Clubs that are defunct or merged throughout Tasmania.

[fumbler]

Post them and i will add them to this list, maybe the AFL will take heed.

Bothwell District FA / Southern Tasmania Country FA - ?
Montacute ? - ?
Dennistoun ? - ?
Ouse ?- ?
Ellendale ? - ?

Circular Head FA
City ? - 1995
Trowutta ? - 1992 recess to 1995
*+ Trowutta - City Bulldogs - 2014

Darwin FA
Myalla Tigers - 2006

Esk Deloraine FA - 1993


Fingal District FA - 1992
Avoca ? - 1989
St Marys Tigers - 2002

Southern FL
*+ Central Hawks** - 2012
Franklin Lions / Huonville Bulldogs - 1997 merged to become Huonville Lions
Kermandie Robins - 2010
Lachlan Bombers / Dockers - 1997

Leven FA - 2016
Upper Castra ? - 2015
Latrobe Saints formerly Mersey Valley Saints - 1987-2011
Mole Creek Bulldogs - 2015
Motton Rovers - 2000
Railton Tigers - 1891-2015
Wilmot Robins - 1896 - 2015

Zeehan Bulldogs - 1998​

North East FU
Branxholm Wanderers - 2014
Fingal Valley Kangaroos - 2015
Ringarooma Robins - 2012
Winnaleah Magpies - 2018

North Tasmania FA
Cressy ? - 2000
Exeter ? - 1991
Hagley ? - 2001
Northern Districts Crows - 2000
Prospect Hawks - 2017 - Western Storm in the TSL.
St Marys ? - 2002


North Western FA
Don ? - ?
Gowrie Park - ?
Latrobe Rovers - ?
Melrose ? - ?
Mersey ? - 1915
Sassafras ? - ?


North West FU

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Oatlands District FA
Colebrook Saints - 1994

Kempton Magpies - 2003​

Parattah Robins - 1986
Ross Demons - 2008
Triabunna Roos - 2017 - Were also known as East Coast Bombers in the reserves TSL and SFL.
Tunbridge Redlegs - 1981
Tunnack Eagles - 2001
Woodsdale Lions - 2015

Old Scholars FA
Channel Saints - 2016
Friends Bulldogs - 2005

New Town Old Scholars - 1995

Peninsula FA
Eaglehawk Neck Coutas - 2001​

Premaydena Bombers - 2001
Port Arthur Kangaroos - 2001
Nubeena Tigers - 2001

Southern Tasmania FA - 1986
Maydena ? - 1986

Tasman FA

Cambridge Magpies - 1999
Canarvon ? - ?

Copping ? - ?​

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Dunalley Bulldogs - ?​

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Fortescue Bay ? - ?​

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Koonya ? - ?​

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Mangalore ? - 1980​

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North Derwent Forresters - 2001​

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Port Arthur ? - 2001

Railway ? - 1998

Risdon Vale ? - 1999​

Saltwater River ? - 1960​

Tarana ? - ?
T.P.T Rovers - ? / Tasman Rovers??

Tunnel Bay ? - ?​

Wedge Bay ? - ?

Tasmanian State League, TFL, TANFL, etc

Sandy Bay Seagulls - 1997
*+ Southern Districts Cats - 1999 - A two year part merger of Sandy Bay, Channel and Kingston.

Western Tasmania FA - 1994
*+ Lyell Maroons / Gormanston Blues merged in 1976 to form Lyell-Gormanston Lions - 1976-1994.

Mines United ? - ??​

Queenstown Blues - 1993​

Railway Robins - ??​

Strahan Seals - 1994
Tullah-Savage River Raiders - ?

Zeehan FA - 1952
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VFL

Tasmania Devils - 2008
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*Merged clubs that still play.

- City Magpies and Smelters Robins Football Clubs merge in 1977 to form the Queenstown Blues -- Lyell-Gormanston Lions merged with Queenstown Blues to become *Queenstown Crows

and play in the Darwin FA. ​

- Cooee Bulldogs (NWFU) 1894-1986 - Renamed Burnie Hawks (TFL) 1987-1994, Burnie Tigers (NWFU, NTFL) 1885-1993, Burnie Hawks absorbed Burnie Tigers in 1994 and merged to become *Burnie Dockers and currently play in the NWFL.
- Forest ? (CHFA) 1900 - 1962 and Stanley ? (CHFA) 1900 - 1962 became *Forest Stanley Demons in 1963 and still play in the Circular Heads FA
- East Launceston (NTFA, TFL) 1948-1986, City-South Redlegs (NTFA) 1879-1986, Merged 26th May 1986 to become *South Launceston Bulldogs and currently play in the NTFA Div 1.
- Toorak Tigers and Rosebery Saints merged in 1987 to become *Rosebery-Toorak Hawks and play in the NWFA.
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** Central Hawks were made up from Bothwell, Oatlands and Kempton and while technically they did not become defunct both Oatlands Tigers and Bothwell Rabbits re-entered the ODFA on their own accords and left Kempton without a side.

*+ Merged clubs that are defunct.

 

[wtfa]

Post them and i will add them to this list, maybe the AFL will take heed.


SFL
Central Hawks* - 2012
Franklin Lions / Huonville Bulldogs - 1997 merged to become Huonville Lions
Kermandie Robins - 2010
Lachlan ? - 1997

OSFA
Channel Saints - 2015?
Friends Bulldogs - 2005

New Town Old Scholars - 1995​

* Central Hawks were made up from Bothwell, Oatlands and Kempton and while technically they did not become defunct both Oatlands Tigers and Bothwell Rabbits re-entered the ODFA on their own accords and left Kempton without a side.

Sadly the WTFA clubs Zeehan Bulldogs. GREAT CLUB

 

[wtfa]

Sadly the WTFA clubs Zeehan Bulldogs. GREAT CLUB

And latter the Leven Association

 

[fumbler]

Quite a few leagues have gone.

 

[Kingpin]

Good thread, 3121!

Tasmania Devils (VFL) 2001-2008
Sandy Bay Seagulls (TFL) 1945-1997
Southern Districts Cats (TFL) 1998-1999
Channel Saints (HFA, SFL, OSFA) 1967-2016
Kermandie Robins (HFA, SFL) 1887-2010
Lachlan Bombers/Dockers (STFA, TAFLSD, SFL) 1908-1997
Scottsdale Crows (NEFU) 1982-2017

East Launceston (NTFA, TFL) 1948-1986
City-South Redlegs (NTFA) 1879-1986
* Merged 26th May 1986 to become South Launceston Bulldogs.

Cooee Bulldogs (NWFU) 1894-1986 *
Renamed Burnie Hawks (TFL) 1987-1994
Burnie Tigers (NWFU, NTFL) 1885-1993
* Burnie Hawks absorbed Burnie Tigers in 1994 and merged to become Burnie Dockers.

Will find a few more..

 

[fumbler]

Good thread, 3121!

Tasmania Devils (VFL) 2001-2008
Sandy Bay Seagulls (TFL) 1945-1997
Southern Districts Cats (TFL) 1998-1999
Channel Saints (HFA, SFL, OSFA) 1967-2016
Kermandie Robins (HFA, SFL) 1887-2010
Lachlan Bombers/Dockers (STFA, TAFLSD, SFL) 1908-1997
Scottsdale Crows (NEFU) 1982-2017

East Launceston (NTFA, TFL) 1948-1986
City-South Redlegs (NTFA) 1879-1986
* Merged 26th May 1986 to become South Launceston Bulldogs.

Cooee Bulldogs (NWFU) 1894-1986 *
Renamed Burnie Hawks (TFL) 1987-1994
Burnie Tigers (NWFU, NTFL) 1885-1993
* Burnie Hawks absorbed Burnie Tigers in 1994 and merged to become Burnie Dockers.

Will find a few more..

I'll add them to the list, I really hope we can show the $FL and the $FL Tasmania what they've allowed over the passed ten to twenty years.

 

[Kingpin]

Western Storm/Prospect Hawks TSL, NTFA) 2014-2017
Central Hawks (SFL) 2005-2012
East Coast Bombers (SFL) 2010-2015 *
Ross Demons (ODFA) 1878-2000, 2006-2008
Woodsdale Lions (ODFA) 1902-2015
Tunnack Eagles (ODFA) 1902-2001)
Colebrook Saints (ODFA) 1886-2003
Kempton Magpies (ODFA) 2003

* East Coast Bombers were a partnership of Triabunna Roos (SFL) and Lauderdale Bombers Reserves (TSL) when the TSL axed the Reserves competition after 2009 when Triabunna were uncompetitive in the SFL.
Triabunna pulled out of the partnership to return to the ODFA in 2016.

Huonville Bulldogs (HFA) 1887-1997
Franklin Lions (HFA) 1887-1997
*Merged to become Huonville Lions (SFL) 1998.

 

[fumbler]

Western Storm/Prospect Hawks TSL, NTFA) 2014-2017
Central Hawks (SFL) 2005-2012
East Coast Bombers (SFL) 2010-2015 *
Ross Demons (ODFA) 1878-2000, 2006-2008
Woodsdale Lions (ODFA) 1902-2015
Tunnack Eagles (ODFA) 1902-2001)
Colebrook Saints (ODFA) 1886-2003
Kempton Magpies (ODFA) 2003

* East Coast Bombers were a partnership of Triabunna Roos (SFL) and Lauderdale Bombers Reserves (TSL) when the TSL axed the Reserves competition after 2009 when Triabunna were uncompetitive in the SFL.
Triabunna pulled out of the partnership to return to the ODFA in 2016.

Huonville Bulldogs (HFA) 1887-1997
Franklin Lions (HFA) 1887-1997
*Merged to become Huonville Lions (SFL) 1998.

I may make a section for clubs that were some other entity that changed to a separate entity, like the EC Bombers and the East Coast Swans - St Helens and APPM - South Burnie.
Got most of the Oatlands sides, I think Tasman Crows are gone from that league again??

Got the lions merge.
What I am doing is listing the club under the league it became defunct in and not all of the leagues they were in. M

akes it slightly easier.​

Thanks for your help.

 

[Kingpin]

Ringarooma Robins (NEFU) 1911-2012
Winnaleah Magpies (NEFU) 1907-2017
Branxholm Wanderers (NEFU) 1910-2014
Fingal Valley Kangaroos (NTFA) 1886-2015
Latrobe Saints formerly Mersey Valley Saints (Leven FA) 1987-2011
Railton Tigers (Leven FA) 1891-2015 *
Eaglehawk Neck Coutas (Peninsula FA) 1988-2001
Premaydena Bombers (Peninsula FA) 1988-2001
Port Arthur Kangaroos (Peninsula FA) 1960s-2001
Nubeena Tigers (Peninsula FA) 1954-2001
Tasman Peninsula Crows (ODFA)
2010-2018

Railton combined with Elizabeth Town for some years during the 1960s until the mid 1980s when it resumed being Railton again.

 

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Ringarooma Robins (NEFU) 1911-2012
Winnaleah Magpies (NEFU) 1905-2017
Branxholm Wanderers (NEFU) 1910-2014
Fingal Valley Kangaroos (NTFA) 1886-2015
Latrobe Saints (Leven FA) 1987-2011
Railton Tigers (Leven FA) 1891-2015 *
Eaglehawk Neck Coutas (Peninsula FA) 1988-2001
Premaydena Bombers (Peninsula FA) 1988-2001
Port Arthur Kangaroos (Peninsula FA) 1960s-2001
Nubeena Tigers (Peninsula FA) 1954-2001
Tasman Peninsula Crows (ODFA)
2010-2018

Railton combined with Elizabeth Town for some years during the 1960s until the mid 1980s when it resumed being Railton again.

Winnealeah and the Crows still play each other in the NEFU, don't know why the NTFA doesn't add them and make a Div3?

NTFA Premier 8.
Bracknell, Bridgenorth, Hillwood, Longford, Rocherlea, South, Scottsdale Magpies, - Deloraine and George Town play

off for 8th spot ​

NTFA Div 2 8
Premier 9th, Perth, Old Scotch, Lilydale, Evandale, Swans, St Pats, Tamar.

NTFA Div 3 6
Bridport, OLFC, Uni, Meander Valley, Winneleah, Scottsdale Crows,

Get Fingal and Prospect back for a one team comp in div 3.

 

[Kingpin]

Winnealeah and the Crows still play each other in the NEFU, don't know why the NTFA doesn't add them and make a Div3?

No the NEFU folded at the end of 2017 and so did Scottsdale Crows and Winnaleah.
Winnaleah attempted to join the NTFA but were knocked back by the NTFA board, under pressure from the clubs in the league I believe.
I think there are already two former NEFU clubs now playing in the NTFA, East Coast Swans (formerly St Helens) and Bridport Seagulls.

 

[Kingpin]

*+ Southern Districts Cats - 1999 - A two year part merger of Sandy Bay, Channel and Kingston.

*Merged clubs that still play.

- City Magpies and Smelters Robins Football Clubs merge in 1970ish to form the *Queenstown FC and play in the Darwin FA.

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- Toorak Tigers and Rosebery Saints merged in 1987 to become *Rosebery-Toorak Hawks and play in the NWFA.
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Southern Cats was a team formed by people from the three clubs you mention there to put a Kingborough/Huon side in the TFL at the time but it wasn't a part merger of any of the clubs though.
Channel and Kingston were both thriving in the SFL at the time (ironically both clubs hated each other's guts too!), Sandy Bay provided most of the players and supporters.
Channel and Kingston people refused to support it at all, hence why it only lasted 27 games and went broke (like what Sandy Bay did). Only ever played two matches in the region they represented which never really endeared themselves.

City and Smelters merged in 1977 to form Queenstown. I worked with a guy about six months ago that played for City in the late 60s/early 70s.
The current Queenstown Crows was formed in 1994 as a merger between Queenstown and Lyell-Gormanston after the WTFA went under to play in the Darwin FA.​

Lyell Maroons and Gormanston Blues merged in 1976 to form Lyell-Gormanston Lions.
Lyell-Gormanston Lions ran from 1976-1994.

Rosebery-Toorak merged in 1987 and left the WTFA in 1990 to join the NWFA.

Strahan Seals in the WTFA played from 1991-1994 before it folded when the WTFA folded that year. They were reformed at the start of the 1991 season after last playing in the old Murchison Football Association in 1958.

St Marys Tigers played in the old Fingal District Football Association and was formed in 1890, folded in 2002.

Avoca Football Club (1924-1989) played in the old Fingal District Football Association (1924-1992) until it folded after its 1989 premiership title due to lack of numbers.

Hagley Football Club played in the old Esk-Deloraine Football Association until that league folded and it went into the NTFA in 1993, Hagley went into recess in 2001 and folded.
Northern Districts Crows (NTFA) went under in 2000, Cressy (NTFA) also went under in 2000.
Exeter (NTFA) folded in 1991.

Maydena Football Club (1952-1986) played in the old STFA until 1986 when the STFA folded.
West Hobart (1945-1986) wore Hawks colours and were playing in the STFA until the competition collapsed following the 1986 season.

Wilmot Robins (Leven FA) 1896-2015.
Castra

 

[Mick457]

Southern Cats was a team formed by people from the three clubs you mention there to put a Kingborough/Huon side in the TFL at the time but it wasn't a part merger of any of the clubs though.
Channel and Kingston were both thriving in the SFL at the time (ironically both clubs hated each other's guts too!), Sandy Bay provided most of the players and supporters.
Channel and Kingston people refused to support it at all, hence why it only lasted 27 games and went broke (like what Sandy Bay did). Only ever played two matches in the region they represented which never really endeared themselves.

City and Smelters merged in 1977 to form Queenstown. I worked with a guy about six months ago that played for City in the late 60s/early 70s.
The current Queenstown Crows was formed in 1994 after the WTFA went under to play in the Darwin FA.​

Lyell Maroons and Gormanston Blues merged in 1976 to form Lyell-Gormanston Lions.
Lyell-Gormanston Lions ran from 1976-1994.

Rosebery-Toorak merged in 1987 and left the WTFA in 1990 to join the NWFA.

Strahan Seals in the WTFA played from 1991-1994 before it folded when the WTFA folded that year. They were reformed at the start of the 1991 season after last playing in the old Murchison Football Association in 1958.

St Marys Tigers played in the old Fingal District Football Association and was formed in 1890, folded in 2002.

Avoca Football Club (1924-1989) played in the old Fingal District Football Association (1924-1992) until it folded after its 1989 premiership title due to lack of numbers.

Hagley Football Club played in the old Esk-Deloraine Football Association until that league folded and it went into the NTFA in 1993, Hagley went into recess in 2001 and folded.
Northern Districts Crows (NTFA) went under in 2000, Cressy (NTFA) also went under in 2000.
Exeter (NTFA) folded in 1991.

Maydena Football Club played in the old STFA until 1986 when the STFA folded.
Maydena folded as well with it.

Wilmot Robins (Leven FA) 1896-2015.
Castra

Mole Creek bulldogs, Deloraine Football Association, Esk Deloraine F. A., N. W. F. A. And Leven Football Association

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[Gersman]

I would think it'd be more pertinent to name the clubs that have folded since say, 1990.
A lot of that has been the result of country areas dying because of a lack of employment and downgrading of industry in various regions and young blokes and families all packing up and leaving.
NWC has been going through that with over 3000 young men leaving the Burnie/Devonport area alone in the past couple of years to find work.

 

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Added TFA

 

[Gersman]

Well I guess you could add Smithton and Natone to that list. Both gone.

 

[itchee40]

Well I guess you could add Smithton and Natone to that list. Both gone.

God that sucks


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[Gersman]

God that sucks


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SFL club Brighton (formerly known as Mangalore) went into recess at senior level in March.
Still has a reserves and womens team playing SFL.
Unknown if or when they'll come back to senior level.

 

[Falcon27]

Few clubs from the old Esk-Deloraine league that haven't been mentioned. Meander, Chudleigh, Red Hills and Elizabeth Town

 

[nobbyiscool]

This is BF's most depressing thread.

The most upsetting are the teams like Winnaleah and Scottsdale Crows - I'm sure there are others too - who folded because there was no league for them to play in. That sucks immensely for the community that continued to volunteer and support them who couldn't get any support coming back their way

 

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Kingston Tigers 1886 -2004.

 

[Gersman]

Kingston Tigers 1886 -2004.

They're still going. They renamed the club as Kingborough Tigers about 14-15 years back when they were playing in the old AFLST Premier League comp to take in the wider Kingborough district instead of just the suburb of Kingston as the whole region expanded rapidly.
They didn't have all that big a following in the SFL until they renamed themselves, when they won the SFL premiership about 8-9 years ago they drew 7,000 people to the grand final against New Norfolk.
When AFL Tasmania gave them an armchair ride into joining the Tasmanian State League (TSL) when Hobart got forced out at the end of 2013, AFL Tas forced them to rebadge the club as Tigers FC and they are now in their sixth season in the State League (yet to make finals).
The basic premise of Tigers FC was to give young players from the Kingborough and Huon regions of Southern Tasmania a pathway (there's that word again) to playing top level football.
For all intents and purposes the real Kingston/Kingborough Tigers that played in the old Kingston Football Association, Huon Football Association and the SFL probably went when they joined the State League.
Their own players and supporters warned the club against leaving the SFL and joining the TSL but their directors and AFL Tas wanted it to happen.
They were actually supposed to be putting a team in the SFL that first year along with the TSL but they pulled out of that arrangement a week before the season started and stayed in the TSL and appear to have lost most of their local following.

 

[deltablues]

They're still going. They renamed the club as Kingborough Tigers about 14-15 years back when they were playing in the old AFLST Premier League comp to take in the wider Kingborough district instead of just the suburb of Kingston as the whole region expanded rapidly.
They didn't have all that big a following in the SFL until they renamed themselves, when they won the SFL premiership about 8-9 years ago they drew 7,000 people to the grand final against New Norfolk.
When AFL Tasmania gave them an armchair ride into joining the Tasmanian State League (TSL) when Hobart got forced out at the end of 2013, AFL Tas forced them to rebadge the club as Tigers FC and they are now in their sixth season in the State League (yet to make finals).
The basic premise of Tigers FC was to give young players from the Kingborough and Huon regions of Southern Tasmania a pathway (there's that word again) to playing top level football.
For all intents and purposes the real Kingston/Kingborough Tigers that played in the old Kingston Football Association, Huon Football Association and the SFL probably went when they joined the State League.
Their own players and supporters warned the club against leaving the SFL and joining the TSL but their directors and AFL Tas wanted it to happen.
They were actually supposed to be putting a team in the SFL that first year along with the TSL but they pulled out of that arrangement a week before the season started and stayed in the TSL and appear to have lost most of their local following.

Nope. For me, change of name is end of club. The Kingston Tigers premiership flags back in the 50's have 'Kingston' inscribed on them. And won hard, based in the mudheap.

Why should a club founded in 1886 change its name to fit in with Johnny-come-latelies/pathways to heaven/whatever?

Bah.

I should perhaps disclose that I have a burr under my saddle on this, thanks to my old team the Houston Oilers morphing into the Tennessee Titans back in 1986.

That's when I started to follow the Packers - the only major pro sports team community owned.

Maybe the Tassie Tigers could be a start-up on that basis and join the AFL...

 

[fumbler]

Nope. For me, change of name is end of club. The Kingston Tigers premiership flags back in the 50's have 'Kingston' inscribed on them. And won hard, based in the mudheap.

Why should a club founded in 1886 change its name to fit in with Johnny-come-latelies/pathways to heaven/whatever?

Bah.

I should perhaps disclose that I have a burr under my saddle on this, thanks to my old team the Houston Oilers morphing into the Tennessee Titans back in 1986.

That's when I started to follow the Packers - the only major pro sports team community owned.

Maybe the Tassie Tigers could be a start-up on that basis and join the AFL...

Carringbush.

I’ll be adding more to this in the next few weeks.
Thanks to those who have added info.

 

[Gersman]

Nope. For me, change of name is end of club. The Kingston Tigers premiership flags back in the 50's have 'Kingston' inscribed on them. And won hard, based in the mudheap.

Why should a club founded in 1886 change its name to fit in with Johnny-come-latelies/pathways to heaven/whatever?

Bah.

I should perhaps disclose that I have a burr under my saddle on this, thanks to my old team the Houston Oilers morphing into the Tennessee Titans back in 1986.

That's when I started to follow the Packers - the only major pro sports team community owned.

Maybe the Tassie Tigers could be a start-up on that basis and join the AFL...

Well under that pretence, Mangalore must've "folded" in 1995 when they decided to change their name to Brighton when they left the country and amateur leagues and joined the Southern Football League when it started up.
Managalore is a small area with a population of around 950 in the Brighton municipality, the club played their games in a town called Pontville (population of approximately 2,500), just along the highway.
In order to get their clubrooms and bar built at Pontville Oval for their entry in the SFL in 1996, the Brighton Council requested to the club that they change their name from Mangalore to Brighton in order to take in the wider Brighton municipality (population of around 17,000 people) to broaden their appeal to the wider community as Mangalore was only a very small club with a tiny local following, which in the longterm wouldn't have been sustainable.
The club had initial misgivings but eventually went ahead with it and were doing very well for a number of years and their supporter base, although not overly large, grew from the change as did their access to player numbers.
What really ruined Brighton Football Club was the state governments plan of cleaning up parts of nearby housing department areas of Bridgewater, Gagebrook and Herdsmans Cove and relocating some of their more idiotic elements to new subdivisions in Brighton/Pontville, plus expansions of housing areas closer to it which totally ruined the area and brought a lot of social problems with it. Crime rates went up, anti-social behaviour went up, and many of these people noticeably infiltrated the football club.
A lot of the existing people in the club got sick of the poor behaviour, frequent violence and ended up deserting the club in droves.
Now that club doesn't even have a senior team, only fielding a reserves side and womens side in the SFL because they couldn't get enough players to even want to go there. A modern day Lachlan.
A good idea that went bad when the area went from semi rural to urban government housing and all the problems that went with it.