1940 TANFL season

59th season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League March 2026 tanfl 1940 4 14 Geoff Kilmartin(Cananore) Jack Metherell( − 69 goals) 1939 1941 The 1940 TANFL season was the 59th season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in southern Tasmania.Onlooker J. Metherell Again Appointed https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25755874/1853319 The Mercury 24 November 2024 17 3 February 1940Lefroy At Full Strength For Match Tomorrow https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25810972 The Mercury 24 November 2024 9 28 June 1940 won the TSL premiership for the 14th time and the third year in a row, defeating Cananore by 57 points in the 1940 TANFL Grand Final.TASMANIA https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2024/05/21/baf45139-6283-43d7-ad5e-860d1482b946/Tasmanian-Premiers-Updated-2024-.pdf AFL.com.au 24 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241124211531/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2024/05/21/baf45139-6283-43d7-ad5e-860d1482b946/Tasmanian-Premiers-Updated-2024-.pdf 24 November 2024TFA / STFA / TFL Premiership Winners https://pathartnett.net.au/pat_history/tfl-premiership-winners/ Pat Hartnett - Tasmanian Football 24 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241022085935/http://pathartnett.net.au/pat_history/tfl-premiership-winners/ 22 October 2024 26 October 2016 Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn PF Points for PA Points against PP Percentage points Pts Points Qualification 1 (P) 15 10 5 0 46 Finals series 2 Cananore 15 8 7 0 38 3 Lefroy 15 6 9 0 32 4 New Town 15 6 9 0 28 Source:Victory For New Town May Give It Top Position https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25817938 The Mercury 24 November 2024 8 9 August 1940Minor Premiership Contestants https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52377477 The Examiner 24 November 2024 7 19 August 1940NORTH HOBART AFTER PREMIERSHIP https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52378422 The Examiner 24 November 2024 7 26 August 1940MINOR PREMIERSHIP https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25820661 The Mercury 24 November 2024 7 26 August 1940 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, 31 August Cananore 13.6 (84) H Lefroy 12.6 (78) North Hobart Oval 3,990 SEMI-FINAL TO CANANORE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52379371 The Examiner 24 November 2024 7 2 September 1940Hobart Semi-Final to Cananore https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68377972 Advocate 24 November 2024 4 2 September 1940LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25822600 The Mercury 24 November 2024 9 6 September 1940 Grand final 1940 TANFL grand final Saturday, 17 September (3:00 pm) 5.2 (32) 8.2 (50) 15.6 (96) 18.8 (116) Metherell 6, Pye 4, T. Richardson 3, Gray 2, Manson, Gorman, Jones Abbott, Metherell, Pye, Challender, T. Richardson, Collis, Jones, Taylor, Andrews, Hooper, Loring, Goggins H Cananore 2.6 (18) 6.10 (46) 6.10 (46) 7.17 (59) N. Richardson 2, Sproule, McDonald, Cooper, Tudor, Cook Watkins, Turner, Sproule, Gaunt, Lette, Haley, Cashman, McDonald, Geappen, Clothier, Cooper, Tudor, Kelly North Hobart Oval 5,420 North Hobart Collect Their 3rd Consecutive Premiership https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219373817 Voice 24 November 2024 2 7 September 1940NORTH HOBART EASILY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52380295 The Examiner 24 November 2024 3 9 September 1940North Hobart Takes Pennant https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68379024 Advocate 24 November 2024 3 9 September 1940 *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 Geoff Kilmartin (Cananore) won the William Leitch Medal as the TANFL's best and fairest player.Further Football https://newsletters.naavi.com/i/JmGo1L5/november-edition-no72/page/7 Old Virgilians Association 24 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241124213003/https://newsletters.naavi.com/i/JmGo1L5/november-edition-no72/page/7 24 November 20242010 Great Club – Cananore/Hobart Football Club https://afltashalloffame.com.au/great-clubs/2010-great-club-cananorehobart-football-club/ AFL Tasmania Hall of Fame 24 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240520052708/https://afltashalloffame.com.au/great-clubs/2010-great-club-cananorehobart-football-club/ 20 May 2024 Jack Metherell () was the TANFL's leading goalkicker, finishing the season with 69 goals.Jack Metherell https://australianfootball.com/players/player/jack%2Bmetherell/5437 Australian Football 24 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20180929005534/https://australianfootball.com/players/player/jack%2Bmetherell/5437 29 September 201844. Jack Metherell https://afltashalloffame.com.au/inductees/44-jack-metherall/ AFL Tasmania Hall of Fame 24 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240520052051/https://afltashalloffame.com.au/inductees/44-jack-metherall/ 20 May 2024 won the Tasmanian State Premiership for the seventh time and the second year in a row, defeating (NTFA) by 56 points on 28 September 1940.State Premiership to North Hobart https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68382492 Advocate 24 November 2024 3 30 September 1940 References Category:Tasmanian Football League seasons Tasmania