1997 STFL season

The 1997 Southern Football League (STFL) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged across Southern Tasmania, Australia, over nineteen (19) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 5 April and 13 September 1997.

1997 Southern Tasmanian Football League Season
General Information
Founded 1996 in Hobart, Tasmania
STFL President Mr Peter Hodgman
Participating Clubs Brighton Robins
Channel Saints
Claremont Magpies
Kingston Tigers
Lachlan Dockers
Lauderdale Cats
Lindisfarne Blues
Sorell Eagles
Stadiums Pontville Oval
Snug Park
Abbotsfield Park
Kingston Beach Oval
Kensington Park
Lauderdale Oval
Anzac Park
Pembroke Park
KGV Football Park
1997 Southern Tasmanian Football League Season
Premiers Kingston 10.14 (74) v Claremont 8.1 (49)
Grand Final attendance 2,200 at KGV Football Park
Hodgman Medal Winner Tim Blanden (Lindisfarne) - Seniors.
Johnston Medal Winner Matthew Shaw (Claremont) - Reserves.
STFL Medal Winner Shaun Goodsell (Claremont) - Under 18's.
Intrastate Match Medal Winner Leigh Franklin (Lauderdale) - Seniors.
Intrastate Match Medal Winner John Pepper (Lauderdale) - Under 18's.

Lachlan Football Club, based at the Kensington Park trotting track in New Norfolk rebranded themselves as the Lachlan Dockers this season (formerly the Bombers) and wore the Fremantle Dockers playing uniform of green, white, red and purple.
They were unable to field sides in all three grades for their Round 14 away fixture to Claremont at Abbotsfield Park owing to an already chronic shortage of players, injuries and players unavailable due to work at the ANM Boyer Mill.
The STFL convened a meeting to discuss the issue and concluded that they would give the club one final chance to get their house in order or consider cutting them from the league altogether at the conclusion of the season.
For their part, Lachlan conceded that they needed to do more in order to remain viable in the STFL and decided to hunt for an ex-TFL Statewide League player to captain-coach the club the following season.
With the club continuing to suffer from a somewhat stigmatised reputation their bid for a high-profile playing coach was unsuccessful and with a continuing dearth of player numbers, the club eventually went out of business in late 1997.

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

1997 STFL Club Coaches
  • Chris Garrity (Brighton)
  • Craig Cross (Channel)
  • Matthew McCartin (Claremont)
  • Leigh McConnon (Kingston)
  • Chris Hay (Lachlan)
  • Glen Cleaver (Lauderdale)
  • Wayne Petterd (Lindisfarne)
  • Anthony McConnon (Sorell)

STFL Leading Goalkickers (Roster Season)
  • Darren Kaye (Lindisfarne) – 101
  • John Rainbird (Lachlan) – 75
  • Gary Barwick (Claremont) – 64
  • S.Harris (Brighton) – 61
  • Tim Blanden (Lindisfarne) – 47
  • Stuart Archer (Kingston) – 45
  • T.Atkin (Claremont) – 45

SFL Reserves Leading Goalkicker

  • Rodney Herweynan (Kingston) – 62

SFL Under-18's Leading Goalkicker

  • Jonathon Bowring (Brighton) – 75

Medal Winners
  • Tim Blanden (Lindisfarne) – Hodgman Medal (Seniors).
  • Matthew Shaw (Claremont) – Johnston Medal (Reserves)
  • Shaun Goodsell (Claremont) – STFL Medal (Under-18's)
  • Leigh Franklin (Lauderdale) – STFL Intra-State Match Medal (Seniors)
  • John Pepper (Lauderdale) – STFL Intra-State Match Medal (Under-18's)

STFL Reserves Grand Final

Claremont 12.4 (76) d Kingston 8.8 (56) at KGV Football Park.

STFL Under-18s Grand Final

Brighton 12.10 (82) d Claremont 8.10 (58) at KGV Football Park.

Representative Match

1997 STFL Ladder
Team Played Won Lost Draw Byes For Against Percentage Points
Claremont 1918100---72
Kingston 1916300---64
Lindisfarne 1912700---48
Brighton 1991000---36
Sorell 1981100---32
Channel 1961300---24
Lauderdale 1951400---20
Lachlan 1921700---8

Round 1

(Saturday, 5 April 1997)
Claremont 13.15 (93) d Brighton 7.9 (51) at Pontville Oval.
Lindisfarne 12.20 (92) d Lauderdale 8.15 (63) at Anzac Park.
Sorell 14.9 (93) d Lachlan 8.6 (54) at Pembroke Park.
Kingston 15.16 (106) d Channel 12.11 (83) at Kingston Beach Oval.

Round 2

(Saturday, 12 April 1997)
Brighton 13.15 (93) d Channel 12.16 (88) at Snug Park.
Lauderdale 11.19 (85) d Sorell 7.12 (54) at Lauderdale Oval.
Claremont 15.11 (101) d Kingston 10.6 (66) at Abbotsfield Park.
Lindisfarne 28.13 (181) d Lachlan 19.6 (120) at Kensington Park.

Round 3

(Saturday, 19 April 1997)
Lachlan 13.11 (89) d Brighton 8.12 (60) at Pontville Oval.
Claremont 16.13 (109) d Sorell 7.5 (47) at Pembroke Park.
Lindisfarne 31.13 (199) d Channel 15.6 (96) at Anzac Park.
Kingston 20.16 (136) d Lauderdale 5.13 (43) at Kingston Beach Oval.

Round 4

(Saturday, 26 April 1997)
Claremont 23.17 (155) d Channel 9.8 (62) at Abbotsfield Park.
Lindisfarne 15.8 (98) d Brighton 6.5 (41) at Pontville Oval.
Lauderdale 15.18 (108) d Lachlan 11.14 (80) at Lauderdale Oval.
Kingston 17.20 (122) d Sorell 15.13 (103) at Kingston Beach Oval.

Round 5

(Saturday, 3 May 1997)
Channel 18.12 (120) d Lachlan 13.11 (89) at Snug Park.
Kingston 7.18 (60) d Lindisfarne 7.9 (51) at Anzac Park.
Sorell 11.12 (78) d Brighton 10.12 (72) at Pembroke Park.
Claremont 24.11 (155) d Lauderdale 10.11 (71) at Abbotsfield Park.

Round 6

(Saturday, 10 May 1997)
Sorell 15.14 (104) d Channel 12.7 (79) at Pembroke Park.
Claremont 12.14 (86) d Lindisfarne 6.5 (41) at Abbotsfield Park.
Brighton 9.10 (64) d Lauderdale 8.8 (56) at Pontville Oval.
Kingston 20.20 (140) d Lachlan 10.5 (65) at Kensington Park.

Round 7

(Saturday, 17 May 1997)
Sorell 14.10 (94) d Lindisfarne 12.13 (85) at Anzac Park.
Lauderdale 12.17 (89) d Channel 8.15 (63) at Lauderdale Oval.
Claremont 22.18 (150) d Lachlan 10.10 (70) at Kensington Park.
Kingston 21.14 (140) d Brighton 8.17 (65) at Kingston Beach Oval.

Round 8

(Saturday, 24 May 1997)
Brighton 10.9 (69) d Channel 8.11 (59) at Pontville Oval.
Sorell 17.15 (117) d Lauderdale 6.7 (43) at Pembroke Park.
Lindisfarne 29.25 (199) d Lachlan 12.3 (75) at Anzac Park.
Kingston 22.13 (145) d Claremont 11.8 (74) at Kingston Beach Oval.

Round 9

(Saturday, 31 May 1997)

Round 10

(Saturday, 13 June 1997)

Round 11

(Saturday, 20 June 1997)

Round 12

(Saturday, 27 June 1997)

Round 13

(Saturday, 6 July 1997)
Channel 23.23 (161) d Lachlan 10.7 (67) at Kensington Park.
Brighton 16.7 (103) d Sorell 13.9 (87) at Pontville Oval.
Claremont 13.17 (95) d Lauderdale 9.11 (65) at Lauderdale Oval.
Kingston 16.13 (109) d Lindisfarne 14.7 (91) at Kingston Beach Oval.

Round 14

(Saturday, 13 July 1997)
Channel 13.14 (92) d Lauderdale 10.6 (66) at Snug Park.
Lindisfarne 13.15 (93) d Sorell 5.15 (45) at Pembroke Park.
Brighton 10.9 (69) d Kingston 10.8 (68) at Pontville Oval.
Claremont defeated Lachlan on forfeit at Abbotsfield Park.*
Note: Lachlan forfeited their away matches in all three grades to Claremont.

Round 15

(Saturday, 20 July 1997)
Brighton 14.9 (93) d Lachlan 12.13 (85) at Kensington Park.
Lindisfarne 22.13 (145) d Sorell 9.9 (63) at Anzac Park.
Claremont 22.15 (147) d Channel 6.3 (39) at Abbotsfield Park.
Kingston 11.16 (82) d Lauderdale 9.15 (69) at Kingston Beach Oval.

Round 16

(Saturday, 27 July 1997)
Lindisfarne 28.10 (178) d Brighton 11.10 (76) at Pontville Oval.
Kingston 16.15 (111) d Channel 11.7 (73) at Snug Park.
Claremont 16.18 (114) d Lauderdale 5.7 (37) at Lauderdale Oval.
Sorell 13.10 (88) d Lachlan 12.7 (79) at Pembroke Park.

Round 17

(Saturday, 2 August 1997)
Channel 22.10 (142) d Lachlan 11.10 (76) at Snug Park.
Brighton 14.12 (96) d Sorell 11.5 (71) at Pontville Oval.
Claremont 22.12 (144) d Kingston 11.8 (74) at Abbotsfield Park.
Lindisfarne 22.14 (146) d Lauderdale 10.7 (67) at Lauderdale Oval.

Round 18

(Saturday, 9 August 1997)
Lindisfarne 26.22 (178) d Channel 12.12 (84) at Anzac Park.
Lachlan 16.7 (103) d Lauderdale 12.11 (83) at Kensington Park.
Claremont 34.9 (213) d Sorell 11.10 (76) at Abbotsfield Park.
Kingston 12.19 (91) d Brighton 13.10 (88) at Kingston Beach Oval.

Round 19

(Saturday, 16 August 1997)
Brighton 15.22 (112) d Channel 12.6 (78) at Pontville Oval.
Sorell 14.8 (92) d Lauderdale 8.8 (56) at Pembroke Park.
Claremont 25.25 (175) d Lindisfarne 11.11 (77) at Anzac Park.
Kingston 29.21 (195) d Lachlan 6.5 (41) at Kingston Beach Oval.*
Note: This was the final match for the Lachlan Football Club.

Qualifying Final

(Saturday, 23 August 1997)
Kingston: 3.2 (20) | 5.7 (37) | 6.12 (48) | 11.16 (82)
Lindisfarne: 3.2 (20) | 3.2 (20) | 6.6 (42) | 6.9 (45)
Attendance: N/A at Pontville Oval.

Elimination Final

(Sunday, 24 August 1997)
Sorell: 1.5 (11) | 2.8 (20) | 4.10 (34) | 6.14 (50)
Brighton: 1.1 (7) | 3.2 (20) | 4.4 (28) | 5.5 (35)
Attendance: N/A at Snug Park.

First Semi Final

(Sunday, 31 August 1997)
Sorell: 5.5 (35) | 9.8 (62) | 14.9 (93) | 15.13 (103)
Lindisfarne: 3.1 (19) | 6.2 (38) | 6.4 (40) | 8.5 (53)
Attendance: N/A at Pontville Oval.

Second Semi Final

(Saturday, 30 August 1997)
Claremont: 5.0 (30) | 10.1 (61) | 13.3 (81) | 18.5 (113)
Kingston: 3.4 (22) | 5.8 (38) | 6.11 (47) | 10.13 (73)
Attendance: N/A at Snug Park.

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 6 September 1997)
Kingston: 2.3 (15) | 7.6 (48) | 10.14 (74) | 14.17 (101)
Sorell: 2.1 (13) | 5.4 (34) | 8.6 (54) | 10.9 (69)
Attendance: N/A at KGV Football Park.

Grand Final

(Saturday, 13 September 1997)
Kingston: 3.2 (20) | 4.8 (32) | 7.14 (56) | 10.14 (74)
Claremont: 2.1 (13) | 4.1 (25) | 5.1 (31) | 8.1 (49)
Attendance: 2,200 at KGV Football Park.

Sources: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury and Huon News newspaper publications.

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