1999 TSFL season
The 1999 TSFL (Tasmanian State Football League) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over eighteen (18) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 10 April and 18 September, 1999.
This was the fourteenth season of statewide football and the League was known as the Chickenfeed Super League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with Chickenfeed Bargain Stores in Hobart worth AU$350,000.
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1879 in Hobart |
| Previous names | TFA (1879-1886) STFA (1887-1905) TFL (1906-1927) TANFL (1928-1985) TFL Statewide League (1986-1998) |
| Participating clubs | Burnie Dockers Clarence Kangaroos Devonport Power Glenorchy Magpies Derwent Eagles Hobart Demons Northern Bombers Southern Districts Cats |
| Stadiums | North Hobart Oval KGV Football Park York Park Bellerive Oval Boyer Oval Devonport Oval West Park Oval Huonville Rec. Ground |
| 1999 TSFL Season. | |
| Premiers | Glenorchy 15.9 (99) v Northern Bombers 7.11 (53) |
| Grand Final attendance | 8,053 at North Hobart Oval |
| Total Roster Series attendance | 68,346 for 62 matches at 1,102 |
| Total Finals Series attendance | 18,001 for 6 matches at 3,000 |
| Total aggregate attendance | 86,347 for 68 matches at 1,269 |
Participating Clubs
– Burnie Dockers Football Club
– Clarence District Football Club
– Devonport Power Football Club
– Glenorchy District Football Club
– Derwent Eagles Football Club
– Hobart Demons Football Club
– Northern Bombers Football Club
– Southern Districts Football Club (Disbanded on 31 May 1999)
Season Summary
1999 TSFL Club Coaches
– Darren Winter (Burnie Dockers)- – Dean Chiron (Clarence)
- – Richard Spencer (Devonport Power)
- – Paul Hamilton (Glenorchy)
- – Andrew Dale (Derwent Eagles)
- – Darren Perry (Hobart Demons)
- – Rod Hill (Northern Bombers)
- – Troy Clarke (Southern Districts)
TFL Statewide League Reserves Grand Final
– Burnie Dockers 11.19 (85) v Northern Bombers 10.9 (69)
TFL Statewide League Colts (Under-19's) Grand Final
– Clarence 10.13 (73) v Devonport Power 5.6 (36)
Interstate Match
(Saturday, 19 June 1999)
- File:ClaremontDesign.png – Western Australia 20.12 (132) v Tasmania 10.14 (74) – Att: 7,000 at Sir Richard Moore Sports Centre, Kalgoorlie
Leading Goalkickers: TFL Statewide League
- – Adam Ahearne (Northern Bombers) – 67
- – Scott Allen (Clarence) – 51
- – Mark Colegrave (Clarence) – 47
- – Steane Kremerskothen (Northern Bombers) – 41
Medal Winners
- – Ben Atkin (Glenorchy), Matthew Jones (Clarence) & Darren Trevena (Northern Bombers) – William Leitch Medal
- – Ben Careless (Glenorchy) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TFL Grand Final)
- – Stuart Beechey (Clarence) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
- – Jason Rigby (Hobart Demons) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
1999 TSFL Ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bombers | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2128 | 1003 | 212.64% | 64 |
| Clarence | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2178 | 1179 | 184.73% | 60 |
| Glenorchy | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1752 | 1238 | 141.52% | 52 |
| Burnie Dockers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1518 | 1340 | 113.28% | 40 |
| Hobart Demons | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1376 | 1626 | 84.62% | 28 |
| Derwent Eagles | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1415 | 1851 | 76.45% | 28 |
| Devonport Power | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 761 | 2821 | 26.98% | 8 |
- Due to Southern Districts disbanding after Round 7, their records were expunged, each team that had already played them were granted four premiership points as were those they were drawn to play prior to their disbandment.
Round 1
(Saturday, 10 April 1999)
– Southern Districts 26.23 (179) v Devonport 7.9 (51) – Att: 773 at Devonport Oval- – Clarence 16.15 (111) v Northern Bombers 14.6 (90) – Att: 1,304 at York Park
– Derwent Eagles 17.9 (111) v Hobart Demons 13.15 (93) – Att: 1,087 at Boyer Oval- – Burnie Dockers 16.10 (106) v Glenorchy 14.10 (94) – Att: 1,043 at KGV Football Park
Round 2
(Saturday, 17 April & Sunday, 18 April 1999)
- – Clarence 19.14 (128) v Derwent Eagles 9.11 (65) – Att: 1,258 at Bellerive Oval
– Northern Bombers 24.20 (164) v Devonport 6.6 (42) – Att: 802 at Devonport Oval- – Burnie Dockers 16.17 (113) v Hobart Demons 10.13 (73) – Att: 1,159 at West Park Oval
– Glenorchy 22.17 (149) v Southern Districts 12.15 (87) – Att: 1,458 at Huonville Recreation Ground (Sunday)
Round 3
(Saturday, 24 April & Sunday, 25 April 1999)
- – Clarence 27.23 (185) v Devonport 2.8 (20) – Att: 762 at Bellerive Oval
- – Glenorchy 23.12 (150) v Hobart Demons 14.12 (96) – Att: 1,353 at North Hobart Oval
- – Northern Bombers 10.11 (71) v Burnie Dockers 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,137 at York Park
- – Derwent Eagles 17.18 (120) v Southern Districts 15.11 (101) – Att: 858 at Huonville Recreation Ground (Sunday)
Round 4
(Saturday, 1 May 1999)
– Hobart Demons 15.16 (106) v Southern Districts 15.8 (98) – Att: 850 at North Hobart Oval- – Clarence 16.14 (110) v Glenorchy 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,367 at KGV Football Park
- – Northern Bombers 20.11 (131) v Derwent Eagles 8.7 (55) – Att: 933 at Boyer Oval
- – Burnie Dockers 21.19 (145) v Devonport 5.8 (38) – Att: 1,900 at West Park Oval
Round 5
(Saturday, 8 May 1999)
- – Burnie Dockers 10.13 (73) v Southern Districts 8.11 (59) – Att: 691 at North Hobart Oval
- – Clarence 14.16 (100) v Hobart Demons 10.6 (66) – Att: 1,066 at Bellerive Oval
- – Northern Bombers 21.16 (142) v Glenorchy 8.12 (60) – Att: 806 at York Park
– Devonport 16.11 (107) v Derwent Eagles 9.13 (67) – Att: 712 at Devonport Oval
Round 6
(Saturday, 15 May & Sunday, 16 May 1999)
- – Derwent Eagles 12.10 (82) v Burnie Dockers 10.12 (72) – Att: 933 at West Park Oval
- – Glenorchy 26.25 (181) v Devonport 6.5 (41) – Att: 974 at KGV Football Park
- – Northern Bombers 17.12 (114) v Hobart Demons 6.9 (45) – Att: 757 at North Hobart Oval
- – Clarence 22.14 (146) v Southern Districts 11.12 (78) – Att: 866 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
Round 7
(Saturday, 22 May & Sunday, 23 May 1999)
- – Hobart Demons 26.25 (181) v Devonport 3.4 (22) – Att: 738 at Devonport Oval
- – Glenorchy 17.16 (118) v Derwent Eagles 7.9 (51) – Att: 1,145 at Boyer Oval
- – Clarence 23.9 (147) v Burnie Dockers 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,064 at Bellerive Oval
- – Northern Bombers 23.23 (161) v Southern Districts 6.3 (39) – Att: 872 at York Park (Sunday)
Round 8
(Saturday, 29 May & Sunday, 30 May 1999)
- – Northern Bombers 18.13 (121) v Clarence 12.7 (79) – Att: 3,534 at Bellerive Oval
- – Southern Districts 27.17 (179) v Devonport 13.6 (84) – Att: 447 at North Hobart Oval **
- – Glenorchy 7.6 (48) v Burnie Dockers 6.7 (43) – Att: 547 at West Park Oval
- – Hobart Demons 17.10 (112) v Derwent Eagles 10.18 (78) – Att: 1,195 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
- This was Southern Districts' final match, the club was wound up at a TFL meeting on Monday, 31 May 1999.
Round 9
(Saturday, 5 June & Sunday, 6 June 1999)
- – Burnie Dockers 11.15 (81) v Hobart Demons 10.7 (67) – Att: 917 at North Hobart Oval
- – Clarence 17.9 (111) v Derwent Eagles 12.8 (80) – Att: 851 at Boyer Oval
- – Northern Bombers 31.22 (208) v Devonport 3.5 (23) – Att: 600 at York Park (Sunday)
- Bye: Glenorchy (Four premiership points awarded).
Round 10
(Saturday, 12 June & Sunday, 13 June 1999)
- – Glenorchy 22.13 (145) v Hobart Demons 11.15 (81) – Att: 1,024 at KGV Football Park
- – Clarence 30.15 (195) v Devonport 6.2 (38) – Att: 698 at Devonport Oval
- – Burnie Dockers 12.6 (78) v Northern Bombers 8.11 (59) – Att: 1,137 at West Park Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Derwent Eagles (Four premiership points awarded).
Round 11
(Saturday, 26 June & Sunday, 27 June 1999)
- – Northern Bombers 29.16 (190) v Derwent Eagles 11.7 (73) – Att: 987 at York Park
- – Clarence 11.10 (76) v Glenorchy 7.10 (52) – Att: 1,233 at Bellerive Oval
- – Burnie Dockers 33.14 (212) v Devonport 5.7 (37) – Att: 1,327 at Devonport Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Hobart Demons (Four premiership points awarded).
Round 12
(Saturday, 3 July & Sunday, 4 July 1999)
- – Northern Bombers 10.10 (70) v Glenorchy 7.6 (48) – Att: 865 at KGV Football Park
- – Derwent Eagles 26.17 (173) v Devonport 14.7 (91) – Att: 677 at Boyer Oval
- – Clarence 15.11 (101) v Hobart Demons 8.4 (52) – Att: 1,254 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Burnie Dockers (Four premiership points awarded).
Round 13
(Saturday, 10 July 1999)
- – Derwent Eagles 25.6 (156) v Burnie Dockers 17.11 (113) – Att: 735 at Boyer Oval
- – Northern Bombers 29.12 (186) v Hobart Demons 10.10 (70) – Att: 1,018 at York Park
- – Glenorchy 28.18 (186) v Devonport 5.9 (39) – Att: 675 at Devonport Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Clarence (Four premiership points awarded).
Round 14
(Saturday, 17 July 1999)
- – Clarence 18.8 (116) v Burnie Dockers 8.13 (61) – Att: 1,009 at West Park Oval
- – Hobart Demons 23.20 (158) v Devonport 4.8 (32) – Att: 529 at North Hobart Oval
- – Glenorchy 19.7 (121) v Derwent Eagles 13.14 (92) – Att: 1,176 at KGV Football Park
- Bye: Northern Bombers (Four premiership points awarded).
Round 15
(Saturday, 24 July & Saturday, 31 July 1999)
- – Hobart Demons 10.16 (76) v Derwent Eagles 10.13 (73) – Att: 848 at Boyer Oval (24 July)
- – Northern Bombers 14.9 (93) v Clarence 14.8 (92) – Att: 2,740 at York Park (24 July)
- – Glenorchy 11.12 (78) v Burnie Dockers 8.10 (58) – Att: 1,130 at KGV Football Park (31 July)
- Bye: Devonport (Four premiership points awarded).
Round 16
(Saturday, 7 August & Sunday, 8 August 1999)
- – Clarence 19.17 (131) v Derwent Eagles 9.10 (64) – Att: 1,233 at Bellerive Oval
- – Burnie Dockers 13.12 (90) v Hobart Demons 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,052 at West Park Oval
- – Northern Bombers 9.17 (71) v Devonport 3.2 (20) – Att: 585 at Devonport Oval (Sunday)
- Bye: Glenorchy (Four premiership points awarded).
Round 17
(Saturday, 14 August 1999)
- – Clarence 38.16 (244) v Devonport 4.4 (28) – Att: 502 at Bellerive Oval **
- – Glenorchy 19.18 (132) v Hobart Demons 4.10 (34) – Att: 1,071 at North Hobart Oval
- – Northern Bombers 13.24 (102) v Burnie Dockers 5.5 (35) – Att: 1,504 at York Park
- Bye: Derwent Eagles (Four premiership points awarded).
- This was Clarence Football Club's record TFL score, it was also their lowest home crowd in TFL history.
Round 18
(Friday, 20 August & Saturday, 21 August 1999)
- – Burnie Dockers 13.14 (92) v Devonport 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,598 at West Park Oval (Friday Night)
- – Glenorchy 19.11 (125) v Clarence 17.10 (112) – Att: 1,312 at KGV Football Park
- – Northern Bombers 24.12 (156) v Derwent Eagles 11.9 (75) – Att: 798 at Boyer Oval **
- Bye: Hobart Demons (Four premiership points awarded).
- New Norfolk/Derwent Eagles' final TFL match, also final TFL match at Boyer Oval.
Qualifying Final
(Saturday, 28 August 1999)
- – Glenorchy: 10.1 (61) | 14.4 (88) | 16.10 (106) | 22.14 (146)
- – Clarence: 0.2 (2) | 5.5 (35) | 6.10 (46) | 11.12 (78)
Attendance: 2,635 at North Hobart Oval
Elimination Final
(Sunday, 29 August 1999)
- – Burnie Dockers: 1.4 (10) | 3.9 (27) | 8.12 (60) | 8.13 (61)
- – Hobart Demons: 4.2 (26) | 5.3 (33) | 6.4 (40) | 8.6 (54)
Attendance: 1,566 at Devonport Oval
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 4 September 1999)
- – Glenorchy Magpies: 4.1 (25) | 5.1 (31) | 5.3 (33) | 5.3 (33)
- – Northern Bombers: 1.0 (6) | 1.3 (9) | 3.6 (24) | 3.8 (26)
Attendance: 1,702 at York Park
First Semi Final
(Sunday, 5 September 1999)
- – Clarence Roos: 5.2 (32) | 10.5 (65) | 10.7 (67) | 10.8 (68)
- – Burnie Dockers: 1.4 (10) | 1.6 (12) | 4.10 (34) | 7.11 (53)
Attendance: 1,254 at North Hobart Oval
Preliminary Final
(Sunday, 12 September 1999)
- – Northern Bombers: 1.5 (11) | 4.5 (29) | 8.6 (54) | 12.16 (88)
- – Clarence Roos: 4.2 (26) | 8.6 (54) | 11.8 (74) | 13.8 (86)
Attendance: 2,791 at North Hobart Oval
Grand Final
(Saturday, 18 September 1999)
- – Glenorchy Magpies: 4.3 (27) | 6.5 (41) | 10.7 (67) | 15.9 (99)
- – Northern Bombers: 3.5 (23) | 4.6 (30) | 6.9 (45) | 7.11 (53)
Attendance: 8,053 at North Hobart Oval
Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.