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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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1979 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1979 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Sandy Bay 7.10 52 LOST North Hobart 9.15 69 -17 NHO Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Sandy Bay 14.11 95 WON New Norfolk 6.14 50 45 BOY Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 5.6 36 LOST Clarence 10.19 79 -43 QBO Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Sandy Bay 6.7 43 LOST Glenorchy 17.19 121 -78 NHO Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sandy Bay 12.14 86 WON Hobart 10.9 69 17 QBO May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Sandy Bay 10.19 79 WON North Hobart 6.12 48 31 NHO May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Sandy Bay 15.12 102 WON New Norfolk 8.16 64 38 NHO May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Sandy Bay 7.10 52 LOST Clarence 12.14 86 -34 BEL May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 5.7 37 LOST Glenorchy 16.21 117 -80 QBO Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sandy Bay 15.20 110 WON Hobart 15.15 105 5 TCA Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Sandy Bay 16.11 107 WON North Hobart 10.21 81 26 QBO Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 12.12 84 WON New Norfolk 8.13 61 23 QBO Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 8.14 62 LOST Clarence 8.15 63 -1 NHO Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 7.10 52 LOST Glenorchy 14.19 103 -51 KGV Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Sandy Bay 14.19 103 WON Hobart 9.21 75 28 TCA Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 20.11 131 WON North Hobart 9.14 68 63 QBO Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 6.9 45 LOST New Norfolk 9.18 72 -27 KGV Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 12.11 83 WON Clarence 8.7 55 28 QBO Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Sandy Bay 9.13 67 LOST Glenorchy 18.15 123 -56 KGV Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Sandy Bay 11.15 81 LOST Hobart 11.16 82 -1 NHO Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF H Sandy Bay 3.39.714.1218.12 120 WON North Hobart 1.04.35.86.13 49 71 NHO Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF A Sandy Bay 0.21.34.69.6 60 LOST Clarence 3.35.97.1610.19 79 -19 NHO Sep 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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