Australian Football

AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game

 

KEY FACTS

Official name
Glenorchy District Football Club

Known as
Glenorchy

Nickname
Magpies

Former name
New Town

Former name date
1957-01-01

Formed
1919 (as New Town); name changed in 1957 following a merger with Glenorchy

Colours
Black and white (originally green and gold)

Associated clubs
Glenorchy Reserves; Glenorchy WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1921–2000, 2009–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Southern Football League (SFL) 2001–2008

Home Ground
KGV Oval

Senior Premierships
TFL - 1935, 1948-9, 1951, 1953, 1955-6, 1958, 1965, 1975, 1983, 1985-6, 1999 (14 total); Southern Football League - 2007-8 (2 total); TSL - 2016 (1 total); Tasmanian State Premierships - 1948, 1956, 1958, 1965, 1975 (5 total)

Most Games
312 by Kevin Baker

Headquarters
1A Anfield Street, Glenorchy, TAS 7010

Postal Address
PO Box 156, Glenorchy, TAS, 7010

Website
glenorchymagpies.org.au

Glenorchy



The big news prior to the start of the 1975 season was the appointment of Tasmania’s and one of Australia’s greatest ever goalkickers, Peter Hudson, as senior coach. Hudson was to have a pronounced impact on the team’s fortunes, both as coach and player.

John Devaney looks back at the long history of the Glenorchy Football Club.

Read more


1968 Season (TANFL) Fixture

Top

Glenorchy's 1968 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Glenorchy 9.15 69 LOST Clarence 14.12 96 -27 BEL Apr 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Glenorchy 13.9 87 LOST New Norfolk 14.9 93 -6 NHO Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Glenorchy 14.8 92 LOST Sandy Bay 14.13 97 -5 KGV Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Glenorchy 14.8 92 WON North Hobart 7.10 52 40 KGV Apr 25 (Thu, 2:10) Scores
5 A Glenorchy 8.15 63 LOST Hobart 10.18 78 -15 TCA May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Glenorchy 15.10 100 WON Clarence 12.12 84 16 NHO May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Glenorchy 13.10 88 WON New Norfolk 11.12 78 10 KGV May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Glenorchy 14.5 89 WON Sandy Bay 12.13 85 4 QBO Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Glenorchy 11.8 74 LOST North Hobart 9.27 81 -7 NHO Jun 10 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 H Glenorchy 10.12 72 WON Hobart 8.15 63 9 NHO Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Glenorchy 13.14 92 WON Clarence 11.15 81 11 KGV Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Glenorchy 9.13 67 WON New Norfolk 7.22 64 3 NHO Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Glenorchy 11.15 81 LOST Sandy Bay 19.7 121 -40 KGV Jul 6 (Sat, 2:01) Scores
14 H Glenorchy 10.10 70 LOST North Hobart 11.15 81 -11 KGV Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Glenorchy 10.12 72 LOST Hobart 13.16 94 -22 TCA Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Glenorchy 12.18 90 LOST Clarence 16.11 107 -17 BEL Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Glenorchy 7.6 48 WON New Norfolk 6.9 45 3 BOY Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Glenorchy 8.10 58 LOST Sandy Bay 10.9 69 -11 NHO Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Glenorchy 8.14 62 LOST North Hobart 9.18 72 -10 NHO Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Glenorchy 21.14 140 WON Hobart 7.6 48 92 KGV Jun 24 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Glenorchy 2.15.27.49.8 62 LOST Clarence 4.19.412.717.14 116 -54 NHO Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.