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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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1972 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1972 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 16.25 121 WON North Hobart 9.14 68 53 NHO Apr 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Sandy Bay 24.13 157 WON Hobart 9.8 62 95 QBO Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Sandy Bay 11.15 81 LOST New Norfolk 13.15 93 -12 BOY Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sandy Bay 9.13 67 WON Clarence 7.8 50 17 NHO Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sandy Bay 15.11 101 LOST Glenorchy 20.10 130 -29 QBO May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Sandy Bay 21.22 148 WON North Hobart 10.17 77 71 QBO May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Sandy Bay 13.9 87 LOST Hobart 16.14 110 -23 TCA May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Sandy Bay 17.19 121 WON New Norfolk 10.6 66 55 NHO May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 14.12 96 WON Clarence 12.12 84 12 QBO May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sandy Bay 17.16 118 WON Glenorchy 14.9 93 25 NHO Jun 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 29.14 188 WON North Hobart 6.15 51 137 NHO Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 9.11 65 LOST Hobart 12.13 85 -20 NHO Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Sandy Bay 17.5 107 WON New Norfolk 13.15 93 14 QBO Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 19.15 129 WON Clarence 15.19 109 20 BEL Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Sandy Bay 11.6 72 WON Glenorchy 10.8 68 4 KGV Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 13.9 87 WON North Hobart 10.4 64 23 QBO Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 11.16 82 WON Hobart 7.14 56 26 TCA Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 12.11 83 LOST New Norfolk 17.12 114 -31 QBO Aug 5 (Sat, 2:01) Scores
19 H Sandy Bay 15.16 106 WON Clarence 7.7 49 57 NHO Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Sandy Bay 14.15 99 WON Glenorchy 12.14 86 13 QBO Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Sandy Bay 5.48.814.1417.22 124 WON New Norfolk 4.29.313.515.8 98 26 NHO Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H Sandy Bay 5.29.513.718.9 117 WON New Norfolk 2.23.75.1010.14 74 43 NHO Sep 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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