The Cygnet Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Southern Football League, also known as the SFL, in Tasmania, Australia.

Cygnet Football Club
Names
Full nameCygnet Football Club
Former name(s)Lovett Football Club
Nickname(s)The Port
Former nickname(s)Magpies
Club song"We're A Happy Team At Cygnet!"
2023 season
After finals1st
Home-and-away season2nd
Leading goalkickerJoe Direen (52)
Best and fairestJakob Lister
Club details
Founded1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Colours     
CompetitionSFL: Senior men
SFL: Reserves men
SFL
: Colts men
SFLW: Senior women
PresidentDave O'Neill
CoachLachy Watt
Premierships SFL (5)
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2021
  • 2023
Huon FA (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
Tasmanian Country Football Champions (2)
  • 1947
  • 1948
SFLW (1)
  • 2022
Ground(s)Cygnet Oval (4,000)
Kermandie Oval
Snug Park (2,800)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
Other information
Official websitehttps://cygnetfc.tidyhq.com/

Cygnet began as Lovett Football Club in 1906, and changed its name to Cygnet in the 1910s.[1]
The Magpies were a member of the Huon Football Association from 1906-1997 when the league disbanded and they joined the SFL in 1998.[2]
Upon entry in the SFL they changed from their longtime Black & White playing strip and Magpie emblem, adopting a Port Adelaide playing strip (black, white and teal) and called themselves 'The Port'.

Club Honours edit

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

Tasmanian Country Football Champions (2)
1947, 1948

SFL Premierships (5)
2002, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2023

SFL Runners Up (4)
1998, 2005, 2020, 2022

SFLW Premierships (1)
2022 (Division Two)

Club Records edit

Club Record Score

Greatest Winning Margin
329 v Claremont - Abbotsfield Park (SFL Round 8, 29 May 2021)

Greatest Losing Margin
249 v New Norfolk - 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 - Abbotsfield Park (SFL Round 8, 29 May 2021)

Highest Scoring Quarter
15.6 (96) v Claremont (3rd Qtr) - Cygnet Oval (SFL Round 17, 14 August 2021)

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
0 v Claremont - Round 8, 2021 (SFL)
0 v Claremont - Round 17, 2021 (SFL)
0 v North Hobart - Round 12, 2022 (SFLW)
0 v Huonville - Round 6, 2022 (SFLW)
0 v South East Suns - Round 10, 2023 (SFLW)

Club Record Attendance
4,150 - v Huonville Lions (2021 SFL Grand Final)

Player Honours edit

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

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

Player Records edit

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 (2 June 2007)
SFLW - 8 by Stacey Fox v North Hobart (15 July 2022)

SFL Season Results edit

Season Win–loss Finishing position Coach Leading goalkicker
1998 14-4 2nd Wayne Lamb Micheal Darcy (119)
1999 11-7 6th Wayne Lamb Micheal Darcy(2) (80)
2000 13-7 6th Wayne Lamb Gerard Oakford (53)
SFL Regional League (2001-2008)
2001 10-8 8th Jason Frawley Micheal Darcy(3) (83)
2002 15-3 1st Gary Williamson Daniel Walter (74)
2003 16-2 1st Gary Williamson(2) Micheal Darcy(4) (122)
2004 16-2 1st Gary Williamson(3) Micheal Darcy(5) (117)
2005 16-2 2nd Anthony Cole Micheal Darcy(6) (108)
2006 4-14 9th Anthony Cole Allan Chandler (30)
2007 10-8 6th Steve Bozicevic Micheal Darcy(7) (103)
2008 4-14 9th Steve Bozicevic Micheal Darcy(8) (57)
Southern Football League (2009-present)
2009 4-14 10th Gary Williamson Ben Halton (31)
2010 5-13 9th Gary Williamson Ben Halton(2) (41)
2011 6-14 8th Matthew Tyrell Ben Halton(3) (62)
2012 8-8 6th Matthew Tyrell Ben Halton(4) (50)
2013 9-9 7th Matthew Tyrell Ben Halton(5) (88)
2014 1-17 10th Matthew Tyrell Micheal Darcy(9) (30)
2015 4-14 10th Gavin Quirk Brayden Hayes (38)
2016 10-8 3rd Gavin Quirk Ben Halton(6) (72)
2017 9-7 4th Ben Cato Josh Halton (67)
2018 9-7 5th Ben Cato Ben Halton(7) (45)
2019 8-6 4th Ben Cato Ben Halton(8) (58)
2020 6-2 2nd Ben Cato Josh Fox (61)
2021 13-2 1st Thor Boscott Jordan Lane (49)
2022 14-2 2nd Thor Boscott Joe Direen (70)
2023 12-2 1st Thor Boscott(2) Joe Direen(2) (52)

References edit

  1. ^ Stoward, John. (2002). Australian rules football in Tasmania. Stoward, John. Hobart: J. Stoward. ISBN 0957751575. OCLC 223271888.
  2. ^ "Australian Football - cygnet Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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