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Nickname(s)
  
Swans

Captain(s)
  
Scott Matheson

Ground
  
Girdlestone Park

President
  
Graeme Walton

Founded
  
1901

East Devonport Football Club httpsstatic1squarespacecomstatic538d1326e4b

Full name
  
East Devonport Football Club

Competition
  
North West Football League

The East Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based on Devonport, Tasmania. The club has competed in the North West Football League since 1987.

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History

The club competed on an irregular basis in various non-senior North Western competitions between 1901 and 1944 before being promoted to senior status to participate in the North West Football Union from 1945 to 1986. In 1987 the club joined the Northern Tasmanian Football League (renamed the North West Football League in 2015), and has competed continuously in that competition since.

Home Ground – Girdlestone Park
Established – 1901
Playing Colours – Red & White
Emblem – Swans
Club Theme Song – "Onwards To Victory" (Tune: "Notre Dame Victory March")
Affiliations – Various junior competitions (1901–1944) NWFU (1945–1986), NTFL/NWFL (1987–present)

Premiership Titles

NWFU Premierships

  • 1946, 1948, 1968.
  • NTFL/NWFL Premierships

  • 1988.
  • Tasmanian State Premierships

  • Nil.
  • Individual Medal Winners

    Wander Medal Winners

  • 1952 – Max Berryman
  • 1957 – Darrel Baldock
  • 1960 – Terry Pierce
  • 1963 – John Bingley
  • 1975 – Ricky Watt
  • 1980 – Lindsay Bell
  • 1982 – Richard Lynch
  • 1985 – Neville Muir
  • 1986 – Paul Borlini
  • Ovaltine Medal Winners

  • 1995 – Paul Spencer
  • Pivot Medal Winners

  • 1998 – Craig Muir
  • Darrel Baldock Medal Winners

  • 2002 – Adrian Partridge
  • Competition Leading Goalkickers

    NWFU Leading Goalkickers

  • 1954 – Ray Summers (38)
  • 1980 – Chris Reynolds (95)
  • 1981 – Chris Reynolds (97)
  • NTFL/NWFL Leading Goalkickers

  • 1988 – Mark Williams (119)
  • Club Records

    Club Record Score

  • 36.13 (229) v George Town 11.4 (70) in 1987
  • Club Record Games Holder

  • – Shane McCoy (262)
  • Club Record Match Attendance

  • 11,866 – East Devonport v Ulverstone at West Park Oval for the 1968 NWFU Grand Final.
  • Notable Players

    Graham Wright was drafted in the 1987 VFL draft to Collingwood Football Club and achieved premiership success in 1990.

    References

    East Devonport Football Club Wikipedia


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