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Full name | South Launceston Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Bulldogs |
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Founded | As a merger on 26 May 1986 |
Sport | Australian Rules football |
League | Tasmanian Football League |
First season | 1886 (City) (NTFA) |
Ground | Youngtown Memorial Oval |
Club song | It's A Grand Old Flag (Same as Melbourne Football Club but with slightly modified lyrics _ "the team of the red, white and blue") |
President | N/A |
Coach | Mitch Thorp |
Captain | Mitchell Hills and Aaron Viney |
2011 (TSL) | 9th |
The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs. South Launceston were in the TFL Statewide League from 1986 to 1997 and then the Northern Tasmanian Football League until 2008.
The club is nicknamed the Bulldogs, a name which was adopted upon the merger. City-South were the Redlegs and East Launceston had been known as the Demons. For their club colours they took City-South's red and white as well as the blue from East Launceston's guernsey to give them their current royal blue, red and white club colours.
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South Launceston's first taste of statewide football could be described as a failure. In 12 seasons in the Statewide Competition the Bulldog's never contested the finals with a highest finish of 6th in 1992. During these 12 years South Launceston managed to collect 3 wooden spoons, this feat has only been matched by New Norfolk who have spent a longer period in the statewide league.
In 1998 South Launceston pre-empted the collapse of the statewide league in 2000 when they decided to join the NTFL. This move greeted them with success with them winning the 1998 and 1999 NTFL Premierships. South Launceston remained competitive while they were in this competition.
In 2008 the South Launceston Football Club accepted an invitation to join the new Tasmanian State League in 2009.
After a meeting of club members, delegates and supporters, the club voted in to leave the NTFL and join the new league.
State Premierships (7)
NTFA Premierships (28)
Tasman Shields Trophy winners
Hec Smith Memorial Medalists
All Australians
NTFA Leading Goalkickers
NTFA Premierships (1)
Tasman Shields Trophy winners
Hec Smith Memorial Medalists
NTFA Leading Goalkickers
NTFL Premierships (2)
Darrel Baldock Medalists
Highest score
Most games
An official 'Team of the Century' for City-South was announced in 2002, which took into account the period from 1886 until 1986, when they merged with East Launceston
City-South 'Team of the Century' | |||
B: | Rusty Wainwright | Verdun Howell | Brian Lowe |
HB: | John Bingley | Laurie Nash | Harry Styles |
C: | Laurie Moir | Berkley Cox | Kim Saltmarsh |
HF: | Roy Cazaly | Geoff Long | Craig Coombes |
F: | Graeme Wilkinson (c) | Stan Morcom | Bill Linger |
Foll: | Jock Connell (vc) | Derek Peardon | Paul Luttrell |
Int: | Jim Wynwood | Mike Delanty | Bill Spearman |
Stuart Barclay | |||
Coach: | Bob Miller |
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