Clubs that are defunct or merged throughout Tasmania.

[jumperfan]

Further to that, good some great info for you.

North Derwent and Upper Derwent were not the same club. They bore no relationship to each other at all.

Upper Derwent played at Bushy Park up until 1964 and then at Gretna from 1965 onwards and folded in 1986 when the STFA folded.
Founded in the mid-1880s and first played in organised competition football in 1904.
Wore a maroon with gold vee playing jumper.

North Derwent were first formed in 1984 to play in the Southern Tasmanian Football Association.
They were named so simply because they were based "North of the Derwent".
They played their home games at the Hamilton Showground (the Hamilton Football Club folded after the 1966 season), so that ground was available for use.
They had a choice of either Melbourne or North Melbourne playing jumpers, it was put to a vote and it was tied, the final casting vote was their president, Graeme Woodham, who was also mad North Melbourne supporter so, as expected, he voted for the North Melbourne jumpers and they were then named as the North Derwent Kangaroos.

The club lasted three seasons in the STFA before that competition folded and the club itself went into recess following the 1986 season.

In the 1990/1991 off season North Derwent came out of recess and joined the Tasman Football Association for the 1991 season, retaining the blue and white playing jumpers but adopted the nickname of the "Foresters" due to Triabunna already being in the TFA at the time and being known as the Kangaroos (maroon with a white vee).
In that first season they made the grand final but went down to Dodges Ferry by 40 points.

Following the 1994 season, North Derwent actually applied to join the Oatlands District FA as Swansea had joined the Tasman FA and that made travelling much more difficult for the club.
After a vote, they were knocked back and remained in the Tasman and ultimately left Hamilton in 1996 and played their final two seasons at Boyer Oval in New Norfolk.

On 19 September 1998, North Derwent ran out 18 point winners over Swansea, 11.15 (81) to 9.9 (63) in the grand final, their reserves also made it but went down to Richmond that day.

And that was the last day North Derwent ever set foot on a football ground – the club folded prior to the 1999 season.

Name: North Derwent Football Club.
Nickname: Foresters (formerly Kangaroos)
Playing Colours: Blue and White stripes.
Founded: 1984
Folded: 1998
Home Ground: Hamilton Showground (1984-1996), Boyer Oval (1997-1998)
Affiliations: Southern Tasmanian FA (1984-1986), Tasman FA (1991-1998)
Premierships: 1 (1998)
Runner-Up: 1 (1991)
Record Score: 58.31 (379) d Railway 1.4 (10) at Hamilton Showground (1992)

That’s amazing, thanks heaps! Need you to write a book at some point!

Would you happen to know why so many of the old STFA clubs folded outright when the league finished instead of moving leagues or merging? Just seems odd when so many other leagues were still around at the time.

 

[Kingpin]

That’s amazing, thanks heaps! Need you to write a book at some point!

Would you happen to know why so many of the old STFA clubs folded outright when the league finished instead of moving leagues or merging? Just seems odd when so many other leagues were still around at the time.

I don't know. It wasn't without precedent that clubs all disbanded when a league collapsed.
After the 1967 season the Esperance Football Association, after being on its knees and struggling to attract players down there to play for some years, put in a formal submission to join the Huon Football Association for the 1968 season as the Esperance Football Club, a merger of all member clubs in the EFA (Dover, Southport, Raminea and Glendevie) and play their home games at the Dover Recreation Ground.
The Huon FA executive formally rejected the proposal in September 1967.
As a result of that, Dover, Glendevie and Raminea all closed their doors, Southport went into recess after the 1966 season also closed down. By early 1968, all four clubs had gone out of business.

By 1986, when the Southern Tasmanian FA went under, a number of country clubs were beginning to fall by the wayside.
While I don't have a full list of who played in that 1986 season, I know that Maydena folded after playing in the grand final that year (their ground with the stand and outbuildings is still sitting there abandoned 39 years later), West Hobart Hawks also pulled the pin after 42 years of competition.
Upper Derwent folded, North Derwent went into recess and joined the Tasman FA in 1991.
Bothwell joined the Oatlands District FA in 1987, Railway joined the Tasman FA in 1987, Lachlan joined the Southern Amateurs in 1987.
I'm not sure if Buckingham was still in operation by then or not, Cambridge and Risdon Vale were in the STFA in the 80s but not sure whether they had already jumped ship to the Tasman before 1986 or not (they were in the Tasman after 1986 however).

When the Peninsula FA collapsed following the 2001 season, all its member clubs folded.
The PFA was a non-affiliated competition and had no ties with Football Tasmania/AFL Tasmania (it was a non-professional competition of any sort).
The Peninsula FA started up when Nubeena pulled out of the Tasman after the 1986 season, it contained Nubeena Tigers, Premaydena Bombers, Port Arthur Kangaroos and Eaglehawk Neck Coutas.
That same season (2001) the Tasman FA collapsed, by the time of the grand final that year, Dodges Ferry had applied to join the Southern Football League and had been approved and Swansea had been approved to join the Oatlands District FA for the following year.
Cambridge folded earlier in the season, Risdon Vale, already struggling to field a team, also closed their doors after the 2001 season.
Railway, who had been in recess since their disasterous 1993 season had announced that they would be attempting to come out of recess and resume playing in the TFA in 2001, but couldn't attract enough players and personel and folded for good before the season even began.

 

[Esteban1997]

Cambridge and Risdon Vale joined the Tasman FA in '82.

 

[jumperfan]

Was Tasman FC a merger or some combination of Nubeena, Copping and Port Arthur? Seems to have appeared just as those three clubs folded, and it disbanded just before the Peninsula FA was formed.

 

[Esteban1997]

Was Tasman FC a merger or some combination of Nubeena, Copping and Port Arthur? Seems to have appeared just as those three clubs folded, and it disbanded just before the Peninsula FA was formed.

Sorry,the Tasman FC?
The only Tasman named club I know of was the Tasman Peninsula Crows who played in the ODFA from I think 2010 till 2015/16 maybe.

 

[jumperfan]

Sorry,the Tasman FC?
The only Tasman named club I know of was the Tasman Peninsula Crows who played in the ODFA from I think 2010 till 2015/16 maybe.

They're listed in the timeline you sent me - existed from 1982 to 1986 in the Tasman FA. Seems like they played at Nubeena and Copping according to this website.

 

[Ozguy]

Following the 1994 season, North Derwent actually applied to join the Oatlands District FA as Swansea had joined the Tasman FA and that made travelling much more difficult for the club.

Scott Wade "The ODFA WILL admit North Derwent"

That was actually around 1999 when they tried to re-form and join. But you can picture Wadey saying it

 

[Esteban1997]

Scott Wade "The ODFA WILL admit North Derwent"

That was actually around 1999 when they tried to re-form and join. But you can picture Wadey saying it

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Wade a big reason for the North Derwent push to join the ODFA?

 

[Ozguy]

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Wade a big reason for the North Derwent push to join the ODFA?

He was certainly pushing hard for it, yes.

Pretty much told the Association that they would accept them, and that is that.

 

[Kingpin]

Cambridge and Risdon Vale joined the Tasman FA in '82.

Ahh yep, that ties in with the results I was sent
Nine teams in the STFA in 1981 (Bothwell, Buckingham, Cambridge, Lachlan, Maydena, Railway, Risdon Vale, West Hobart, Upper Derwent).
Six teams in 1982. Teams not listed but West Hobart, Lachlan, Bothwell and Buckingham played finals. West Hobart smashed Bothwell by 71 points in the grand final.
Cambridge and Risdon Vale both gone to the Tasman, not sure who the other team was not participating that season.
It's times like that I wish Trove went past 1954!

 

[Kingpin]

1985 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Dunalley 17.14 (116) d Tasman 12.11 (83)
2SF: Triabunna 13.15 (93) d Dodges Ferry 7.8 (50)
PF: Dodges Ferry 20.22 (142) d Dunalley 15.12 (102)
GF: Triabunna 27.12 (174) d Dodges Ferry 10.14 (74)

1986 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Tasman 14.16 (100) d Dunalley 8.16 (64)
2SF: Triabunna 14.6 (90) d Dodges Ferry 11.13 (79)
PF: Dodges Ferry 15.15 (105) d Tasman 8.14 (62)
GF: Triabunna 18.13 (121) d Dodges Ferry 15.10 (100)

1987 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Dunalley 25.19 (169) d Dodges Ferry 11.16 (82)
2SF: Triabunna 14.18 (102) d Rokeby 8.6 (54)
PF: Rokeby 20.25 (145) d Dunalley 16.9 (105)
GF: Triabunna 26.13 (169) d Rokeby 10 9 (69)

1988 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Dunalley 28.24 (192) d Cambridge 6.10 (46)
2SF: Triabunna 21.11 (137) d Rokeby 18.13 (121)
PF: Dunalley 19.15 (129) d Rokeby 15.13 (103)
GF: Triabunna 9.10 (64) d Dunalley 5.11 (41)

1989 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Triabunna 14.12 (96) d Campania 11.5 (71)
2SF: Dodges Ferry 25.13 (163) d Dunalley 14.7 (91)
PF: Dunalley 10.12 (72) d Triabunna 6.11 (47)
GF: Dodges Ferry 18.13 (121) d Dunalley 9.10 (64)

1990 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Triabunna 10.13 (73) d Campania 10.7 (67)
2SF: Dunalley 13.12 (90) d Dodges Ferry 9.10 (64)
PF: Dodges Ferry 15.5 (95) d Triabunna 10.10 (70)
GF: Dodges Ferry 16.12 (108) d Dunalley 10.12 (72)

1991 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Nth Derwent 20.15 (135) d Cambridge 6.6 (42)
2SF: Dodges Ferry d Dunalley
PF: North Derwent 7.8 (50) d Dunalley 5.15 (45)
GF: Dodges Ferry 18.9 (117) d Nth Derwent 11.11 (77)

1992 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Campania 13.9 (87) dw Dunalley 12.15 (87)
1SF (R): Campania 12.14 (86) d Dunalley 12.8 (80)
2SF: Triabunna 9.6 (60) d Richmond 3.9 (27)
PF: Richmond 13.8 (86) d Campania 4.4 (28)
GF: Triabunna 15.8 (98) d Richmond 15.5 (95)

1993 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
EF: Dunalley 16.11 (107) d Dodges Ferry 11.12 (78)
QF: Cambridge 15.18 (108) d Swansea 7.8 (50)
1SF: Dunalley 15.11 (101) d Swansea 14.8 (92)
2SF: Richmond 15.8 (98) d Cambridge 7.10 (52)
PF: Cambridge 14.13 (97) d Dunalley 9.7 (61)
GF: Richmond 12.9 (81) d Cambridge 10.16 (76)

1994 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
EF: Dodges Ferry 18.12 (120) d Dunalley 15.12 (102)
QF: Richmond 19.12 (126) d Swansea 15.7 (97)
1SF: Swansea 10.14 (74) d Dodges Ferry 9.16 (60)
2SF: Richmond 22.7 (139) d Campania 18.14 (122)
PF: Campania 18.11 (119) d Swansea 12.6 (78)
GF: Richmond 27.9 (171) d Campania 14.6 (90)

1995 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
EF: Dodges Ferry 15.19 (109) d Swansea 7.8 (50)
QF: Nth Derwent 11.11 (77) d Triabunna 10.12 (72)
1SF: Triabunna 19.12 (126) d Dodges Ferry 5.4 (34)
2SF: Richmond 26.18 (174) d Nth Derwent 7 5 (47)
PF: Triabunna 17.19 (121) d Nth Derwent 9.6 (60)
GF: Richmond 16.11 (107) d Triabunna 8.7 (55)

1996 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
EF: Swansea 11.9 (75) d Nth Derwent 4.11 (35)
QF: Richmond 18.10 (118) d Dodges Ferry 18.9 (117)
1SF: Swansea 12.15 (87) d Dodges Ferry 6.6 (42)
2SF: Richmond 14.16 (100) d Triabunna 14.13 (97)
PF: Swansea 16.7 (103) d Triabunna 14.11 (95)
GF: Richmond 13.20 (98) d Swansea 9.8 (62)

1997 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
EF: Richmond 17.16 (118) d Dodges Ferry 13.10 (88)
QF: Swansea 30.15 (195) d Nth Derwent 11.8 (74)
1SF: Richmond 16.9 (105) d Nth Derwent 10.11 (71)
2SF: Triabunna 16.6 (102) d Swansea 13.16 (94)
PF: Swansea 14.9 (93) d Richmond 12.11 (83)
GF: Triabunna 20.13 (133) d Swansea 11.7 (73)

1998 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
EF: Dodges Ferry 11.8 (74) d Triabunna 10.9 (69)
QF: Swansea 20.13 (133) d Richmond 7.9 (51)
1SF: Richmond 13.21 (99) d Dodges Ferry 9.8 (62)
2SF: Swansea 14.21 (105) d Nth Derwent 6.17 (53)
PF: Nth Derwent 10.10 (70) d Richmond 9.6 (60)
GF: Nth Derwent 11.15 (81) d Swansea 9.9 (63)

1999 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Richmond 14.11 (95) d Triabunna 12.10 (82)
2SF: Swansea 13.11 (89) d Dodges Ferry 9.8 (62)
PF: Dodges Ferry 14.14 (98) d Richmond 5.13 (43)
GF: Swansea 17.16 (118) d Dodges Ferry 11.9 (75)

2000 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
1SF: Triabunna 12.11 (83) d Dodges Ferry 11.13 (79)
2SF: Richmond 15.12 (102) d Swansea 8.9 (57)
PF: Triabunna 10.8 (68) d Swansea 9.10 (64)
GF: Richmond 11.11 (77) d Triabunna 6.11 (47)

2001 Tasman FA: Finals Series.
PF: Dodges Ferry 26.21 (177) d Risdon Vale 4.7 (31)
GF: Swansea 28.13 (181) d Dodges Ferry 9.13 (67)