Launceston Football Club

Launceston Football Club

Full name	Launceston Football Club
Nickname	Blues
Sport	Australian Rules Football
Founded	1875
First season	1882 (NFA), 2009 (TSL)
League	Tasmanian State League
Home ground	Windsor Park
Anthem	"Onwards to Victory"
President	Paul O'Donoghue
General Manager	Neale Atkins
2015	8th
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The Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.^[1]

Club origins

History

• Home ground – Windsor Park (1968–present)
• Established – 1875 (merged with Tamar Rowing Club in 1888 and Union Football Club in 1889)
• Playing colours – Navy blue and white
• Emblem – Blues
• Club motto – "Volumus vincere" ("The will to win")
• Club theme song – "Onwards to Victory" (Tune: "Notre Dame March")
• Affiliations – Northern FA (1882–1885), NTFA (1886–1986), NTFL (1987–1993), TFL (1994–1997), NTFL (1998–2008), TSL (2009–present)

Premierships

NTFA premierships

• 1888, 1889, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1951, 1969, 1976, 1985

NTFL premierships

• 2006, 2007, 2008

TFL Statewide/TSL premierships

• 2011

Tasmanian State Premierships

• 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938

Individual medal winners

Tasman Shields Trophy winners (NTFA)

• 1928 – N. Edwards
• 1929 – J. Milbourne
• 1933 – K. W. "Bill" Cahill
• 1936 – K. W. "Bill" Cahill
• 1939 – Tom Ryan
• 1946 – Lance Crosswell
• 1947 – Lance Crosswell
• 1951 – Darrell Crosswell
• 1959 – Bob Bye
• 1960 – Bob Bye

Hec Smith Memorial Medal Winners

• 1968 – Alby Dunn
• 1976 – Paul Ellis
• 1980 – Grant Alford
• 1986 – D. Cook

William Leitch Medal winners

• Nil

Alistair Lynch Medal (Previously the "Tassie Medal") Winners

• 2011 – Tim Bristow

Darrel Baldock Medal Winners

• 2003 – Adam Sanders (NTFL)
• 2004 – Anthony Taylor (NTFL)
• 2005 – Brian Finch (NTFL)

Competition Leading Goalkickers

NTFA Leading Goalkickers

• 1889 – H. Murray (9)
• 1892 – P. Tabart (9)
• 1893 – R. Lawrence (11)
• 1894 – R. Lawrence (12)
• 1896 – J. Gorman (16)
• 1900 – P. Bird (15)
• 1905 – S. Willett (8)
• 1906 – Viv Valentine (12)
• 1911 – A. Ramsay (6) and R. Thomas (6)
• 1925 – B. Freeland (25)
• 1930 – J. Foley (70)
• 1931 – J. Foley (52)
• 1933 – H. Ranson (62)
• 1935 – A. Waddle (44)
• 1937 – L. Smith (59)
• 1938 – L. Smith (73)
• 1945 – M. Flood (71)
• 1948 – Ross McCrimmon (102)
• 1949 – Ross McCrimmon (83)
• 1950 – Ross McCrimmon (76)
• 1951 – Ross McCrimmon (55)
• 1955 – C. Tabe (67)
• 1967 – Dennis Seen (50)
• 1969 – Tony West (65)
• 1970 – Tony West (50)
• 1976 – Bob Smith (94)
• 1977 – Bob Smith (63)
• 1978 – Ian Donnachy (63)
• 1982 – Ian Donnachy (78)

NTFL Leading Goalkickers

• 2005 – Adam Derbyshire (93)
• 2006 – Adam Derbyshire (133)
• 2008 – Adam Derbyshire (133)

Tasmanian State League Leading Goalkickers

• 2010 – Brian Finch (94)
• 2011 – Brian Finch (104)
• 2013 - Sonny Whiting (85)

Senior coaches

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Club records

Club record score

• 46.18 (294) v Deloraine 10.11 (71) – 1984

Most goals in a match

• A. Derbyshire (18) v Penguin – 2008

Most goals in a season

• A. Derbyshire (140) – 2008

Club record goalkicker (all-time)

• A. Derbyshire (676) from 2000–2009; 2012

Club record games holder

• Beau Green (256) from 1999–2014

Club record match attendance

• 8,617 – Launceston v Longford at York Park (1957 NTFA Grand Final)

Notable AFL Draftees

• Sam Lonergan - Drafted by Essendon, Pick 50 in 2005 AFL Draft
• Tom Bellchambers - Drafted by Essendon, Pick 8 in 2007 AFL Draft
• Tim Mohr - Drafted by GWS Giants, as a Pre-Selection in the 2011 AFL Draft
• Jesse Lonergan - Drafted by Gold Coast, Pick 13 in 2012 AFL Draft
• Jackson Thurlow - Drafted by Geelong, Pick 16 in 2012 AFL Draft
• Kade Kolodjashnij - Drafted by Gold Coast, Pick 5 in 2013 AFL Draft
• Jake Kolodjashnij - Drafted by Geelong, Pick 41 in 2013 AFL Draft

Club song

The Club Song is sung to the tune of Lily of Laguna.

AFL/VFL players

Past and Present Launceston players who have played at AFL/VFL include:

• Sam Lonergan (Essendon)

References

External links

• Launceston Football Club website
• Launceston Football Club