The 1960 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over eighteen (18) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 9 April and 17 September 1960.
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
1960 TANFL Club Coaches
Stuart Spencer (Clarence) Jack Rough (Glenorchy) Mal Pascoe (Hobart) Athol Webb (New Norfolk) Darrell Eaton (North Hobart) Stan Booth (Sandy Bay)
TANFL Reserves Grand Final
Glenorchy 8.11 (59) v Nth Hobart 1.7 (13) – North Hobart Oval
TANFL Under-19's Grand Final
State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA) Macalburn 5.12 (42) v Buckingham 5.11 (41) – New Town Oval. Note: Macalburn were affiliated to Hobart, Buckingham were affiliated to Glenorchy.
State Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 24 September 1960) Burnie Tigers: 3.0 (18) | 4.0 (24) | 8.7 (55) | 9.9 (63) Hobart: 1.4 (10) | 5.6 (36) | 6.7 (43) | 9.8 (62) Attendance: 4,500 at Devonport Oval Note: Burnie (NWFU guernseys) and Hobart (TANFL guernseys) wore alternate strips due to a guernsey clash.
State Grand Final
(Saturday, 1 October 1960) City-South: 8.3 (51) | 10.9 (69) | 14.15 (99) | 15.17 (107) Burnie Tigers: 0.8 (8) | 5.14 (44) | 9.14 (68) | 12.17 (89) Attendance: 9,986 at York Park
Intrastate Matches
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 14 May 1960) NTFA 14.8 (92) v TANFL 8.13 (61) – Att: 7,030 at York Park
Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 25 June 1960) NWFU 13.10 (88) v TANFL 6.16 (52) – Att: 12,972 at North Hobart Oval
Interstate Matches
Interstate Match (Monday, 13 June 1960) Tasmania 13.13 (91) v Victoria 12.12 (84) – Att: 15,600 at York Park
Interstate Match (Saturday, 23 July 1960) South Australia 22.16 (148) v Tasmania 12.11 (83) – Att: 36,054 at Adelaide Oval
Leading Goalkickers: TANFL
Mal Pascoe (Hobart) – 57
Rex Garwood (New Norfolk) – 41
Arthur Cole (Hobart) – 38
David Collins (North Hobart) – 35
R.Armstrong (Clarence) – 34
G.Sansom (Clarence) – 34
Medal Winners
Stuart Spencer (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal
K.Turner (North Hobart) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) Roy Isaacs (Buckingham) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) John Noble (North Hobart) – Weller Arnold Medal (Best player in Intrastate matches)
1960 TANFL Ladder
Round 1
(Saturday, 9 April. Saturday, 16 April & Monday, 18 April 1960) Clarence 15.11 (101) v Hobart 13.12 (90) – Att: 7,704 at North Hobart Oval (9 April) Glenorchy 5.15 (45) v Nth Hobart 5.6 (36) – Att: 6,539 at North Hobart Oval (16 April) Sandy Bay 14.15 (99) v New Norfolk 12.13 (85) – Att: 6,813 at North Hobart Oval (18 April)
Round 2
(Saturday, 30 April 1960) Hobart 21.13 (139) v Nth Hobart 15.7 (97) – Att: 3,184 at North Hobart Oval New Norfolk 8.9 (57) v Glenorchy 5.12 (42) – Att: 2,787 at KGV Park Sandy Bay 14.15 (99) v Clarence 6.16 (52) – Att: 3,303 at Bellerive Oval Note: This round was postponed by one week due to flooding in Southern Tasmania.
Round 3
(Saturday, 7 May 1960) Hobart 13.13 (91) v Glenorchy 7.13 (55) – Att: 3,710 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 12.18 (90) v Nth Hobart 12.8 (80) – Att: 2,470 at Queenborough Oval Clarence 11.12 (78) v New Norfolk 5.12 (42) – Att: 2,740 at Boyer Oval
Round 4
(Monday, 14 May 1960) Nth Hobart 9.6 (60) v New Norfolk 8.7 (55) – Att: 2,565 at North Hobart Oval Sandy Bay 12.10 (82) v Hobart 9.11 (65) – Att: 2,187 at Queenborough Oval Clarence 9.14 (68) v Glenorchy 8.10 (58) – Att: 2,645 at KGV Park
Round 5
(Saturday, 21 May 1960) Hobart 13.17 (95) v New Norfolk 10.19 (79) – Att: 3,345 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 13.9 (87) v Sandy Bay 10.5 (65) – Att: 2,580 at Queenborough Oval Clarence 14.16 (100) v Nth Hobart 3.5 (23) – Att: 2,494 at Bellerive Oval
Round 6
(Saturday, 28 May 1960) Glenorchy 7.11 (53) v Nth Hobart 7.4 (46) – Att: 4,392 at North Hobart Oval Hobart 13.8 (86) v Clarence 8.22 (70) – Att: 3,671 at Bellerive Oval New Norfolk 11.6 (72) v Sandy Bay 7.17 (59) – Att: 2,533 at Boyer Oval
Round 7
(Saturday, 4 June 1960) Nth Hobart 16.14 (110) v Hobart 13.5 (83) – Att: 3,490 at North Hobart Oval Clarence 14.4 (88) v Sandy Bay 10.9 (69) – Att: 3,490 at Queenborough Oval New Norfolk 9.13 (67) v Glenorchy 8.7 (55) – Att: 2,830 at Boyer Oval