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KEY FACTS

Official name
Sandy Bay Football Club

Known as
Sandy Bay

Formed
1944

Disbanded
1997

Colours
Blue and white

Emblem
Seagulls

Affiliation (Historical)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1945–1997

Senior Premierships
Tasmanian Football League - 1946, 1952, 1964, 1971-72, 1976-77-78 (8 total) Tasmanian State Premierships - 1946, 1971 (2 total)

Most Games
315 by Bob Lahey

Postal Address
P.O. Box 278, Sandy Bay 7005, Tasmania

Sandy Bay



It was during the 1970s, however, that the Sandy Bay Football Club really came into its own, embarking on a sustained period of dominance that few TFL clubs ever matched. Sandwiched in between third place finishes in 1970 and 1979 the Seagulls contested eight consecutive grand finals for five wins and three losses. Especially towards the end of this period the side was well nigh indomitable.

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1973 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1973 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Sandy Bay 16.15 111 WON Clarence 10.13 73 38 QBO Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Sandy Bay 16.17 113 WON Glenorchy 12.17 89 24 NHO Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Sandy Bay 19.25 139 WON Hobart 10.13 73 66 NHO Apr 25 (Wed, 2:10) Scores
4 H Sandy Bay 19.19 133 WON New Norfolk 7.14 56 77 QBO May 28 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
5 A Sandy Bay 12.12 84 WON North Hobart 10.14 74 10 NHO May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Sandy Bay 26.17 173 WON Clarence 10.7 67 106 NHO May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Sandy Bay 14.14 98 WON Glenorchy 12.16 88 10 KGV May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Sandy Bay 17.14 116 WON Hobart 5.16 46 70 NHO Jun 4 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
9 A Sandy Bay 15.12 102 WON New Norfolk 10.12 72 30 BOY Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Sandy Bay 19.11 125 WON North Hobart 9.14 68 57 QBO Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 20.12 132 WON Clarence 11.19 85 47 BEL Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 17.13 115 WON Glenorchy 13.5 83 32 QBO Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 17.16 118 WON Hobart 9.13 67 51 TCA Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Sandy Bay 17.18 120 WON New Norfolk 10.15 75 45 NHO Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Sandy Bay 15.21 111 WON North Hobart 13.10 88 23 QBO Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 19.20 134 WON Clarence 11.10 76 58 QBO Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 18.19 127 WON Glenorchy 16.13 109 18 KGV Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 21.19 145 WON Hobart 9.6 60 85 NHO Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Sandy Bay 18.11 119 WON New Norfolk 9.14 68 51 BOY Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Sandy Bay 5.013.016.421.9 135 WON Glenorchy 2.63.117.1311.16 82 53 NHO Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H Sandy Bay 3.04.28.510.5 65 LOST Hobart 2.35.78.1111.19 85 -20 NHO Sep 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.