Cygnet Football Club
Australian rules football club
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The Cygnet Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Southern Football League, also known as the SFL, in Tasmania, Australia.
Lovett Football Club
STJFL: Southern Storm
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| Names | ||||
| Full name | Cygnet Football Club | |||
| Former name(s) | Port Cygnet Football Club Lovett Football Club | |||
| Nickname(s) | SFL/SFLW: The Port STJFL: Southern Storm | |||
| Former nickname | Magpies | |||
| Club song | "We're A Happy Team At Cygnet!" | |||
| 2026 season | ||||
| After finals | SFL: 1st SFLW: 3rd | |||
| Home-and-away season | SFL: 1st SFLW: 3rd | |||
| Leading goalkicker | SFL: James Zeitzen (60) SFLW: Stacey Fox (45) | |||
| Best and fairest | SFL: James Zeitzen SFLW: Hayley Kluga | |||
| Club details | ||||
| Founded | 1888 | |||
| Colours | Black Teal White | |||
| Competition | Southern Football League | |||
| President | David O'Neill | |||
| Coach | SFL: Lachlan Watt SFLW: Stacey Fox | |||
| Captain(s) | SFL: Will Cleeland SFLW: Hayley Kluga | |||
| Premierships | SFL (7)
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| Ground | Cygnet Oval (4,000) Kermandie Oval Snug Park (2,800) | |||
| Training ground | Cygnet Oval | |||
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| Other information | ||||
| Official website | https://cygnetfc.tidyhq.com/ | |||
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.[1]
The Magpies were a member of the Huon Football Association from 1906-1997 when the league disbanded and they joined the SFL in 1998.[2]
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
- 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 Attendance
5,310 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)
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Opponent |
GP | W | D | L | For | Agn | % | Win% | 100+F | 100+A |
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| Brighton | 34 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 3100 | 2543 | 121.90 | 64.70 | 12 | 7 |
| Central Hawks | 12 | 3 | 9 | 924 | 1160 | 79.65 | 25.00 | 3 | 5 | |
| Channel | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2401 | 1247 | 192.54 | 87.50 | 12 | 2 | |
| Claremont | 57 | 34 | 23 | 6857 | 4622 | 148.35 | 59.64 | 27 | 21 | |
| Clarence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 105 | 61.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dodges Ferry | 53 | 30 | 23 | 4746 | 4729 | 100.35 | 56.60 | 21 | 18 | |
| East Coast Bombers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 745 | 1002 | 74.35 | 30.00 | 3 | 5 | |
| Glenorchy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 290 | 36.55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hobart | 35 | 23 | 12 | 3780 | 2598 | 145.49 | 65.71 | 16 | 10 | |
| Huonville Lions | 67 | 41 | 1 | 25 | 6300 | 5489 | 114.77 | 61.19 | 23 | 13 |
| Kermandie | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2657 | 2026 | 131.14 | 67.85 | 13 | 6 | |
| Kingborough | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1121 | 1543 | 72.65 | 40.00 | 0 | 8 | |
| Lauderdale | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1267 | 1002 | 126.44 | 64.28 | 6 | 3 | |
| Lindisfarne | 55 | 25 | 30 | 4828 | 5159 | 93.58 | 45.45 | 22 | 25 | |
| New Norfolk | 41 | 21 | 20 | 3305 | 4010 | 82.41 | 51.21 | 13 | 18 | |
| North Hobart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 155 | 25.80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sorell | 45 | 33 | 12 | 4464 | 3185 | 140.15 | 73.33 | 18 | 10 | |
| Triabunna | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1529 | 462 | 330.95 | 88.88 | 7 | 0 | |
SFLW Head-to-head record
Played: 169 Won: 99 Drawn: 0 Lost:70 (Last updated – End of 2026 SFLW season)
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Opponent |
GP | W | D | L | For | Agn | % | Win% |
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| Brighton | 9 | 8 | 1 | 621 | 223 | 227.47 | 88.88 | |
| Claremont | 16 | 2 | 14 | 367 | 724 | 50.69 | 12.50 | |
| Dodges Ferry | 5 | 5 | 0 | 555 | 25 | 2220.00 | 100.00 | |
| Hobart | 7 | 7 | 0 | 574 | 28 | 2050.00 | 100.00 | |
| Huonville Lions | 20 | 16 | 4 | 777 | 283 | 274.55 | 80.00 | |
| Hutchins | 12 | 5 | 7 | 379 | 310 | 122.25 | 41.66 | |
| Kingborough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 133 | 61 | 218.03 | 33.33 | |
| Lauderdale | 15 | 10 | 5 | 478 | 364 | 131.31 | 66.66 | |
| Lindisfarne | 18 | 11 | 7 | 799 | 656 | 121.79 | 61.11 | |
| New Norfolk | 13 | 8 | 5 | 891 | 363 | 245.45 | 61.53 | |
| North Hobart | 11 | 4 | 7 | 359 | 505 | 71.08 | 36.36 | |
| Sorell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 49 | 510.20 | 100.00 | |
| South East Suns | 12 | 4 | 8 | 265 | 465 | 56.98 | 33.33 | |
| St Virgils | 5 | 5 | 0 | 379 | 49 | 773.46 | 100.00 | |
| University | 20 | 11 | 9 | 654 | 548 | 119.34 | 55.00 | |
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 Holder
450 by Greg Gordon (310: Seniors - 110: Reserves - 30: Underage) between 1973-1998
Senior Games Record Holder
345 by Laurence 'Ocker' Jarrett
Record Goals In A Match
HFA - 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
| Year | Position | Minor rounds |
% | Finals | President | Coach | Captain | Best & Fairest | Leading goalkicker | |
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| 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.Darcy Julian 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 | Tenth Wooden Spoon | 1–17–0 | 38 | – | D.O'Neill | M.Tyrell | A.Palmer | R.Jennings | M.Darcy9 | 30 |
| 2015 | Tenth Wooden Spoon | 4–14–0 | 41 | – | D.O'Neill | G.Quirk | R.Jennings M.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 Direen N.Duggan | W.Cleeland | Joe Direen3 | 96 |
| SFL Community League | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Second | 16–0–0 | 357 | 1–1–0 | D.O'Neill | L.Watt | Joe Direen W.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
| Year | Position | Minor rounds |
% | Finals | President | Coach | Captain | Best & Fairest | Leading goalkicker | |
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| Southern Football League Women's | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Fourth | 3–11–0 | 42 | 0–1–0 | D.O'Neill | T.Phillips | C.Phillips | C.Phillips | N/A | – |
| 2018 | Seventh | 4–12–0 | 101 | – | D.O'Neill | R.Schuettpelz | M.Cowen | S.Hubert | E.Direen | – |
| 2019 | Eighth | 7–9–0 | 105 | – | D.O'Neill | M.Munnings | S.Kluga | S.Fox | S.Fox | – |
| 2020 | Sixth | 6–4–0 | 172 | – | D.O'Neill | J.Kluga | M.Cowen | E.Doyle | S.Fox2 | 29 |
| SFLW Division Two | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Second | 10–2–0 | 183 | 1–1–0 | D.O'Neill | J.Kluga | S.Kluga | E.Doyle2 | S.Fox3 | 32 |
| 2022 ⚑ | First | 11–1–0 | 509 | 2–0–0 | D.O'Neill | J.Kluga | S.Kluga | M.Ford | S.Fox4✪ | 48 |
| 2023 | Fifth | 8–8–0 | 140 | 0–1–0 | D.O'Neill | C.Ashlin | E.Brereton | E.Doyle 3 | A.Sharp | 29 |
| 2024 | Third | 11–3–0 | 286 | 1–1–0 | D.O'Neill | S.Fox | E.Brereton | A.Jones | A.Sharp2 | 44 |
| SFLW Community League | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Fourth | 12–4–0 | 307 | 1–1–0 | D.O'Neill | S.Fox | H.Kluga | A.Jones2 | S.Fox5 | 47 |
| 2026 | Third | 11–5–0 | 372 | 1–1–0 | D.O'Neill | S.Fox | H.Kluga | H.Kluga | S.Fox6 | 45 |
| ⚑ = Premier / ★ = League Best and Fairest / ✪ = League Leading Goalkicker / 2 = Multiple Best & Fairest or Leading Goalkicker | ||||||||||