South Launceston Football Club

South Launceston Bulldogs
Full name South Launceston Football Club
Nickname(s) Bulldogs
Strip
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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Club history

The Statewide League Era

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.

Northern Tasmanian Football 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.

Tasmanian State League

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.

Honours

City/City-South

State Premierships (7)

NTFA Premierships (28)

Tasman Shields Trophy winners

Hec Smith Memorial Medalists

All Australians

NTFA Leading Goalkickers

East Launceston

NTFA Premierships (1)

Tasman Shields Trophy winners

Hec Smith Memorial Medalists

NTFA Leading Goalkickers

South Launceston

NTFL Premierships (2)

Darrel Baldock Medalists

Records

Highest score

Most games

Team of the Century

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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