| Full name | Latrobe Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Demons |
| Strip | Navy Blue and Red |
| Founded | 19 June 1881 |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| League | Northern Tasmanian Football League |
| First season | 1882 (NWFL), 1910 (NWFU), 1987 (NTFL) |
| Ground | Darrel Baldock Oval |
| Club song | "It's a Grand Old Flag!" |
| President | Peter Freshney |
| Coach | Dale Perry |
| 2011 | Premiers |
The Latrobe Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competed in the NWFU between 1910 and 1986. The club has been a playing member of the NTFL since 1987. Latrobe were one of the most successful NWFU clubs and their tally of 12 premierships in a joint record, shared with Burnie and Ulverstone. They are, however, the only club to win four successive premierships, which they achieved from 1969 to 1972.
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During their time in the NWFU, Latrobe were known as the "Diehards" and had royal blue and red as their club colours. The club was formed on the 19 June 1881 and until 1909 competed in the North West Football League where they claimed premierships in 1891, 1892 and 1907.
In 1910, Latrobe were one of the foundation members of the NWFU and were premiers in just their fourth season. They had one of their strongest era in the 1920, appearing in every Grand Final from 1920 to 1924 and were to have a particularly successful team in the early 1930s winning three of the four premiership titles on offer between 1930 and 1933, only missing out in 1932 when they were losing Grand Finalists. The club had fielded two different teams in the 1931 season, Latrobe Country and Latrobe Town, to fill a spot vacated by Devonport's withdrawal, but merged again for the finals series.
After their 1933 success, the Diehards didn't win another NWFU premierships for 36 years, they began building a strong team in the 1960s, highlighted by the fact that every Wander Medal between 1964 and 1971 was won by a Latrobe player. This culminated in their drought breaking Grand Final win in 1969 under captain-coach Darrel Baldock, who then steered Latrobe to the next three premierships.
Latrobe won the Tasmanian State Premiership in 1970 when they defeated Clarence by 35 points at Devonport Oval. Latrobe also reached the Tasmanian State Premiership decider in 1971 and 1972 but lost to Sandy Bay and City-South respectively.
Latrobe ultimately would go on to break a 38-year premiership drought in 2010 by defeating Ulverstone by 30 points in the NTFL Grand Final after having previously lost the 1994 and 2000 Grand Finals to Ulverstone on both occasions.
NWFL Premierships
NWFU Premierships
NTFL Premierships
Wander Medal winners
Ovaltine Medal winners
Pivot Medal winners
Darrel Baldock Medal winners
All-Australian players
NWFU leading goalkickers
NTFL leading goalkickers
Club record score
Club record games holder