| KEY TO CATEGORIES: | |||||
| IIL | Interstate inter-league match | ||||
| IIC | Interstate club vs. club match | ||||
| ILC | Interstate league versus club match | ||||
| IL | Inter-league match - same state | ||||
| IC | Club vs. club match - same state | ||||
| LC | League vs. club match - same state | ||||
| SvL | State vs. league | ||||
| SvC | State vs. club | ||||
| Other | Some other category, as described in the 'Comments' box |
| KEY TO SOURCES: | |||||
| 100YO | 100 Years On 1893-1993: Centenary Ballarat Football League | ||||
| ADVO | 'The Advocate' | ||||
| AGE | 'The Age' | ||||
| ARG | 'The Argus' | ||||
| BCOU | 'Brisbane Courier' | ||||
| CA | Champions Of Australia by Max Sayer | ||||
| CTF | A Century Of Tasmanian Football 1879-1979 by Ken Pinchin | ||||
| D1 | Diehards 1896-1945 by Ken Spillman | ||||
| DE | Dave Eastman | ||||
| FR | 'Football Record' | ||||
| GR | Gravel Rash: 100 Years Of Goldfields Football by Les Everett | ||||
| LEX | 'The Launceston Examiner' | ||||
| MER | 'The Mercury' | ||||
| NEADV | 'North Eastern Advertiser' | ||||
| NGNC | The National Game In The National Capital by Barbara Marshall | ||||
| NSWAR | New South Wales Australian Football League Annual Reports | ||||
| OES | Celebrating 100 Years Of Tradition by Jack Lee | ||||
| RS | Ross Smith | ||||
| SAFOOT | 'SA Footballer' | ||||
| SAFS | The South Australian Football Story by Bernard Whimpress | ||||
| SFS1 | The South Fremantle Story 1900-1975 Volume 1 by Frank Harrison and Jack Lee |
| ABBREVIATION CHECKLIST: | ||||||||||||||
| BdFL | Bendigo Football League | SA2 | South Australian 2nd Team | |||||||||||
| BFL | Ballarat Football League | SAFA | South Australian Football Association (Seconds) | |||||||||||
| BHFL | Broken Hill Football League (formerly Barrier Football Association) | SAFL | South Australian Football League | |||||||||||
| CANFL | Canberra Australian National Football League (new name for FTARFL from 1927) | SANFL | South Australian National Football League (name change for above in 1927) | |||||||||||
| FTARFL | Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (Canberra) | TANFL | Tasmanian Australian National Football League (name change for TFL from 1928) | |||||||||||
| GNFL | Goldfields National Football (new name for Goldfields Football Association from 1926) | TFL | Tasmanian Football League | |||||||||||
| HFA | Huon Football Association (Tasmania) | VFL | Victorian Football League | |||||||||||
| NEFU | North East Football Union | WA2 | Western Australian 2nd Team | |||||||||||
| NSW | New South Wales | WAFL | Western Australian Football League | |||||||||||
| NTFA | Northern Tasmanian Football Association | WARFL | Wagga Australian Rules Football League | |||||||||||
| NWFU | North Western Football Union (Tasmania) | WDFA | Wonthaggi District Football Association | |||||||||||
| OMFL | Ovens and Murray Football League | WFL | Wimmera Football League | |||||||||||
| NWFU | North Western Football Union (Tasmania) | |||||||||||||
PLEASE NOTE: Results of all Tasmanian state premiership matches are recorded in the Chronology.
QUICK LINKS:- 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 Non-First Class Games Of Note
| Year | Venue | Category | Home Team | G | B | Pts | Visiting Team | G | B | Pts | Comments | Source(s) |
| 1926 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 12 | 12 | 84 | TFL | 18 | 6 | 114 | Jack Brain kicked 7 goals, and 'Cocky' Ahearne 6, for TFL. | CTF, RS, MER |
| 1926 | Hobart | IL | TFL | 22 | 18 | 150 | NTFA | 9 | 5 | 59 | - | CTF |
| 1926 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 12 | 11 | 83 | NWFU | 10 | 15 | 75 | Col Stokes kicked 8 goals for the NTFA. | RS, MER |
| 1926 | Devonport | IL | NWFU | 11 | 12 | 78 | NTFA | 9 | 12 | 66 | - | RS, MER |
| 1926 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 9 | 13 | 67 | TFL | 13 | 8 | 86 | - | CTF |
| 1926 | Hobart | IL | TFL | 14 | 13 | 97 | NWFU | 10 | 19 | 79 | - | CTF |
| 1926 | Melbourne | IIL | VFL | 15 | 13 | 103 | TFL | 5 | 11 | 41 | Watched by a crowd of 18,886 at the MCG. | CTF |
| 1926 | Hobart | ILC | TFL | 6 | 12 | 48 | Essendon | 4 | 9 | 33 | The Dons finished 3rd in the VFL this year. | CTF |
| 1926 | Launceston | ILC | NTFA | 5 | 9 | 39 | Essendon | 14 | 14 | 98 | - | RS, MER |
| 1926 | Hobart | IIC | New Town | 12 | 8 | 80 | Carlton | 16 | 10 | 106 | Carlton came 6th in the VFL in 1926. | CTF |
| 1926 | Adelaide | SvL | SA2 | Not given | BHFL | Not given | Match won by SA2. | SAFS, SAFOOT | ||||
| 1926 | Adelaide | IIC | Port Adelaide | Not given | South Fremantle | Not given | SAFL runner up Port won by 1 point. | SFS1 | ||||
| 1926 | Melbourne | IIC | Fitzroy | Not given | South Fremantle | Not given | Match won by Fitzroy (8th in VFL). South came 5th in the WAFL this year. | SFS1 | ||||
| 1926 | Geelong | LC | Geelong | 16 | 15 | 111 | BFL | 11 | 9 | 75 | Geelong finished 4th in the VFL this year. | 100YO |
| 1926 | Ballarat | IL | BFL | 14 | 16 | 100 | VFL | 10 | 15 | 75 | - | 100YO |
| 1926 | Not given | SvL | New South Wales Metropolis | 14 | 18 | 102 | FTARFL | 10 | 10 | 70 | - | NGNC |
| 1926 | Bendigo | IL | BdFL | 13 | 13 | 91 | VFL | 15 | 9 | 99 | Played the same day as VFL B vs. NSW | DE/ARG |
| 1926 | Scottsdale | ILC | NEFU | 12 | 22 | 94 | Essendon | 19 | 9 | 123 | Match umpired by Essendon coach Syd Barker. Future Essendon player P.Walsh best for NEFU. Crowd: 1,200. | RS/NEADV, DE/ARG |
| 1926 | Albury | IL | OMFL | 13 | 13 | 91 | VFL | 16 | 11 | 107 | Both matches played the same day as VFL vs. TFL. | DE/FR |
| 1926 | Horsham | IL | WFL | 10 | 8 | 68 | VFL | 9 | 17 | 71 | DE/FR | |
| 1926 | Warrnambool | Other | Warrnambool District | 10 | 11 | 71 | Footscray | 17 | 16 | 118 | These were both end of season matches. | DE/AGE, ARG |
| 1926 | Wonthaggi | LC | WDFA | 5 | 14 | 44 | Richmond | 6 | 1 | 37 | DE/AGE, ARG | |
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| 1927 | Hobart | IL | TFL | 13 | 12 | 90 | NTFA | 11 | 17 | 83 | - | CTF |
| 1927 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 9 | 11 | 65 | TFL | 18 | 9 | 117 | The TFL's 'Cocky' Ahearne kicked 8 goals. | CTF, RS, MER |
| 1927 | Hobart | IL | TFL | 16 | 16 | 112 | NWFU | 8 | 12 | 60 | - | CTF |
| 1927 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 13 | 16 | 94 | TFL | 7 | 10 | 52 | - | CTF |
| 1927 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 10 | 26 | 85 | NTFA | 6 | 11 | 47 | - | RS, MER |
| 1927 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 7 | 13 | 55 | NWFU | 9 | 9 | 63 | - | RS, MER |
| 1927 | Hobart | ILC | TFL | 10 | 13 | 73 | Richmond | 12 | 17 | 89 | Richmond finished 2nd in the VFL this year. | CTF |
| 1927 | Launceston | ILC | NTFA | 12 | 8 | 80 | Richmond | 11 | 14 | 80 | Col Stokes booted 6 of the NTFA's goals. | RS, MER |
| 1927 | Huonville | IL | HFA | 6 | 17 | 53 | TFL | 8 | 6 | 54 | - | CTF |
| 1927 | Hobart | IL | TFL | 7 | 11 | 53 | HFA | 4 | 18 | 42 | - | CTF |
| 1927 | Hobart | IC | Cananore | 12 | 20 | 92 | Devonport | 2 | 8 | 20 | Cananore was TFL and state premier. | RS, MER, CTF |
| 1927 | Longford | IC | Longford | 12 | 19 | 91 | North Hobart | 12 | 14 | 86 | - | RS, LEX |
| 1927 | Sydney | SvC | New South Wales | 7 | 8 | 50 | Carlton | 16 | 11 | 107 | Carlton came 4th in the VFL this year. | NSWAR |
| 1927 | Sydney | SvL | New South Wales | 14 | 11 | 95 | SAFA | 10 | 11 | 71 | - | NSWAR |
| 1927 | Perth | SvL | WA2 | 7 | 12 | 54 | Collingwood | 13 | 9 | 87 | The Magpies won this year's VFL pennant. Len Metherell kicked 9 goals for WA2 in the 2nd game. | SFS1, OES |
| 1927 | Perth | SvL | WA2 | 12 | 8 | 80 | Collingwood | 8 | 10 | 58 | SFS1 | |
| 1927 | Adelaide | IIC | West Adelaide | 9 | 12 | 66 | Collingwood | 14 | 10 | 94 | West was SANFL premier in 1927. | CA |
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| 1928 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 13 | 12 | 90 | TFL | 8 | 15 | 63 | The TFL became known as the TANFL this year. | CTF |
| 1928 | Hobart | IL | TFL | 17 | 18 | 120 | NTFA | 7 | 10 | 52 | Watched by a record intrastate match crowd of 14,000. | CTF |
| 1928 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 7 | 11 | 53 | TFL | 9 | 20 | 74 | - | CTF |
| 1928 | Hobart | IL | TFL | 19 | 22 | 136 | NWFU | 8 | 8 | 56 | - | CTF |
| 1928 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 16 | 11 | 107 | NWFU | 5 | 10 | 40 | - | RS, MER |
| 1928 | Latrobe | IL | NWFU | 5 | 11 | 41 | NTFA | 12 | 12 | 84 | - | RS, MER |
| 1928 | Hobart | ILC | TFL | 8 | 14 | 62 | East Fremantle | 7 | 12 | 54 | Old Easts won the 1928 WAFL premiership. | CTF |
| 1928 | Launceston | ILC | NTFA | 9 | 4 | 58 | East Fremantle | 14 | 13 | 97 | - | RS, MER |
| 1928 | Burnie | ILC | NWFU | 9 | 16 | 70 | East Fremantle | 22 | 15 | 147 | East Fremantle's G.Bee kicked 9 goals. | RS, ADVO |
| 1928 | Hobart | ILC | TFL | 13 | 9 | 87 | Carlton | 15 | 13 | 103 | The Blues were 4th on this year's VFL ladder. | CTF |
| 1928 | Not given | LC | South Fremantle | 11 | 13 | 79 | GNFL | 10 | 17 | 77 | South finished 4th on the WAFL ladder this year. | GR |
| 1928 | Not given | LC | South Fremantle | 13 | 5 | 83 | GNFL | 11 | 12 | 78 | GR | |
| 1928 | Ballarat | IL | BFL | 16 | 9 | 105 | VFL | 17 | 22 | 124 | - | 100YO |
| 1928 | Ballarat | LC | BFL | 12 | 22 | 94 | Geelong | 15 | 17 | 107 | The Cats finished 9th in the VFL this year. | 100YO |
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| 1929 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 17 | 7 | 109 | NTFA | 10 | 23 | 83 | Alan Rait kicked 8 goals for the victors. | CTF, RS, MER |
| 1929 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 11 | 10 | 76 | TANFL | 6 | 10 | 46 | - | CTF |
| 1929 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 8 | 9 | 57 | TANFL | 13 | 21 | 99 | - | CTF |
| 1929 | Ulverstone | IL | NWFU | 11 | 14 | 80 | NTFA | 15 | 14 | 104 | - | RS, MER |
| 1929 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 17 | 19 | 121 | NWFU | 2 | 12 | 24 | J.Foley booted 7 goals for the NTFA. | RS, MER |
| 1929 | Sydney | SvL | New South Wales | 14 | 15 | 99 | TANFL | 15 | 8 | 98 | This was a southern-based Tasmanian combination only, and hence not representative of the state as a whole. | CTF |
| 1929 | Hobart | ILC | TANFL | 11 | 16 | 82 | Collingwood | 16 | 9 | 105 | Collingwood was VFL premier this year. | CTF |
| 1929 | Hobart | ILC | TANFL | 7 | 11 | 53 | North Broken Hill | 9 | 9 | 63 | - | CTF |
| 1929 | Launceston | ILC | NTFA | 12 | 7 | 79 | Collingwood | 16 | 23 | 119 | - | RS, MER |
| 1929 | Launceston | ILC | NTFA | 4 | 14 | 38 | North Broken Hill | 2 | 10 | 22 | - | RS, MER |
| 1929 | Not given | LC | South Fremantle | 19 | 12 | 126 | GNFL | 12 | 7 | 79 | South were runners-up to Old Easts in this year's WAFL competition. | GR |
| 1929 | Perth | LC | Claremont-Cottesloe | 21 | 19 | 145 | GNFL | 14 | 15 | 99 | Claremont-Cottesloe came 6th in the WAFL in 1929. | GR |
| 1929 | Canberra | ILC | Acton | 3 | 10 | 28 | BHFL | 18 | 14 | 122 | Acton finished bottom in the 4 team CANFL competition this year. | NGNC |
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| 1930 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 16 | 17 | 113 | TANFL | 11 | 10 | 76 | - | CTF |
| 1930 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 17 | 7 | 109 | NTFA | 13 | 9 | 87 | Alan Rait and M.Hay both bagged 6 goals for the TANFL. | CTF |
| 1930 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 19 | 17 | 131 | NWFU | 8 | 10 | 58 | - | CTF |
| 1930 | Not given | IL | HFA | 16 | 17 | 113 | TANFL | 13 | 15 | 93 | - | CTF |
| 1930 | Ulverstone | IL | NWFU | 15 | 14 | 104 | NTFA | 12 | 9 | 81 | - | RS, MER |
| 1930 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 17 | 17 | 119 | NWFU | 6 | 8 | 44 | Bob Nash (NTFA) kicked 6 goals. | RS, MER |
| 1930 | Hobart | ILC | TANFL | 10 | 17 | 77 | Fitzroy | 20 | 15 | 135 | Fitzroy came 9th in the VFL this year. | CTF |
| 1930 | Hobart | ILC | TANFL | 8 | 16 | 64 | South Broken Hill | 9 | 9 | 63 | - | CTF |
| 1930 | Launceston | ILC | NTFA | 10 | 20 | 80 | Fitzroy | 10 | 13 | 73 | - | RS, MER |
| 1930 | Launceston | ILC | NTFA | 9 | 7 | 61 | South Broken Hill | 7 | 8 | 50 | - | RS, MER |
| 1930 | Sydney | SvC | New South Wales | Not given | Subiaco | Not given | Subiaco finished 4th in the WAFL in 1930. | 100YO | ||||
| 1930 | Ballarat | ILC | BFL | Not given | Subiaco | Not given | Match won by BFL. | 100YO, D1 | ||||
| 1930 | Melbourne | SvC | VFL | 15 | 16 | 106 | Subiaco | 8 | 11 | 59 | - | RS, BCOU |
| 1930 | Sydney | IC | Richmond | 9 | 11 | 65 | Carlton | 6 | 14 | 50 | Exhibition match between the teams which would finish 3rd (Carlton) and 4th in the VFL. | DE/ARG |
| 1930 | Brisbane | IC | Carlton | 12 | 14 | 86 | Richmond | 12 | 14 | 86 | A second exhibition match played on the same tour. | RS, BCOU |
| 1930 | Not given | LC | GNFL | 16 | 15 | 111 | East Fremantle | 15 | 13 | 103 | Old Easts won the WAFL flag this year. | GR |
| 1930 | Sydney | SvL | NSW Metropolis | 11 | 11 | 77 | CANFL | 7 | 5 | 47 | - | NGNC |
| 1930 | Ararat | LC | WFL | 7 | 14 | 56 | Essendon | 4 | 12 | 36 | Played during Carnival fortnight. | DE/ARG |
| 1930 | Melbourne | IL | WFL | 11 | 15 | 81 | Gippsland Football League | 4 | 8 | 32 | "Annual clash between these VFL-affiliated leagues." Played on neutral territory at the MCG. | DE/ARG |
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| Non-First Class Games Of Note | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | Not given | Other | North Launceston & Longford | 16 | 9 | 105 | City & Launceston | 15 | 15 | 105 | Special combined match held to raise money for the Mayor's Unemployment Relief Fund. | RS, MER |
| 1930 | Wagga | ILC | WARFL | 4 | 7 | 31 | Subiaco | 12 | 8 | 80 | Match abandoned at ¾ time because of torrential rain and lightning. | DE/ARG |
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