1926 TFL season

45th season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League March 2026 tanfl 1926 4 Cananore 8 J. Brain (Cananore – 64 goals) 1925 1927 The 1926 TANFL season was the 45th season of the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in southern Tasmania. Cananore won the TANFL premiership for the 8th time, defeating New Town in the grand final by 32 points. Ladder In 1926, the roster matches were to feature three rounds played for 2 premiership points per win, then three rounds played for 4 premiership points per win – a scheduled total of 18 matches. Then, if necessary, the club with the most or equal-most premiership points would play a grand final against the club with best win–loss record, if that record was equal or better than that of the premiership points leader, to determine the premiers.The Mercury 24 September 1926 12 Football Hobart, Tas After sixteen matches, the league opted to cancel Lefroy's and North Hobart's remaining two matches.The Mercury 28 September 1926 10 Football - roster to be curtailed Hobart, Tas Then in the only remaining roster match, New Town 9.11 (65) defeated Cananore 7.16 (58) to tie the two clubs on points and force a grand final.The Mercury 4 October 1926 5 The league premiership Hobart, Tas + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn Pts Points Qualification 1 Cananore (P) 17 13 4 0 36 Grand final 2 New Town 17 11 6 0 36 3 Lefroy 16 5 11 0 12 4 North Hobart 16 4 12 0 12 Source:The Mercury 27 September 1926 10 Football -League matches Hobart, TAS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers Grand final 1926 TFL grand final Saturday, 9 October Cananore 3.1 (19) 7.3 (45) 10.6 (66) 14.8 (92) Ahearne 6, Ford 2, Gorringe 2, Pringle, R. Johns, Bowden Ford, for fightingC. Lucas, for striking O'BrienE. Doolan, for striking Paul H New Town 3.5 (23) 7.7 (49) 7.9 (51) 8.12 (60) Friend 2, Moore 2, Rowe 2, Robertson, Mills Williams, for fighting J. B. Courtnay North Hobart Oval 10,000 The Mercury Football - Cananore win the premiership 11 October 1926 10 Hobart, Tas Awards Cananore won the Tasmanian State Premiership, defeating Launceston (NTFA) on 16 October at York Park before a crowd of 7,000. After building a 38-point lead in the first quarter, Cananore managed only one more goal for the match, and ultimately Cananore 7.10 (52) defeated Launceston 5.20 (50) by two points.The Mercury Hobart, TAS Football: the state premiership 18 October 1926 9 References Category:Tasmanian Football League seasons Tasmania