The 1976 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over seventeen (17) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 3 April and 11 September 1976.
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
1976 TANFL Club Coaches
Trevor Sorrell (Clarence) Peter Hudson (Glenorchy) David Harris (Hobart) Neil Ferguson (New Norfolk) Ross Price (North Hobart) Paul Sproule (Sandy Bay)
TANFL Reserves Grand Final
New Norfolk 9.11 (65) v Sandy Bay 5.9 (39) – North Hobart Oval
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final
Clarence 23.17 (155) v Glenorchy 8.15 (63) – North Hobart Oval
State Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 18 September 1976) Ulverstone: 4.2 (26) | 12.5 (77) | 15.8 (98) | 21.12 (138) Sandy Bay: 1.3 (9) | 4.6 (30) | 7.14 (56) | 9.15 (69) Attendance: 3,211 at Devonport Oval
State Grand Final
(Saturday, 25 September 1976) Ulverstone: 5.3 (33) | 8.10 (58) | 11.15 (81) | 17.19 (121) Launceston: 4.6 (30) | 6.10 (46) | 7.12 (54) | 10.14 (74) Attendance: 6,827 at York Park
Interstate Matches
Interstate Match (Saturday, 12 June 1976) Tasmania 21.19 (145) v Queensland 14.15 (99) – Att: 7,715 at North Hobart Oval
Interstate Match (Sunday, 11 July 1976) New South Wales 18.23 (131) v Tasmania 18.13 (121) – Att: N/A at Trumper Park, Sydney.
Intrastate Matches
Jubilee Shield – (Saturday, 15 May 1976) TANFL 18.16 (124) v NWFU 14.21 (105) – Att: 7,702 at North Hobart Oval
Jubilee Shield – (Saturday, 29 May 1976) TANFL 17.17 (119) v NTFA 13.14 (92) – Att: N/A at York Park
Inter-Association Match – (Sunday, 16 May 1976) Huon FA 12.13 (85) v TANFL II 8.19 (67) – Att: 1,350 at Huonville Recreation Ground.
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
Peter Hudson (Glenorchy) – 133
Michael Elliot (Sandy Bay) – 74
Trevor Sorrell (Clarence) – 47
David Charlesworth (Hobart) – 40
Medal Winners
Trevor Sorell (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal
John Mundy (Sandy Bay) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) D.Sutton (New Norfolk) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) Gary Linton (Glenorchy) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best TANFL player in Intrastate Matches)
1976 TANFL Ladder
Round 1
(Saturday, 3 April 1976) Hobart 21.14 (140) v Nth Hobart 11.15 (81) – Att: 2,448 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 15.20 (110) v Glenorchy 12.4 (76) – Att: 2,686 at KGV Football Park Clarence 17.21 (123) v New Norfolk 12.17 (89) – Att: 1,788 at Boyer Oval
Round 2
(Saturday, 10 April 1976) New Norfolk 22.10 (142) v Hobart 15.20 (110) – Att: 2,047 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 14.15 (99) v Clarence 4.12 (36) – Att: 2,270 at Queenborough Oval Glenorchy 10.15 (75) v Nth Hobart 7.13 (55) – Att: 2,380 at KGV Football Park
Round 3
(Saturday, 17 April & Monday, 19 April 1976) Sandy Bay 13.13 (91) v Nth Hobart 5.11 (41) – Att: 2,148 at North Hobart Oval New Norfolk 17.16 (118) v Glenorchy 13.11 (89) – Att: 1,954 at Boyer Oval Hobart 20.15 (135) v Clarence 13.18 (96) – Att: 2,871 at North Hobart Oval (Monday)
Round 4
(Saturday, 24 April 1976) Clarence 21.16 (142) v Nth Hobart 12.16 (88) – Att: 1,788 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 16.17 (113) v New Norfolk 4.12 (36) – Att: 2,150 at Queenborough Oval Glenorchy 14.12 (96) v Hobart 12.18 (90) – Att: 2,067 at TCA Ground
Round 5
(Saturday, 1 May 1976) Nth Hobart 15.19 (109) v New Norfolk 15.17 (107) – Att: 1,828 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 17.14 (116) v Hobart 13.17 (95) – Att: 1,813 at TCA Ground Clarence 12.20 (92) v Glenorchy 9.15 (69) – Att: 2,786 at KGV Football Park
Round 6
(Saturday, 8 May 1976) New Norfolk 17.20 (122) v Clarence 16.15 (111) – Att: 1,972 at North Hobart Oval Hobart 22.20 (152) v Nth Hobart 6.8 (44) – Att: 1,624 at TCA Ground Sandy Bay 15.14 (104) v Glenorchy 14.14 (98) – Att: 2,318 at Queenborough Oval
Round 7
(Saturday, 22 May 1976) Glenorchy 26.15 (171) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) – Att: 2,472 at North Hobart Oval Clarence 16.16 (112) v Sandy Bay 15.21 (111) – Att: 2,368 at Bellerive Oval Hobart 20.10 (130) v New Norfolk 13.12 (90) – Att: 1,451 at Boyer Oval
Round 8
(Saturday, 29 May 1976) New Norfolk 20.9 (129) v Glenorchy 14.9 (93) – Att: 1,556 at North Hobart Oval Clarence 15.13 (103) v Hobart 12.21 (93) – Att: 1,233 at TCA Ground Sandy Bay 12.20 (92) v Nth Hobart 12.7 (79) – Att: 1,061 at Queenborough Oval