1939 TANFL season

58th season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League March 2026 tanfl 1939 4 13 Eric Zschech (Lefroy) Jack Metherell( − 59 goals) 1938 1940 The 1939 TANFL season was the 58th season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in southern Tasmania. won the TSL premiership for the 13th time and the second year in a row, defeating Cananore by 22 points in the final. Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn Pts Points Qualification 1 (P) 15 12 3 0 60 Finals series 2 Cananore 15 8 7 0 36 3 Lefroy 15 6 9 0 28 4 New Town 15 4 11 0 20 Source:The Mercury 28 August 1939 13 Lefroy in finals Hobart, TAS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers Finals From 1929 until 1941, the TANFL home-and-away season featured three rounds played for 4 premiership points per win, and two rounds played for 6 premiership points per win. A three-team system with challenge was then played, with the initial 1–3 positions based on premiership points, and the right of challenge going only to the team with the strictly best home-and-away season win-loss record.TASMANIAN LEAGUE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/24252388 The Mercury 25 November 2024 12 26 March 1929 Semi-final Semi-final Saturday, 2 September Cananore 10.7 (67) H Lefroy 9.7 (61) North Hobart Oval 3,484 Lefroy eliminated, Cananore's great first half effort https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25776046?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FM%2Ftitle%2F10%2F1939%2F09%2F04%2Fpage%2F1851433%2Farticle%2F25776046 The Mercury 10 4 September 1939 Cananore 10.6 (66) led Lefroy 2.3 (15) at half time by 51 points; Cananore managed only one point after half time, but Lefroy was unable to make up the difference and Cananore won by six points. Grand final 1939 TANFL grand final Saturday, 16 September 2.1 (13) 4.6 (30) 7.8 (50) 10.9 (69) T. Richardson 3, Tyler 2, S. Richardson, Jones, Manson, Pratt, Andrews Pye, Hooper, Goggins, Abbott, Pratt, T. Richardson, Metherell H Cananore 3.2 (20) 5.5 (35) 6.7 (43) 6.11 (47) Cashman, Haley, E. Richardson, Harrison, Clothier, Reid Evans, Cashman, Haley, Harrison, Reid, Clothier, E. Richardson North Hobart Oval 5,078 The Mercury North Hobart 1939 premiers 18 September 1939 10 Hobart, Tas *Had Cananore won, North Hobart (which had the best win-loss record) would have been entitled under the challenge rule to a rematch the following Saturday to decide the premiership. Awards Eric Zschech (Lefroy) won the George Watt memorial medal as the TANFL's best and fairest player. It was Zschech's second league best and fairest award, having first won it in 1936.The Mercury 10 19 September 1939 Best and fairest player Jack Metherell () was the TANFL's leading goalkicker, finishing the home-and-away season with 59 goals. won the Tasmanian State Premiership for the sixth time, defeating City (NTFA) on 23 September 1939 at North Hobart Oval, before an attendance of 5,800. North Hobart 13.13 (91) defeated City 12.13 (85)The Examiner Launceston, TAS North Hobart defeat City 25 September 1939 10 References Category:Tasmanian Football League seasons Tasmania