The 1981 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over twenty (20) roster rounds and four finals series matches between 4 April and 19 September 1981.

The League was known as the Winfield League under a A$30,000 commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the Winfield tobacco company.

1981 TANFL Premiership 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 President Mr John Bennett.
Participating Clubs
Stadiums
1981 TANFL Premiership Season.
Premiers Clarence 15.23 (113) v New Norfolk 13.10 (88)
Minor Premier Clarence (4th)
Wooden Spooner Nth Hobart
Grand Final attendance 20,193 at North Hobart Oval
Total Roster Series attendance 113,944 for 60 matches at 1,899
Total Finals Series attendance 42,637 for 4 matches at 10,659
Total aggregate attendance 156,581 for 64 matches at 2,446

Participating Clubs

1981 TANFL Club Coaches

Midas Mufflers League (Reserves) Grand Final

CBA League (Under-19's) Grand Final

TANFL Fourths (Under-17's) Grand Final

  • Glenorchy 13.7 (85) v Clarence 11.10 (76) – New Town Oval

Interstate Matches

Escort Cup Match (Sunday, 12 April 1981)

Escort Cup Match (Sunday, 26 April 1981)

Interstate Match (Saturday, 4 July 1981)

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

Medal Winners

  • Robbie Dykes (New Norfolk) – William Leitch Medal
  • Wayne Olding (Glenorchy) – George Watt Medal (Reserves)
  • Neil Jeffrey (Glenorchy) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's)
  • Mark Hall (New Norfolk) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's)
  • Rod Hughes (Clarence) & Chris Saunders (Sandy Bay) – Lefroy Medal (Best player/s in Interstate Matches)

1981 TANFL Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Draw For Against Percentage Points
Clarence 20164023091677137.69%64
New Norfolk 20146021751708127.34%56
Glenorchy 20137020961864112.45%52
Hobart 2091101656176793.72%36
Sandy Bay 2071301713182493.91%28
North Hobart 2011901512254259.48%4

Round 1

(Saturday, 4 April 1981)

Round 2

(Saturday, 11 April 1981)

Round 3

(Saturday, 18 April & Sunday, 19 April 1981)

Round 4

(Saturday, 2 May 1981)

Round 5

(Saturday, 9 May 1981)

Round 6

(Saturday, 16 May 1981)

Round 7

(Saturday, 23 May 1981)

Round 8

(Saturday, 30 May 1981)

Round 9

(Saturday, 6 June 1981)

Note: This match was moved to North Hobart after Queenborough was closed by the Hobart City Council 24-hours prior.

Round 10

(Monday, 8 June 1981)

Round 11

(Saturday, 13 June 1981)

Round 12

(Saturday, 20 June 1981)

Round 13

(Saturday, 27 June 1981)

Round 14

(Saturday, 11 July 1981)

Round 15

(Saturday, 18 July 1981)

Round 16

(Saturday, 25 July 1981)

Round 17

(Saturday, 1 August 1981)

Round 18

(Saturday, 8 August 1981)

Round 19

(Saturday, 15 August 1981)

Note: Peter Hudson (Glenorchy) returns to football for the first time since his 1979 retirement and kicks 10 goals.

Round 20

(Saturday, 22 August 1981)

First Semi Final

(Saturday, 29 August 1981)

  • Glenorchy: 6.4 (40) | 10.5 (65) | 15.8 (98) | 23.11 (149)
  • Hobart: 6.3 (39) | 9.11 (65) | 11.12 (78) | 15.13 (103)
  • Attendance: 6,077 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 5 September 1981)

  • Clarence: 5.5 (35) | 11.10 (76) | 14.12 (96) | 23.15 (153)
  • New Norfolk: 2.2 (14) | 4.6 (30) | 10.10 (70) | 10.14 (74)
  • Attendance: 8,310 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 12 September 1981)

  • New Norfolk: 0.2 (2) | 4.8 (32) | 11.12 (78) | 15.19 (109)
  • Glenorchy: 4.4 (28) | 5.7 (37) | 8.10 (58) | 10.10 (70)
  • Attendance: 8,057 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

(Saturday, 19 September 1981)

  • Clarence: 4.8 (32) | 5.14 (44) | 10.19 (79) | 15.23 (113)
  • New Norfolk: 4.3 (27) | 8.5 (53) | 10.7 (67) | 13.10 (88)
  • Attendance: 20,193 at North Hobart Oval

Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Saturday Evening Mercury (SEM) publications.

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