Sandy Bay
It was during the 1970s, however, that the Sandy Bay Football Club really came into its own, embarking on a sustained period of dominance that few TFL clubs ever matched. Sandwiched in between third place finishes in 1970 and 1979 the Seagulls contested eight consecutive grand finals for five wins and three losses. Especially towards the end of this period the side was well nigh indomitable.
1997 Season (TFL) Fixture
Sandy Bay's 1997 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-12 1 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | New Norfolk | — | — | — | 15.12 | 102 | -35 | NHO | 1997-04-12 Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-04-20 2 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 29.14 | 188 | WON | Hobart | — | — | — | 5.7 | 37 | 151 | QBO | 1997-04-20 Apr 20 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-04-26 3 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | Burnie Dockers | — | — | — | 14.7 | 91 | -61 | WBO | 1997-04-26 Apr 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-05-03 4 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 5.5 | 35 | LOST | South Launceston | — | — | — | 10.6 | 66 | -31 | YOR | 1997-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-05-10 5 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 5.12 | 42 | LOST | Glenorchy | — | — | — | 20.15 | 135 | -93 | KGV | 1997-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-05-17 6 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | North Hobart | — | — | — | 18.10 | 118 | -68 | NHO | 1997-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-05-24 7 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | Launceston | — | — | — | 13.12 | 90 | -13 | YOR | 1997-05-24 May 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-05-31 8 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | Clarence | — | — | — | 22.16 | 148 | -94 | QBO | 1997-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-06-07 9 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Devonport | — | — | — | 19.18 | 132 | -76 | DEV | 1997-06-07 Jun 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-06-14 10 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 6.8 | 44 | LOST | North Launceston | — | — | — | 17.14 | 116 | -72 | YOR | 1997-06-14 Jun 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-06-23 11 | Sandy Bay | Bye | 1997-06-23 Jun 23 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1997-06-28 12 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 11.4 | 70 | LOST | New Norfolk | — | — | — | 19.11 | 125 | -55 | BOY | 1997-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-07-05 13 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Hobart | — | — | — | 7.8 | 50 | 23 | NHO | 1997-07-05 Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-07-12 14 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Burnie Dockers | — | — | — | 16.14 | 110 | -34 | QBO | 1997-07-12 Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-07-19 15 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 17.10 | 112 | WON | South Launceston | — | — | — | 10.16 | 76 | 36 | NHO | 1997-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-07-27 16 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 5.8 | 38 | LOST | Glenorchy | — | — | — | 21.13 | 139 | -101 | QBO | 1997-07-27 Jul 27 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-08-02 17 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 10.11 | 71 | WON | North Hobart | — | — | — | 10.6 | 66 | 5 | NHO | 1997-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-08-09 18 | H | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 14.18 | 102 | WON | Launceston | — | — | — | 10.6 | 66 | 36 | NHO | 1997-08-09 Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-08-16 19 | A | Sandy Bay | — | — | — | 11.14 | 80 | LOST | Clarence | — | — | — | 23.18 | 156 | -76 | BEL | 1997-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1997-08-24 20 | Sandy Bay | Bye | 1997-08-24 Aug 24 (Sun, 12:00) |