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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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1961 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1961 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 10.20 80 WON Glenorchy 5.11 41 39 NHO Apr 3 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 H Sandy Bay 7.7 49 DRAW New Norfolk 7.7 49 0 QBO Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 13.20 98 LOST Hobart 14.15 99 -1 QBO Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sandy Bay 5.13 43 LOST Clarence 8.14 62 -19 BEL Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Sandy Bay 10.14 74 LOST North Hobart 11.13 79 -5 NHO Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Sandy Bay 13.10 88 LOST Glenorchy 14.13 97 -9 QBO May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Sandy Bay 18.9 117 WON New Norfolk 12.13 85 32 NHO May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Sandy Bay 13.10 88 WON Hobart 10.13 73 15 TCA Aug 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 10.8 68 WON Clarence 8.15 63 5 QBO May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Sandy Bay 6.14 50 LOST North Hobart 7.10 52 -2 QBO Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 9.11 65 LOST Glenorchy 9.17 71 -6 KGV Jun 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 11.9 75 WON New Norfolk 6.10 46 29 QBO Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 10.12 72 WON Hobart 7.12 54 18 NHO Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 11.11 77 WON Clarence 8.7 55 22 BEL Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Sandy Bay 11.5 71 WON North Hobart 8.9 57 14 QBO Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 4.12 36 LOST Glenorchy 6.9 45 -9 NHO Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 7.15 57 WON New Norfolk 2.4 16 41 BOY Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 12.13 85 LOST Hobart 12.16 88 -3 QBO Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Sandy Bay 12.21 93 WON Clarence 10.8 68 25 NHO Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Sandy Bay 11.19 85 LOST North Hobart 16.14 110 -25 NHO Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Sandy Bay 2.35.56.811.11 77 WON Clarence 2.27.48.98.10 58 19 NHO Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF A Sandy Bay 1.28.48.69.8 62 LOST Glenorchy 3.36.69.1013.13 91 -29 NHO Sep 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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