Glenorchy Football Club
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The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football
club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League
and the Southern Football League
in Tasmania
, Australia.
New Town changed its name to Glenorchy in 1957 after absorbing the already established club Glenorchy Rovers and relocated its headquarters to KGV Oval
at Glenorchy
in Hobart
's northern suburbs in the same year, playing its first match at the venue on 4 May 1957 against Hobart. It remains there to this day.
After the death of the Tasmanian Football League
in December 2000, the club was temporarily without a league to play in.
, who were already a member of the SFL.
Glenorchy announced in early 2001 that they would adopt a new green, black & white playing uniform, and be known as the "Glenorchy Storm".
This was not popular with fans who drifted away from the club, and its membership and support base decreased rapidly.
There was to be considerable rejoicing amongst its fans in 2004, after persistent pressure from the club, and the fact that Claremont were now playing in the SFL Regional League, which resulted in Glenorchy being granted the return of its black and white strip, and the Magpie emblem.
Grand Final vs Clarence Roos
at North Hobart Oval
.
34.21 (225) vs Hobart
18.14 (122) at KGV Oval
Round 22, 1983.
Half-back line
: Trevor Sprigg, Barry Strange, Robbie Dykes.
Centre line
: Michael Styles (Capt), Neil Conlan, Ben Atkin.
Half-forward line
: John Klug, Max Griffiths, David Pearce.
Forward line
: Danny Ling, Peter Hudson
, Gary Linton.
Ruck: Jack Rough, Rex Garwood, Ron Marney.
Interchange
: John Chick
, Matthew Mansfield
, Kevin Morgan, Denis Lester, Kevin Baker, Adrian Fletcher
, Max McMahon.
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 currently playing in the Tasmanian State League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
and the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia.
Origins
The club is nicknamed the Magpies after its black and white playing strip, and was originally known as New Town Football Club (wearing a green and white strip) when it started out as a member of the Tasmanian Football League in 1921.New Town changed its name to Glenorchy in 1957 after absorbing the already established club Glenorchy Rovers and relocated its headquarters to KGV Oval
KGV Oval
The KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
at Glenorchy
Glenorchy, Tasmania
Glenorchy is a business district and suburb in the northern part of greater Hobart, capital of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The land was originally used for agriculture but is now a largely suburban, working-class area...
in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
's northern suburbs in the same year, playing its first match at the venue on 4 May 1957 against Hobart. It remains there to this day.
After the death of the Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
in December 2000, the club was temporarily without a league to play in.
Entry to Southern Football League
After some political maneuvering within football circles, Glenorchy were admitted to the Southern Football League, but at a high price, with the club being forced, as a condition of entry to the League, to give up its black and white playing strip, and its Magpies emblem as it clashed with former Southern Amateur club Claremont MagpiesClaremont Magpies
The Claremont Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the SFL in Tasmania, Australia. The club wears a collingwood style jumper and has the mascot the Magpies....
, who were already a member of the SFL.
Glenorchy announced in early 2001 that they would adopt a new green, black & white playing uniform, and be known as the "Glenorchy Storm".
This was not popular with fans who drifted away from the club, and its membership and support base decreased rapidly.
There was to be considerable rejoicing amongst its fans in 2004, after persistent pressure from the club, and the fact that Claremont were now playing in the SFL Regional League, which resulted in Glenorchy being granted the return of its black and white strip, and the Magpie emblem.
TANFL/TFL Statewide League/TSL premierships
- 1935, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965, 1975, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1999
TANFL/TFL Statewide League/TSL runners up
- 1923, 1926, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 2009
William Leitch Medallists
(Best and fairest player – TFL and SFL premier senior football)- 1951 – Rex GarwoodRex GarwoodRex Elvyn Garwood was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the Tasmanian Football League and first-class cricket for Tasmania during the 1950s.-TFL career:...
- 1975 – Trevor Sprigg
- 1978 – Peter HudsonPeter HudsonPeter John Hudson AM is a former Australian Rules Football player, considered one of the greatest full-forwards in the game's history....
- 1979 – Peter HudsonPeter HudsonPeter John Hudson AM is a former Australian Rules Football player, considered one of the greatest full-forwards in the game's history....
- 1980 – Gary Linton
- 1988 – Adrian FletcherAdrian FletcherAdrian Fletcher is a former Australian rules footballer and current assistant coach. He is regarded as one of football's nomads, having played for five Australian Football League clubs in his 13 year career...
- 1999 – Ben Atkin
- 2005 – David Newitt
- 2006 – Jesse Crouch
- 2008 – Shane Piuselli
George Watt Medallists
(Best and fairest player – TFL reserves football)- 1963 – Dal Johnson
- 1968 – W. Hayes
- 1973 – P. Lynsky (tied)
- 1981 – Wayne Olding
- 1987 – Mark Horner (three way tie)
- 1988 – Steven Hay
- 2006 – Clinton French
V. A. Geard Medallists
(Best and fairest player – TFL thirds football)- 1950 – J.ChickJohn Chick (footballer)John Chick was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL during the 1950s.Chick began and ended his career in Tasmania but in between spent nine VFL seasons at Carlton. A pacy wingman, he joined Carlton from New Town where he had played in their 1951 TANFL premiership side...
- 1956 – D. Cransfield
- 1974 – L. Berwick
- 1981 – N. Jeffrey
D. R. Plaister Medallists
(Best and fairest – TFL fourths football)- 1978 – Jamie Woolley
- 1991 – Craig Grace
Lefroy Medallists
(Best and fairest – Tasmanian state team)- 1965 – M. McMahon (tied)
- 1979 – Darryl SuttonDarryl SuttonDarryl Sutton is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne, Richmond and Sydney in the VFL.Sutton was a utility player and was recruited to North Melbourne from Tasmania, a state he would later captain at State of Origin football...
- 1986 – David Pearce
- 2009 – Shane Piuselli (tied)
Horrie Gorringe Medallists
(Best on field in the Premier League Grand Final)- 2007 – Brad Curran
- 2008 – Damian McIvor
Club record attendance
24,968: 1979 TFLTasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
Grand Final vs Clarence Roos
Clarence Football Club
The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club....
at North Hobart Oval
North Hobart Oval
North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
.
Club record score
TFLTasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
34.21 (225) vs Hobart
Hobart Football Club
Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...
18.14 (122) at KGV Oval
KGV Oval
The KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
Round 22, 1983.
Glenorchy District Football Club Team of the Century: 1921–2000
Backline: Roland Curley, Roy Witzerman, Alan Leitch.Half-back line
Half-back line
In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-back line refers to the positions of the 3 players on the field that occupy the centre-half back and left and right half-back flank positions....
: Trevor Sprigg, Barry Strange, Robbie Dykes.
Centre line
Centre line
The Centre line refers to a set of positions on an Australian rules football field.It consists of 3 players, two on the wings , and one in the centre....
: Michael Styles (Capt), Neil Conlan, Ben Atkin.
Half-forward line
Half-forward line
In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-forward line refers to a position on the field of play.3 players are positioned in the half-forward line, a left and right half-forward flank player, as well as a centre half-forward....
: John Klug, Max Griffiths, David Pearce.
Forward line
Forward line
In Australian rules football, the forward line refers to a set of attacking positions on the field.The forward line consists of three players, a left and right forward pocket, and a full-forward. Up until approximately 20 years ago, the forward pockets were often the resting rover or ruckman...
: Danny Ling, Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson
Peter John Hudson AM is a former Australian Rules Football player, considered one of the greatest full-forwards in the game's history....
, Gary Linton.
Ruck: Jack Rough, Rex Garwood, Ron Marney.
Interchange
Interchange (Australian rules football)
Interchange is the term used to describe a team position in Australian rules football, consisting of the players who are off the ground at any time...
: John Chick
John Chick
John Chick is a gridiron football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Utah State. He spent 2008-2009 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders...
, Matthew Mansfield
Matthew Mansfield
Matthew Mansfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Australian Football League. Originally recruited from the Glenorchy Football Club, Mansfield made his debut in the 1991 AFL season and would go on to play 32 games and kick 5 goals up...
, Kevin Morgan, Denis Lester, Kevin Baker, Adrian Fletcher
Adrian Fletcher
Adrian Fletcher is a former Australian rules footballer and current assistant coach. He is regarded as one of football's nomads, having played for five Australian Football League clubs in his 13 year career...
, Max McMahon.