Lefroy Football Club were an

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club which competed in the

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(TFL/TANFL). They were known as ''The Blues'' and played their home games at North Hobart Oval as well as the Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground. Lefroy players wore dark and light blue as their club colours. The club was formed at a meeting called by Mr Oscar H. Jones in the Rialto Room, Liverpool Street, Hobart on 28 April 1898 for the purpose of reviving club football in Hobart."Peep at Sport" - Hobart Mercury: Tuesday, 9 August 1973 (Page 26) After starting out in the STFA, the club joined the TFL in 1906 when the league was renamed and played in the league until 1941. Lefroy and Cananore were two of the original clubs to be replaced in the league after World War Two (by Sandy Bay and

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respectively) when the TANFL switched to a district-based competition. Notable footballers to have played with Lefroy include Jim Atkinson, Harvey Kelly and Eric Zschech. Lefroy were league premiers on nine occasions and dual

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winners.

Premierships

** Premierships (9): 1898, 1899, 1901, 1907, 1912, 1915, 1924, 1930, 1937 ** ''Runners-Up'' (12): 1900, 1902, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1920, 1927, 1929, 1934, 1936, 1938, *

(2): 1912, 1924

Club Facts

Most Games: * 212 by Gavin Luttrell W.R. Gill Memorial Trophy Winner: * E.R.Smith 1925 George Watt Medallists: * Eric Zschech 1936, 1937 & 1939 TFL Top Goalkickers: * 1898 ― W.Abel (11) * 1899 ― W.Facy (16) * 1901 ― R.Hawson (18) * 1912 ― A.Jones (17) * 1915 ― A.Ringrose (18) * 1921 ― R.Manson (42) * 1922 ― R.Manson (41) * 1934 ― T.Heathorn (101) Highest Score: * 34.18 (222) vs. Cananore in 1934 Record Crowd: * 10,020 ― Lefroy v North Hobart ― 1929 TANFL Grand Final at

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* {{TFL clubs Australian rules football clubs in Tasmania 1898 establishments in Australia 1941 disestablishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1898 Australian rules football clubs disestablished in 1941 Sport in Hobart Tasmanian Football League clubs