The Launceston Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the NTFA Premier League in Tasmania, Australia.

Club origins

History Home ground – Windsor Park (1968–present) Established – 1875 (merged with Tamar Rowing Club in 1888 and Union Football Club in 1889) Playing colours – Navy blue and white Emblem – Blues Club motto – "Volumus vincere" ("The will to win") Club theme song – "Onwards to Victory" (Tune: "Notre Dame March") Affiliations – Northern FA (1882–1885), NTFA (1886–1986), NTFL (1987–1993), TFL (1994–1997), NTFL (1998–2008), TSL (2009–2024), NTFA (2025-present)

Premierships Northern Tasmanian Football Association (26): 1888, 1889, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1951, 1969, 1976, 1985 Northern Tasmanian Football League (3): 2006, 2007, 2008 Tasmanian Football League (4): 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 Tasmanian State Premierships (5): 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938

Individual medal winners Tasman Shields Trophy winners (NTFA) 1928 – N. Edwards 1929 – J. Milbourne 1933 – K. W. "Bill" Cahill 1936 – K. W. "Bill" Cahill 1939 – Tom Ryan 1946 – Lance Crosswell 1947 – Lance Crosswell 1951 – Darrell Crosswell 1959 – Bob Bye 1960 – Bob Bye

Hec Smith Memorial Medal winners 1968 – Alby Dunn 1976 – Paul Ellis 1980 – Grant Alford 1986 – D. Cook

William Leitch Medal winners Nil

Alistair Lynch Medal (Previously the "Tassie Medal") Winners 2011 – Tim Bristow

Darrel Baldock Medal winners 2003 – Adam Sanders (NTFL) 2004 – Anthony Taylor (NTFL) 2005 – Brian Finch (NTFL)

Competition leading goalkickers NTFA leading goalkickers 1889 – H. Murray (9) 1892 – P. Tabart (9) 1893 – R. Lawrence (11) 1894 – R. Lawrence (12) 1896 – J. Gorman (16) 1900 – P. Bird (15) 1905 – S. Willett (8) 1906 – Viv Valentine (12) 1911 – A. Ramsay (6) and R. Thomas (6) 1925 – B. Freeland (25) 1930 – J. Foley (70) 1931 – J. Foley (52) 1933 – H. Ranson (62) 1935 – A. Waddle (44) 1937 – L. Smith (59) 1938 – L. Smith (73) 1945 – M. Flood (71) 1948 – Ross McCrimmon (102) 1949 – Ross McCrimmon (83) 1950 – Ross McCrimmon (76) 1951 – Ross McCrimmon (55) 1955 – C. Tabe (67) 1967 – Dennis Seen (50) 1969 – Tony West (65) 1970 – Tony West (50) 1976 – Bob Smith (94) 1977 – Bob Smith (63) 1978 – Ian Donnachy (63) 1982 – Ian Donnachy (78)

NTFL leading goalkickers 2005 – Adam Derbyshire (93) 2006 – Adam Derbyshire (133) 2008 – Adam Derbyshire (133)

Tasmanian State League leading goalkickers 2010 – Brian Finch (94) 2011 – Brian Finch (104) 2013 - Sonny Whiting (85) 2018 - Mitch Thorp (62) 2020 - Dylan Riley (38) Senior coaches Coach Years Competition Premierships Bruce Carruthers 1930 NTFA Ron Ward 1931 NTFA Bruce Carruthers 1932 NTFA Keith Roberts 1933 NTFA 1933 Leo McAuley 1933–1936 NTFA 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 Jack Beveridge 1937 NTFA 1937 Maurie Johnson 1938 NTFA 1938 Bill Cahill 1939 NTFA John Elmer 1940 NTFA 1940 Bill Cahill 1941 NTFA Trevor Ranson 1945 NTFA 1945 Alan Crawford 1946 NTFA Ken Walker 1947–1949 NTFA Noel Atkins 1950–1951 NTFA 1951 Geoffrey Martin 1952 NTFA Noel Atkins 1953–1956 NTFA Len Toyne 1957–1958 NTFA Haydn Bunton, Jr. 1959 NTFA M. Kelleher 1960 NTFA R. McVilley 1961 NTFA Trevor Leo 1962 NTFA Graeme Lee 1963–1967 NTFA Bob Withers 1968–1969 NTFA 1969 Bruce Armstrong 1970 NTFA Bob Withers 1971–1974 NTFA K. Roberts 1975 NTFA Phil Haughan 1976–1977 NTFA 1976 Grant Allford 1978–1979 NTFA Peter Maksimovic 1980 NTFA Paul O’Donoghue 1981–1983 NTFA Kerry Sanders 1984–1985 NTFA 1985 Paul O’Donoghue 1986 NTFA Kerry Sanders 1987 NTFL Verdun Howell 1988–1989 NTFL F. Woolley 1990 NTFL Paul O’Donoghue 1991–1992 NTFL, TFL Chris Whitford 1993 TFL Peter Chisnall 1994–1995 TFL Chris Whitford 1995 TFL Michael Lockman 1996–1997 TFL Paul Bryce 1998 NTFL Brett Hadley 1999 NTFL Clayton Sturzaker 2000–2002 NTFL Adam Sanders 2003–2009 NTFL, TSL 2006, 2007, 2008 Anthony Taylor 2010–2012 TSL 2011 Brennan Savage 2013 TSL Scott Stephens 2014–2015 TSL Chris Hills 2016 TSL Sam Lonergan 2016–2018 TSL Mitch Thorp 2019- TSL2020

Club records Club record score 46.18 (294) v Deloraine 10.11 (71) – 1984

Most goals in a match A. Derbyshire (18) v Penguin – 2008

Most goals in a season A. Derbyshire (140) – 2008

Club record goalkicker (all-time) A. Derbyshire (676) from 2000 to 2009; 2012

Club record games holder Beau Green (256) from 1999 to 2014

Club record match attendance 8,617 – Launceston v Longford at York Park (1957 NTFA Grand Final)

Notable players There is a list of past and present Launceston players who have played at AFL/VFL:

Grant Allford (Richmond) Roy Apted (St Kilda) Bruce Armstrong (1943–2004) (Essendon) Tom Bellchambers (Essendon) Jack Beveridge (1907–1986) (Collingwood) Paul Bryce (North Melbourne, Melbourne and Sydney Swans) Bill Cahill (1911–1966) (Essendon) George Challis (1891–1916) (Carlton) Alan Crawford (1916–1988) (North Melbourne) Darren Davies (Footscray and St Kilda) Craig Davis (Carlton, North Melbourne, Collingwood and Sydney Swans) Harden Dean (1913–1982) (Melbourne) John Delanty (St Kilda) Alby Dunn (1941–2009) (South Melbourne) Robert Dutton (Carlton and Hawthorn) Phil Garwood (1939–2011) (Hawthorn) Arthur Hinman (1890–1915) (University) Lou Holmes (1892–1915) (St Kilda) Colin Jackson (1906–1977) (Melbourne) Maurie Johnson (1907–2000) (Carlton and South Melbourne) Chayce Jones (Adelaide)

Jake Kolodjashnij (Geelong) Kade Kolodjashnij (Gold Coast) Harry Lakin (1897–1978) (South Melbourne and St Kilda) Graeme Lee (St Kilda) Jesse Lonergan (Gold Coast) Sam Lonergan (Essendon and Richmond) Harry Long (1910–2003) (Melbourne) Roy Long (1914–1985) (Hawthorn) Harry Luck (1876–1923) (St Kilda) Allan Lynch (Fitzroy) Stanley McKenzie (1890–1915) (Carlton) Tim Mohr (GWS) Kevin Northcote (1938–2008) (Hawthorn) Alf Oldham (1899–1972) (Carlton) Trevor Ranson (1912–1996) (St Kilda) Eric Richardson (1891–1969) (St Kilda) Jackson Thurlow (Geelong) Len Toyne (1922–1998) (Geelong, Fitzroy and Melbourne) Viv Valentine (1887–1967) (Carlton) Ken Walker (1919–2013) (St Kilda) Graham Wise (Melbourne)

Colby McKercher

Club song The club song is sung to the tune of Notre Dame Victory March

References

External links

Official website on Full Points Footy website