Lindisfarne Blues
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The Lindisfarne Football Club is an Australian rules football
club currently playing in the Australian Football League
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
, also known as the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.
In 1949 the club joined the Tasmanian Amateur Football League (Southern Division) until the League went out of existence at the end of the 1995 season.
In 1996 the club joined the newly started Southern Tasmanian Football League now known as the SFL
where it still competes today.
After a solid start to its SFL tenure, the Two-Blues suffered from a disastrous period between 1998 & 2004 whereby the club lost 74-consecutive senior matches.
In 2008 the Two-Blues swept all before then winning all of their 18 roster matches and Second Semi Final before crashing to the Huonville Lions by 37-points on Grand Final day at North Hobart Oval
before 4,397-fans. Lindisfarne also managed to make the 2009 SFL grand final although losing to New Norfolk who were undefeated all season.
Entry to Southern Football League
1996
Clarence Football Association Premierships
1924
TAFL Southern Division Premierships
1957, 1982, 1989
TAFL Southern Division Runners Up
1992
STFL/SFL Regional League Premiers
Nil.
STFL/SFL Regional League Runner Up
2008, 2009
State Amateur Premierships
1957, 1989
Peter Hodgman Medallists
1997 - Tim Blanden
Club Record Games-holder
350+ by Luke Spink
Club Record Attendance
4,397 vs Huonville Lions - 2008 SFL Regional League Grand Final at North Hobart Oval
Club Record Score
Not Known.
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 Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
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...
, also known as the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.
Origins
The Lindisfarne Football Club was formed in 1911 and competed in the Clarence Football Association until 1948.In 1949 the club joined the Tasmanian Amateur Football League (Southern Division) until the League went out of existence at the end of the 1995 season.
In 1996 the club joined the newly started Southern Tasmanian Football League now known as the SFL
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...
where it still competes today.
After a solid start to its SFL tenure, the Two-Blues suffered from a disastrous period between 1998 & 2004 whereby the club lost 74-consecutive senior matches.
In 2008 the Two-Blues swept all before then winning all of their 18 roster matches and Second Semi Final before crashing to the Huonville Lions by 37-points on Grand Final day 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...
before 4,397-fans. Lindisfarne also managed to make the 2009 SFL grand final although losing to New Norfolk who were undefeated all season.
Entry to Southern Football League
1996
Clarence Football Association Premierships
1924
TAFL Southern Division Premierships
1957, 1982, 1989
TAFL Southern Division Runners Up
1992
STFL/SFL Regional League Premiers
Nil.
STFL/SFL Regional League Runner Up
2008, 2009
State Amateur Premierships
1957, 1989
Peter Hodgman Medallists
1997 - Tim Blanden
Club Record Games-holder
350+ by Luke Spink
Club Record Attendance
4,397 vs Huonville Lions - 2008 SFL Regional League Grand Final 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
Not Known.