NWFU, NTFA, TFL Medals, Trophies & Honour Boards

By Tassie Footy Fanatic | January 13th, 2017 |

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The below Honour Boards lists the TANFL Best & Fairest Players from 1927 – 1980

& the TFL Players who have served their country in World War I. These Honour boards have been moved from North Hobart Oval and are MIA (Missing In Action).

If you have seen this Honour Boards please let us know as we are trying to locate their where-abouts.

1925

Eric “Leisha” Smith receiving the W H Gill Trophy from William D Leitch for the Best & Fairest player in the 1925 TANFL Season. Smith also tied with Horrie Gorringe and Athol Paul for the award but Smith was awarded the trophy on a countback.

1926

1926 (TGIO) Tasmanian Government Insurance Office Medal awarded to players who won the Triangular series between the South, North & North West

Original TANFL meeting minutes and Alan Leitch’s medal from 1926 and the minutes stating which players were to receive a medal as part of the North, South & North West Triangular series.

Notable Players including: Horrie Gorringe, Jack Charlesworth, Keith Roberts, Eric Huxtable,
Snowy Atkinson, George Hislop, Hector Brooks

Photo above showing the back of Alan Leitch’s medal.

1929

1929 Wilson J Bailey Medal – Winner Alan Leitch (New Town FC)

1933 – 1934

1933 & 1934 William Leitch Medals won by Eric Hanlon (New Town FC)
The 1934 medal was presented retrospectively in 1996 as Hanlon tied with Stan Sproule but lost on a countback. This was 17 years after Hanlon had passed away.