East Devonport Football Club
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The East Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football
club which competed on an irregular basis in various non-senior North Western competitions between 1901 and 1944 before being promoted to senior status to participate in the North West Football Union
from 1945 to 1986.
The club is a current member of the Northern Tasmanian Football League
of which it has competed in since 1987.
Established – 1901
Playing Colours – Red & White
Emblem – Swans
Club Theme Song – "Onwards To Victory" (Tune: "Notre Dame Victory March
")
Affiliations – Various junior competitions (1901-1944) NWFU
(1945-1986), NTFL
(1987-present)
Premierships
NTFL
Premierships
Tasmanian State Premiership
s
Ovaltine Medal Winners
Pivot Medal Winners
Darrel Baldock Medal Winners
Leading Goalkickers
NTFL
Leading Goalkickers
Club Record Games Holder – Shane McCoy (262)
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club which competed on an irregular basis in various non-senior North Western competitions between 1901 and 1944 before being promoted to senior status to participate in the North West Football Union
North West Football Union
The North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
from 1945 to 1986.
The club is a current member of the Northern Tasmanian Football League
Northern Tasmanian Football League
The Northern Tasmanian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in northern Tasmania.-History:The Northern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1987 to replace the former Northern Tasmanian Football Association - no relation to the current NTFA - and the North Western...
of which it has competed in since 1987.
History
Home Ground – Girdlestone ParkEstablished – 1901
Playing Colours – Red & White
Emblem – Swans
Club Theme Song – "Onwards To Victory" (Tune: "Notre Dame Victory March
Notre Dame Victory March
The "Notre Dame Victory March" is the fight song for the University of Notre Dame. It was written by two brothers who were Notre Dame graduates. The Rev. Michael J. Shea, a 1905 graduate, wrote the music, and his brother, John F. Shea, who earned degrees in 1906 and 1908, wrote the original lyrics...
")
Affiliations – Various junior competitions (1901-1944) NWFU
North West Football Union
The North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
(1945-1986), NTFL
Northern Tasmanian Football League
The Northern Tasmanian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in northern Tasmania.-History:The Northern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1987 to replace the former Northern Tasmanian Football Association - no relation to the current NTFA - and the North Western...
(1987-present)
Premiership Titles
NWFUNorth West Football Union
The North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
Premierships
- 1946, 1948, 1968.
NTFL
Northern Tasmanian Football League
The Northern Tasmanian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in northern Tasmania.-History:The Northern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1987 to replace the former Northern Tasmanian Football Association - no relation to the current NTFA - and the North Western...
Premierships
- 1988.
Tasmanian State Premiership
Tasmanian State Premiership
The Tasmanian State Premiership was an Australian rules football tournament which was competed originally between the reigning TFL/TANFL and NTFA premiers, with the NWFU joining in from 1954....
s
- Nil.
Individual Medal Winners
Wander Medal Winners- 1952 – Max Berryman
- 1957 – Darrel BaldockDarrel BaldockDarrel John Baldock , commonly nicknamed "The Doc" and "Mr Magic", was an Australian rules football player and state politician who in 1966 was the first captain of a premiership-winning St Kilda Football Club. Baldock was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as a "Legend"...
- 1960 – Terry Pierce
- 1963 – John Bingley
- 1975 – Ricky Watt
- 1980 – Lindsay Bell
- 1982 – Richard Lynch
- 1985 – Neville Muir
- 1986 – Paul Borlini
Ovaltine Medal Winners
- 1995 – Paul Spencer
Pivot Medal Winners
- 1998 – Craig Muir
Darrel Baldock Medal Winners
- 2002 – Adrian Partridge
Competition Leading Goalkickers
NWFUNorth West Football Union
The North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
Leading Goalkickers
- 1954 – Ray Summers (38)
- 1980 – Chris Reynolds (95)
- 1981 – Chris Reynolds (97)
NTFL
Northern Tasmanian Football League
The Northern Tasmanian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in northern Tasmania.-History:The Northern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1987 to replace the former Northern Tasmanian Football Association - no relation to the current NTFA - and the North Western...
Leading Goalkickers
- 1988 – Mark WilliamsMark Williams (Australian footballer, born 1957)Mark E. Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League ....
(119)
Club Records
Club Record Score- 36.13 (229) v George Town 11.4 (70) in 1987
Club Record Games Holder – Shane McCoy (262)
Club Record Match Attendance
- 11,866 – East Devonport v UlverstoneUlverstone Robins Football ClubThe Ulverstone Football Club, nicknamed the Robins, is an Australian rules football club based in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia. The club fields three teams in the Northern Tasmanian Football League and also fields two junior teams in the AFL Tasmania North West Competition.-History:*Home ground...
at West Park OvalWest Park (Burnie)West Park Oval is an Australian Rules football, cycling and athletics venue located on the shores of Bass Strait in Burnie, Tasmania.It is the current home of the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian State League and previously in the NTFL and in the original TFL Statewide League.-History:West Park...
for the 1968 NWFUNorth West Football UnionThe North West Football Union was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football Association representing the rest of the state...
Grand Final.