –Att: 1,307 atQueenborough Oval
• Clarence 14.11 (95) v Glenorchy 10.22 (82) –Att: 3,095 atBellerive Oval

(Saturday, 12 May 1979)

• Sandy Bay 10.19 (79) v Nth Hobart 6.12 (48) –Att: 2,323 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Hobart 16.9 (105) v Clarence 13.17 (95) –Att: 1,681 atTCA Ground
• Glenorchy 18.9 (117) v New Norfolk 13.17 (95) –Att: 1,718 atBoyer Oval

(Saturday, 19 May 1979)

• Sandy Bay 15.12 (102) v New Norfolk 8.16 (64) –Att: 1,936 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 27.19 (181) v Hobart 7.9 (51) –Att: 2,270 atKGV Football Park
• Clarence 18.22 (130) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) –Att: 2,514 atBellerive Oval

(Saturday, 26 May 1979)

• Glenorchy 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) –Att: 2,554 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Hobart 13.17 (95) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) –Att: 942 atTCA Ground
• Clarence 12.14 (86) v Sandy Bay 7.10 (52) –Att: 2,539 atBellerive Oval

(Saturday, 2 June 1979)

• Nth Hobart 17.15 (117) v Hobart 14.10 (94) –Att: 2,051 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 16.21 (117) v Sandy Bay 5.7 (37) –Att: 1,505 atQueenborough Oval
• Clarence 13.13 (91) v New Norfolk 13.9 (87) –Att: 1,430 atKGV Football Park

(Saturday, 9 June & Sunday, 10 June 1979)

• Glenorchy 23.17 (155) v Clarence 7.9 (51) –Att: 4,142 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 15.20 (110) v Hobart 15.15 (105) –Att: 864 atTCA Ground
• New Norfolk 14.22 (106) v Nth Hobart 6.14 (50) –Att: 1,140 atBoyer Oval (Sunday)

(Saturday, 23 June 1979)

• Sandy Bay 16.11 (107) v Nth Hobart 10.21 (81) –Att: 1,415 atQueenborough Oval
• Glenorchy 13.15 (93) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) –Att: 2,215 atKGV Football Park
• Clarence 13.19 (97) v Hobart 8.13 (61) –Att: 1,539 atBellerive Oval

(Saturday, 30 June 1979)

• Nth Hobart 12.17 (89) v Clarence 8.16 (64) –Att: 1,455 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 29.15 (189) v Hobart 9.13 (67) –Att: 1,067 atTCA Ground *
• Sandy Bay 12.12 (84) v New Norfolk 8.13 (61) –Att: 819 atQueenborough Oval

Note:Peter Hudson kicks all-time TANFL record of 18 goals in this match and kicks his 100th goal for the season.

(Saturday, 7 July & Sunday, 8 July 1979)

• Clarence 8.15 (63) v Sandy Bay 8.14 (62) –Att: 2,287 atNorth Hobart Oval
• New Norfolk 20.16 (136) v Hobart 10.14 (74) –Att: 909 atBoyer Oval
• Glenorchy 12.19 (91) v Nth Hobart 6.15 (51) –Att: 2,619 atKGV Football Park (Sunday)

(Saturday, 14 July 1979)

• Nth Hobart 15.12 (102) v Hobart 14.12 (96) –Att: 1,461 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 14.19 (103) v Sandy Bay 7.10 (52) –Att: 2,293 atKGV Football Park
• Clarence 16.14 (110) v New Norfolk 13.9 (87) –Att: 1,681 atBellerive Oval

(Saturday, 21 July 1979)

• New Norfolk 15.17 (107) v Nth Hobart 14.11 (95) –Att: 1,335 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 14.19 (103) v Hobart 9.21 (75) –Att: 885 atTCA Ground
• Glenorchy 17.18 (120) v Clarence 13.11 (89) –Att: 3,055 atKGV Football Park

(Saturday, 28 July 1979)

• Clarence 11.17 (83) v Hobart 9.15 (69) –Att: 1,420 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 20.11 (131) v Nth Hobart 9.14 (68) –Att: 1,484 atQueenborough Oval
• Glenorchy 16.19 (115) v New Norfolk 10.11 (71) –Att: 1,738 atBoyer Oval

(Saturday, 4 August 1979)

• Clarence 16.18 (114) v Nth Hobart 15.10 (100) –Att: 2,670 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 27.18 (180) v Hobart 13.15 (93) –Att: 1,356 atTCA Ground
• New Norfolk 9.18 (72) v Sandy Bay 6.9 (45) –Att: 1,003 atKGV Football Park

(Saturday, 11 August 1979)

• Glenorchy 29.15 (189) v Nth Hobart 11.9 (75) –Att: 1,154 atNorth Hobart Oval *
• New Norfolk 10.20 (80) v Hobart 10.17 (77) –Att: 531 atTCA Ground
• Sandy Bay 12.11 (83) v Clarence 8.7 (55) –Att: 759 atQueenborough Oval

Note:Peter Hudson kicks second highest TANFL goal total of all-time (to that stage) with 16.4.

(Saturday, 18 August 1979)

• Clarence 13.11 (89) v New Norfolk 11.13 (79) –Att: 1,850 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 15.23 (113) v Hobart 15.19 (109) –Att: 1,000 atTCA Ground
• Glenorchy 18.15 (123) v Sandy Bay 9.13 (67) –Att: 2,620 atKGV Football Park

(Saturday, 25 August 1979)

• Hobart 11.16 (82) v Sandy Bay 11.15 (81) –Att: 1,297 atNorth Hobart Oval
• Clarence 18.11 (119) v Glenorchy 16.15 (111) –Att: 2,972 atBellerive Oval
• Nth Hobart 16.16 (112) v New Norfolk 13.9 (87) –Att: 977 atBoyer Oval

(Saturday, 1 September 1979)

• Sandy Bay: 3.3 (21) | 9.7 (61) | 14.12 (96) | 18.12 (120)
• Nth Hobart: 1.0 (6) | 4.3 (27) | 5.8 (38) | 6.13 (49)
• Attendance: 5,629 atNorth Hobart Oval

(Saturday, 8 September 1979)

• Glenorchy: 4.4 (28) | 8.5 (53) | 12.7 (79) | 19.8 (122)
• Clarence: 3.4 (22) | 5.7 (37) | 8.11 (59) | 11.12 (78)
• Attendance: 10,282 atNorth Hobart Oval

(Saturday, 15 September 1979)

• Clarence: 3.3 (21) | 5.9 (39) | 7.16 (58) | 10.19 (79)
• Sandy Bay: 0.2 (2) | 1.3 (9) | 4.6 (30) | 9.6 (60)
• Attendance: 8,428 atNorth Hobart Oval

(Saturday, 22 September 1979)

• Clarence: 3.4 (22) | 9.6 (60) | 10.8 (68) | 12.11 (83)
• Glenorchy: 4.7 (31) | 6.8 (44) | 10.13 (73) | 11.14 (80)
• Attendance: 24,968 atNorth Hobart Oval (Including 2,683 pre-sold tickets)(Tasmanian Record)

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

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