1996 STFL season
The 1996 Southern Football League (STFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged across Southern Tasmania, Australia, over twenty-one (21) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 29 March and 21 September 1996.
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 in Hobart, Tasmania |
| STFL President | Mr Tony Foster. |
| STFL Executive Director | Mr Robert Godfrey. |
| Participating Clubs | Brighton Robins Channel Saints Claremont Magpies Kingston Tigers Lachlan Bombers Lauderdale Cats Lindisfarne Blues Sorell Eagles |
| Stadiums | Pontville Oval Snug Park Abbotsfield Park Kingston Beach Oval Kensington Park Lauderdale Oval Anzac Park Pembroke Park |
| 1996 Southern Tasmanian Football League Season | |
| Premiers | Channel 12.15 (87) v Kingston 11.4 (70) |
| Grand Final Attendance | 4,149 at Abbotsfield Park |
| Hodgman Medal Winner | Jason Gulliver (Claremont) - Seniors. |
| Johnston Medal Winner | Darris Fahey (Claremont) - Reserves. |
| STFL Medal Winner | Mark Frankcombe (Lauderdale) - Under 18's. |
| Instrastate Match Medal Winner | Dennis Lovell (Channel) - Seniors. |
| Intrastate Match Medal Winner | Ben Vallerine (Claremont) - Under 18's. |
This was the inaugural season of the Southern Tasmanian Football League. It was formed in early 1996 as a replacement community football competition after the collapse of the Tasmanian Amateur Football League (both Southern and Northern Divisions) after 64 years at the completion of the 1995 season.
The STFL comprised eight founding clubs, six of those from the former Southern Amateurs and two clubs (Kingston and Channel) who defected from the Huon Football Association, it was originally intended to take all clubs from the Huon Football Association on board from 1996 as an amalgamation between it and the HFA but Kermandie, Franklin, Huonville and Cygnet all voted against the move preferring to continue on in their own Huon competition.
The new STFL competition also had its member clubs work closely with the southern-based TFL Statewide League clubs in their zones.
Kingston and Channel were aligned to Sandy Bay, Lindisfarne were aligned with Hobart, Sorell were aligned with North Hobart, Lauderdale were aligned with Clarence, Claremont aligned with Glenorchy, Lachlan and Brighton aligned with New Norfolk
The STFL also took over the abandoned TFL Fourths (1976-1994), using the players from that competition as the Under 18's in the STFL.
It was deemed of very high importance to have strong leagues in both the north and south of the state underpinning the TFL Statewide League to provide a pathway to state league level for elite junior players in each area, especially given the TFL's submission to gain entry for a Tasmanian team in the Australian Football League.
From the start of this season, the former Mangalore Football Club (founded in 1885) rebranded itself as Brighton Football Club in order to reflect its wider municipal area.
Participating clubs
- Brighton Football Club
- Channel Football Club
- Claremont Football Club
- Kingston Football Club
- Lachlan Football Club
- Lauderdale Football Club
- Lindisfarne Football Club
- Sorell Football Club
1996 STFL Club Coaches
- David Young (Brighton)
- Raymond Becker (Channel)
- Scott Moles (Claremont)
- Craig Hoyer (Kingston)
- Nigel Hay (Lachlan)
- John Franklin (Lauderdale)
- Darryn Holmes & Dale Hall (Lindisfarne)
- Dean Graham (Sorell)
STFL Leading Goalkickers
- Brad Howarth (Channel) – 126
- Darren Kaye (Lindisfarne) – 110
- Michael McGregor (Kingston) – 90
- Warren Wylie (Brighton) – 75
- Peter Crowe (Kingston) – 69
- Dale Hall (Lindisfarne) – 66
STFL Reserves Leading Goalkicker
- Rodney Herweynan (Kingston) – 86
STFL Under-18's Leading Goalkicker
- Andrew Chilcott (Channel) – 51
Medal Winners
- Jason Gulliver (Claremont) – Hodgman Medal (Seniors).
- Darris Fahey (Claremont) – Johnston Medal (Reserves).
- Mark Frankcombe (Lauderdale) – STFL Medal (Under-18's).
- Dennis Lovell (Channel) – STFL Intra-State Match Medal (Seniors)
- Ben Vallerine (Claremont) – STFL Intra-State Match Medal (Under-18's)
STFL Reserves Grand Final
Kingston 14.13 (97) d Claremont 7.9 (51) at Abbotsfield Park.
STFL Under-18's Grand Final
Claremont 7.9 (51) d Lauderdale 7.6 (48) at Abbotsfield Park.
Representative Match
(Saturday, 1 June 1996)
NTFA: 4.6 (30) | 7.8 (50) | 9.9 (63) | 13.12 (90)
SFL: 4.2 (26) | 5.6 (36) | 8.9 (57) | 12.12 (84)
At North Hobart Oval
1996 STFL ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Byes | For | Against | Percentage | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3242 | 1070 | 302.99% | 72 |
| Kingston | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2922 | 1475 | 198.10% | 64 |
| Claremont | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2719 | 1488 | 182.73% | 60 |
| Brighton | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2403 | 1518 | 158.30% | 52 |
| Lindisfarne | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2346 | 1848 | 126.95% | 44 |
| Lauderdale | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1041 | 2633 | 39.54% | 24 |
| Sorell | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1179 | 3223 | 36.58% | 16 |
| Lachlan | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 968 | 3558 | 27.21% | 4 |
Round 1
(Saturday, 29 March 1996)
Channel 27.25 (187) d Lauderdale 8.6 (54) at Lauderdale Oval.
Lachlan 14.8 (92) d Lindisfarne 12.8 (80) at Anzac Park.
Brighton 45.23 (293) d Sorell 4.3 (27) at Pontville Oval.
Kingston 11.10 (76) d Claremont 10.10 (70) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Round 2
(Saturday, 6 April 1996)
Claremont 40.17 (257) d Sorell 6.2 (38) at Abbotsfield Park.
Brighton 24.17 (161) d Lachlan 3.7 (25) at Kensington Park.
Lindisfarne 24.17 (161) d Lauderdale 8.7 (55) at Anzac Park.
Kingston 19.12 (126) d Channel 16.15 (111) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Round 3
(Saturday, 13 April 1996)
Channel 30.27 (207) d Lachlan 3.1 (19) at Snug Park.
Kingston 24.20 (164) d Lauderdale 6.10 (46) at Lauderdale Oval.
Claremont 15.13 (103) d Brighton 14.9 (93) at Pontville Oval.
Lindisfarne 29.14 (188) d Sorell 8.7 (55) at Pembroke Park.
Round 4
(Saturday, 27 April 1996)
Channel 26.17 (173) d Lindisfarne 11.8 (74) at Snug Park.
Kingston 13.18 (96) d Sorell 6.9 (45) at Pembroke Park.
Claremont 23.26 (164) d Lachlan 9.1 (55) at Abbotsfield Park.
Brighton 20.20 (140) d Lauderdale 2.4 (16) at Pontville Oval.
Round 5
(Saturday, 4 May 1996)
Channel 15.15 (105) d Brighton 8.11 (59) at Snug Park.
Lindisfarne 18.17 (125) d Kingston 14.20 (104) at Anzac Park.
Claremont 23.25 (163) d Lauderdale 4.6 (30) at Lauderdale Oval.
Sorell 23.11 (149) d Lachlan 12.11 (83) at Kensington Park.
Round 6
(Saturday, 11 May 1996)
Lauderdale 14.20 (104) d Sorell 12.15 (87) at Lauderdale Oval.
Kingston 37.20 (232) d Lachlan 3.7 (25) at Kensington Park.
Channel 12.16 (88) d Claremont 9.18 (72) at Snug Park.
Brighton 18.7 (115) d Lindisfarne 13.6 (84) at Anzac Park.
Round 7
(Saturday, 18 May 1996)
Channel 19.14 (128) d Brighton 10.15 (75) at Pontville Oval.
Claremont 29.18 (192) d Lauderdale 3.4 (22) at Abbotsfield Park.
Sorell 14.9 (93) d Lachlan 12.10 (82) at Pembroke Park.
Kingston 20.19 (139) d Lindisfarne 12.12 (84) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Round 8
(Saturday, 25 May 1996)
Claremont 25.17 (167) d Sorell 6.5 (41) at Pembroke Park.
Channel 16.17 (113) d Kingston 4.8 (32) at Snug Park.
Brighton 28.16 (184) d Lachlan 4.3 (27) at Pontville Oval.
Lauderdale 13.12 (90) d Lindisfarne 11.11 (77) at Lauderdale Oval.
Round 9
(Saturday, 1 June 1996)
Channel 21.12 (138) d Sorell 5.5 (35) at Pembroke Park.
Lauderdale 13.10 (88) d Lachlan 12.12 (84) at Kensington Park.
Brighton 12.16 (88) d Kingston 10.22 (82) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Claremont 19.19 (133) d Lindisfarne 9.8 (62) at Abbotsfield Park.
Round 10
(Saturday, 8 June 1996)
Claremont 13.11 (89) d Brighton 10.7 (67) at Abbotsfield Park.
Channel 23.25 (163) d Lachlan 3.5 (23) at Kensington Park.
Lindisfarne 32.16 (208) d Sorell 2.12 (24) at Anzac Park.
Kingston 30.22 (202) d Lauderdale 2.9 (21) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Round 11
(Saturday, 15 July 1996)
Channel 48.23 (311) d Sorell 4.5 (29) at Snug Park.*
Lauderdale 13.12 (90) d Lachlan 9.15 (69) at Lauderdale Oval
Claremont 16.9 (105) d Lindisfarne 12.14 (86) at Abbotsfield Park.
Kingston 14.18 (102) d Brighton 6.8 (44) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Note: Brad Howarth (Channel) kicked 18-Goals, SFL all-time record.
Round 12
(Saturday, 22 June 1996)
Claremont 29.17 (191) d Lachlan 4.4 (28) at Kensington Park.
Kingston 27.19 (181) d Sorell 11.9 (75) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Brighton 18.22 (130) d Lauderdale 6.4 (40) at Lauderdale Oval.
Lindisfarne 14.24 (108) d Channel 10.8 (68) at Anzac Park.
Round 13
(Saturday, 29 June 1996)
Channel 23.28 (166) d Lauderdale 1.5 (11) at Snug Park.
Brighton 14.12 (96) d Sorell 9.2 (56) at Pembroke Park.
Lindisfarne 34.15 (219) d Lachlan 13.5 (83) at Anzac Park.
Claremont 12.10 (82) d Kingston 12.7 (79) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Round 14
(Saturday, 6 July 1996)
Channel 28.12 (180) d Claremont 11.9 (75) at Abbotsfield Park.
Sorell 12.7 (79) d Lauderdale 8.4 (52) at Pembroke Park.
Brighton 13.9 (87) d Lindisfarne 9.12 (66) at Pontville Oval.
Kingston 36.25 (241) d Lachlan 7.5 (47) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Round 15
(Saturday, 13 July 1996)
Channel 19.11 (125) d Brighton 8.6 (54) at Snug Park.
Kingston 20.14 (134) d Lindisfarne 10.13 (73) at Anzac Park.
Claremont 14.15 (99) d Lauderdale 4.9 (33) at Lauderdale Oval.
Sorell 12.7 (79) d Lachlan 10.18 (78) at Kensington Park.
Round 16
(Saturday, 20 July 1996)
Brighton 29.19 (193) d Lachlan 4.5 (29) at Kensington Park.
Claremont 29.20 (194) d Sorell 13.7 (85) at Abbotsfield Park.
Lindisfarne 20.16 (136) d Lauderdale 6.4 (40) at Anzac Park.
Kingston 12.7 (79) d Channel 11.10 (76) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Round 17
(Saturday, 27 July 1996)
Kingston 25.13 (163) d Lauderdale 8.6 (54) at Lauderdale Oval.
Channel 60.36 (396) d Lachlan 1.0 (6) at Snug Park*.
Brighton 19.12 (126) d Claremont 9.8 (62) at Pontville Oval.
Lindisfarne 24.10 (154) d Sorell 6.5 (41) at Pembroke Park.
Note: Channel recorded the all-time SFL record score and record margin of victory in this match.
Round 18
(Saturday, 3 August & Sunday, 4 August 1996)
Lindisfarne 14.11 (95) d Claremont 9.11 (65) at Abbotsfield Park.
Kingston 14.17 (101) d Brighton 8.9 (57) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Channel 18.17 (125) d Sorell 2.1 (13) at Pembroke Park.
Lauderdale 5.8 (38) d Lachlan 4.6 (30) at Kensington Park (Sunday).
Round 19
(Saturday, 10 August 1996)
Channel 24.17 (161) d Lindisfarne 3.5 (23) at Snug Park.
Kingston 31.18 (204) d Sorell 10.6 (66) at Pembroke Park.
Claremont 35.24 (234) d Lachlan 3.3 (21) at Abbotsfield Park.
Brighton 16.19 (115) d Lauderdale 11.9 (75) at Pontville Oval.
Round 20
(Saturday, 17 & Sunday, 18 August 1996)
Claremont 21.10 (136) d Kingston 16.17 (113) at Kingston Beach Oval.
Channel 22.19 (151) d Lauderdale 5.7 (37) at Lauderdale Oval.
Brighton 26.11 (167) d Sorell 3.6 (24) at Pontville Oval.
Lindisfarne 12.19 (91) d Lachlan 3.7 (25) at Kensington Park (Sunday).
Round 21
(Saturday, 24 August 1996)
Lindisfarne 23.14 (152) d Brighton 8.11 (59) at Anzac Park.
Kingston 41.19 (265) d Lachlan 5.7 (37) at Kensington Park.
Channel 10.10 (70) d Claremont 9.12 (66) at Snug Park.
Lauderdale 6.9 (45) d Sorell 4.14 (38) at Lauderdale Oval.
Qualifying Final
(Saturday, 31 August 1996)
Kingston: 4.2 (26)
| 7.5 (47) | 9.10 (64) | 17.14 (116)
Claremont: 3.3 (21) | 4.6 (30) | 4.7 (31) | 6.12 (48)
Attendance: N/A at Abbotsfield Park.
Elimination Final
(Sunday, 1 September 1996)
Brighton: 7.1 (43)
| 9.5 (59) | 16.10 (106) | 21.15 (141)
Lindisfarne: 3.3 (21) | 4.3 (27) | 6.5 (41) | 11.5 (71)
Attendance: N/A at Pontville Oval.
First Semi Final
(Sunday, 8 September 1996)
Brighton: 4.5 (29)
| 4.10 (34) | 12.11 (83) | 15.12 (102)
Claremont: 0.0 (0) | 1.5 (11) | 1.6 (12) | 3.8 (26)
Attendance: N/A at Abbotsfield Park.
Second Semi Final
(Saturday, 7 September 1996)
Kingston: 4.0 (24)
| 8.4 (52) | 13.7 (85) | 19.9 (123)
Channel: 2.5 (17) | 5.11 (41) | 8.12 (60) | 12.15 (87)
Attendance: N/A at Snug Park.
Preliminary Final
(Saturday, 14 September 1996)
Channel: 5.3 (33) | 7.7 (49) | 12.8 (80) | 14.12 (96)
Brighton: 1.0 (6)
| 6.3 (39) | 9.7 (61) | 10.7 (67)
Attendance: N/A at Abbotsfield Park.
Grand Final
(Saturday, 21 September 1996)
Channel: 2.5 (17) | 3.9 (27) | 8.13 (61) | 12.15 (87)
Kingston: 4.1 (25)
| 6.2 (38) | 8.2 (50) | 11.4 (70)
Attendance: 4,149 at Abbotsfield Park.
Sources: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Huon News newspaper publications.