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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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1963 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1963 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Sandy Bay 8.7 55 LOST North Hobart 8.13 61 -6 QBO Apr 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Sandy Bay 12.19 91 WON Hobart 12.10 82 9 NHO Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sandy Bay 12.11 83 LOST Glenorchy 13.7 85 -2 QBO Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sandy Bay 9.12 66 LOST New Norfolk 11.9 75 -9 NHO Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Sandy Bay 13.10 88 WON Clarence 12.15 87 1 BEL May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Sandy Bay 11.9 75 LOST North Hobart 13.15 93 -18 NHO May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Sandy Bay 16.18 114 WON Hobart 11.11 77 37 QBO May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Sandy Bay 13.12 90 WON Glenorchy 7.13 55 35 NHO Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 12.13 85 WON New Norfolk 10.10 70 15 BOY Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Sandy Bay 10.8 68 LOST Clarence 11.10 76 -8 QBO Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Sandy Bay 9.16 70 WON North Hobart 5.7 37 33 QBO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Sandy Bay 15.11 101 WON Hobart 13.10 88 13 TCA Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 13.13 91 WON Glenorchy 5.7 37 54 KGV Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Sandy Bay 9.5 59 WON New Norfolk 6.9 45 14 QBO Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Sandy Bay 8.8 56 LOST Clarence 9.7 61 -5 NHO Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 15.8 98 WON North Hobart 3.10 28 70 QBO Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Sandy Bay 9.11 65 WON Hobart 8.10 58 7 NHO Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 14.10 94 WON Glenorchy 6.16 52 42 QBO Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Sandy Bay 6.9 45 LOST New Norfolk 8.21 69 -24 BOY Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Sandy Bay 2.17.711.815.11 101 WON New Norfolk 4.25.27.910.9 69 32 NHO Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H Sandy Bay 2.12.75.76.13 49 LOST Hobart 3.14.17.310.4 64 -15 NHO Sep 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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