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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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1966 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1966 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 10.7 67 WON Glenorchy 6.13 49 18 KGV Apr 2 (Sat, 2:01) Scores
2 H Sandy Bay 12.12 84 LOST New Norfolk 12.13 85 -1 QBO Apr 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 11.9 75 WON Clarence 6.14 50 25 QBO Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sandy Bay 12.12 84 WON North Hobart 10.14 74 10 NHO Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Sandy Bay 15.14 104 LOST Hobart 19.22 136 -32 NHO Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Sandy Bay 10.12 72 LOST Glenorchy 11.13 79 -7 QBO May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Sandy Bay 7.17 59 LOST New Norfolk 17.12 114 -55 NHO May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Sandy Bay 9.10 64 WON Clarence 8.14 62 2 BEL May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 17.15 117 WON North Hobart 14.14 98 19 QBO Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sandy Bay 14.13 97 LOST Hobart 15.17 107 -10 TCA Jun 9 (Thu, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 9.20 74 LOST Glenorchy 12.9 81 -7 NHO Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 12.17 89 LOST New Norfolk 15.13 103 -14 QBO Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Sandy Bay 10.10 70 LOST Clarence 12.13 85 -15 NHO Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 4.10 34 LOST North Hobart 5.11 41 -7 NHO Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Sandy Bay 7.19 61 WON Hobart 9.5 59 2 QBO Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 8.4 52 LOST Glenorchy 15.12 102 -50 QBO Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 7.6 48 LOST New Norfolk 12.16 88 -40 BOY Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Sandy Bay 8.9 57 LOST Clarence 16.13 109 -52 BEL Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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