| 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: | |||||
| ADV | 'The Advertiser' | ||||
| ARFT | Australian Rules Football In Tasmania by John Stoward | ||||
| CA | Champions Of Australia by Max Sayer | ||||
| CTF | A Century Of Tasmanian Football 1879-1979 by Ken Pinchin | ||||
| DE | Dave Eastman | ||||
| GADV | 'Geelong Advertiser' | ||||
| GR | Gravel Rash: 100 Years Of Goldfields Football by Les Everett | ||||
| LEX | 'The Launceston Examiner' | ||||
| MER | 'The Mercury' | ||||
| MS | Max Sayer | ||||
| OES | Celebrating 100 Years Of Tradition by Jack Lee | ||||
| RS | Ross Smith | ||||
| SAFMG | 2006 South Australian Football Media Guide | ||||
| SFS2 | The South Fremantle Story 1900-1975 Volume 2 by Frank Harrison and Jack Lee | ||||
| WA | 'The West Australian' |
| ABBREVIATION CHECKLIST: | ||||||||||||||
| GNFL | Goldfields National Football League | QFA | Queenstown Football Association | |||||||||||
| HFA | Huon Football Association (Tasmania) | SA2 | South Australian 2nd Team | |||||||||||
| NTFA | Northern Tasmanian Football Association | TANFL | Tasmanian Australian National Football League | |||||||||||
| NWFU | North Western Football Union (Tasmania) | WA2 | Western Australian 2nd Team | |||||||||||
PLEASE NOTE: Results of all Tasmanian state premiership matches are recorded in the Chronology.
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| Year | Venue | Category | Home Team | G | B | Pts | Visiting Team | G | B | Pts | Comments | Source(s) |
| 1951 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 15 | 23 | 113 | NTFA | 13 | 14 | 92 | Crowd 8,886 | RS, LEX, ARFT, CTF |
| 1951 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 10 | 19 | 79 | TANFL | 14 | 10 | 94 | Crowd 11,300 | RS, LEX, ARFT, CTF |
| 1951 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 17 | 13 | 115 | TANFL | 23 | 12 | 150 | - | ARFT, CTF |
| 1951 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 19 | 18 | 132 | NWFU | 13 | 16 | 94 | - | ARFT, CTF |
| 1951 | Devonport | IL | NWFU | 4 | 6 | 30 | NTFA | 9 | 20 | 74 | Crowd 4,500 | RS, LEX, ARFT |
| 1951 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 11 | 14 | 80 | NWFU | 9 | 9 | 63 | Crowd 3,500 | RS, LEX, ARFT |
| 1951 | Queenstown | IL | QFA | 14 | 13 | 97 | TANFL | 15 | 12 | 102 | - | CTF |
| 1951 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 12 | 15 | 87 | HFA | 12 | 22 | 94 | - | CTF |
| 1951 | Huonville | IL | HFA | 11 | 14 | 80 | TANFL | 9 | 9 | 63 | - | CTF |
| 1951 | Hobart | ILC | TANFL | 13 | 4 | 82 | Essendon | 20 | 18 | 138 | - | CTF |
| 1951 | Fremantle | IIC | South Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 141 | Collingwood | 15 | 12 | 102 | South came 2nd in the WANFL this year, while Collingwood were 3rd in the VFL. | SFS2 |
| 1951 | Kalgoorlie | LC | GNFL | 15 | 14 | 104 | Perth | 19 | 10 | 124 | Perth came 3rd in the WANFL. | GR |
| 1951 | Adelaide | IIC | Port Adelaide | 6 | 18 | 54 | Geelong | 8 | 14 | 62 | A clash of premiers, watched by 24,964 spectators at Adelaide Oval. | CA |
| 1951 | Adelaide | IIC | West Torrens | 11 | 13 | 79 | Footscray | 8 | 11 | 59 | Both teams finished 4th in their respective leagues. Match played at Weigal Oval. | CA |
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| 1952 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 13 | 12 | 90 | NTFA | 13 | 15 | 93 | Crowd 7,063 | RS, LEX, ARFT, CTF |
| 1952 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 9 | 14 | 68 | TANFL | 13 | 16 | 94 | Crowd 7,675 | RS, LEX, ARFT, CTF |
| 1952 | Devonport | IL | NWFU | 4 | 8 | 32 | TANFL | 10 | 17 | 77 | - | ARFT |
| 1952 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 19 | 17 | 131 | NWFU | 12 | 12 | 84 | - | ARFT, CTF |
| 1952 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 12 | 13 | 85 | NTFA | 12 | 18 | 90 | Crowd 6,114 | RS, LEX, ARFT |
| 1952 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 18 | 5 | 113 | NWFU | 10 | 21 | 81 | Crowd 5,493. ARFT gives NTFA's score as 18.15 (123). | RS, LEX, ARFT |
| 1952 | Huonville | IL | HFA | 11 | 12 | 78 | TANFL | 10 | 18 | 78 | - | CTF |
| 1952 | Queenstown | IL | QFA | 10 | 7 | 67 | NTFA | 9 | 13 | 67 | Crowd 1,000 | RS, LEX |
| 1952 | Hobart | IC | Carlton | 13 | 12 | 90 | South Melbourne | 8 | 15 | 63 | Crowd 4,000. Carlton came 4th and South 5th in this year's VFL. | CTF |
| 1952 | Kalgoorlie | LC | GNFL | 26 | 25 | 191 | East Fremantle | 15 | 12 | 102 | East Fremantle came 5th in the WANFL. | GR |
| 1952 | Adelaide | SvC | SA2 | 16 | 15 | 111 | East Fremantle | 11 | 10 | 76 | - | OES |
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| 1953 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 17 | 18 | 120 | NWFU | 19 | 13 | 127 | This was the NWFU's first ever win in Hobart. | CTF, ARFT |
| 1953 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 13 | 21 | 99 | TANFL | 9 | 28 | 82 | - | CTF, ARFT |
| 1953 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 12 | 19 | 91 | NTFA | 12 | 19 | 91 | Crowd 10,362 | RS, LEX, ARFT, CTF |
| 1953 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 16 | 16 | 112 | TANFL | 15 | 16 | 106 | Crowd 5,732 | RS, LEX, ARFT, CTF |
| 1953 | Devonport | IL | NWFU | 12 | 13 | 85 | NTFA | 7 | 13 | 55 | Crowd approximately 8,000 | RS, LEX, ARFT |
| 1953 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 21 | 17 | 143 | NWFU | 18 | 11 | 119 | Crowd 4,186. NTFA's R. Chitty, aged 40, kicked 7 goals. | RS, LEX, ARFT |
| 1953 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 12 | 18 | 90 | HFA | 12 | 9 | 81 | - | CTF |
| 1953 | Hobart | ILC | TANFL | 8 | 13 | 61 | Geelong | 17 | 24 | 126 | Geelong were runners-up in the VFL. The TANFL side included 6 Geelong players. | DE/MER, CTF |
| 1953 | Burnie | ILC | NWFU | 10 | 14 | 74 | Hawthorn | 19 | 19 | 133 | Hawthorn came last in the VFL this year. | DE/LEX |
| 1953 | Perth | IIC | South Fremantle | 19 | 16 | 130 | Footscray | 11 | 18 | 84 | South were premiers, and Footscray finished 3rd this year. | SFS2 |
| 1953 | Fremantle | LC | East Fremantle | 7 | 11 | 53 | GNFL | 7 | 14 | 56 | East Fremantle finished 3rd in the WANFL. | OES |
| 1953 | Perth | SvC | WA2 | 15 | 10 | 100 | North Melbourne | 17 | 10 | 112 | North came 7th in this year's VFL. | OES |
| 1953 | Perth | SvC | WA2 | 17 | 18 | 120 | North Melbourne | 18 | 11 | 119 | - | OES |
| 1953 | Melbourne | IC | Collingwood | 9 | 13 | 67 | Fitzroy | 4 | 19 | 43 | A fund-raiser for St Vincent's Hospital, played under lights at the Showgrounds. | DE/AGE |
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| 1954 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 19 | 14 | 128 | NWFU | 12 | 13 | 85 | - | CTF, ARFT |
| 1954 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 7 | 11 | 53 | NTFA | 8 | 14 | 62 | Crowd 8,069 | RS, LEX, CTF, ARFT |
| 1954 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 15 | 13 | 103 | TANFL | 13 | 6 | 84 | Crowd 10,000. J.Leedham kicked 8 goals for the losers. | RS, LEX, CTF, ARFT |
| 1954 | Devonport | IL | NWFU | 21 | 11 | 137 | TANFL | 11 | 12 | 78 | - | CTF, ARFT |
| 1954 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 22 | 15 | 147 | NTFA | 12 | 13 | 85 | Crowd 7,000 | RS, LEX, ARFT |
| 1954 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 14 | 15 | 99 | NWFU | 10 | 15 | 75 | Crowd 9,000 | RS, LEX, ARFT |
| 1954 | Geeveston | IL | HFA | 14 | 16 | 100 | TANFL | 11 | 16 | 82 | - | CTF |
| 1954 | Queenstown | IL | QFA | 15 | 12 | 102 | TANFL | 8 | 14 | 62 | - | CTF |
| 1954 | Hobart | IIC | Hobart | 10 | 8 | 68 | South Adelaide | 9 | 20 | 74 | Hobart were TANFL premiers, while South came 7th in the SANFL. | CTF |
| 1954 | Adelaide | SvC | SA2 | 8 | 6 | 54 | South Fremantle | 8 | 13 | 61 | South Fremantle were premiers this year. | SFS2 |
| 1954 | Adelaide | SvC | SA2 | 9 | 12 | 66 | Collingwood | 12 | 15 | 87 | Collingwood came 7th in the VFL. | DE/ADV |
| 1954 | Melbourne | IIC | Collingwood | 7 | 20 | 62 | South Fremantle | 12 | 10 | 82 | - | SFS2 |
| 1954 | Adelaide | IIC | Port Adelaide | 8 | 11 | 59 | Richmond | 15 | 16 | 106 | Port were premiers, while Richmond finished 5th. | CA |
| 1954 | Adelaide | IIC | Sturt | 13 | 11 | 89 | South Melbourne | 17 | 17 | 119 | Sturt came 6th this year, and South Melbourne 10th.. | SAFMG |
| 1954 | Perth | IIC | South Fremantle | 14 | 9 | 93 | Carlton | 10 | 14 | 74 | Carlton came 8th in the VFL. | SFS2 |
| 1954 | Wangaratta | Other | North Eastern XVIII | 7 | 10 | 52 | Melbourne | 20 | 19 | 139 | An end of season match. Melbourne had just lost the VFL grand final to Footscray. | DE/AGE |
| 1954 | Brisbane | Other | Queensland XVIII | 15 | 9 | 99 | Essendon | 19 | 22 | 136 | Played in October. Eight Queensland goals contributed by Victorian 'guests'. | DE/AGE |
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| 1955 | Burnie | IL | NWFU | 14 | 10 | 94 | TANFL | 13 | 12 | 90 | - | CTF, ARFT |
| 1955 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 19 | 16 | 130 | NTFA | 16 | 22 | 118 | Crowd 8,711. M.Griffiths kicked 8 goals for the victors. | RS, LEX, CTF, ARFT |
| 1955 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 13 | 25 | 103 | NWFU | 15 | 18 | 108 | - | CTF, ARFT |
| 1955 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 9 | 13 | 67 | TANFL | 15 | 11 | 101 | Crowd 6,304 | RS, LEX, CTF, ARFT |
| 1955 | Launceston | IL | NTFA | 13 | 18 | 96 | NWFU | 19 | 16 | 130 | Crowd 7,605 | RS, LEX, CTF, ARFT |
| 1955 | Devonport | IL | NWFU | 18 | 18 | 126 | NTFA | 16 | 18 | 104 | Crowd 9,000 | RS, LEX, CTF, ARFT |
| 1955 | Huonville | IL | HFA | 13 | 13 | 91 | TANFL | 13 | 9 | 87 | - | CTF |
| 1955 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 8 | 16 | 64 | Midlands | 15 | 12 | 102 | - | CTF |
| 1955 | Hobart | IL | TANFL | 14 | 14 | 98 | Kingborough | 11 | 11 | 77 | - | CTF |
| 1955 | Queenstown | IL | QFA | 14 | 9 | 93 | NTFA | 24 | 15 | 159 | Crowd 1,000. NTFA's A.Walsh kicked 9 goals. | RS, LEX |
| 1955 | Swan Hill | LC | Mid Murray Football League | 4 | 10 | 34 | Geelong | 12 | 25 | 97 | A mid-season encounter. | DE/GADV |
| 1955 | Kalgoorlie | LC | GNFL | 18 | 18 | 126 | Claremont | 10 | 4 | 64 | Claremont came 7th this year. | GR |
| 1955 | Perth | SvC | WA2 | 18 | 13 | 121 | Essendon | 17 | 9 | 111 | Essendon finished 4th in the VFL. | OES |
| 1955 | Perth | SvC | WA2 | 13 | 9 | 87 | Essendon | 10 | 12 | 72 | - | OES |
| 1955 | Perth | IIC | Perth | 6 | 9 | 45 | Collingwood | 8 | 14 | 62 | Merv McIntosh's last game. Perth won the flag this year, while Collingwood came 2nd. | MS/WA |
| 1955 | Adelaide | IIC | West Adelaide | 13 | 9 | 87 | Hawthorn | 13 | 10 | 88 | West Adelaide finished 7th in 1955, and Hawthorn 8th. | SAFMG |
| 1955 | Adelaide | IIC | Port Adelaide | 9 | 10 | 64 | Melbourne | 9 | 11 | 65 | A clash of premiers, played under lights at Norwood Oval, and watched by a crowd of roughly 22,000. | CA |
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| 1953 | Bunbury | Other | South Fremantle | 11 | 8 | 74 | Footscray | 12 | 11 | 83 | Footscray were allowed to use unlimited reserves in the 2nd half. | SFS2 |
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