Cygnet Football Club

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Cygnet Football Club
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Names
Full nameCygnet Football Club
Former name(s)Port Cygnet Football Club
Lovett Football Club
Nickname(s)SFL/SFLW:The Port
STJFL:Southern Storm
Former nickname(s)Magpies
Club song"We're A Happy Team At Cygnet!"
2025 season
After finals2nd
Home-and-away season1st
Leading goalkickerJoe Direen (56)
Best and fairestLochie Griggs
Club details
Founded1888;137 years ago (1888)
Colours  Black   Teal   White
Competition Southern Football League
PresidentDavid O'Neill
CoachSFL: Lachlan Watt
SFLW: Stacey Fox
Captain(s)SFL: Joe Direen and Will Cleeland
SFLW: Hayley Kluga
Premierships SFL (6)
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2021
  • 2023
  • 2024
Huon Football Association (31)
  • 1912
  • 1913
  • 1915
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1928
  • 1931
  • 1935
  • 1938
  • 1945
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1955
  • 1957
  • 1960
  • 1962
  • 1964
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1970
  • 1972
  • 1974
  • 1976
  • 1979
  • 1984
  • 1994
Tasmanian Country Football Champions (2)
  • 1947
  • 1948
SFLW (1)
  • 2022
Ground(s)Cygnet Oval (4,000)
Kermandie Oval
Snug Park (2,800)
Training ground(s)Cygnet Oval
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
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Other information
Official website https://cygnetfc.tidyhq.com/

The Cygnet Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Southern Football League, also known as the SFL, in Tasmania, Australia.

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It was reported in October 1888 in ‘The Colonist’ that the Port Cygnet Football Club, which ‘had not been in existence long’ played South Franklin at Castle Forbes Bay. The game was described as being played in an ‘amicable spirit’. The newcomers were no match for their opponents and lost five goals to one.

A few weeks later Port Cygnet hosted the Honeywood Football Club from Geeveston. Honeywood proved victorious, winning 1.15 (21) to 0.5 (5). For the home side Howard, Armstrong, Andrews, Andrews, Cockerill and A. Devereaux were the best players.

On or around Queen Victoria’s Birthday in May 1889 there is a report in “The Hobart Mercury” of what could be Port Cygnet’s first ever win. In a match played in very wet and sloppy conditions at Franklin’s home ground at Mr. Kellaway’s paddock in Woodstock, it is reported that Franklin had be “beaten”.

In 1906, Port Cygnet, then renamed Lovett to reflect the change of the town’s name, joined the Huon Football Association for the first time. Up to that point the club just played friendly and challenge matches.

The club changed its name to Cygnet in the 1910s. [1]
The Magpies were a member of the Huon Football Association from 1906-1997 when the league disbanded and they joined the SFL in 1998. [2]
Upon entry in the SFL they changed from their longtime Black & White playing strip and Magpie emblem, adopting a Port Adelaide playing strip (black, white and teal) and called themselves 'The Port'.

Club Honours

Huon Football Association

Southern Football League

Southern Football League Women's

Southern Football League Reserves'

Southern Football League Colts’

Tasmanian Country Football Champions

Club Records

Club Record Score

Greatest Winning Margin

Greatest Losing Margin
249 v New Norfolk - Cygnet Oval (SFL Round 13, 12 July 2014)

Most Season Wins

Most Goals In A Game
52 v Claremont - Abbotsfield Park (SFL Round 8, 29 May 2021)

Highest Scoring Quarter

Longest Winning Streaks

Highest Score Conceded
257 v New Norfolk - Cygnet Oval (SFL Round 13, 12 July 2014)

Lowest Score Conceded

Club Record Attendance
4,150 v Huonville Lions (2021 SFL Grand Final)

Individual Honours

Competition awards

Ivan Short Medal (HFA best and fairest)

William Leitch Medal (SFL best and fairest)

Peter Hodgman Medal(SFL best first year player)

SFL Leading Goalkicker

SFLW Leading Goalkicker

SFL Team of The Year

SFLW Team of The Year

Grand final best on ground awards

Tony Martyn Medal(SFL Regional League Grand Final best on ground)

Gorringe-Martyn Medal(SFL Grand Final best on ground)

Cara Brooke Medal(SFLW Division Two Grand Final best on ground)

Player Records

Club Games Record Holder
450 by Greg Gordon (310: Seniors - 110: Reserves - 30: Underage) between 1973-1998

Senior Games Record Holder
345 by Laurence 'Ocker' Jarrett

Record Goals In A Match
HFA - 22.4 by Greg Howard v Franklin (24 July 1976)
SFL - 15 by Micheal Darcy v Channel (2 June 2007)
SFLW - 8 by Stacey Fox v North Hobart (15 July 2022)

SFL Honour Board

YearPositionMinor
rounds
%FinalsPresidentCoachCaptainBest & FairestLeading
goalkicker
Southern Football League
1998Second14–4–01752–2–1B.DireenW.LambT.PageW.LambM.Darcy119
1999Sixth11–7–0114B.DireenW.LambT.PageH.DillonM.Darcy280
2000Sixth13–7–01301–1–0A.MadiganW.LambT.PageG.OakfordG.Oakford53
SFL Regional League
2001Eighth10–8–0920–1–0A.MadiganJ.FrawleyT.PageM.Darcy
J.Direen
M.Darcy383
2002
First15–3–02443–0–0A.MadiganG.WilliamsonJ.DireenH.Dillon2D.Walter74
2003
First16–2–02402–0–0D.B.DireenG.Williamson2J.Direen2D.DillonM.Darcy4✪122
2004
First16–2–02102–0–0G.HowardG.Williamson3J.Direen3G.ClarkM.Darcy5✪117
2005Second16–2–02221–1–0G.HowardA.ColeJ.DireenD.ClarkM.Darcy6✪108
2006Ninth4–14–071I.CoulsonA.ColeJ.DireenG.Clark2A.Chandler30
2007Sixth10–8–0124I.CoulsonS.BozicevicJ.DireenG.Clark3M.Darcy7✪103
2008Ninth4–14–069A.JurdM.DarcyB.WatsonB.WatsonM.Darcy857
Southern Football League
2009Tenth4–14–049J.DireenM.DarcyB.WatsonB.Watson2B.Halton31
2010Ninth5–13–083J.DireenG.WilliamsonB.WatsonB.Watson3B.Halton241
2011Eighth6–14–058D.B.DireenM.TyrellB.WatsonB.Watson4B.Halton362
2012Sixth7–8–184D.B.DireenM.TyrellA.PalmerB.Watson5B.Halton450
2013Seventh9–9–087D.B.DireenM.TyrellA.PalmerA.DugganB.Halton5✪88
2014Tenth
Wooden Spoon
1–17–038D.O'NeillM.TyrellA.PalmerR.JenningsM.Darcy930
2015Tenth
Wooden Spoon
4–14–041D.O'NeillG.QuirkR.Jennings
M.Direen
B.HayesB.Hayes38
2016Third10–8–01031–2–0D.O'NeillG.QuirkR.JenningsB.HaltonB.Halton672
2017Fourth9–7–01111–1–0D.O'NeillB.CatoR.JenningsB.Halton2J.Halton67
2018Fifth9–7–01090–1–0D.O'NeillB.CatoR.JenningsT.CowenB.Halton745
2019Fourth8–6–01281–1–0D.O'NeillB.CatoA.PalmerB.Halton3B.Halton858
2020Second6–2–01432–1–0D.O'NeillB.CatoA.DugganJ.FoxJ.Fox61
2021
First13–2–03373–0–0D.O'NeillT.BoscottR.JenningsL.WattJ.Lane49
2022Second14–2–02552–2–0D.O'NeillT.BoscottL.WattJ.DireenJ.Direen70
2023
First12–2–02353–1–0D.O'NeillT.Boscott2L.WattJ.ListerJ.Direen252
2024
First15–1–03502–0–0D.O'NeillL.WattJ.Direen
N.Duggan
W.CleelandJ.Direen396
SFL Community League
2025Second16–0–03571–1–0D.O'NeillL.WattJ.Direen
W.Cleeland
L.GriggsJ.Direen456
⚑ = Premier / ★ = League Best and Fairest / ✪ = League Leading Goalkicker / 2 = Multiple Best & Fairest or Leading Goalkicker

SFLW Honour Board

YearPositionMinor
rounds
%FinalsPresidentCoachCaptainBest & FairestLeading
goalkicker
Southern Football League Women's
2017Fourth3–11–0420–1–0D.O'NeillT.PhillipsC.PhillipsC.PhillipsN/A
2018Seventh4–12–0101D.O'NeillR.SchuettpelzM.CowenS.HubertE.Direen
2019Eighth7–9–0105D.O'NeillM.MunningsS.KlugaS.FoxS.Fox
2020Sixth6–4–0172D.O'NeillJ.KlugaM.CowenE.DoyleS.Fox229
SFLW Division Two
2021Second10–2–01831–1–0D.O'NeillJ.KlugaS.KlugaE.Doyle2S.Fox332
2022
First11–1–05092–0–0D.O'NeillJ.KlugaS.KlugaM.FordS.Fox4✪48
2023Fifth8–8–01400–1–0D.O'NeillC.AshlinE.BreretonE.Doyle 3A.Sharp29
2024Third11–3–02861–1–0D.O'NeillS.FoxE.BreretonA.JonesA.Sharp244
SFLW Community League
2025Fourth12–4–03071–1–0D.O'NeillS.FoxH.KlugaA.Jones2S.Fox547
⚑ = Premier / ★ = League Best and Fairest / ✪ = League Leading Goalkicker / 2 = Multiple Best & Fairest or Leading Goalkicker

References

  1. Stoward, John. (2002). Australian rules football in Tasmania. Stoward, John. Hobart: J. Stoward. ISBN   0957751575. OCLC   223271888.
  2. "Australian Football - cygnet Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.