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
Clubs playing in Social matches
Tunnack, South Arm, Claremont, Brighton Junction, Woodsdale captain T.E. Wagner, Government Printing Office, T. J. Cane & Company captain G. Sherwood, vice-captain Grant, Walch Brothers, Dreadnoughts, IXL, Kettering, Glenorchy, Abattoirs (Hobart), St. Davids, Brisbane Rovers, Brighton, Kingston, St. George's, captain S. Wells, Fitzroy captain C. Goodwin, United, Lachlan, Fitzgeralds, Molesworth, Woodbridge Rokeby, Brownell Brothers captain Tom Rowlands, Standfast captain E. Cohen vice-captain R. Reid, Gordon, Dromedary, Runnymede, Excelsior formed in 1909 as an off-spring of Excelsior Cricket Club colours Blue and Gold, Buckingham, New Town Rovers, Buckland, Burn's Creek (Midlands),Trinity Hill, North Bruny, Regatta Point.
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!
1920
Cullens Football Association
This Association was formed approximately 1920 or so, and it’s equally as vague as to its departure from the game around the early 1970’s.
The CFA was regarded as a prominent supporter of community welfare and promoted itself as a strong contributor of well-being for men in the respective regions it represented.
Member clubs included: Bridgewater, Brighton, Claremont, Derwent, Glenorchy, Huonville, New Norfolk, Sorell.
During its existence it, like many other Associations faced ongoing challenging tasks, particularly in latter years, that ultimately forced it to close its doors. Factors such as amalgamations, falling player participation rate, population demographics, public interest and clubs leaving to other associations.
New Norfolk and Glenorchy were the dominant premiership wining teams. New Norfolk held the record with six premierships to its credit.
1923
Southern Tasmanian Country Football Association (STCFA)
Formed in 1923 the Association cared for the following clubs from varying times: Bellerive, Bothwell, Claremont, Ellendale, Glenorchy Flyers, Lachlan, Molesworth, Montacute, Montrose, New Norfolk, Oatlands, Ouse, Richmond, Rosegarland, Upper Derwent and Waterside Workers.
Oatlands 9.11 (65) defeated Richmond 6.8 (44) to win the very first premiership in 1923. Fourteen years later, it was Ouse that scored 15.12 (102) to defeat 11.14 (80) in the last premiership played.
1937 and the STCFA competition came to a close when it entered into recess.
1996
Southern Tasmanian Football League (STFL)
Formed in 1996 from the old Huon Football Association and the Tasmanian Amateur Football League (Southern Division), it became known as the Southern Tasmanian Football League.
Its member clubs in 1996 that moved from the Tasmanian Amateur Football Association, were Lauderdale, Mangalore, Claremont, Lindisfarne, Lachlan, and Sorell. Clubs that joined from the Huon Football Association were, Kingston and Channel.
2001
SFL Clubs
Clubs participating in 2001 were, Brighton, Channel, Claremont, Clarence, Cygnet, Glenorchy Storm, Hobart, Huonville Lions, Kermandie, Kingston, Lauderdale, Lindisfarne, New Norfolk Hawks, North Hobart and Sorell.
2002
SFL: two tiered competition
In 2002 the SFL created a two tiered competition (i) Premier League, made-up from former State Wide League Clubs, Clarence, Glenorchy Storm, North Hobart, Hobart, New Norfolk, Kingston, Brighton and Sorell. (ii) Regional League, included the original clubs Channel, Claremont, Cygnet, Huonville Lions, Kermandie, Lauderdale and Lindisfarne.