{{short description|Australian rules football season}} {{one source|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox Australian rules football season | competition = tanfl | year = 1953 | teams = {{plainlist}} * [[Clarence Football Club|Clarence Kangaroos]] * [[Glenorchy Football Club|New Town Magpies]] * [[Hobart Football Club|Hobart Tigers]] * [[New Norfolk Eagles]] * [[North Hobart Demons|North Hobart Robins]] * [[Sandy Bay Football Club|Sandy Bay Seagulls]] {{endplainlist}} |premiers=New Town |minor premiers=Hobart |mpcount=4 |attendance=114651 |matches=49 | prevseason = [[1952 TANFL season|1952]] | nextseason = [[1954 TANFL season|1954]] }}
The 1953 '''Tasmanian Australian National Football League''' ([[Tasmanian Football League|TANFL]]) premiership season was an [[Australian Rules football]] competition staged in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], over fifteen (15) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 18 April and 19 September 1953.
==Participating Clubs== *[[Clarence Football Club|Clarence District Football Club]] *[[Glenorchy Football Club|New Town District Football Club]] *[[Hobart Football Club]] *[[New Norfolk Eagles|New Norfolk District Football Club]] *[[North Hobart Demons|North Hobart Football Club]] *[[Sandy Bay Football Club]]
===1953 TANFL Club Coaches=== *[[Les McClements]] (Clarence) *Jack Rough (Glenorchy) *Bill Tonks (Hobart) *[[Arthur Olliver]] (New Norfolk) *[[Len McCankie]] (North Hobart) *[[Gordon Bowman]] (Sandy Bay)
===TANFL Reserves Grand Final=== *Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) v Sandy Bay 8.4 (52) – [[North Hobart Oval]]
===TANFL Under-19's Grand Final=== '''State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA)''' *Macalburn 6.11 (47) v Buckingham 2.8 (20) – [[North Hobart Oval]]
===Intrastate Matches=== '''Jubilee Shield''' (Saturday, 30 May 1953) *[[North West Football Union|NWFU]] 19.13 (127) v [[Tasmanian Football League|TANFL]] 17.18 (120) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 7,832 at [[North Hobart Oval]]
'''Jubilee Shield''' (Tuesday, 2 June 1953) *[[Tasmanian Football League|TANFL]] 12.19 (91) v [[Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886–1986)|NTFA]] 12.19 (91) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 10,462 at [[North Hobart Oval]] '''Jubilee Shield''' (Saturday, 11 July 1953) *[[Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886–1986)|NTFA]] 16.16 (112) v [[Tasmanian Football League|TANFL]] 15.16 (106) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 5,732 at [[York Park]]
'''Jubilee Shield''' (Saturday, 18 July 1953) *[[North West Football Union|NWFU]] 13.21 (99) v [[Tasmanian Football League|TANFL]] 9.28 (82) – [[Attendance|Att]]: N/A at [[West Park (Burnie)|West Park Oval]]
'''Inter-Association Match''' (Saturday, 30 May 1953) *[[Tasmanian Football League|TANFL II]] 14.15 (99) v Huon FA 12.9 (81) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 7,832 at [[North Hobart Oval]] * <small>Note: This match was a curtain-raiser to the TANFL v NWFU fixture.</small>
===Interstate Matches=== See: [[1953 Adelaide Carnival|1953 Australian National Football Carnival]]
'''Match One''' (Wednesday, 8 July 1953) *[[Victorian Football Association|VFA]] 11.18 (84) v Tasmania 5.11 (41) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 9,500 at [[Adelaide Oval]]
'''Match Three''' (Sunday, 12 July 1953) *Victoria 22.20 (152) v Tasmania 2.8 (20) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 36,500 at [[Adelaide Oval]] (Double-Header)
'''Match Six''' (Monday, 13 July 1953) *South Australia 19.13 (127) v Tasmania 17.15 (117) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 8,600 at [[Adelaide Oval]]
'''Match Eight''' (Thursday, 16 July 1953) *Western Australia 12.19 (91) v Tasmania 5.7 (37) – [[Attendance|Att]]: N/A at [[Adelaide Oval]]
'''Exhibition Match''' (Saturday, 18 July 1953) *[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] 17.24 (126) v [[Tasmanian Football League|TANFL]] 8.13 (61) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 4,096 at [[North Hobart Oval]]
===Lightning Premiership Matches=== (Sunday, 12 July 1953) *Hobart 3.4 (22) v New Town 1.2 (8) *New Norfolk 3.6 (24) v Sandy Bay 3.1 (19) *Clarence 3.3 (21) v Nth Hobart 3.2 (20) *Hobart 2.3 (15) v Clarence 0.7 (7) <small>(semi-final)</small> *New Norfolk 4.6 (30) v Hobart 4.1 (25) <small>(Grand Final)</small> *[[Attendance]]: 1,933 at [[North Hobart Oval]]
===Leading Goalkickers: TANFL=== *Bert Shaw (Sandy Bay) – 51 *[[Bernie Waldron]] (Hobart) – 47 *Terry Cashion (Sandy Bay) – 47 *Max Walker (Hobart) – 42 *[[Rex Garwood]] (New Town) – 41 *N.Richardson (Clarence) – 41
===Medal Winners=== *Terry Cashion (Sandy Bay) – William Leitch Medal *T.Maddox (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) *Athol Unsworth (Macalburn) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) *John Golding (Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Interstate Matches)
==1953 TANFL Ladder== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_limit=5 |loss_before_draw=true|for_against_style=points|use_goal_percentage=y |winpoints=4|drawpoints=2 |team1=HOB|name_HOB=[[Hobart Football Club|Hobart]] |team2=NTO|name_NTO=[[Glenorchy Football Club|New Town]] |team3=SBA|name_SBA=[[Sandy Bay Football Club|Sandy Bay]] |team4=CLA|name_CLA=[[Clarence Football Club|Clarence]] |team5=NNO|name_NNO=[[New Norfolk Eagles|New Norfolk]] |team6=NHO|name_NHO=[[North Hobart Demons|North Hobart]] |win_HOB=11|loss_HOB=3|draw_HOB=1|pf_HOB=1533|pa_HOB=1181 |win_NTO=10|loss_NTO=4|draw_NTO=1|pf_NTO=1405|pa_NTO=1216 |win_SBA=10|loss_SBA=5|draw_SBA=0|pf_SBA=1507|pa_SBA=1082 |win_CLA=5|loss_CLA=10|draw_CLA=0|pf_CLA=1100|pa_CLA=1217 |win_NNO=5|loss_NNO=10|draw_NNO=0|pf_NNO=989|pa_NNO=1364 |win_NHO=3|loss_NHO=12|draw_NHO=0|pf_NHO=1102|pa_NHO=1576
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===Round 1=== (Saturday, 18 April 1953) *Hobart 12.14 (86) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,916 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *New Town 18.10 (118) v Sandy Bay 16.14 (110) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,302 at [[Queenborough Oval]] *New Norfolk 12.11 (83) v Nth Hobart 9.25 (79) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,899 at [[Boyer Oval]]
===Round 2=== (Saturday, 2 May 1953) *Hobart 27.13 (175) v Nth Hobart 16.15 (111) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 3,507 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *New Town 14.22 (106) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,167 at New Town Oval *Sandy Bay 15.19 (109) v Clarence 11.14 (80) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,129 at [[Bellerive Oval]]
===Round 3=== (Saturday, 9 May 1953) *Sandy Bay 13.18 (96) v New Norfolk 5.8 (38) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,058 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Hobart 16.9 (105) v New Town 16.9 (105) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 3,235 at [[TCA Ground]] *Clarence 9.12 (66) v Nth Hobart 7.14 (56) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,285 at [[Bellerive Oval]]
===Round 4=== (Saturday, 16 May 1953) *Sandy Bay 20.11 (131) v Nth Hobart 14.6 (90) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,952 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Hobart 25.18 (168) v New Norfolk 10.12 (72) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,171 at [[TCA Ground]] *Clarence 18.13 (121) v New Town 12.25 (97) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,980 at New Town Oval
===Round 5=== (Saturday, 23 May 1953) *New Town 9.15 (69) v Nth Hobart 6.9 (45) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,395 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Hobart 10.9 (69) v Sandy Bay 9.12 (66) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,731 at [[Queenborough Oval]] *Clarence 5.20 (50) v New Norfolk 5.15 (45) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,292 at [[Boyer Oval]]
===Round 6=== (Saturday, 6 June 1953) *New Norfolk 16.8 (104) v Nth Hobart 13.15 (93) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,510 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Hobart 15.24 (114) v Clarence 7.9 (51) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,715 at [[TCA Ground]] *New Town 11.15 (81) v Sandy Bay 9.24 (78) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,287 at New Town Oval
===Round 7=== (Saturday, 13 June 1953) *Sandy Bay 11.8 (74) v Clarence 8.9 (57) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,456 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Hobart 16.18 (114) v Nth Hobart 7.10 (52) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 818 at [[TCA Ground]] *New Town 9.10 (64) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,087 at [[Boyer Oval]]
===Round 8=== (Saturday, 20 June 1953) *Nth Hobart 16.14 (110) v Clarence 14.11 (95) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,612 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Sandy Bay 20.14 (134) v New Norfolk 7.12 (54) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,565 at [[Queenborough Oval]] *New Town 18.14 (122) v Hobart 12.5 (77) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,488 at New Town Oval
===Round 9=== (Saturday, 27 June 1953) *New Town 14.16 (100) v Clarence 11.11 (77) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,248 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Sandy Bay 17.17 (119) v Nth Hobart 6.13 (49) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,028 at [[Queenborough Oval]] *Hobart 16.16 (112) v New Norfolk 7.4 (46) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 957 at [[Boyer Oval]]
===Round 10=== (Saturday, 4 July 1953) *Sandy Bay 16.10 (106) v Hobart 15.9 (99) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 3,967 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *New Town 16.19 (115) v Nth Hobart 7.16 (58) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,461 at New Town Oval *New Norfolk 11.13 (79) v Clarence 10.13 (73) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 892 at [[Bellerive Oval]]
===Round 11=== (Saturday, 25 July 1953) *Sandy Bay 19.13 (127) v New Town 11.13 (79) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 3,264 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Nth Hobart 13.15 (93) v New Norfolk 12.15 (87) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 766 at [[TCA Ground]] *Hobart 11.17 (83) v Clarence 10.10 (70) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 847 at [[Bellerive Oval]]
===Round 12=== (Saturday, 1 August 1953) *Nth Hobart 12.7 (79) v Hobart 10.17 (77) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,894 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Sandy Bay 15.8 (98) v Clarence 9.17 (71) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,745 at [[Queenborough Oval]] *New Town 18.9 (117) v New Norfolk 10.9 (69) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,210 at New Town Oval
===Round 13=== (Saturday, 8 August 1953) *Hobart 13.9 (87) v New Town 11.11 (77) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 3,152 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Clarence 14.16 (100) v Nth Hobart 6.8 (44) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,056 at [[Bellerive Oval]] *New Norfolk 6.11 (47) v Sandy Bay 7.3 (45) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,205 at [[Boyer Oval]]
===Round 14=== (Saturday, 15 August 1953) *Sandy Bay 21.14 (140) v Nth Hobart 9.11 (65) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,017 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Hobart 12.10 (82) v New Norfolk 10.13 (73) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,352 at [[TCA Ground]] *Clarence 9.9 (63) v New Town 7.12 (54) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,537 at [[Bellerive Oval]]
===Round 15=== (Saturday, 22 August 1953) *New Town 14.17 (101) v Nth Hobart 12.5 (77) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,283 at [[North Hobart Oval]] *Hobart 12.13 (85) v Sandy Bay 11.8 (74) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 2,485 at [[TCA Ground]] *New Norfolk 9.14 (68) v Clarence 7.7 (49) – [[Attendance|Att]]: 1,339 at [[Boyer Oval]]
===First Semi Final=== (Saturday, 29 August 1953) *Sandy Bay: 3.5 (23) | 6.6 (42) | 11.8 (74) | 14.12 (96) *Clarence: 1.2 (8) | 5.7 (37) | 8.9 (57) | 9.12 (66) *[[Attendance]]: 6,034 at [[North Hobart Oval]]
===Second Semi Final=== (Saturday, 5 September 1953) *New Town: 4.4 (28) | 6.4 (40) | 9.7 (61) | 11.10 (76) *Hobart: 0.3 (3) | 1.4 (10) | 2.8 (20) | 4.9 (33) *[[Attendance]]: 4,017 at [[North Hobart Oval]]
===Preliminary Final=== (Saturday, 12 September 1953) *Sandy Bay: 3.1 (19) | 6.2 (38) | 10.4 (64) | 13.5 (83) *Hobart: 1.2 (8) | 3.6 (24) | 5.7 (37) | 8.12 (60) *[[Attendance]]: 7,993 at [[North Hobart Oval]]
===Grand Final=== (Saturday, 19 September 1953) *New Town: 6.2 (38) | 10.9 (69) | 13.13 (91) | 16.18 (114) *Sandy Bay: 7.2 (44) | 8.7 (55) | 12.11 (83) | 15.13 (103) *[[Attendance]]: 11,860 at [[North Hobart Oval]]
==References== {{reflist}}
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury publication.
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