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The 1991 TFL Statewide League premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged across Tasmania over twenty one (21) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 30 March and 21 September 1991.
This was the sixth season of the statewide competition and The League was known as the Cascade-Boags Statewide League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery in Hobart and Boag's Brewery in Launceston.

1991 TFL Statewide League Season
General Information
Founded 12 June 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania
Previous Names TFA (1879–1886)
STFA (1887–1896)
STFL (1897)
STFA (1898-1905)
TFL (1906–1927)
TANFL (1928–1985)
TFL President Mr David Smith (resigned pre-season) & Mr Jim Wilkinson (interim)
Participating Clubs Burnie Hawks
Clarence Kangaroos
Devonport Blues
Glenorchy Magpies
Hobart Tigers
New Norfolk Eagles
North Hobart Demons
North Launceston Robins
Sandy Bay Seagulls
South Launceston Bulldogs
Stadiums North Hobart Oval
York Park
Bellerive Oval
KGV Football Park
Devonport Oval
West Park Oval
Boyer Oval
Queenborough Oval
Youngtown Memorial Ground
1991 TFL Statewide League Season.
Premiers Nth Hobart 12.14 (86) v Nth Launceston 8.12 (60)
Minor Premier Nth Launceston (2nd)
Wooden Spooners Sth Launceston (3rd)
Grand Final attendance 13,112 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 144,491 for 105 matches at 1,376
Total Finals Series attendance 32,938 for 6 matches at 5,489
Total aggregate attendance 177,429 for 111 matches at 1,598

Participating Clubs

1991 TFL Statewide League Club Coaches

St Luke's Cup (Reserves) Grand Final

Tasmania Bank Colts (Under-19's) Grand Final

Leading Goalkickers: TFL Statewide League

  • Paul Dac (New Norfolk) – 133
  • Byron Howard Jnr (North Hobart) – 106
  • Shane Fell (Glenorchy) – 73
  • David Giles (Clarence) – 64

Medal Winners

  • Gary Williamson (Clarence) – William Leitch Medal
  • Darren Mathewson (North Hobart) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TFL Grand Final)
  • Brendan Skelly (New Norfolk) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • John Cooley (New Norfolk) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Justin Goc (Hobart) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's)

Interstate Matches

State Of Origin Match (Tuesday, 28 May 1991)

1991 TFL Club Home Attendance Figures

  • Nth Hobart: 18,899 (10) at 1,889
  • Clarence: 15,652 (10) at 1,565
  • Glenorchy: 17,180 (11) at 1,561
  • Hobart: 16,952 (11) at 1,541
  • Nth Launceston: 16,803 (11) at 1,527
  • Devonport: 16,644 (11) at 1,513
  • New Norfolk: 14,896 (10) at 1,489
  • Burnie Hawks: 9,974 (10) at 997
  • Sandy Bay: 10,835 (11) at 985
  • Sth Launceston: 6,656 (10) at 665

1991 TFL Statewide League Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
North Launceston 21 17 4 0 2448 1756 139.41% 68
North Hobart 21 16 5 0 2606 1746 149.26% 64
Clarence 21 16 5 0 2279 1722 132.35% 64
Burnie Hawks 21 10 11 0 2068 2031 101.82% 40
Hobart 21 10 11 0 2260 2302 98.18% 40
Devonport 21 10 11 0 1985 2060 96.36% 40
Glenorchy 21 9 11 1 1878 2050 91.61% 38
New Norfolk 21 8 13 0 2148 2109 101.85% 32
Sandy Bay 21 7 13 1 1932 2152 89.78% 30
South Launceston 21 1 20 0 1546 3130 49.39% 4

Round 1

(Saturday, 30 March & Monday, 1 April 1991)

Round 2

(Saturday, 6 April 1991)

Round 3

(Saturday, 13 April 1991)

Round 4

(Saturday, 20 April 1991)

Round 5

(Thursday, 25 April & Saturday, 27 April 1991)

Round 6

(Saturday, 4 May 1991)

Round 7

(Saturday, 11 May 1991)

Round 8

(Saturday, 18 May 1991)

Round 9

(Saturday, 25 May 1991)

Round 10

(Saturday, 1 June 1991)

Round 11

(Saturday, 8 June & Monday, 10 June 1991)

Round 12

(Saturday, 22 June & Sunday, 23 June 1991)

  • Clarence 13.17 (95) v Glenorchy 10.13 (73) – Att: 2,067 at Bellerive Oval
  • New Norfolk 14.16 (100) v Sandy Bay 9.13 (67) – Att: 1,191 at Boyer Oval
  • Hobart 21.15 (141) v Sth Launceston 15.14 (104) – Att: 550 at York Park
  • Burnie Hawks 13.8 (86) v Devonport 7.13 (55) – Att: 1,602 at West Park Oval
  • Nth Launceston 14.16 (100) v Nth Hobart 12.9 (81) – Att: 2,229 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday)

Round 13

(Saturday, 29 June 1991)

Round 14

(Saturday, 6 July & Sunday, 7 July 1991)

Note: Paul Dac (New Norfolk) registers his 100th goal for the season, 26-minutes into the third quarter.

Round 15

(Saturday, 13 July & Sunday, 14 July 1991)

Round 16

(Saturday, 20 July 1991)

Round 17

(Saturday, 27 July 1991)

Round 18

(Saturday, 3 August 1991)

Round 19

(Saturday, 10 August 1991)

Round 20

(Saturday, 17 August 1991)

Notes: South Launceston breaks a 34-match losing streak, their match was transferred to Youngtown due to groundsman's tractor being bogged on York Park.

Round 21

(Saturday, 24 August 1991)

Qualifying Final

(Saturday, 30 August 1991)

  • Clarence: 2.1 (13) | 7.6 (48) | 10.10 (70) | 13.18 (96)
  • Nth Hobart: 0.2 (2) | 2.2 (14) | 6.2 (38) | 9.6 (60)
  • Attendance: 4,052 at North Hobart Oval

Elimination Final

(Sunday, 1 September 1991)

  • Burnie Hawks: 4.5 (29) | 14.8 (92) | 15.12 (102) | 20.19 (139)
  • Hobart: 2.4 (16) | 3.6 (24) | 11.10 (76) | 14.11 (95)
  • Attendance: 2,705 at Devonport Oval

First Semi Final

(Sunday, 7 September 1991)

  • Nth Hobart: 6.4 (40) | 10.12 (72) | 11.21 (87) | 17.23 (125)
  • Burnie Hawks: 2.0 (12) | 4.3 (27) | 8.8 (56) | 10.12 (72)
  • Attendance: 3,022 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 6 September 1991)

  • Nth Launceston: 3.3 (21) | 9.4 (58) | 14.5 (89) | 15.11 (101)
  • Clarence: 1.6 (12) | 5.10 (40) | 8.12 (60) | 13.14 (92)
  • Attendance: 4,398 at York Park

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 13 September 1991)

  • Nth Hobart: 7.7 (49) | 8.12 (60) | 12.16 (88) | 14.19 (103)
  • Clarence: 1.2 (8) | 4.7 (31) | 6.11 (47) | 11.16 (82)
  • Attendance: 5,649 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 20 September 1991) (ABC-TV highlights: 1991 TFL Grand Final)

  • Nth Hobart: 2.5 (17) | 5.7 (37) | 7.9 (51) | 12.14 (86)
  • Nth Launceston: 2.2 (14) | 7.7 (49) | 7.11 (53) | 8.12 (60)
  • Attendance: 13,112 at North Hobart Oval

Sources: All scores and statistics courtesy of The Mercury and Sunday Tasmanian newspapers.