The Cygnet Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Southern Football League, also known as the SFL, in Tasmania, Australia.
It was reported in October 1888 in ‘The Colonist’ that the Port Cygnet Football Club, which ‘had not been in existence long’ played South Franklin at Castle Forbes Bay. The game was described as being played in an ‘amicable spirit’. The newcomers were no match for their opponents and lost five goals to one.
A few weeks later Port Cygnet hosted the Honeywood Football Club from Geeveston. Honeywood proved victorious, winning 1.15 (21) to 0.5 (5). For the home side Howard, Armstrong, Andrews, Andrews, Cockerill and A. Devereaux were the best players.
On or around Queen Victoria’s Birthday in May 1889 there is a report in “The Hobart Mercury” of what could be Port Cygnet’s first ever win. In a match played in very wet and sloppy conditions at Franklin’s home ground at Mr. Kellaway’s paddock in Woodstock, it is reported that Franklin had been “beaten”.
In 1906, Port Cygnet, then renamed Lovett to reflect the change of the town’s name, joined the Huon Football Association for the first time. Up to that point the club just played friendly and challenge matches.
The club changed its name to Cygnet in the 1910s.The Magpies were a member of the Huon Football Association from 1906-1997 when the league disbanded and they joined the SFL in 1998.Upon entry in the SFL they changed from their longtime Black & White playing strip and Magpie emblem, adopting a Port Adelaide playing strip (black, white and teal) and called themselves 'The Port'.
Club Honours
Huon Football Association Premierships (31): 1912, 1913, 1915, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1994 Runners Up (16): 1920, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1997
Southern Football League Premierships (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026
Runners Up (5): 1998, 2005, 2020, 2022, 2025
Southern Football League Women's Premierships (1): 2022
Runners Up (1): 2021 Southern Football League Reserves' Premierships (2) 2004, 2025 Runners Up (3) 2003, 2022, 2023 Southern Football League Colts’ Premierships (4) 2020, 2021, 2025, 2026 Runners Up (5) 2005, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Tasmanian Country Football Champions Premierships (2): 1947, 1948
Club Records
Game Records
Highest Score HFA – Unknown SFL – 52.17 (329) v Claremont - Abbotsfield Park (Round 8, 29 May 2021) SFLW – 25.14 (164) v Dodges Ferry - Kermandie Oval (Round 7, 23 May 2026)
Lowest Score HFA – Unknown SFL – 1.2 (8) v New Norfolk - Cygnet Oval (Round 13, 12 July 2014) SFLW – 0.5 (5) v Lauderdale - Lauderdale Oval (Round 2, 21 April 2023)
Highest Scoring Quarter SFL – 15.6 (96) v Claremont (3rd Qtr) - Cygnet Oval (Round 17, 14 August 2021) SFLW – 9.2 (56) v Dodges Ferry (1st Qtr) - Kermandie Oval (Round 17, 23 May 2026)
Biggest Wins HFA – Unknown SFL – 329 points v Claremont - Abbotsfield Park (Round 8, 29 May 2021) SFLW – 164 points v Dodges Ferry - Kermandie Oval (Round 7, 23 May 2026)
Biggest Losses HFA – Unknown SFL – 249 points v New Norfolk - Cygnet Oval (Round 13, 12 July 2014) SFLW – 90 points v New Norfolk - Cygnet Oval (Round 1, 6 April 2024)
Highest Score Conceded SFL – 39.23 (257) v New Norfolk Cygnet Oval (Round 13, 12 July 2014) SFLW – 16.8 (104) v New Norfolk - Cygnet Oval (Round 1, 6 April 2024)
Lowest Score Conceded SFL – 0.0 (0) (2021, Round 8, v Claremont, Abbotsfield Park; 2021, Round 17, v Claremont, Cygnet Oval) SFLW – 0.0 (0) (2022, Round 12, v North Hobart, North Hobart Oval; 2022, Round 6, v Huonville, Cygnet Oval; 2023, Round 10, v South East Suns, Pembroke Park; 2024, Round 2, v South East Suns, Pembroke Park; 2024, Round 7, v Lindisfarne; Anzac Park; 2024, Round 14, v Brighton, Cygnet Oval)
Most Goals In A Game SFL – 52 v Claremont - Abbotsfield Park (Round 8, 29 May 2021) SFLW – 25 v Dodges Ferry - Kermandie Oval (Round 7, 23 May 2026)
Season Records
Most Season Wins HFA – Unknown SFL – 18 wins (2002) SFLW – 13 wins (2022, 2025)
Fewest Season Losses HFA – Unknown SFL – 1 loss (2024, 2025, 2026) SFLW – 1 loss (2022)
Longest Unbeaten Streak HFA – Unknown SFL – 24 games (Round 13, 2024 - Qualifying Final, 2025) SFLW – 14 games (Round 2, 2022 - Round 1, 2023)
Club Record Attendance5,310 v Huonville Lions (2025 SFL Grand Final)
SFL Head-to-head record Played: 503 Won: 278 Drawn: 2 Lost:223 (Last updated – End of 2026 SFL season) Brighton342211131002543121.9064.70127Central Hawks123 9924116079.6525.0035Channel2421 324011247192.5487.50122Claremont5734 2368574622148.3559.642721Clarence10 16510561.90001Dodges Ferry5330 2347464729100.3556.602118East Coast Bombers103 7745100274.3530.0035Glenorchy20 210629036.55002Hobart3523 1237802598145.4965.711610Huonville Lions674112563005489114.7761.192313Kermandie2819 926572026131.1467.85136Kingborough156 91121154372.6540.0008Lauderdale149 512671002126.4464.2863Lindisfarne5525 304828515993.5845.452225New Norfolk4121 203305401082.4151.211318North Hobart10 14015525.80001Sorell4533 1244643185140.1573.331810Triabunna98 11529462330.9588.8870
SFLW Head-to-head record Played: 169 Won: 99 Drawn: 0 Lost:70 (Last updated – End of 2026 SFLW season) Brighton98 1621223227.4788.88Claremont162 1436772450.6912.50Dodges Ferry55 0555252220.00100.00Hobart77 0574282050.00100.00Huonville Lions2016 4777283274.5580.00Hutchins125 7379310122.2541.66Kingborough31 213361218.0333.33Lauderdale1510 5478364131.3166.66Lindisfarne1811 7799656121.7961.11New Norfolk138 5891363245.4561.53North Hobart114 735950571.0836.36Sorell33 025049510.20100.00South East Suns124 826546556.9833.33St Virgils55 037949773.46100.00University2011 9654548119.3455.00
Individual Honours
Competition awards
Ivan Short Medal (HFA best and fairest) 1954 – Leon Synnott 1962 – Brian Bowden 1963 – Allan Fletcher 1965 – Marty Brereton 1971 – Ray Gordon 1972 – John Bone 1974 – Laurence Jarrett 1980 – Geoff Haughland 1987 – Greg Gordon 1990 – Greg Gordon 1993 – Gary Williamson 1996 – Tony Madigan 1997 – Trad Page & Micheal Darcy
William Leitch Medal (SFL best and fairest) 2001 – Damien Dillon 2021 – Thor Boscott
Peter Hodgman Medal (SFL best first year player) 2004 – Jeremy Brereton
SFL Leading Goalkicker 1998 – Micheal Darcy – 106 2003 – Micheal Darcy – 113 (Regional League) 2004 – Micheal Darcy – 105 (Regional League) 2005 – Micheal Darcy – 100 (Regional League) 2007 – Micheal Darcy – 103 (Regional League) 2013 – Ben Halton – 88 2020 – Josh Fox – 61
SFLW Leading Goalkicker 2022 – Stacey Fox – 48 (Division Two)
SFL Team of The Year
Jakob Lister – 2022, 2023 James Webb – 2022 Toby Cowen – 2022 James Zeitzen – 2022, 2026 Joseph Direen – 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Lachlan Watt – 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Will Cleeland – 2023, 2024 Jackson Simpson – 2024 Jackson Gordon – 2024 Will Polley – 2024, 2025 Luke Ashlin – 2025, 2026 Lochie Griggs – 2025, 2026 Nathan Duggan – 2026
SFLW Team of The Year Ella Brereton – 2024 Hayley Kluga – 2024, 2025, 2026 Amy Sharp – 2024, 2025, 2026 Abbie Jones – 2025, 2026 Georgia Jones – 2025, 2026 Stacey Fox – 2025, 2026
Grand final best on ground awards
Tony Martyn Medal (SFL Regional League Grand Final best on ground) 2002 – Gordon Shaw 2003 – Heath Dillon 2004 – Grant Clark
Gorringe-Martyn Medal (SFL Grand Final best on ground) 2021 – Thor Boscott 2023 – Thor Boscott 2024 – Luke Ashlin 2026 – Nathan Duggan
Cara Brooke Medal (SFLW Grand Final best on ground) 2022 – Ellie Doyle
Club awards Synnott Brothers Best & Fairest (SFL best and fairest)
1998 – Wayne Lamb 1999 – Heath Dillon 2000 – Gerard Oakford 2001 – Micheal Darcy & Julian Direen 2002 – Heath Dillon 2003 – Damien Dillon 2004 – Grant Clark 2005 – Damien Clark 2006 – Grant Clark 2007 – Grant Clark 2008 – Bradley Watson 2009 – Bradley Watson 2010 – Bradley Watson 2011 – Bradley Watson 2012 – Bradley Watson 2013 – Adam Duggan 2014 – Rhys Jennings 2015 – Brayden Hayes 2016 – Ben Halton 2017 – Ben Halton 2018 – Toby Cowen 2019 – Ben Halton 2020 – Joshua Fox 2021 – Lachlan Watt 2022 – Joseph Direen 2023 – Jakob Lister 2024 – Will Cleeland 2025 – Lochie Griggs 2026 – James Zeitzen
Gladys Sculthorpe Memorial Best & Fairest (SFLW best and fairest) 2017 – Caitlyn Phillips 2018 – Serena Hubert 2019 – Stacey Fox 2020 – Ellie Doyle 2021 – Ellie Doyle 2022 – Mackenzie Ford 2023 – Ellie Doyle 2024 – Abbie Jones 2025 – Abbie Jones 2026 – Hayley Kluga
Player Records
Club Games Record Holder450 by Greg Gordon (310: Seniors - 110: Reserves - 30: Underage) between 1973-1998
Senior Games Record Holder345 by Laurence 'Ocker' Jarrett
Record Goals In A MatchHFA - 22.4 by Greg Howard v Franklin (24 July 1976)SFL - 15 by Micheal Darcy v Channel (2 June 2007)SFLW - 8 by Stacey Fox v North Hobart (15 July 2022)
SFL Honour Board YearPositionMinorrounds%FinalsPresidentCoachCaptainBest & FairestLeadinggoalkicker Southern Football League 1998 Second 14–4–0 175 2–2–1 B.Direen W.Lamb T.Page W.Lamb M.Darcy✪ 119 1999 Sixth 11–7–0 114 – B.Direen W.Lamb T.Page H.Dillon M.Darcy2 80 2000 Sixth 13–7–0 130 1–1–0 A.Madigan W.Lamb T.Page G.Oakford G.Oakford 53 SFL Regional League 2001 Eighth 10–8–0 92 0–1–0 A.Madigan J.Frawley T.Page M.DarcyJulian Direen M.Darcy3 83 2002⚑ First 15–3–0 244 3–0–0 A.Madigan G.Williamson Julian Direen/Damien Dillon H.Dillon2 D.Walter 74 2003⚑ First 16–2–0 240 2–0–0 D.B.Direen G.Williamson2 Julian Direen2 D.Dillon M.Darcy4✪ 122 2004⚑ First 16–2–0 210 2–0–0 G.Howard G.Williamson3 Julian Direen3 G.Clark M.Darcy5✪ 117 2005 Second 16–2–0 222 1–1–0 G.Howard A.Cole Julian Direen D.Clark M.Darcy6✪ 108 2006 Ninth 4–14–0 71 – I.Coulson A.Cole Julian Direen G.Clark2 A.Chandler 30 2007 Sixth 10–8–0 124 – I.Coulson S.Bozicevic Julian Direen G.Clark3 M.Darcy7✪ 103 2008 Ninth 4–14–0 69 – A.Jurd M.Darcy B.Watson B.Watson M.Darcy8 57 Southern Football League 2009 Tenth 4–14–0 49 – J.Direen M.Darcy B.Watson B.Watson2 B.Halton 31 2010 Ninth 5–13–0 83 – J.Direen G.Williamson B.Watson B.Watson3 B.Halton2 41 2011 Eighth 6–14–0 58 – D.B.Direen M.Tyrell B.Watson B.Watson4 B.Halton3 62 2012 Sixth 7–8–1 84 – D.B.Direen M.Tyrell A.Palmer B.Watson5 B.Halton4 50 2013 Seventh 9–9–0 87 – D.B.Direen M.Tyrell A.Palmer A.Duggan B.Halton5✪ 88 2014 TenthWooden Spoon 1–17–0 38 – D.O'Neill M.Tyrell A.Palmer R.Jennings M.Darcy9 30 2015 TenthWooden Spoon 4–14–0 41 – D.O'Neill G.Quirk R.JenningsM.Direen B.Hayes B.Hayes 38 2016 Third 10–8–0 103 1–2–0 D.O'Neill G.Quirk R.Jennings B.Halton B.Halton6 72 2017 Fourth 9–7–0 111 1–1–0 D.O'Neill B.Cato R.Jennings B.Halton2 J.Halton 67 2018 Fifth 9–7–0 109 0–1–0 D.O'Neill B.Cato R.Jennings T.Cowen B.Halton7 45 2019 Fourth 8–6–0 128 1–1–0 D.O'Neill B.Cato A.Palmer B.Halton3 B.Halton8 58 2020 Second 6–2–0 143 2–1–0 D.O'Neill B.Cato A.Duggan J.Fox J.Fox✪ 61 2021⚑ First 13–2–0 337 3–0–0 D.O'Neill T.Boscott★ R.Jennings L.Watt J.Lane 49 2022 Second 14–2–0 255 2–2–0 D.O'Neill T.Boscott L.Watt Joe Direen Joe Direen 70 2023⚑ First 12–2–0 235 3–1–0 D.O'Neill T.Boscott2 L.Watt J.Lister Joe Direen2 52 2024⚑ First 15–1–0 350 2–0–0 D.O'Neill L.Watt Joe DireenN.Duggan W.Cleeland Joe Direen3 96 SFL Community League 2025 Second 16–0–0 357 1–1–0 D.O'Neill L.Watt Joe DireenW.Cleeland L.Griggs Joe Direen4 56 2026⚑ First 15–1–0 285 2–0–0 D.O'Neill L.Watt2 W.Cleeland J.Zeitzen J.Zeitzen 60⚑ = Premier / ★ = League Best and Fairest / ✪ = League Leading Goalkicker / 2 = Multiple Best & Fairest or Leading Goalkicker
SFLW Honour Board