Clarence Football Club

Clarence Roos

Full name	Clarence Football Club
Nickname(s)	Kangaroos
Strip
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.

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 ground – Bellerive Oval
• Established – 1884 (as Bellerive Football Club)
• Playing colours – Red and white (Maroon and white until 1979)
• Emblem – Kangaroos
• Club theme song – "Clarence are the team to beat, I sing to you?" (Tune: "John Brown's Body")
• Affiliations – Various 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 player – TFL senior football)

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

George Watt Medallists (Best and fairest player – TFL reserves football)

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

V. A. Geard Medallists (Best and fairest player – TFL thirds football)

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

D. R. Plaister Medallists (Best and fairest player – TFL fourths football)

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

Delphin Medallists (Best and fairest player – NFL Shield)

• 1989 – Scott Wade

Lefroy Medallists (Best and fairest player – Tasmanian team)

• 1956 – J.Golding
• 1957 – S. Spencer (tied)
• 1960 – S. Spencer
• 1981 – Rod Hughes (Tied)
• 1988 – Billy Picken
• 1989 – Scott Wade

All-Australian team members

• 1958 – S. Spencer

Club record score:

• TFL: 38.16 (244) vs Devonport 4.4 (28) on 14 August 1999 at Bellerive Oval
• SFL: 41.23 (269) vs Brighton 5.4 (34) on 7 May 2005 at Bellerive Oval

Club games record holder:

• 315 – Scott McCallum from 1989–2007
• 314 – Gavin Cooney from 1989–2006 and 2009

Record home attendance: Bellerive Oval

• 5,157 – Clarence v New Norfolk on 6 June 1970 at Bellerive Oval

Record roster match attendance: all time

• 8,840 – Clarence v Glenorchy on 12 June 1967 at North Hobart Oval

Record TANFL/TFL finals attendance:

• 24,968 – Clarence v Glenorchy on 22 September 1979 for the TANFL Grand Final at North Hobart Oval

Record SFL Premier League finals attendance:

• 7,149 – Clarence v Glenorchy – 2006 SFL Premier League Grand Final at North Hobart Oval.

References

External links

• Clarence Football Club
• Clarence Football Club Past Players