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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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1981 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1981 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 9.14 68 LOST New Norfolk 20.22 142 -74 QBO Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Sandy Bay 13.11 89 LOST Hobart 13.18 96 -7 TCA Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 17.14 116 WON North Hobart 10.15 75 41 QBO Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sandy Bay 10.9 69 LOST Clarence 11.14 80 -11 NHO May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Sandy Bay 10.6 66 LOST New Norfolk 17.22 124 -58 BOY May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Sandy Bay 10.10 70 WON Hobart 8.11 59 11 NHO May 16 (Sat, 2:01) Scores
7 A Sandy Bay 24.12 156 WON North Hobart 16.13 109 47 NHO May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Sandy Bay 10.10 70 LOST Glenorchy 19.14 128 -58 NHO May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 16.12 108 WON Clarence 13.6 84 24 NHO Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sandy Bay 9.17 71 LOST Glenorchy 11.14 80 -9 KGV Jun 8 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 9.4 58 LOST New Norfolk 8.19 67 -9 NHO Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 13.14 92 WON Hobart 8.14 62 30 QBO Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Sandy Bay 20.21 141 WON North Hobart 5.7 37 104 QBO Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 10.11 71 LOST Glenorchy 14.12 96 -25 KGV Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Sandy Bay 1.9 15 LOST Clarence 10.9 69 -54 QBO Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 10.12 72 LOST New Norfolk 13.15 93 -21 QBO Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Sandy Bay 10.12 72 LOST Hobart 15.14 104 -32 QBO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Sandy Bay 18.12 120 WON North Hobart 13.14 92 28 NHO Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Sandy Bay 12.19 91 LOST Glenorchy 16.10 106 -15 QBO Aug 15 (Sat, 2:01) Scores
20 A Sandy Bay 14.14 98 LOST Clarence 16.25 121 -23 BEL Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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