Launceston Football Club Explained

Clubname:	Launceston
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Fullname:	Launceston Football Club
Nicknames:	Blues
Formernicknames:	Raiders
Clubsong:	"Onwards to Victory"
Season:	2021 (TSL)
Afterfinals:	Premiers
Home&Amp;Away:	1st
Topgoalkicker:	Dylan Riley (59)
Founded:	First season: 1882 (NFA), 2009 (TSL)
President:	Sandra Boland
Coach:	Mitch Thorp
Captain:	Hamish Leedham
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Url:	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]

Club origins

History

Home ground – Windsor Park (1968–present)
Established – 1875 (merged with Tamar Rowing Club in 1888 and Union Football Club in 1889)
Playing colours – Navy blue and white
Emblem – Blues
Club motto – "Volumus vincere" ("The will to win")
Club theme song – "Onwards to Victory" (Tune: "Notre Dame March")
Affiliations – Northern FA (1882–1885), NTFA (1886–1986), NTFL (1987–1993), TFL (1994–1997), NTFL (1998–2008), TSL (2009–present)

Premierships

Northern Tasmanian Football Association (26): 1888, 1889, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1951, 1969, 1976, 1985
Northern Tasmanian Football League (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
Tasmanian Football League (4): 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022
Tasmanian State Premierships (5): 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938

Individual medal winners

Tasman Shields Trophy winners (NTFA)

1928 – N. Edwards
1929 – J. Milbourne
1933 – K. W. "Bill" Cahill
1936 – K. W. "Bill" Cahill
1939 – Tom Ryan
1946 – Lance Crosswell
1947 – Lance Crosswell
1951 – Darrell Crosswell
1959 – Bob Bye
1960 – Bob Bye

Hec Smith Memorial Medal winners

1968 – Alby Dunn
1976 – Paul Ellis
1980 – Grant Alford
1986 – D. Cook

William Leitch Medal winners

Alistair Lynch Medal (Previously the "Tassie Medal") Winners

2011 – Tim Bristow

Darrel Baldock Medal winners

2003 – Adam Sanders (NTFL)
2004 – Anthony Taylor (NTFL)
2005 – Brian Finch (NTFL)

Competition leading goalkickers

NTFA leading goalkickers

1889 – H. Murray (9)
1892 – P. Tabart (9)
1893 – R. Lawrence (11)
1894 – R. Lawrence (12)
1896 – J. Gorman (16)
1900 – P. Bird (15)
1905 – S. Willett (8)
1906 – Viv Valentine (12)
1911 – A. Ramsay (6) and R. Thomas (6)
1925 – B. Freeland (25)
1930 – J. Foley (70)
1931 – J. Foley (52)
1933 – H. Ranson (62)
1935 – A. Waddle (44)
1937 – L. Smith (59)
1938 – L. Smith (73)
1945 – M. Flood (71)
1948 – Ross McCrimmon (102)
1949 – Ross McCrimmon (83)
1950 – Ross McCrimmon (76)
1951 – Ross McCrimmon (55)
1955 – C. Tabe (67)
1967 – Dennis Seen (50)
1969 – Tony West (65)
1970 – Tony West (50)
1976 – Bob Smith (94)
1977 – Bob Smith (63)
1978 – Ian Donnachy (63)
1982 – Ian Donnachy (78)

NTFL leading goalkickers

2005 – Adam Derbyshire (93)
2006 – Adam Derbyshire (133)
2008 – Adam Derbyshire (133)

Tasmanian State League leading goalkickers

2010 – Brian Finch (94)
2011 – Brian Finch (104)
2013 - Sonny Whiting (85)
2018 - Mitch Thorp (62)
2020 - Dylan Riley (38)

Senior coaches

Coach	Years	Competition	Premierships
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
	1968–1969	NTFA	1969
	1970	NTFA
	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
	1996–1997	TFL
	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

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Club records

Club record score

46.18 (294) v Deloraine 10.11 (71) – 1984

Most goals in a match

A. Derbyshire (18) v Penguin – 2008

Most goals in a season

A. Derbyshire (140) – 2008

Club record goalkicker (all-time)

A. Derbyshire (676) from 2000 to 2009; 2012

Club record games holder

Beau Green (256) from 1999 to 2014

Club record match attendance

8,617 – Launceston v Longford at York Park (1957 NTFA Grand Final)

Notable players

There is a list of past and present Launceston players who have played at AFL/VFL:

Grant Allford (Richmond)
Roy Apted (St Kilda)
Bruce Armstrong (1943–2004) (Essendon)
Tom Bellchambers (Essendon)
Jack Beveridge (1907–1986) (Collingwood)
Paul Bryce (North Melbourne, Melbourne and Sydney Swans)
Bill Cahill (1911–1966) (Essendon)
George Challis (1891–1916) (Carlton)
Alan Crawford (1916–1988) (North Melbourne)
Darren Davies (Footscray and St Kilda)
Craig Davis (Carlton, North Melbourne, Collingwood and Sydney Swans)
Harden Dean (1913–1982) (Melbourne)
John Delanty (St Kilda)
Alby Dunn (1941–2009) (South Melbourne)
Robert Dutton (Carlton and Hawthorn)
Phil Garwood (1939–2011) (Hawthorn)
Arthur Hinman (1890–1915) (University)
Lou Holmes (1892–1915) (St Kilda)
Colin Jackson (1906–1977) (Melbourne)
Maurie Johnson (1907–2000) (Carlton and South Melbourne)
Chayce Jones (Adelaide)

Jake Kolodjashnij (Geelong)
Kade Kolodjashnij (Gold Coast)
Harry Lakin (1897–1978) (South Melbourne and St Kilda)
Graeme Lee (St Kilda)
Jesse Lonergan (Gold Coast)
Sam Lonergan (Essendon and Richmond)
Harry Long (1910–2003) (Melbourne)
Roy Long (1914–1985) (Hawthorn)
Harry Luck (1876–1923) (St Kilda)
Allan Lynch (Fitzroy)
Stanley McKenzie (1890–1915) (Carlton)
Tim Mohr (GWS)
Kevin Northcote (1938–2008) (Hawthorn)
Alf Oldham (1899–1972) (Carlton)
Trevor Ranson (1912–1996) (St Kilda)
Eric Richardson (1891–1969) (St Kilda)
Jackson Thurlow (Geelong)
Len Toyne (1922–1998) (Geelong, Fitzroy and Melbourne)
Viv Valentine (1887–1967) (Carlton)
Ken Walker (1919–2013) (St Kilda)
Graham Wise (Melbourne)

Colby McKercher

Club song

The club song is sung to the tune of Notre Dame Victory March

External links

Official website
Launceston FC on Full Points Footy website

Notes and References

Web site: Home of the Blues. Home of the Blues.
Web site: Honour Roll. 7 January 2014. Launceston Football Club.