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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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1950 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1950 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 11.3 69 LOST North Hobart 10.14 74 -5 NHO Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Sandy Bay 15.14 104 WON New Town 11.12 78 26 NTO Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 3.10 28 LOST Hobart 4.13 37 -9 NHO Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Sandy Bay 13.12 90 LOST New Norfolk 18.3 111 -21 QBO May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sandy Bay 11.19 85 WON Clarence 12.8 80 5 TCA May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Sandy Bay 7.13 55 LOST North Hobart 10.8 68 -13 QBO May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Sandy Bay 12.10 82 LOST New Town 13.16 94 -12 NHO May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Sandy Bay 11.5 71 LOST Hobart 12.12 84 -13 QBO Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 7.19 61 WON New Norfolk 6.11 47 14 NHO Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Sandy Bay 9.19 73 WON Clarence 9.10 64 9 QBO Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 14.13 97 WON North Hobart 10.14 74 23 NHO Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 12.10 82 WON New Town 11.12 78 4 QBO Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 14.14 98 LOST Hobart 19.9 123 -25 TCA Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 8.9 57 LOST New Norfolk 12.14 86 -29 BOY Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Sandy Bay 17.10 112 WON Clarence 7.13 55 57 BEL Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 10.14 74 LOST North Hobart 13.12 90 -16 QBO Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 12.7 79 LOST New Town 14.19 103 -24 NTO Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 11.13 79 WON Hobart 8.12 60 19 QBO Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Sandy Bay 17.15 117 WON New Norfolk 12.13 85 32 QBO Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Sandy Bay 14.12 96 WON Clarence 5.12 42 54 NHO Sep 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Sandy Bay 1.52.74.117.11 53 LOST New Town 3.511.1113.1420.19 139 -86 NHO Sep 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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