David HardingA look at Lauderdale
April 4th 2010 16:28
The Lauderdale Football Club was formed in 1948 and were known as the Lauderdale Cats until 2004 when AFL team Essendon Bombers aligned with Lauderdale, changing the club's name to the Lauderdale Bombers.
The club has been a member of the Southern Football League since 1996 after being a member of other various leagues, such as the Tasman Football Association (1979-80) and was a member of the Southern Tasmanian Amateur Football Association prior to 1996.The club won the 1991 Southern Amateur premiership and were runners up in 1993.
A founding club of the Southern Tasmania Football League in 1996, the league changed its name in 1998 to the Southern Football League. In the years between 1996 and 2001, Lauderdale had little success and struggled with a success rate of just 30.2%. But in 2002 the league was split into two divisions and Lauderdale was placed into the Regional League.
The club finally had some success, making the Grand Final in both 2002 and 2003. Although beaten by Cygnet in both of the club's finals campaigns, it was successful in its application to join the SFL Premier League.
The Essendon alignment coincided with the clubs entry into the Southern Football League's Premier League and the club started the 2004 season as the Lauderdale Bombers.
Essendon supplies the club with jumpers for their Seniors, Reserves, Under-19, Under-17 and junior teams.
After disappointing campaigns in 2004, 2005 and 2006 the Bombers finally started to make inroads into the competition in 2007.
Lauderdale missed the final five by only 12% from Hobart Lions and collected some impressive scalps along the way, beating both Clarence and North Hobart during the roster season.
With the Lauderdale Under-17's team breaking through for its maiden premiership victory in the SFL Premier League against North Hobart, a strong future seems to be building.
The club has been a member of the Southern Football League since 1996 after being a member of other various leagues, such as the Tasman Football Association (1979-80) and was a member of the Southern Tasmanian Amateur Football Association prior to 1996.The club won the 1991 Southern Amateur premiership and were runners up in 1993.
A founding club of the Southern Tasmania Football League in 1996, the league changed its name in 1998 to the Southern Football League. In the years between 1996 and 2001, Lauderdale had little success and struggled with a success rate of just 30.2%. But in 2002 the league was split into two divisions and Lauderdale was placed into the Regional League.
The club finally had some success, making the Grand Final in both 2002 and 2003. Although beaten by Cygnet in both of the club's finals campaigns, it was successful in its application to join the SFL Premier League.
The Essendon alignment coincided with the clubs entry into the Southern Football League's Premier League and the club started the 2004 season as the Lauderdale Bombers.
Essendon supplies the club with jumpers for their Seniors, Reserves, Under-19, Under-17 and junior teams.
After disappointing campaigns in 2004, 2005 and 2006 the Bombers finally started to make inroads into the competition in 2007.
Lauderdale missed the final five by only 12% from Hobart Lions and collected some impressive scalps along the way, beating both Clarence and North Hobart during the roster season.
With the Lauderdale Under-17's team breaking through for its maiden premiership victory in the SFL Premier League against North Hobart, a strong future seems to be building.
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