The Ulverstone Football Club, nicknamed the Robins, is an Australian rules football club based in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia. The club fields three teams in the North West Football League and also fields two junior teams in the AFL Tasmania North West Competition.
History
Home ground – Ulverstone Recreation Ground Established – 1888 as Leven Football Club Playing colours – Red and black Emblem – Robins Club theme song – "We are the Red and Blacks" (Tune: "Lily of Laguna") Affiliations – NWFA (1894–1909), NWFL (1909), NWFU (1910–1986), NTFL/NWFL (1987–present)
Premiership titles NWFA Premierships 1900, 1903, 1906.
NWFU Premierships 1910, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1976, 1986.
NTFL/NWFL Premierships 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2017.
Tasmanian State Premierships 1955, 1976.
Individual medal winners Cheel Medal winners 1923 – Stan Trebilco 1929 – Tas Langmaid
Wright Medal winners 1930 – Jim Brown
Wander Medal winners 1951 – Jack Rough 1955 – Arthur Hodgson 1962 – Jock O'Brien 1981 – John Murphy
Ovaltine Medal winners 1993 – Reg Horton 1996 – Nathan Howard
Pivot Medal winners 1997 – Nathan Howard 1999 – Simon Walmsley
Darrel Baldock Medal winners 2001 – Scott Blair 2010 - Justin Hays
Competition leading goalkickers NWFU leading goalkickers 1912 – J. Palliser (24) 1925 – H. McDonald (47) 1935 – M. Johnson (60) 1946 – R. Stott (80) 1951 – S. Walker (73) 1964 – W. Pearce (65) 1969 – K. Mahoney (79)
NTFL/NWFL leading goalkickers 1997 – J. Auton (95)
Club records Club record score 44.28 (292) v Penguin 3.3 (21) in 1991
Club record games holder Wayne Wing (369)
Club record match attendance 11,866 – Ulverstone v East Devonport at West Park Oval for the 1968 NWFU Grand Final.
References
External links
Official website