Launceston | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Launceston Football Club | |
Nickname(s) | Blues | |
Former nickname(s) | Raiders | |
Club song | "Onwards to Victory" | |
2021 (TSL) season | ||
After finals | Premiers | |
Home-and-away season | 1st | |
Leading goalkicker | Dylan Riley (59) | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1875 First season: 1882 (NFA), 2009 (TSL) | |
Colours | ||
Competition | Tasmanian State League | |
President | Sandra Boland | |
Coach | Mitch Thorp | |
Captain(s) | Hamish Leedham | |
Ground(s) | Windsor Park | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | launcestonfc.com.au |
The Launceston Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia. [1]
Tasman Shields Trophy winners (NTFA)
Hec Smith Memorial Medal winners
William Leitch Medal winners
Alistair Lynch Medal (Previously the "Tassie Medal") Winners
Darrel Baldock Medal winners
NTFA leading goalkickers
NTFL leading goalkickers
Tasmanian State League leading goalkickers
Coach | Years | Competition | Premierships |
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Bruce Carruthers | 1930 | NTFA | |
Ron Ward | 1931 | NTFA | |
Bruce Carruthers | 1932 | NTFA | |
Keith Roberts | 1933 | NTFA | 1933 |
Leo McAuley | 1933–1936 | NTFA | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 |
Jack Beveridge | 1937 | NTFA | 1937 |
Maurie Johnson | 1938 | NTFA | 1938 |
Bill Cahill | 1939 | NTFA | |
John Elmer | 1940 | NTFA | 1940 |
Bill Cahill | 1941 | NTFA | |
Trevor Ranson | 1945 | NTFA | 1945 |
Alan Crawford | 1946 | NTFA | |
Ken Walker | 1947–1949 | NTFA | |
Noel Atkins | 1950–1951 | NTFA | 1951 |
Geoffrey Martin | 1952 | NTFA | |
Noel Atkins | 1953–1956 | NTFA | |
Len Toyne | 1957–1958 | NTFA | |
Haydn Bunton, Jr. | 1959 | NTFA | |
M. Kelleher | 1960 | NTFA | |
R. McVilley | 1961 | NTFA | |
Trevor Leo | 1962 | NTFA | |
Graeme Lee | 1963–1967 | NTFA | |
Bob Withers | 1968–1969 | NTFA | 1969 |
Bruce Armstrong | 1970 | NTFA | |
Bob Withers | 1971–1974 | NTFA | |
K. Roberts | 1975 | NTFA | |
Phil Haughan | 1976–1977 | NTFA | 1976 |
Grant Allford | 1978–1979 | NTFA | |
Peter Maksimovic | 1980 | NTFA | |
Paul O’Donoghue | 1981–1983 | NTFA | |
Kerry Sanders | 1984–1985 | NTFA | 1985 |
Paul O’Donoghue | 1986 | NTFA | |
Kerry Sanders | 1987 | NTFL | |
Verdun Howell | 1988–1989 | NTFL | |
F. Woolley | 1990 | NTFL | |
Paul O’Donoghue | 1991–1992 | NTFL, TFL | |
Chris Whitford | 1993 | TFL | |
Peter Chisnall | 1994–1995 | TFL | |
Chris Whitford | 1995 | TFL | |
Michael Lockman | 1996–1997 | TFL | |
Paul Bryce | 1998 | NTFL | |
Brett Hadley | 1999 | NTFL | |
Clayton Sturzaker | 2000–2002 | NTFL | |
Adam Sanders | 2003–2009 | NTFL, TSL | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Anthony Taylor | 2010–2012 | TSL | 2011 |
Brennan Savage | 2013 | TSL | |
Scott Stephens | 2014–2015 | TSL | |
Chris Hills | 2016 | TSL | |
Sam Lonergan | 2016–2018 | TSL | |
Mitch Thorp | 2019- | TSL | 2020 |
Club record score
Most goals in a match
Most goals in a season
Club record goalkicker (all-time)
Club record games holder
Club record match attendance
There is a list of past and present Launceston players who have played at AFL/VFL:
The club song is sung to the tune of Notre Dame Victory March
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