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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.

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2009 Season (TSL) Fixture

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Glenorchy's 2009 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Glenorchy 3.1212.1315.1419.20 134 WON Hobart 3.35.46.56.6 42 92 TCA Apr 10 (Fri, 2:00) Scores
2 A Glenorchy 1.35.99.1413.18 96 LOST Clarence 4.16.111.321.5 131 -35 BEL Apr 18 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 H Glenorchy 2.64.87.1513.25 103 WON North Hobart 4.26.38.88.9 57 46 KGV Apr 25 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
4 H Glenorchy 5.57.611.917.12 114 WON North Launceston 0.52.86.129.14 68 46 KGV May 2 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
5 A Glenorchy 4.48.914.1219.16 130 WON Lauderdale 4.26.49.414.7 91 39 LAU May 9 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
6 H Glenorchy 2.25.67.911.12 78 LOST Burnie Dockers 3.34.58.1211.14 80 -2 KGV May 16 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
7 H Glenorchy 8.011.416.620.9 129 WON North Hobart 3.47.512.716.9 105 24 KGV May 23 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 A Glenorchy 6.18.69.813.11 89 LOST Hobart 4.37.513.914.11 95 -6 TCA May 30 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
9 H Glenorchy 5.49.911.1214.17 101 WON Clarence 3.25.39.512.7 79 22 KGV Jun 13 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
10 A Glenorchy 5.110.413.922.10 142 WON North Launceston 0.53.57.58.8 56 86 YOR Jun 20 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
11 H Glenorchy 10.516.1016.1221.14 140 WON Lauderdale 1.02.03.14.3 27 113 KGV Jun 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 A Glenorchy 2.32.36.67.7 49 WON Devonport 0.06.46.46.5 41 8 DEV Jul 4 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
13 H Glenorchy 6.210.213.617.10 112 WON Hobart 1.44.75.89.10 64 48 KGV Jul 18 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
14 A Glenorchy 3.26.812.1220.13 133 WON South Launceston 1.42.82.128.15 63 70 YOR Jul 25 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
15 H Glenorchy 4.27.48.811.8 74 WON Clarence 1.26.57.87.11 53 21 KGV Aug 1 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 A Glenorchy 5.510.713.1119.12 126 WON North Hobart 3.25.67.78.9 57 69 NHO Aug 9 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
17 H Glenorchy 3.14.55.910.10 70 LOST Launceston 5.29.311.514.7 91 -21 KGV Apr 4 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 A Glenorchy 5.57.915.1117.15 117 WON Lauderdale 3.25.48.510.8 68 49 LAU Aug 22 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2SF H Glenorchy 8.215.721.1125.15 165 WON Burnie Dockers 3.35.38.714.10 94 71 BEL Sep 5 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
GF H Glenorchy 4.44.611.714.11 95 LOST Clarence 3.39.613.1015.11 101 -6 BEL Sep 19 (Sat, 2:05) Scores
 

Footnotes

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