Wynyard Football Club

Wynyard Football Club
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Full name	Wynyard Football Club
Nickname	Cats
Sport	Australian Rules Football
Founded	1885
First season	1890
League	North West Football League
Home ground	Wynyard Football Ground
Anthem	"We're a happy team at Wynyard"
President	Tom Englund
Head coach	Errol Bourn
2014	Premiers
Navy Blue and White

The Wynyard Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Wynyard, Tasmania.

Club history

The Wynyard Football Club was believed to be formed in 1885 as Table Cape and adopted the name of Wynyard in 1890.

The Wynyard Cats entered the North West Football Union (NWFU) in 1925 after playing in a variety of competitions for the first four decades.

The Cats were involved with the infamous "Goalpost Final" against North Hobart at West Park Oval in 1967, which was declared a "no result" after hudereds of fans invaded the ground and tore down the goalposts as North Hobart full-forward David "Dickie" Collins went back to take a kick after the siren with Wynyard leading by one point.

In 1987, Wynyard joined the new Northern Tasmanian Football League (which was renamed the North West Football League in 2015), and has competed there since. Wynyard broke a 33-year premiership drought in 2012, with a 13-point Grand Final victory over Latrobe; and in 2014 they defeated Ulverstone by 116 points in the Grand Final to win a second premiership in three years.

Club details

Home Ground:

Wynyard Football Ground, Austin Street Wynyard, Tasmania.

Colours:

Navy Blue with a white "WFC" Emblem

Premiership titles

Senior Premierships (NWFU):

1952
1967
1975
1979

Senior Premierships (NTFL/NWFL):

2012
2014
2015

League Best and Fairest Winners (NWFU):

1930 - E O'Brien & Jack Stewart (Wright Medal)
1945 - Len Hayes
1953 - Darrell Eaton (Wander Medal)
1961 - Lloyd Robson (Wander Medal)
1977 - Ricky Smith (Wander Medal)

League Best and Fairest Winners (NTFL/NWFL):

1987 - Anthony Flint (Ovaltine Medal)
2012 - Sam Douglas (Darrel Baldock Medal)
2014 - Sam Douglas (Darrel Baldock Medal)

Alstergen Trophy Winners:

1968 - John Neal
1976 - Ricky Smith

League Leading Goal Kickers (NWFU):

1949 - R Rocher (81)
1950 - R Rocher (69)
1953 - W Baker (45)
1955 - W Baker (39)
1959 - R London(68)
1963 - R London(51)
1967 - J Coughlan (81)
1968 - J Coughlan (92)
1974 - A Hodgetts (69)
1977 - K Madden(83)

League Leading Goal Kickers (NTFL/NWFL):

1987 - K Taylor (141)
1995 - G Williams (80)
1999 - G Williams (60)
2014 - G Sharman (130)

Notable Players:

References

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