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



Grand Finals | Notable players
Game records

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


2019 Season (TSL) Fixture

Top

Glenorchy's 2019 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Glenorchy 2.52.85.129.15 69 WON Launceston 1.12.54.85.10 40 29 WIN Mar 30 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2 H Glenorchy 5.27.58.1011.11 77 WON North Hobart 1.25.25.25.6 36 41 KGV Apr 6 (Sat, 6:00) Scores
3 A Glenorchy 10.411.917.1320.16 136 WON Clarence 2.15.39.511.8 74 62 BEL Apr 13 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
4 Glenorchy       Bye        
5 H Glenorchy 2.33.58.79.10 64 WON Kingborough 2.02.34.36.6 42 22 KGV Apr 25 (Thu, 3:00) Scores
6 A Glenorchy 0.32.46.57.6 48 LOST North Launceston 2.78.711.914.12 96 -48 YOR May 4 (Sat, 5:30) Scores
7 H Glenorchy 4.25.310.511.8 74 WON Lauderdale 4.46.78.79.9 63 11 KGV May 11 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 A Glenorchy 4.46.1110.1412.20 92 WON North Hobart 2.45.66.86.11 47 45 NHO May 19 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
9 H Glenorchy 4.35.66.76.8 44 LOST Launceston 1.44.88.129.16 70 -26 KGV May 25 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
10 H Glenorchy 6.39.516.722.8 140 WON Clarence 1.06.110.211.4 70 70 KGV May 31 (Fri, 7:30) Scores
11 Glenorchy       Bye        
12 A Glenorchy 2.18.39.611.9 75 LOST Lauderdale 1.38.512.816.10 106 -31 LAU Jun 22 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
13 A Glenorchy 1.25.47.410.8 68 WON Kingborough 2.45.67.107.13 55 13 KTO Jun 29 (Sat, 1:00) Scores
14 A Glenorchy 3.03.24.46.7 43 LOST North Launceston 3.48.1014.1818.22 130 -87 YOR Jul 6 (Sat, 1:30) Scores
15 H Glenorchy 3.15.26.27.3 45 LOST Launceston 2.16.414.1020.14 134 -89 KGV Jul 13 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 A Glenorchy 0.43.97.1214.13 97 WON North Hobart 2.42.67.910.14 74 23 NHO Jul 20 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
17 A Glenorchy 2.44.67.1211.17 83 WON Clarence 5.28.39.710.8 68 15 BEL Jul 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 Glenorchy       Bye        
19 H Glenorchy 0.04.27.412.6 78 WON Kingborough 1.63.146.156.19 55 23 KGV Aug 10 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
20 H Glenorchy 3.35.410.614.8 92 WON Lauderdale 0.11.32.56.8 44 48 KGV Aug 17 (Sat, 1:00) Scores
21 H Glenorchy 2.53.63.74.8 32 LOST North Launceston 4.38.711.1012.11 83 -51 KGV Aug 24 (Sat, 5:30) Scores
QF A Glenorchy 2.27.69.912.15 87 LOST Lauderdale 2.24.49.1013.15 93 -6 BEL Aug 31 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
1SF H Glenorchy 1.11.22.24.4 28 LOST Launceston 3.14.57.1212.16 88 -60 KGV Sep 7 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
 

Footnotes

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