Clarence Football Club
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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
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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
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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.
TANFL/TFL Statewide League runners-up
SFL Premier League premierships
SFL Premier League runners-up
George Watt Medallists (Best and fairest player – TFL reserves football)
V. A. Geard Medallists (Best and fairest player – TFL thirds football)
D. R. Plaister Medallists (Best and fairest player – TFL fourths football)
Delphin Medallists (Best and fairest player – NFL Shield)
Lefroy Medallists (Best and fairest player – Tasmanian team)
All-Australian team members
Club record score:
Club games record holder:
Record home attendance: Bellerive Oval
Record roster match attendance: all time
Record TANFL/TFL finals attendance:
Record SFL Premier League finals attendance:
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club playing in the Tasmanian State League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
, based in Bellerive, Tasmania
Bellerive, Tasmania
Bellerive is a suburb of the City of Clarence, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It stretches from Kangaroo Bay where it borders Rosny Park, around the curved shoreline of Bellerive Esplanade to Kangaroo Bluff, then down to Bellerive Beach and east to Second Bluff, where...
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Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club.
The Club play their home games at Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
, Hobart's Test Cricket ground, they share the facilities with Tasmania's cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team, the Tasmanian Tigers
Tasmanian Tigers
The Tasmanian cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers, represents the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket tournaments. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which currently consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and...
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History
Clarence joined the Tasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
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
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
and participated until the end of the 2008 Season whereby the club opted to join the newly reformed Tasmanian State League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
from 2009 and have won both premiership titles on offer since joining the competition.
Club details
- Home ground – Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
- 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 BodyJohn Brown's Body"John Brown's Body" is an American marching song about the abolitionist John Brown. The song was popular in the Union during the American Civil War. The tune arose out of the folk hymn tradition of the American camp meeting movement of the 19th century...
") - Affiliations – Various junior competitions including the SDFA (1884-1946) TANFL/TFL/TSLTasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
(1947-2000, 2009-present), SFLSouthern Football League (Tasmania)The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
(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. SpencerStuart Spencer (footballer)Stuart Spencer was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and Tasmanian Football League in the 1950s and 1960s.- VFL :...
- 1967 – John Richmond
- 1968 – Bob Lucas
- 1976 – Trevor Sorrell
- 1989 – Scott WadeScott WadeScott Wade is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League during the early 1980s....
- 1991 – Gary Williamson
- 1995 – Danny NoonanDanny Noonan (Australian footballer)Danny Noonan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League during the early 1990s...
- 1996 – Danny NoonanDanny Noonan (Australian footballer)Danny Noonan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League during the early 1990s...
- 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. SpencerStuart Spencer (footballer)Stuart Spencer was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and Tasmanian Football League in the 1950s and 1960s.- VFL :...
(tied) - 1960 – S. SpencerStuart Spencer (footballer)Stuart Spencer was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and Tasmanian Football League in the 1950s and 1960s.- VFL :...
- 1981 – Rod Hughes (Tied)
- 1988 – Billy PickenBilly PickenBilly Picken is a former Australian Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans. Picken arrived at Collingwood in 1974 from Macarthur as a forward but developed into one of the games finest centre-half backs...
- 1989 – Scott Wade
All-Australian team members
- 1958 – S. SpencerStuart Spencer (footballer)Stuart Spencer was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and Tasmanian Football League in the 1950s and 1960s.- VFL :...
Club record score:
- TFLTasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
: 38.16 (244) vs DevonportDevonport Football ClubDevonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League....
4.4 (28) on 14 August 1999 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia... - SFLSouthern Football League (Tasmania)The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
: 41.23 (269) vs Brighton 5.4 (34) on 7 May 2005 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
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 NorfolkNew Norfolk EaglesThe New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947...
on 6 June 1970 at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
Record roster match attendance: all time
- 8,840 – Clarence v GlenorchyGlenorchy Football ClubThe Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...
on 12 June 1967 at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Record TANFL/TFL finals attendance:
- 24,968 – Clarence v GlenorchyGlenorchy Football ClubThe Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...
on 22 September 1979 for the TANFLTasmanian Football LeagueTasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
Grand Final at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
Record SFL Premier League finals attendance:
- 7,149 – Clarence v GlenorchyGlenorchy Football ClubThe Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...
– 2006 SFL Premier League Grand Final at North Hobart OvalNorth Hobart OvalNorth Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
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