Australian Football

AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game

 

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.

Read more


1977 Season (TANFL) Fixture

Top

Sandy Bay's 1977 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 12.18 90 WON Hobart 7.8 50 40 TCA Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Sandy Bay 19.18 132 WON New Norfolk 12.14 86 46 NHO Apr 25 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 12.8 80 WON North Hobart 8.17 65 15 QBO Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Sandy Bay 12.14 86 WON Clarence 10.19 79 7 QBO May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sandy Bay 19.10 124 WON Glenorchy 6.10 46 78 NHO May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Sandy Bay 21.10 136 WON Hobart 10.8 68 68 QBO Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Sandy Bay 13.10 88 WON New Norfolk 7.16 58 30 QBO Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Sandy Bay 14.20 104 WON North Hobart 12.11 83 21 NHO Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Sandy Bay 20.18 138 WON Clarence 7.12 54 84 BEL Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Sandy Bay 12.15 87 WON Glenorchy 8.12 60 27 QBO Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 12.21 93 WON Hobart 13.9 87 6 NHO Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Sandy Bay 10.20 80 WON New Norfolk 7.10 52 28 BOY Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 16.25 121 WON North Hobart 6.8 44 77 NHO Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 18.19 127 WON Clarence 5.8 38 89 NHO Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Sandy Bay 11.17 83 LOST Glenorchy 12.17 89 -6 KGV Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Sandy Bay 3.38.615.918.10 118 WON New Norfolk 5.39.515.516.10 106 12 NHO Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H Sandy Bay 6.59.515.719.9 123 WON Glenorchy 0.31.71.95.14 44 79 NHO Sep 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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