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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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1974 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Sandy Bay's 1974 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 17.11 113 WON Clarence 7.20 62 51 BEL Apr 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Sandy Bay 10.14 74 LOST North Hobart 21.19 145 -71 QBO Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Sandy Bay 11.19 85 LOST Glenorchy 14.9 93 -8 KGV Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Sandy Bay 17.20 122 WON New Norfolk 9.7 61 61 NHO Apr 25 (Thu, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sandy Bay 22.18 150 WON Hobart 10.8 68 82 QBO May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Sandy Bay 18.14 122 WON Clarence 7.6 48 74 NHO May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Sandy Bay 11.11 77 LOST North Hobart 14.17 101 -24 NHO May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Sandy Bay 14.17 101 LOST Glenorchy 16.8 104 -3 QBO May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sandy Bay 21.8 134 WON New Norfolk 17.9 111 23 QBO Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sandy Bay 7.11 53 LOST Hobart 11.12 78 -25 NHO Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Sandy Bay 9.22 76 WON Clarence 2.6 18 58 BEL Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sandy Bay 12.15 87 WON North Hobart 10.6 66 21 QBO Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Sandy Bay 8.12 60 LOST Glenorchy 11.11 77 -17 KGV Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sandy Bay 10.11 71 WON Hobart 4.9 33 38 TCA Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Sandy Bay 20.19 139 WON North Hobart 9.7 61 78 NHO Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Sandy Bay 16.14 110 WON Glenorchy 12.9 81 29 NHO Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Sandy Bay 6.15 51 LOST New Norfolk 8.17 65 -14 BOY Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sandy Bay 14.10 94 WON Hobart 11.12 78 16 QBO Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Sandy Bay 13.16 94 DRAW Clarence 14.10 94 0 QBO Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Sandy Bay 8.11 59 LOST New Norfolk 12.16 88 -29 NHO Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Sandy Bay 12.9 81 LOST Clarence 14.16 100 -19 QBO Sep 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Sandy Bay 3.27.68.1315.15 105 WON Glenorchy 6.68.89.912.14 86 19 NHO Sep 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
GF H Sandy Bay 4.54.811.1315.18 108 LOST North Hobart 5.113.615.921.10 136 -28 NHO Oct 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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