St Patrick's Old Collegians Football Club
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St. Patrick's Old Collegians Football Club Inc. Est. 1931 (known as S.P.O.C.F.C or St.Pat's Football Club) is an Australian Rules Football
Club in Prospect Vale, Tasmania
, and competes in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association.
The mascot for the "Saints" is "the Champ" a footballer on the run with ball under the arm and the other arm outstreached, dressed in his football gear with a halo
above his head.
Prior to the formation of the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (formed 1996) the club competed in the Tasmanian Amateur Football League.
The club as the name suggests was originally formed as an offshute for past school boys to continue playing organised sport.
The club continues to foster a relationship with St Patricks College
, but not all players are recruited from the school.
The club is situated in Prospect Vale on a lower oval of the schools grounds.
Th oval has adequate lighting facilities to host night games.
The oval is unique in that it has a very sandy soil and is very difficult for grass to grow at the top end of the oval. The oval has been used as a conceptual model for urban salinity in Launceston, Tasmania
.
Reserves
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 in Prospect Vale, Tasmania
Prospect Vale, Tasmania
Prospect Vale is a small suburb of Greater Launceston and is within the Meander Valley Council's area.It contains two schools, Prospect High School and a private Catholic school, St. Patricks College....
, and competes in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association.
The mascot for the "Saints" is "the Champ" a footballer on the run with ball under the arm and the other arm outstreached, dressed in his football gear with a halo
Halo (religious iconography)
A halo is a ring of light that surrounds a person in art. They have been used in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred figures, and have at various periods also been used in images of rulers or heroes...
above his head.
Prior to the formation of the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (formed 1996) the club competed in the Tasmanian Amateur Football League.
The club as the name suggests was originally formed as an offshute for past school boys to continue playing organised sport.
The club continues to foster a relationship with St Patricks College
St Patrick's College, Launceston
St Patrick's College is a coeducational Catholic secondary college, located in Launceston, Tasmania. The college has around 1301 students enrolled...
, but not all players are recruited from the school.
The club is situated in Prospect Vale on a lower oval of the schools grounds.
Th oval has adequate lighting facilities to host night games.
The oval is unique in that it has a very sandy soil and is very difficult for grass to grow at the top end of the oval. The oval has been used as a conceptual model for urban salinity in Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
.
Premierships
Seniors- Tasmanian Amateur Football League (TAFL) 1931,1932,1935,1936
- TAFL Northern Division (TAFLND) 1948,1954,1955,1956,1984
- NTFA Division Two 1996,1999 (Undefeated),2002,2004
- TAFL State Championship (Conder Shield) - 1932, 1954
- Runners Up 1968,1970,1971,1973,1979
Reserves
- NTFA Division Two 1996,1998,1999 (Undefeated),2002,2005
Competition Best & Fairest
- TAFL Best and Fairest - H.McIntee 1937
- Max Allen Cup - D.Hay 1950; J.Cunningham 1952; A.Neville 1954, 1955 & 1956; K.Hudson 1969
- NTFA Division Two Best and Fairest - Jason Matthews 2001
- NTFA Division Two Reserves Best and Fairest - Graeme Taylor 1996