Clarence Football Club

Clarence Football Club
Clarence Roos
Clarencelogo.jpg
Full name Clarence Football Club
Nickname(s) Kangaroos
Strip Clarence Roos Jumper.svg
Founded 1884
Sport Australian rules football
League Tasmanian State League
Ground Bellerive Oval
Club Song "Clarence are the team to beat, I sing to you!"
President Kim Farrow
Coach Matthew Drury
Captain Nick Paine
2011 (TSL) 3rd

The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos (and usually referred to as simply "The Roos"), is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.

Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club.

The Club play their home games at Bellerive Oval, Hobart's Test Cricket ground, they share the facilities with Tasmania's cricket team, the Tasmanian Tigers.

Contents

History

Clarence joined the Tasmanian Football League in 1947 on a two year probationary period from the Southern District Football Association, later being granted permananent status on 7 August 1950 and continued to participated in the League until it was disbanded in December 2000.

They then joined the Southern Football League and participated until the end of the 2008 Season whereby the club opted to join the newly reformed Tasmanian State League from 2009 and have won both premiership titles on offer since joining the competition.

Club details

  • Home groundBellerive Oval
  • Established1884 (as Bellerive Football Club)
  • Playing coloursRed and white (Maroon and white until 1979)
  • EmblemKangaroos
  • Club theme song – "Clarence are the team to beat, I sing to you?" (Tune: "John Brown's Body")
  • AffiliationsVarious junior competitions including the SDFA (1884-1946) TANFL/TFL/TSL (1947-2000, 2009-present), SFL (2001-2008)

Premiership titles

TANFL/TFL Statewide/SWL/TSL premierships

  • 1970, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2010

TANFL/TFL Statewide League runners-up

  • 1962, 1969, 1971, 1985, 1995, 1998

SFL Premier League premierships

  • 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006

SFL Premier League runners-up

  • 2005, 2007

Competition medal winners

William Leitch Medallists (Best and fairest playerTFL senior football)

  • 1949Hamish Yaxley
  • 1960S. Spencer
  • 1967John Richmond
  • 1968Bob Lucas
  • 1976Trevor Sorrell
  • 1989Scott Wade
  • 1991Gary Williamson
  • 1995Danny Noonan
  • 1996Danny Noonan
  • 1999Matthew Jones

George Watt Medallists (Best and fairest playerTFL reserves football)

  • 1957B. Burn (tied)
  • 1974P. Smith

V. A. Geard Medallists (Best and fairest playerTFL thirds football)

  • 1957Russell Newell
  • 1965Rex Mort
  • 1973P. Smith
  • 1979M. Kruene

D. R. Plaister Medallists (Best and fairest playerTFL fourths football)

  • 1978T. Carter
  • 1984Brendan Mayne
  • 1990Steven Old

Delphin Medallists (Best and fairest playerNFL Shield)

  • 1989Scott Wade

Lefroy Medallists (Best and fairest playerTasmanian team)

All-Australian team members

Club record score:

Club games record holder:

  • 315Scott McCallum from 19892007
  • 314Gavin Cooney from 19892006 and 2009

Record home attendance: Bellerive Oval

Record roster match attendance: all time

Record TANFL/TFL finals attendance:

Record SFL Premier League finals attendance:

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Football Club Internazionale Milano — Inter Milan FC Internazionale …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hobart Football Club — Infobox aus sport club | clubname = Hobart fullname = Hobart Football Club emblem = Lions strip = founded = 19 December 1944 sport = Australian Rules football league = Southern Football League firstseason = 1945 (TFL) ground = TCA Ground capacity …   Wikipedia

  • Devonport Football Club — Devonport Magpies Full name Devonport Football Club Nickname(s) Magpies Strip …   Wikipedia

  • Milan Football Club — Associazione Calcio Milan AC Milan …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Glenorchy Football Club — Glenorchy District Football Club Names Nickname(s) The Magpies, Pies Motto Fortis ad finem 2011 season Premiership 4th …   Wikipedia

  • 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… …   Wikipedia

  • Burnie Dockers Football Club — Burnie Football Club Full name Burnie Football Club Nickname(s) Dockers Strip …   Wikipedia

  • Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax — AFC Ajax Voller Name Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax Gegründet 1900 Stadion …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kaizer Chiefs Football Club — Infobox club sportif Kaizer Chiefs …   Wikipédia en Français

  • North Launceston Football Club — North Launceston Full name North Launceston Football Club Nickname(s) Bombers Strip …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4204001 Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”