North Hobart Football Club

North Hobart
Names
Full name North Hobart Football Club
Nickname(s) Demons
Club song "It's A Grand Old Flag!"
2018 TSL season
Home-and-away season 7th
Leading goalkicker Sean Willis
Best and fairest Nathan McCulloch
Club details
Founded 1881 (1881)
Colours Blue      Red     
Competition Tasmanian Football League
President Craig Martin
Coach Richard Robinson
Captain(s) Hugh Williams
Ground(s) North Hobart Oval (capacity: 18,000)
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website nhfc.net.au

The North Hobart Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Tasmanian State League. The club returned to the state league in 2018 after its position was effectively filled by a new club, the Hobart City Football Club after the 2013 season.[1] The club (i.e. North Hobart) was part of the Tasmanian Football League from the early 1900s through to 2001, where the club joined Southern Football League. In 2009, the club was invited into the second reincarnation of the statewide league where it remained until 2013.

In 2014, the North Hobart Football Club Inc. changed from an incorporated body to a company limited with 100% ownership of the Hobart City Football Club, with the Hobart City Demons now the trading name of North Hobart Football Club Ltd.[2]

On October 9, 2017 the paying members of the Hobart City Demons voted 371-118 in favour of returning the playing name of the club to the North Hobart identity for season 2018 and beyond.[3]

Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big names. In total 54 North Hobart players have moved on to play at VFL/AFL level.

Honours and achievements

Club

A NHFC team of 1909
  • Tasmanian Football League
    • Premierships (27): 1902, 1905, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992
    • Runners-Up (17): 1896, 1897, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1948, 1951, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1968
  • Southern Football League
    • Premierships (1): 2003
    • Runners-Up (2): 2002, 2008

Tasmanian State Premierships (12): 1914, 1920, 1923, 1929, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1961, 1962, 1969

Individual

William Leitch Medallists

  • 1932 – Len Pye
  • 1934 – S. Sproule
  • 1945 – E. Reid
  • 1977 – Mick Hawkins
  • 1993 – Darren Perry
  • 1994 – Michael Maple
  • 2003 – Brendon Bolton

George Watt Medallists

  • 1954 – M. Cleary
  • 1955 – A. Petersen
  • 1957 – A. Gould (tied)
  • 1958 – R. Large
  • 1959 – S. Graham
  • 1960 – K. Turner
  • 1962 – Bruce Felmingham
  • 1966 – W. Patmore
  • 1968 – A. Patmore (tied)
  • 1984 – Victor Di Venuto
  • 1985 – Tony Kline
  • 1993 – Ricky Darley
  • 1995 – Jeremy Busch
  • 2002 – Richard Robinson
  • 2007 – Michael Hall

V. A. Geard Medallists

  • 1968 – A. Caudwell (tied)
  • 1972 – Leigh McConnan (tied)

D. R. Plaister Medallists

  • 1979 – Gary Webster

Senior Coaches

  • 1911 – George Morrissey
  • 1912-1913 – Edward Russell
  • 1914-1915 – Charlie Dunn
  • 1919 – Edward Russell
  • 1920 – Charlie Dunn
  • 1921 – Joe Rutter
  • 1922 – Jack Dunn
  • 1923 – Percy Martyn
  • 1924 – Les Stevens & Jack Gardiner
  • 1925 – Jack Gardiner
  • 1926 – Fred Williams & Jack Gardiner
  • 1927 – Fred Mutch
  • 1928-1929 – Jack Dunn
  • 1930 – Alby Bonnitcha & Jack Dunn
  • 1931 – Bruce McGregor
  • 1932-1933 – Roy Cazaly
  • 1934 – Len Pitchford
  • 1935 – Alan Rait
  • 1936-1937 – Cecil Pettiona
  • 1938-1941 & 1945 – Jack Metherell
  • 1946 – Arthur O'Brien & Dinny Kelleher
  • 1947-1948 – Jack Metherell
  • 1949 – Roy Quinn
  • 1950 – Vern Rae
  • 1951-1953 – Les McCankie
  • 1954-1959 – John Leedham
  • 1960-1964 – Darrell Eaton
  • 1964 – Max Kelleher & Byron Howard Snr
  • 1965-1966 – Dick Grimmond
  • 1967-1971 – John Devine
  • 1972-1973 – Vin Crowe
  • 1974-1975 – John Devine
  • 1976 – Ross Price
  • 1977-1978 – Ian Bremner
  • 1979-1980 – John Chick
  • 1981 – John Devine
  • 1982-1983 – John Thurley
  • 1984-1986 – Darryl Sutton
  • 1987-1989 – Garry Davidson
  • 1990 – Roland Crosby
  • 1991-1992 – Mark Yeates
  • 1993-1994 – Andy Bennett
  • 1995-1996 – Ricky Hanlon
  • 1997-1998 – John McCarthy
  • 1999 – Darryn Perry
  • 2000 – Darren Trevena
  • 2001-2002 – Steven Bozicevic
  • 2003-2005 – Brendon Bolton
  • 2006-2007 – Brent Williams
  • 2008-2009 – Matthew Geappen
  • 2010-2011 – Clinton Brown
  • 2011-2013 – Lance Spaulding
  • 2018 - Richard Robinson

Club Record Games Holder

  • 265 – Don McLeod (1972–1986)

Club Record Attendance

Club Record Score

References

  1. ↑ Hobart City Football club sticks to grand old roots with playing strip reflecting heritage of North Hobart
  2. ↑ Current details for the North Hobart F.C. Ltd. on Australian Business Register, 2013
  3. ↑ http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/afl/its-goodbye-hobart-city-hello-north-hobart-demons-after-four-years-on-the-outer-in-tsl/news-story/496403934f2d5c9e26a9d4d10e5d9d75
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