The 1938 TANFL season was the 57th season of the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in southern Tasmania.
won the TANFL premiership for the 12th time, defeating Lefroy by 12 points in the final.
Ladder + Team Qualification 1 (P) 15 11 4 0 52 Finals series 2 Lefroy 15 9 6 0 44 3 Cananore 15 7 8 0 32 4 New Town 15 3 12 0 16
Finals From 1929 until 1941, the TANFL home-and-away season featured three rounds played for 4 premiership points per win, and two rounds played for 6 premiership points per win. A three-team system with challenge was then played, with the initial 1–3 positions based on premiership points, and the right of challenge going only to the team with the strictly best home-and-away season win-loss record.
Semi-final
Grand final
Awards Len Pye (North Hobart) won the George Watt memorial medal as the TANFL's best and fairest player. T. Richardson () was the TANFL's leading goalkicker, finishing the home-and-away season with 70 goals. was defeated in the Tasmanian State Premiership by Launceston (NTFA) on 8 October at York Park. Launceston 16.9 (105) defeated North Hobart 5.9 (39).
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