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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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1957 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1957 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 15.10 100 LOST Clarence 16.17 113 -13 NHO Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Sandy Bay 10.15 75 WON North Hobart 10.13 73 2 QBO Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Sandy Bay 14.12 96 WON New Norfolk 13.16 94 2 BOY May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sandy Bay 13.13 91 LOST Hobart 17.13 115 -24 NHO May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Sandy Bay 15.20 110 LOST Glenorchy 20.14 134 -24 KGV May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Sandy Bay 15.11 101 WON Clarence 14.13 97 4 QBO May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Sandy Bay 12.9 81 WON North Hobart 10.17 77 4 NHO Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Sandy Bay 16.13 109 WON New Norfolk 13.14 92 17 QBO Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 8.10 58 LOST Hobart 11.17 83 -25 QBO Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Sandy Bay 10.14 74 LOST Glenorchy 17.14 116 -42 QBO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 10.8 68 LOST Clarence 14.14 98 -30 BEL Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 13.9 87 LOST North Hobart 14.13 97 -10 QBO Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 15.11 101 WON New Norfolk 14.12 96 5 BOY Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Sandy Bay 11.13 79 LOST Hobart 16.16 112 -33 QBO Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Sandy Bay 13.12 90 LOST Glenorchy 15.16 106 -16 KGV Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 15.18 108 WON Clarence 10.12 72 36 QBO Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 8.9 57 LOST North Hobart 20.25 145 -88 NHO Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 16.12 108 WON New Norfolk 11.14 80 28 QBO Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Sandy Bay 5.59.814.1115.14 104 LOST Hobart 2.36.99.1018.13 121 -17 NHO Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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