1919 TFL season
| 1919 TFL season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 May − 18 August 1919 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Premiers | No premiership awarded |
The 1919 TFL season was the 38th season of the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in southern Tasmania.[1] The season began on 10 May and was curtailed on 18 August because of the global influenza pandemic.[2][3]
This was the first TFL season since 1915, as the competition had been suspended between 1916 and 1918 because of the impacts of World War I, with a meeting of the TFL's committee on 21 February 1919 deciding to go ahead with the season.[4] Three clubs − Cananore, Lefroy and North Hobart − competed.[5][6]
In August 1919, the global influenza pandemic (also known as the Spanish flu) reached Tasmania.[7] This forced the state government to cancel all sporting activities that attracted crowds, including the TFL.[8][9] In mid-September, with no sign of restrictions lifting, the league called an end to the season.[10]
As the season was cancelled before it could be completed, no premiership was awarded.[10][11] At the time of the cancellation, Cananore was the leading club, sitting undefeated at the top of the ladder (but not quite in an unassailable position).[12] The TFL did not formally award a premiership for the 1919 season.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "TASMANIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE". The Mercury. 31 March 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "TASMANIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE". The Mercury. 6 May 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "20. Fred Pringle". AFL Tasmania Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "TASMANIAN LEAGUE". World. 22 February 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "THE CANANORE CLUB". The Mercury. 4 April 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "CANANORE v. NORTH HOBART". The Mercury. 26 May 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Tasmanian Football League (TFL)". Tasmania Football History. Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "INFLUENZA". The Examiner. 18 August 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Football". Circular Head Chronicle. 20 August 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Sporting notes". Advocate. Burnie, Tasmania. 18 September 1919. p. 4.
- ^ "TFA / STFA / TFL Premiership Winners". Pat Hartnett - Tasmanian Football. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Football - Cananore v. North Hobart". World. 15 August 1919. p. 8.
- ^ "TFA / STFA / TFL Premiership Winners". Pat Hartnett - Tasmanian Football. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "TASMANIA" (PDF). AFL.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.