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TSL - KEY FACTS

Official name
Tasmanian State League

Known as
TSL

Duration
1879–2024

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1879-2024; Reserves (Development League) 2014-2024

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Women's Premiership Season 2007-2020


Premiership Season

Official Name
TFL Premiership Season

Duration
1879–2024

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Kingborough (TAS) 1893-1907, 2014-2024; North Hobart (TAS) 1895-2000, 2009-2013, 2018-2024; Glenorchy (TAS) 1921-2000, 2009-2024; Clarence (TAS) 1947-2000, 2009-2024; North Launceston (TAS) 1987-2000, 2009-2024; Launceston (TAS) 1994-1997, 2009-2024; Lauderdale (TAS) 2009-2024

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
City (Hobart) (TAS) 1879-1896; Cricketers (TAS) 1879-1885; Wellington (TAS) 1879-1905; Holebrook (TAS) 1880-1894; Union (TAS) 1887; Summerton (TAS) 1898; Lefroy (TAS) 1898-1941; Derwent (TAS) 1906-1907; Cananore (TAS) 1908-1941; Sandy Bay (TAS) 1945-1997; Hobart (TAS) 1945-1997, 2009-2013; New Norfolk (TAS) 1947-1999; East Launceston (TAS) 1986; South Launceston (TAS) 1986-1997, 2009-2013; Devonport (TAS) 1987-2000, 2009-2017; Burnie Hawks (TAS) 1987-1994; Burnie Dockers (TAS) 1995-2000, 2009-2017; Southern Districts (TAS) 1998-1999; Western Storm (TAS) 2014-2015; Hobart City (TAS) 2014-2017

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Bellerive Oval; KGV Oval; Kingston Twin Ovals; Lauderdale Oval; North Hobart Oval; Windsor Park; York Park

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Boyer Oval; Devonport Oval; Huonville Reserve; Invermay Park; Kingston Beach Oval; New Town Oval; NTCA Ground; Queenborough Oval; Richmond Oval (TAS); Snug Park; TBC; TCA Ground; West Park Oval; Youngtown Oval

1996 TFL Premiership Season

 
 

The TSL (Tasmanian State League) is Tasmania’s premier Australian Football competition. [Re] established in 2009, after a nine-year hiatus, the TSL is the island’s sole state-wide competition, and is owned and administered by AFL Tasmania in consultation with participating clubs. The League has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 (claimed to be the third oldest club football league in Australia), and has operated under various guises, including as the TFA, the STFA, the TFL, and the TANFL, amongst others.

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1996 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Clarence 20 17 3 0 2355 1470 160.20 68
2 Burnie Dockers 20 16 4 0 2263 1418 159.59 64
3 North Launceston 20 16 4 0 2204 1453 151.69 64
4 New Norfolk 20 14 6 0 1936 1671 115.86 56
5 Devonport 20 10 9 1 1860 1533 121.33 42
6 Glenorchy 20 10 10 0 1879 1497 125.52 40
7 Launceston 20 9 11 0 1726 2027 85.15 36
8 South Launceston 20 6 13 1 1573 1948 80.75 26
9 Sandy Bay 20 5 15 0 1330 2087 63.73 20
10 Hobart 20 5 15 0 1328 2093 63.45 20
11 North Hobart 20 1 19 0 1229 2486 49.44 4
  H&A 110 109 109 1 19683 19683 100.00 440
  Finals 6 6 6 0 1097 1097 100.00 24
  Total 116 115 115 1 20780 20780 100.00 464

1996 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | EF | QF | 2SF | 1SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandy Bay13.7 85 Sat 6-Apr-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval762
South Launceston12.8 80 Sandy Bay won by 5 points
North Launceston19.5 119 Sat 6-Apr-1996 2:10 pm York Park1,097
Clarence19.16 130 Clarence won by 11 points
Devonport15.9 99 Sat 6-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,038
North Hobart4.8 32 Devonport won by 67 points
Glenorchy9.9 63 Mon 8-Apr-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,974
New Norfolk10.10 70 New Norfolk won by 7 points
Launceston8.13 61 Mon 8-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Windsor Park963
Burnie Dockers25.10 160 Burnie Dockers won by 99 points
Hobart  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Clarence20.16 136 Sat 13-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,291
North Hobart8.6 54 Clarence won by 82 points
New Norfolk14.15 99 Sat 13-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,474
Devonport13.9 87 New Norfolk won by 12 points
Burnie Dockers19.12 126 Sat 13-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Windsor Park1,273
Glenorchy4.10 34 Burnie Dockers won by 92 points
Hobart14.9 93 Sun 14-Apr-1996 2:10 pm TCA Ground1,121
Sandy Bay15.18 108 Sandy Bay won by 15 points
South Launceston20.10 130 Sun 14-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval1,286
North Launceston17.7 109 South Launceston won by 21 points
Launceston  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart11.8 74 Sat 20-Apr-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval748
South Launceston12.21 93 South Launceston won by 19 points
Glenorchy12.21 93 Sat 20-Apr-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval897
Launceston4.13 37 Glenorchy won by 56 points
Clarence12.16 88 Sat 20-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,897
New Norfolk19.12 126 New Norfolk won by 38 points
North Launceston10.17 77 Sat 20-Apr-1996 2:10 pm York Park910
Hobart5.13 43 North Launceston won by 34 points
Devonport10.10 70 Sun 21-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval3,093
Burnie Dockers14.12 96 Burnie Dockers won by 26 points
Sandy Bay  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart8.15 63 Thu 25-Apr-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,204
Hobart15.11 101 Hobart won by 38 points
Sandy Bay12.3 75 Sat 27-Apr-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval813
North Launceston13.16 94 North Launceston won by 19 points
New Norfolk19.17 131 Sat 27-Apr-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,572
South Launceston8.9 57 New Norfolk won by 74 points
Launceston14.13 97 Sat 27-Apr-1996 2:10 pm York Park680
Devonport11.10 76 Launceston won by 21 points
Burnie Dockers17.10 112 Sat 27-Apr-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval2,622
Clarence11.16 82 Burnie Dockers won by 30 points
Glenorchy  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart9.12 66 Sat 4-May-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,005
Sandy Bay12.14 86 Sandy Bay won by 20 points
Clarence17.19 121 Sat 4-May-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,243
Launceston15.10 100 Clarence won by 21 points
New Norfolk13.19 97 Sat 4-May-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,420
Hobart7.13 55 New Norfolk won by 42 points
South Launceston13.9 87 Sat 4-May-1996 2:10 pm York Park1,211
Burnie Dockers20.14 134 Burnie Dockers won by 47 points
Devonport12.12 84 Sat 4-May-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,086
Glenorchy15.9 99 Glenorchy won by 15 points
North Launceston  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart13.8 86 Sat 11-May-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval828
Burnie Dockers18.13 121 Burnie Dockers won by 35 points
Glenorchy12.10 82 Sat 11-May-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,674
Clarence14.12 96 Clarence won by 14 points
North Launceston25.13 163 Sat 11-May-1996 2:10 pm York Park779
North Hobart7.9 51 North Launceston won by 112 points
Sandy Bay8.14 62 Sun 12-May-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,148
New Norfolk12.8 80 New Norfolk won by 18 points
Launceston15.7 97 Sun 12-May-1996 2:10 pm Windsor Park861
South Launceston9.9 63 Launceston won by 34 points
Devonport  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart10.16 76 Sat 18-May-1996 2:10 pm TCA Ground724
Launceston17.12 114 Launceston won by 38 points
Clarence17.6 108 Sat 18-May-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,077
Devonport8.16 64 Clarence won by 44 points
New Norfolk11.8 74 Sat 18-May-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,411
North Launceston19.7 121 North Launceston won by 47 points
South Launceston6.2 38 Sat 18-May-1996 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval710
Glenorchy22.15 147 Glenorchy won by 109 points
Burnie Dockers25.13 163 Sat 18-May-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval1,799
Sandy Bay12.6 78 Burnie Dockers won by 85 points
North Hobart  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandy Bay17.13 115 Sat 25-May-1996 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval955
Launceston13.9 87 Sandy Bay won by 28 points
Glenorchy9.15 69 Sat 25-May-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,242
Hobart11.17 83 Hobart won by 14 points
North Launceston27.12 174 Sat 25-May-1996 2:10 pm York Park2,557
Burnie Dockers8.10 58 North Launceston won by 116 points
Devonport12.9 81 Sat 25-May-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,126
South Launceston13.3 81 Devonport drew with South Launceston
North Hobart8.10 58 Sun 26-May-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,304
New Norfolk23.16 154 New Norfolk won by 96 points
Clarence  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart8.7 55 Sat 8-Jun-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval762
Devonport14.11 95 Devonport won by 40 points
Glenorchy11.20 86 Sat 8-Jun-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval988
Sandy Bay3.5 23 Glenorchy won by 63 points
Burnie Dockers19.21 135 Sat 8-Jun-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval1,372
North Hobart6.6 42 Burnie Dockers won by 93 points
South Launceston16.6 102 Sun 9-Jun-1996 2:10 pm York Park693
Clarence15.18 108 Clarence won by 6 points
North Launceston17.10 112 Mon 10-Jun-1996 2:10 pm York Park1,569
Launceston11.8 74 North Launceston won by 38 points
New Norfolk  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart15.9 99 Sat 15-Jun-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval559
Launceston17.12 114 Launceston won by 15 points
Clarence21.13 139 Sat 15-Jun-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,081
Hobart7.11 53 Clarence won by 86 points
New Norfolk15.10 100 Sat 15-Jun-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,444
Burnie Dockers17.10 112 Burnie Dockers won by 12 points
North Launceston19.9 123 Sat 15-Jun-1996 2:10 pm York Park1,137
Glenorchy9.12 66 North Launceston won by 57 points
Devonport14.13 97 Sat 15-Jun-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,201
Sandy Bay10.11 71 Devonport won by 26 points
South Launceston  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart17.10 112 Sat 22-Jun-1996 2:10 pm TCA Ground614
South Launceston12.11 83 Hobart won by 29 points
Glenorchy19.10 124 Sat 22-Jun-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval939
North Hobart11.11 77 Glenorchy won by 47 points
Launceston13.11 89 Sat 22-Jun-1996 2:10 pm Windsor Park770
New Norfolk21.9 135 New Norfolk won by 46 points
Devonport11.11 77 Sun 23-Jun-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval2,122
North Launceston10.8 68 Devonport won by 9 points
Sandy Bay11.8 74 Sun 23-Jun-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,058
Clarence18.19 127 Clarence won by 53 points
Burnie Dockers  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart11.10 76 Sat 29-Jun-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval602
Devonport19.17 131 Devonport won by 55 points
Clarence11.13 79 Sat 29-Jun-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,450
North Launceston14.8 92 North Launceston won by 13 points
South Launceston13.12 90 Sat 29-Jun-1996 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval451
Sandy Bay5.6 36 South Launceston won by 54 points
Burnie Dockers13.13 91 Sat 29-Jun-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval955
Launceston14.9 93 Launceston won by 2 points
New Norfolk13.10 88 Sun 30-Jun-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,591
Glenorchy12.11 83 New Norfolk won by 5 points
Hobart  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandy Bay21.12 138 Sat 6-Jul-1996 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval871
Hobart16.9 105 Sandy Bay won by 33 points
Glenorchy13.18 96 Sat 6-Jul-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,540
Burnie Dockers10.12 72 Glenorchy won by 24 points
Devonport15.17 107 Sat 6-Jul-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval960
New Norfolk4.11 35 Devonport won by 72 points
North Hobart10.12 72 Sun 7-Jul-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval870
Clarence22.10 142 Clarence won by 70 points
North Launceston13.15 93 Sun 7-Jul-1996 2:10 pm York Park2,016
South Launceston9.6 60 North Launceston won by 33 points
Launceston  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart8.6 54 Sat 13-Jul-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval663
North Launceston14.11 95 North Launceston won by 41 points
South Launceston14.13 97 Sat 13-Jul-1996 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval544
North Hobart8.8 56 South Launceston won by 41 points
Launceston10.10 70 Sat 13-Jul-1996 2:10 pm Windsor Park798
Glenorchy16.13 109 Glenorchy won by 39 points
New Norfolk4.7 31 Sun 14-Jul-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,676
Clarence19.19 133 Clarence won by 102 points
Burnie Dockers10.13 73 Sun 14-Jul-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval5,078
Devonport6.11 47 Burnie Dockers won by 26 points
Sandy Bay  Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Clarence12.12 84 Sat 20-Jul-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,511
Burnie Dockers11.6 72 Clarence won by 12 points
North Launceston18.19 127 Sat 20-Jul-1996 2:10 pm York Park726
Sandy Bay12.9 81 North Launceston won by 46 points
South Launceston13.8 86 Sat 20-Jul-1996 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval665
New Norfolk19.9 123 New Norfolk won by 37 points
Devonport37.9 231 Sat 20-Jul-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,591
Launceston10.6 66 Devonport won by 165 points
North Hobart10.7 67 Sun 21-Jul-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,125
Hobart11.16 82 Hobart won by 15 points
Glenorchy  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart13.6 84 Sat 27-Jul-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,694
New Norfolk12.21 93 New Norfolk won by 9 points
Glenorchy15.11 101 Sat 27-Jul-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,018
Devonport10.9 69 Glenorchy won by 32 points
Launceston7.12 54 Sat 27-Jul-1996 2:10 pm York Park497
Clarence13.14 92 Clarence won by 38 points
Burnie Dockers22.22 154 Sat 27-Jul-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval1,448
South Launceston8.5 53 Burnie Dockers won by 101 points
Sandy Bay13.9 87 Sun 28-Jul-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval705
North Hobart15.14 104 North Hobart won by 17 points
North Launceston  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart5.4 34 Sat 3-Aug-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval645
North Launceston16.13 109 North Launceston won by 75 points
New Norfolk17.10 112 Sat 3-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval886
Sandy Bay4.5 29 New Norfolk won by 83 points
Burnie Dockers14.18 102 Sat 3-Aug-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval808
Hobart0.5 5 Burnie Dockers won by 97 points
Clarence11.6 72 Sun 4-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,318
Glenorchy8.5 53 Clarence won by 19 points
South Launceston7.8 50 Sun 4-Aug-1996 2:10 pm York Park617
Launceston14.7 91 Launceston won by 41 points
Devonport  Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandy Bay4.9 33 Sat 10-Aug-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval590
Burnie Dockers18.16 124 Burnie Dockers won by 91 points
Glenorchy10.6 66 Sat 10-Aug-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval764
South Launceston12.6 78 South Launceston won by 12 points
North Launceston20.14 134 Sat 10-Aug-1996 2:10 pm York Park1,341
New Norfolk12.5 77 North Launceston won by 57 points
Launceston17.15 117 Sat 10-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Windsor Park399
Hobart9.10 64 Launceston won by 53 points
Devonport8.6 54 Sat 10-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,390
Clarence19.8 122 Clarence won by 68 points
North Hobart  Bye

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart10.18 78 Sat 17-Aug-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,173
Glenorchy9.10 64 Hobart won by 14 points
New Norfolk14.17 101 Sat 17-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval841
North Hobart1.3 9 New Norfolk won by 92 points
Launceston9.10 64 Sat 17-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Windsor Park402
Sandy Bay3.8 26 Launceston won by 38 points
South Launceston7.7 49 Sun 18-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval678
Devonport14.7 91 Devonport won by 42 points
Burnie Dockers10.13 73 Sun 18-Aug-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval2,531
North Launceston6.4 40 Burnie Dockers won by 33 points
Clarence  Bye

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart10.9 69 Sat 24-Aug-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval548
Burnie Dockers24.20 164 Burnie Dockers won by 95 points
Clarence20.16 136 Sat 24-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,001
South Launceston12.12 84 Clarence won by 52 points
North Launceston19.22 136 Sat 24-Aug-1996 2:10 pm York Park1,088
Launceston8.5 53 North Launceston won by 83 points
Devonport16.16 112 Sat 24-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,082
Hobart6.5 41 Devonport won by 71 points
Sandy Bay4.10 34 Sun 25-Aug-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval782
Glenorchy19.18 132 Glenorchy won by 98 points
New Norfolk  Bye

Round 21[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sandy Bay7.9 51 Sat 31-Aug-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval992
Devonport19.9 123 Devonport won by 72 points
Glenorchy14.15 99 Sat 31-Aug-1996 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,012
North Launceston15.15 105 North Launceston won by 6 points
Launceston24.11 155 Sat 31-Aug-1996 2:10 pm Windsor Park486
North Hobart7.10 52 Launceston won by 103 points
Burnie Dockers17.19 121 Sat 31-Aug-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval1,924
New Norfolk12.12 84 Burnie Dockers won by 37 points
Hobart5.4 34 Sun 1-Sep-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval804
Clarence35.17 227 Clarence won by 193 points
South Launceston  Bye

Round 22[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Clarence19.19 133 Sat 7-Sep-1996 2:01 pm Bellerive Oval2,243
Sandy Bay5.8 38 Clarence won by 95 points
North Hobart11.8 74 Sat 7-Sep-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval837
Glenorchy33.15 213 Glenorchy won by 139 points
New Norfolk19.12 126 Sat 7-Sep-1996 2:10 pm Boyer Oval867
Launceston14.9 93 New Norfolk won by 33 points
South Launceston16.16 112 Sat 7-Sep-1996 2:10 pm York Park490
Hobart2.12 24 South Launceston won by 88 points
North Launceston17.11 113 Sun 8-Sep-1996 2:10 pm York Park1,509
Devonport9.11 65 North Launceston won by 48 points
Burnie Dockers  Bye

1996 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Clarence 20 17 3 0 2355 1470 160.20 68
2 Burnie Dockers 20 16 4 0 2263 1418 159.59 64
3 North Launceston 20 16 4 0 2204 1453 151.69 64
4 New Norfolk 20 14 6 0 1936 1671 115.86 56
5 Devonport 20 10 9 1 1860 1533 121.33 42
6 Glenorchy 20 10 10 0 1879 1497 125.52 40
7 Launceston 20 9 11 0 1726 2027 85.15 36
8 South Launceston 20 6 13 1 1573 1948 80.75 26
9 Sandy Bay 20 5 15 0 1330 2087 63.73 20
10 Hobart 20 5 15 0 1328 2093 63.45 20
11 North Hobart 20 1 19 0 1229 2486 49.44 4
  H&A 110 109 109 1 19683 19683 100.00 440
  Finals 6 6 6 0 1097 1097 100.00 24
  Total 116 115 115 1 20780 20780 100.00 464


Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

Elimination Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
New Norfolk3.29.511.913.10 88 Sun 15-Sep-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval2,045
Devonport4.19.316.420.5 125 Devonport won by 37 points

Qualifying Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Burnie Dockers3.24.56.59.11 65 Sun 15-Sep-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval3,006
North Launceston6.17.110.1011.12 78 North Launceston won by 13 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Clarence5.29.711.1118.15 123 Sat 21-Sep-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval2,100
North Launceston1.53.88.1310.14 74 Clarence won by 49 points

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Burnie Dockers8.211.615.918.9 117 Sun 22-Sep-1996 2:10 pm West Park Oval5,332
Devonport3.59.612.813.9 87 Burnie Dockers won by 30 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Launceston2.54.75.910.12 72 Sun 29-Sep-1996 2:10 pm York Park2,061
Burnie Dockers3.35.511.714.9 93 Burnie Dockers won by 21 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Clarence3.47.1012.1414.17 101 Sat 5-Oct-1996 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval12,352
Burnie Dockers2.34.57.910.14 74 Clarence won by 27 points

Footnotes

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