| Cygnet Football Club | ||||
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| Names | ||||
| Full name | Cygnet Football Club | |||
| Former name(s) | 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!" | |||
| 2024 season | ||||
| After finals | 1st | |||
| Home-and-away season | 1st | |||
| Leading goalkicker | Joe Direen (96) | |||
| Club details | ||||
| Founded | 1888 | |||
| Colours | Black Teal White | |||
| Competition | Southern Football League | |||
| President | David O'Neill | |||
| Coach | SFL: Lachlan Watt SFLW: Stacey Fox | |||
| Captain(s) | SFL: Joe Direen and Will Cleeland SFLW: Hayley Kluga | |||
| Premierships | SFL (6)
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| Ground(s) | Cygnet Oval (4,000) Kermandie Oval Snug Park (2,800) | |||
| Training ground(s) | Cygnet Oval | |||
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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.
Contents
- Club Honours
- Club Records
- Individual Honours
- Player Records
- SFL Season Results
- SFLW Season Results
- References
- External links
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 Queens 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'.