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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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1946 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1946 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 14.18 102 WON Hobart 5.5 35 67 QBO May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Sandy Bay 15.11 101 LOST New Town 17.19 121 -20 TCA May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 15.10 100 WON North Hobart 10.12 72 28 TCA May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sandy Bay 19.13 127 WON Hobart 11.21 87 40 TCA May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Sandy Bay 12.5 77 LOST New Town 11.20 86 -9 NHO Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Sandy Bay 14.20 104 LOST North Hobart 16.21 117 -13 NHO Jun 10 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
7 H Sandy Bay 14.18 102 WON Hobart 11.11 77 25 NHO Jun 17 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
8 H Sandy Bay 13.15 93 WON New Town 12.13 85 8 NHO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 7.17 59 WON North Hobart 7.7 49 10 TCA Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sandy Bay 21.16 142 WON Hobart 7.10 52 90 TCA Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Sandy Bay 15.13 103 DRAW New Town 15.13 103 0 NHO Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Sandy Bay 7.12 54 LOST North Hobart 8.11 59 -5 NHO Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Sandy Bay 16.6 102 WON Hobart 9.5 59 43 NHO Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 8.8 56 LOST New Town 13.13 91 -35 TCA Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Sandy Bay 7.11 53 LOST North Hobart 12.7 79 -26 NHO Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
SF A Sandy Bay 1.36.99.1412.18 90 WON North Hobart 4.24.57.1010.13 73 17 NHO Sep 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF A Sandy Bay 1.76.910.1417.19 121 WON New Town 1.45.811.1315.19 109 12 NHO Sep 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF A Sandy Bay 1.34.97.1012.16 88 WON New Town 1.41.104.165.16 46 42 NHO Sep 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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