St Patrick's Old Collegians Football Club Inc. Est. 1931 (known as SPOCFC or St Pat's Football Club) is an
Australian rules football club in
Prospect Vale, Tasmania
Prospect Vale is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Launceston (1%) and Meander Valley (99%) in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Launceston. The 2016 cen ...
, and competes in the
Northern Tasmanian Football Association.
The mascot for the "Saints" is "the Champ" a footballer on the run with ball under the arm and the other arm outstretched, dressed in his football gear with a
halo
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above his head.
Prior to the formation of the
Northern Tasmanian Football Association the club competed in the Tasmanian Amateur Football League.
The club as the name suggests was originally formed as an offshoot for past school boys to continue playing organised sport.
The club continues to foster a relationship with
St Patrick's College, but not all players are recruited from the school.
The club is situated in Prospect Vale on a lower oval of the college's grounds.
The oval has adequate lighting facilities to host night games.
The oval is unique in that it has a very sandy soil and is very difficult for grass to grow at the top end of the oval. The oval has been used as a conceptual model for urban salinity in
Launceston, Tasmania.
Premierships
Seniors
*Tasmanian Amateur Football League (TAFL): 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936
*TAFL Northern Division (TAFLND): 1948, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1984
*NTFA Division Two: 1996, 1999 (undefeated), 2002, 2004
*TAFL State Championship (Conder Shield): 1932, 1954
*Runners Up: 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1979, 2014, 2015
Reserves
*NTFA Division Two 1996, 1998, 1999 (undefeated), 2002, 2005, 2014, 2015 (undefeated)
Competition best and fairest
*TAFL best and fairest: H. McIntee 1937
*Max Allen Cup: D. Hay 1950; J. Cunningham 1952; A. Neville 1954, 1955, 1956; K. Hudson 1969
*NTFA Division Two best and fairest: Jason Matthews 2001
*NTFA Division Two reserves best and fairest: Graeme Taylor 1996 Ben House 2000
References
External links
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Australian rules football clubs in Tasmania
1931 establishments in Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1931