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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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1965 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1965 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Sandy Bay 13.9 87 LOST New Norfolk 15.11 101 -14 QBO Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Sandy Bay 7.12 54 LOST Clarence 9.19 73 -19 NHO Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Sandy Bay 7.10 52 WON North Hobart 4.12 36 16 NHO Apr 19 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sandy Bay 11.11 77 LOST Hobart 14.18 102 -25 TCA Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sandy Bay 10.8 68 LOST Glenorchy 13.14 92 -24 QBO May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Sandy Bay 8.14 62 LOST New Norfolk 13.10 88 -26 BOY May 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Sandy Bay 15.18 108 WON Clarence 12.11 83 25 BEL May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Sandy Bay 8.11 59 LOST North Hobart 18.6 114 -55 QBO May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 13.17 95 WON Hobart 11.5 71 24 QBO May 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sandy Bay 10.9 69 LOST Glenorchy 10.11 71 -2 NHO Jun 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 10.7 67 LOST New Norfolk 12.21 93 -26 NHO Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 12.12 84 LOST Clarence 14.11 95 -11 QBO Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 14.15 99 LOST North Hobart 14.16 100 -1 NHO Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Sandy Bay 11.11 77 LOST Hobart 10.18 78 -1 NHO Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Sandy Bay 10.12 72 WON Glenorchy 9.16 70 2 QBO Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 9.14 68 LOST New Norfolk 14.19 103 -35 QBO Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 7.18 60 LOST Clarence 16.12 108 -48 BEL Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 10.12 72 LOST North Hobart 13.23 101 -29 QBO Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Sandy Bay 16.11 107 LOST Hobart 17.27 129 -22 TCA Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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