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Cygnet Full name Cygnet Football Club Nickname(s) The Port Founded 1906 (as Lovett) Sport Australian rules football League Southern Football League (Tasmania) Ground Cygnet War Memorial Ground Club song We're A Happy Team At Cygnet! President Max Cowen Coach Matthew Tyrell Captain To Be Announced
The Cygnet Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Australian Football League Southern Football League (Tasmania), also known as the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.Origins
Cygnet began as Lovett Football Club in 1906, and changed its name to Cygnet in the 1910's.
The Magpies were a member of the Huon Football Association from 1906-1997 when the league disbanded and they joined the SFL in 1998.
Upon entry in the SFL they changed from their longtime Black & White playing strip and Magpie emblem, adopting a Port Adelaide playing strip and called themselves 'The Port'.Entry to Southern Football League
1998Huon Football Association Premierships
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, 1994Tasmanian Country Football Champions
1947, 1948SFL Premierships
2002, 2003, 2004SFL Runners Up
1998, 2005Peter Hodgeman Medallists
2004 - Jeremy BreretonWilliam Leitch Medallists
2001 - Damian Dillon
Tony Martyn Medallists
2002 - Gordon Shaw
2003 - Heath Dillon
2004 - Grant ClarkSFL Leading Goalkicker
1998 - Michael Darcy - 106
2003 - Michael Darcy - 113Club Games Record Holder
450 by Greg Gordon (310: Seniors - 110: Reserves - 30: Underage) between 1973-1998Senior Games Record Holder
345 by Laurence 'Ocke' JarretClub Record Attendance
UnknownClub Record Score
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Clubs in the Southern Football League Brighton Robins • Central Hawks • Claremont Magpies • Cygnet "The Port" • Dodges Ferry Sharks • East Coast Bombers • Glenorchy Magpies • Huonville Lions • Kingborough Tigers • Lindisfarne Blues • New Norfolk Eagles • Sorell EaglesCategories:- Australian rules football team stubs
- Australian rules football clubs in Tasmania
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