The 1974 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over twenty-one (21) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 6 April and 5 October 1974.
Participating Clubs
Clarence District Football Club
Glenorchy District Football Club
Hobart Football Club
New Norfolk District Football Club
North Hobart Football Club
Sandy Bay Football Club
1974 TANFL Club Coaches
Robin Norris (Clarence) Trevor Sprigg (Glenorchy) Trevor Leo (Hobart) Geoff Hill (New Norfolk) John Devine (North Hobart) Rod Olsson (Sandy Bay)
TANFL Reserves Grand Final
Nth Hobart 17.6 (108) v Glenorchy 13.13 (91) – North Hobart Oval
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final
(Saturday, 12 October 1974) Glenorchy 11.7 (73) v Clarence 5.9 (39) – Boyer Oval
Intrastate Match
Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 8 June 1974) TANFL 12.10 (82) v Huon FA 8.18 (66) – Att: 1,600 at Huonville Recreation Ground.
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
Frank Ogle (Glenorchy) – 55
Terry Mayne (Clarence) – 46
Nigel Ricketts (Sandy Bay) – 43
Chris Saunders (Sandy Bay) – 43
Medal Winners
Tony Browning (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
P.Smith (Clarence) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) L.Berwick (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
1974 TANFL Ladder
Round 1
(Saturday, 6 April 1974) Nth Hobart 10.20 (80) v Glenorchy 9.10 (64) – Att: 4,037 at North Hobart Oval New Norfolk 20.19 (139) v Hobart 17.11 (113) – Att: 1,884 at TCA Ground Sandy Bay 17.11 (113) v Clarence 7.20 (62) – Att: 3,146 at Bellerive Oval
Round 2
(Saturday, 13 April & Monday, 15 April 1974) New Norfolk 16.16 (112) v Glenorchy 9.18 (72) – Att: 2,918 at North Hobart Oval Nth Hobart 21.19 (145) v Sandy Bay 10.14 (74) – Att: 3,096 at Queenborough Oval Hobart 15.16 (106) v Clarence 11.15 (81) – Att: 4,498 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)
Round 3
(Saturday, 20 April 1974) Hobart 19.14 (128) v Nth Hobart 15.15 (105) – Att: 4,536 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 14.9 (93) v Sandy Bay 11.19 (85) – Att: 2,605 at KGV Football Park Clarence 12.13 (85) v New Norfolk 11.8 (74) – Att: 1,925 at Boyer Oval
Round 4
(Thursday, 25 April & Saturday, 27 April 1974) Sandy Bay 17.20 (122) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 3,674 at North Hobart Oval (Anzac Day) Glenorchy 14.15 (99) v Hobart 11.14 (80) – Att: 4,032 at North Hobart Oval (Saturday) Clarence 14.25 (109) v Nth Hobart 16.11 (107) – Att: 3,205 at Bellerive Oval (Saturday)
Round 5
(Saturday, 4 May 1974) New Norfolk 17.16 (118) v Nth Hobart 13.11 (89) – Att: 3,457 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 22.18 (150) v Hobart 10.8 (68) – Att: 2,779 at Queenborough Oval Clarence 16.13 (109) v Glenorchy 16.12 (108) – Att: 3,224 at KGV Football Park
Round 6
(Saturday, 11 May 1974) Sandy Bay 18.14 (122) v Clarence 7.6 (48) – Att: 3,684 at North Hobart Oval New Norfolk 15.21 (111) v Hobart 14.17 (101) – Att: 1,692 at TCA Ground Nth Hobart 14.23 (107) v Glenorchy 12.16 (88) – Att: 4,123 at KGV Football Park
Round 7
(Saturday, 18 May 1974) Nth Hobart 14.17 (101) v Sandy Bay 11.11 (77) – Att: 5,105 at North Hobart Oval New Norfolk 13.11 (89) v Glenorchy 12.17 (89) – Att: 2,147 at Boyer Oval Clarence 14.15 (99) v Hobart 8.13 (61) – Att: 2,127 at Bellerive Oval
Round 8
(Saturday, 25 May 1974) Clarence 21.12 (138) v New Norfolk 9.13 (67) – Att: 3,005 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 16.8 (104) v Sandy Bay 14.17 (101) – Att: 2,772 at Queenborough Oval Hobart 13.17 (95) v Nth Hobart 14.11 (95) – Att: 2,477 at TCA Ground
Round 9
(Saturday, 1 June 1974) Clarence 16.12 (108) v Nth Hobart 13.14 (92) – Att: 4,651 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 21.8 (134) v New Norfolk 17.9 (111) – Att: 2,071 at Queenborough Oval Glenorchy 19.18 (132) v Hobart 8.7 (55) – Att: 2,710 at KGV Football Park
Round 10
(Saturday, 8 June. Saturday, 15 June & Monday, 17 June 1974) Nth Hobart 11.10 (76) v New Norfolk 7.12 (54) – Att: 2,734 at North Hobart Oval (8 June) Hobart 11.12 (78) v Sandy Bay 7.11 (53) – Att: 3,329 at North Hobart Oval (15 June) Glenorchy 13.12 (90) v Clarence 11.7 (73) – Att: 5,784 at North Hobart Oval (17 June)
Round 11
(Saturday, 22 June 1974) Glenorchy 11.11 (77) v Nth Hobart 8.7 (55) – Att: 4,442 at North Hobart Oval Hobart 14.11 (95) v New Norfolk 9.7 (61) – Att: 1,430 at Boyer Oval Sandy Bay 9.22 (76) v Clarence 2.6 (18) – Att: 2,473 at Bellerive Oval