1906
Teams Playing Social Games
It is interesting to note, in addition to the usual community involvement, there were a large percentage of teams from business houses, others through sporting organisations and even religions!
Bakers played in white guernsey with blue sash. Banks, Broadmarsh, Bridgewater captained by C. Bell wore red & black. Buckingham Rovers (red & green), Butchers, City (Hobart), Claremont (red & yellow) with Cressy (red & blue). Davis, Early Bathing Football Club, Empire, Excelsior, Gould's Country, Kingston, Metropolitan, Nugent (formed in 1906), Presbyterians, St. Helen's, Surprise Football Club captained by O. Harris wore (black & white), Tattersalls and Trinity.
1907
Teams Playing Social Games (Statewide)
Clubs: Bakers, Bidencope & Son, Bridgewater, Buckland, Campania, Cascade Brewery, Claremont, Ellerton Football Club (near Cuprona), Glenfern, Hobart Presbyterians (formed in 1907 name changed to Taraba in April 1909), Hutchins, IXL, Kempton, Kettering, Kingston captained by ? Sherwood. Lindisfarne Longley, Margate, Melrose captained by C. Cleary, Melville Street, Methodist Football Club captain Cleve Peterson (colours black guernsey with light blue maltese cross on breast), Middleton, Molesworth, Nettlefolds, New Town Rovers, Nugent, Parattah, Plenty captained by J. Glann Junior, Queen's College, Riana captain L. Read, Saint Leonards (formed this season), Sandfly captain C. W. Burrell, Training College, Trinity.
1909
Hodson Trophy
This was the last season which was embroiled in disputes in early 1910 between Runnymede and Nugent. Runnymede premiers, Nugent runner-up, Spring Bay, Buckland.
1910
White Trophy
A competition involving Nugent, Runnymede, Spring Bay and Buckland.Each team held the trophy at various stages of the season with Runnymede holding the trophy at the end.
1910
Hean Pennant
Nugent defeated Forcett and were the holders for 1910.
1912
Teams Playing Social Games
Social football was common during these times due to a number of circumstances, including availability of players, grounds, umpires and the like.
The following clubs were recorded playing these in 1912: Hope of Hobart, Juvenile Temple #8, Boy's Home, Buckland, Nugent, Sandy Bay Rovers, Claremont, Corporation, Bagdad, Brighton Rovers, Cascade Brewery, North Bridgewater, Excelsior, Bream Creek, Lindisfarne, captained by L.G. Wilson & D. Scott, South Hobart, Standfast, Kingston, who were captained by A.Tringrove, Battery Point, Crescent, West Hobart, Buckingham, captain, O. Morgan, Rokeby, Margate, who also had two captains, B. Mudge & A. Cordwell, Woodsdale, Mt. Seymour, Sandfly, Swansea, Queensborough, Whiteford, Y.M.C.A., Runnymede, Spring Bay and Wellington Rovers.
It can be seen from the many teams involved and spread far and wide throughout the state, clubs were prepared to travel, irrespective of the transport and distance just to be involved in a game of Australian Rules!