Lauderdale Football Club

Infobox aus sport club | clubname = Lauderdale Bombers


fullname = Lauderdale Football Club
emblem = Bombers
strip =
founded = 1948
sport = Australian rules football
league = Southern Football League (Tasmania)
ground = Lauderdale Sports Ground
capacity =
song = See the Bombers Fly Up!
president = Phil Giffard
coach = Steven Woods
captain = .
season = 2007
position = 6th (8-team competition)

Lauderdale Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Hobart, beachside suburb of Lauderdale, Tasmania.

History

The Lauderdale Football Club was formed in 1948 and were known as the Lauderdale Cats until 2004 when AFL team Essendon Bombers aligned with Lauderdale, changing the club's name to the Lauderdale Bombers.
The club has been a member of the Southern Football League since 1996 after being a member of other various leagues, such as the Tasman Football Association (1979-80) and was a member of the Southern Tasmanian Amateur Football Association prior to 1996.
In the years between 1996 and 2001, Lauderdale had little success and struggled with a success rate of just 30.2%. But in 2002 the league was split into two divisions and Lauderdale was placed into the Regional League.
The club finally had some success, making the Grand Final in both 2002 and 2003. Although beaten by Cygnet in both of the club's finals campaigns, it was successful in its application to join the SFL Premier League.
The Essendon alignment coincided with the clubs entry into the Southern Football League's Premier League and the club started the 2004 season as the Lauderdale Bombers.

Essendon supplies the club with jumpers for their Seniors, Reserves, Under-19, Under-17 and junior teams.
After disappointing campaigns in 2004, 2005 and 2006 the Bombers finally started to make inroads into the competition in 2007.
Lauderdale missed the final five by only 12% from Hobart Lions and collected some impressive scalps along the way, beating both Clarence and North Hobart during the roster season.
With the Lauderdale Under-17's team breaking through for its maiden premiership victory in the SFL Premier League against North Hobart, a strong future seems to be building.

Club Records

TAFL Southern Division Premierships

1991

SFL Premier League Premierships
Nil

SFL Premier League Runners-Up
Nil

STFL/SFL Regional League Premierships
Nil

STFL/SFL Regional League Runners-Up

2002, 2003

State Premierships
Nil

Walter Howard Medallists

1994 flagicon|Australia - L.Franklin

Peter Hodgman Medallists:

2002 flagicon|Australia - B.Marsland

William Leitch Medallists:
Nil

Club Record Games Holder:
Matthew Coulson flagicon|Australia - 464 games

Club Record Attendance:
Not Available

Club Record Score:
Not Available

The Club

Home Ground:
Lauderdale Sports Ground - 1948-present

Bellerive Oval - 2005-present

Colours:
Red & Black (formerly Navy Blue & White)

Emblem:
Bombers (formerly Cats)

ponsors

Major Sponsor: - [http://www.ohf.com.au/ Oceana Health and Fitness Centre]
* Carlton & United
* [http://www.hankooktyre.com.au/V2/index.asp Hankook Moonah Tyre & Brake]
* Foreshore Tavern
* Welbro Joinery
* Legs & Breast Rokeby
* Print n Tell
* [http://www.trophyexpress.com.au/ Express Trophies]
* Chandlers Electric
* Ted Cook Painting
* [http://www.b-e.com.au/ Bass & Equitable]
* [http://robbiesconfectionery.com.au/ Robbie's Confectionery]

Club Jumper

External links

* [http://www.southernfootball.com.au/lauderdalebombers.htm SFL's Lauderdale Football Club site]
* [http://www.essendonfc.com.au/affiliates/lauderdale.asp Essendon Football Club's Lauderdale Football Club site]