Football Attendance Records
North Hobart Oval holds the top five of the top six ground attendance records in Tasmanian football history, including the highest roster match attendance ever recorded of 8,840 in 1967:
- 24,968 - Clarence v Glenorchy - 1979 TANFL Grand Final.
- 24,413 - New Norfolk v Clarence - 1970 TANFL Grand Final.
- 23,764 - Tasmania v VFL - 1966 Australian National Football Carnival.
- 23,368 - Western Australia v VFL - 1966 Australian National Football Carnival.
- 20,775 - Sandy Bay v New Norfolk - 1964 TANFL Grand Final.
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