The 1953 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania, over fifteen (15) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 18 April and 19 September 1953. Participating Clubs Clarence District Football Club New Town District Football Club Hobart Football Club New Norfolk District Football Club North Hobart Football Club Sandy Bay Football Club 1953 TANFL Club Coaches Les McClements (Clarence) Jack Rough (Glenorchy) Bill Tonks (Hobart) Arthur Olliver (New Norfolk) Len McCankie (North Hobart) Gordon Bowman (Sandy Bay) TANFL Reserves Grand Final Nth Hobart 8.15 (63) v Sandy Bay 8.4 (52) – North Hobart Oval TANFL Under-19's Grand Final State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA) Macalburn 6.11 (47) v Buckingham 2.8 (20) – North Hobart Oval Intrastate Matches Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 30 May 1953) NWFU 19.13 (127) v TANFL 17.18 (120) – Att: 7,832 at North Hobart Oval Jubilee Shield (Tuesday, 2 June 1953) TANFL 12.19 (91) v NTFA 12.19 (91) – Att: 10,462 at North Hobart Oval Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 11 July 1953) NTFA 16.16 (112) v TANFL 15.16 (106) – Att: 5,732 at York Park Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 18 July 1953) NWFU 13.21 (99) v TANFL 9.28 (82) – Att: N/A at West Park Oval Inter-Association Match (Saturday, 30 May 1953) TANFL II 14.15 (99) v Huon FA 12.9 (81) – Att: 7,832 at North Hobart Oval * Note: This match was a curtain-raiser to the TANFL v NWFU fixture. Interstate Matches See: 1953 Australian National Football Carnival Match One (Wednesday, 8 July 1953) VFA 11.18 (84) v Tasmania 5.11 (41) – Att: 9,500 at Adelaide Oval Match Three (Sunday, 12 July 1953) Victoria 22.20 (152) v Tasmania 2.8 (20) – Att: 36,500 at Adelaide Oval (Double-Header) Match Six (Monday, 13 July 1953) South Australia 19.13 (127) v Tasmania 17.15 (117) – Att: 8,600 at Adelaide Oval Match Eight (Thursday, 16 July 1953) Western Australia 12.19 (91) v Tasmania 5.7 (37) – Att: N/A at Adelaide Oval Exhibition Match (Saturday, 18 July 1953) Geelong 17.24 (126) v TANFL 8.13 (61) – Att: 4,096 at North Hobart Oval Lightning Premiership Matches (Sunday, 12 July 1953) Hobart 3.4 (22) v New Town 1.2 (8) New Norfolk 3.6 (24) v Sandy Bay 3.1 (19) Clarence 3.3 (21) v Nth Hobart 3.2 (20) Hobart 2.3 (15) v Clarence 0.7 (7) (semi-final) New Norfolk 4.6 (30) v Hobart 4.1 (25)