The Cygnet Football Club is an
Australian rules football
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club playing in the
Southern Football League
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, also known as the SFL, in
Tasmania, Australia
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.
Cygnet began as Lovett Football Club in 1906, and changed its name to Cygnet in the 1910s.
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
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playing strip (black, white and teal) and called themselves 'The Port'.
Club Honours
Entry to Southern Football League
1998
Huon Football Association Premierships (31)
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, 1994
Huon Football Association Runners Up (16)
1920, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1997
Tasmanian Country Football Champions (2)
1947, 1948
SFL Premierships (6)
2002, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2023, 2024
SFL Runners Up (4)
1998, 2005, 2020, 2022
SFLW Premierships (1)
2022 (Division Two)
SFLW Runners Up (1)
2021 (Division Two)
Club Records
Club Record Score
* HFA - Unknown
* SFL - 52.17 (329) v
Claremont Claremont may refer to:
Places Australia
*Claremont, Ipswich, a heritage-listed house in Queensland
* Claremont, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart
* Claremont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
* Town of Claremont, Perth
* Claremont Airbase, an ...
- Abbotsfield Park (Round 8, 29 May 2021)
* SFLW - 24.9 (153) v
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
- Cygnet Oval (Round 14, 3 August 2024)
Greatest Winning Margin
* HFA - Unknown
* SFL - 329 points v
Claremont Claremont may refer to:
Places Australia
*Claremont, Ipswich, a heritage-listed house in Queensland
* Claremont, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart
* Claremont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
* Town of Claremont, Perth
* Claremont Airbase, an ...
- Abbotsfield Park (Round 8, 29 May 2021)
* SFLW - 153 points v
Brighton
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
- Cygnet Oval (Round 14, 3 August 2024)
Greatest Losing Margin
249 v
New Norfolk
New Norfolk ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#Big River, Leenowwenne/palawa kani: ''Wulawali'') is a river bank, riverside town located on the Derwent River (Tasmania), River Derwent in southeastern Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1807, it is Tasm ...
- Cygnet Oval (SFL Round 13, 12 July 2014)
Most Season Wins
* HFA - Unknown
* SFL - 18 wins (2002)
* SFLW - 13 wins (2022)
Most Goals In A Game
52 v
Claremont Claremont may refer to:
Places Australia
*Claremont, Ipswich, a heritage-listed house in Queensland
* Claremont, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart
* Claremont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
* Town of Claremont, Perth
* Claremont Airbase, an ...
- Abbotsfield Park (SFL Round 8, 29 May 2021)
Highest Scoring Quarter
* SFL - 15.6 (96) v
Claremont Claremont may refer to:
Places Australia
*Claremont, Ipswich, a heritage-listed house in Queensland
* Claremont, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart
* Claremont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
* Town of Claremont, Perth
* Claremont Airbase, an ...
(3rd Qtr) - Cygnet Oval (Round 17, 14 August 2021)
* SFLW - 8.2 (50) v
Brighton
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
(1st Qtr) - Cygnet Oval (Round 14, 3 August 2024)
Longest Winning Streaks
* HFA - Unknown
* SFL - 13 games (Round 8, 2002 - Round 5, 2003)
* SFLW - 14 games (Round 2, 2022 - Round 1, 2023)
Highest Score Conceded
257 v New Norfolk - Cygnet Oval (SFL Round 13, 12 July 2014)
Lowest Score Conceded
* SFL - 0 (2021, Round 8, v Claremont, Abbotsfield Park; 2021, Round 17, v Claremont, Cygnet Oval)
* SFLW - 0 (2022, Round 12, v North Hobart,
North Hobart Oval
North Hobart Oval is a Stadium, sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania. Formerly used primarily for Australian rules football widely regarded as the traditional home of Australian football in Tasmania. However since the 1950s it has also becom ...
; 2022, Round 6, v Huonville, Cygnet Oval; 2023, Round 10, v South East Suns, Pembroke Park; 2024, Round 2, v South East Suns, Pembroke Park; 2024, Round 7, v Lindisfarne; Anzac Park; 2024, Round 14, v Brighton, Cygnet Oval)
Club Record Attendance
4,150 v
Huonville Lions (2021 SFL Grand Final)
Individual Honours
Peter Hodgeman Medallists
2004 - Jeremy Brereton
William Leitch Medallists
2001 - Damien Dillon
2021 - Thor Boscott
Tony Martyn Medallists
2002 - Gordon Shaw
2003 - Heath Dillon
2004 - Grant Clark
Gorringe-Martyn Medallists
2021 - Thor Boscott
2023 - Thor Boscott
2024 - Luke Ashlin
SFL Leading Goalkicker
1998 - Micheal Darcy - 106
2003 - Micheal Darcy - 113 (Regional League)
2004 - Micheal Darcy - 105 (Regional League)
2005 - Micheal Darcy - 100 (Regional League)
2007 - Micheal Darcy - 103 (Regional League)
2013 - Ben Halton - 88
2020 - Josh Fox - 61
SFLW Leading Goalkicker
2022 - Stacey Fox - 48 (Division 2)
Player Records
Club Games Record Holder
450 by Greg Gordon (310: Seniors - 110: Reserves - 30: Underage) between 1973-1998
Senior Games Record Holder
345 by Laurence 'Ocker' Jarrett
Record Goals In A Match
HFA - 22.4 by Greg Howard v Franklin (24 July 1976)
SFL - 15 by Micheal Darcy v
Channel
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* Channel (geography), a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water.
Australia
* Channel Country, region of outback Australia in Queensland and pa ...
(2 June 2007)
SFLW - 8 by Stacey Fox v
North Hobart (15 July 2022)
SFL Season Results
SFLW Season Results
References
External links
Official website
{{Tasmanian Sports Teams
Australian rules football clubs in Tasmania
1906 establishments in Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1906