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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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1960 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1960 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 14.15 99 WON New Norfolk 12.13 85 14 NHO Apr 18 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 A Sandy Bay 14.15 99 WON Clarence 6.16 52 47 BEL Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 12.18 90 WON North Hobart 12.8 80 10 QBO May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Sandy Bay 12.10 82 WON Hobart 9.11 65 17 QBO May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sandy Bay 10.5 65 LOST Glenorchy 13.9 87 -22 QBO May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Sandy Bay 7.17 59 LOST New Norfolk 11.6 72 -13 BOY May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Sandy Bay 10.9 69 LOST Clarence 14.4 88 -19 QBO Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Sandy Bay 8.13 61 LOST North Hobart 14.13 97 -36 NHO Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Sandy Bay 9.12 66 LOST Hobart 15.13 103 -37 NHO Jun 13 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sandy Bay 10.17 77 WON Glenorchy 6.17 53 24 KGV Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Sandy Bay 8.8 56 WON New Norfolk 7.9 51 5 QBO Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Sandy Bay 2.11 23 LOST Clarence 12.18 90 -67 BEL Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Sandy Bay 7.5 47 LOST North Hobart 11.12 78 -31 QBO Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 9.9 63 LOST Hobart 11.7 73 -10 NHO Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Sandy Bay 10.12 72 WON Glenorchy 6.10 46 26 QBO Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Sandy Bay 7.9 51 LOST New Norfolk 12.11 83 -32 BOY Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Sandy Bay 5.7 37 LOST Clarence 10.9 69 -32 QBO Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Sandy Bay 4.4 28 LOST North Hobart 8.11 59 -31 NHO Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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