Kingborough Football Club - the tigers

The Vodafone Kingborough Tigers is a Premier League club in the AFL Southern Tasmania competition of Australian Rules football. Visit our website at www.kingboroughtigers.com.au

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HISTORY

The Kingston Football Club was established in 1886 making it one of the oldest surviving Australian Rules football clubs in the country.

The club presently occupies the Kingston Beach Sports Ground, south of Hobart, which is known as the "Pit" as its home base.

In 1893 Kingston joined the Southern Tasmanian Football Association and played its first game in the STFA against North Hobart FC on May 4th 1895. The club competed in the Channel Football Association in 1908 then the Kingborough Football Association until 1966.

Following the disastrous bushfires in 1967 the club was joined by Longley FC.

1967 - Kingston absorbed the Longley FC. Kingston commenced in the Huon Football Association.

1991 (Huon Football Association) - Kingston were minor premiers at the end of the home and away series. Second Semi-Final - Kingston defeated Channel. Grand Final - Kingston defeated Channel.

1995 - HFA - Kingston participated.

1996 (Southern Tasmanian Football League) - Kingston commenced in the STFL.

 Grand Final - Channel 12.15.87 defeated Kingston 11.4.70.

1997 - STFL Grand Final
Kingston 10.14.74 defeated Claremont 8.1.49.

2001 - Kingston participated in the SFL

2002 - Kingston participated in the SFL Premier League.

Club Colours

1893 - Rose, Primrose and Black
1894 - Scarlet and Dark Blue
1909 - Blue and White
1910 - Green and White
 1920 - Red and Black, then Black and White and now Yellow and Black.

Senior premierships

1930, 1933, 1936, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1980, 1991, 1995, 1997.

28th May 2000

On the 27th of May we celebrated the naming of our "TOP TIGERS TEAM" .

We announced the side voted on by a series of selectors as the TEAM chosen to be the best side between 1949 and 1999

Here is the team of the 50 year "TASCON TOP TIGERS"

BACKS
Jack Brereton
Kevin Bradburn Kevin Fox

HALF BACKS
Peter Steele
Kerry Doran (capt)
Mick Rodwell

CENTRES
Garry Baker
Adrian Webb
Peter Hills

HALF FORWARDS
 Roger Chapman David
Donaghy
Jack Kuilenburg

FORWARDS
Les Nichols
Bob Smith
Peter Crowe

RUCKS
Brian Yost
Scott Wade ROVER Burnie Payne

INTERCHANGE
Graham Hills
Craig Bradburn
Ray Lorkin
Peter Unsworth

TEAM MANAGER
Rex ( SLIM ) Mitchell

PRESIDENT
Tom G Pearsall

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