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PDF File containing all the
facts regarding that 1961 Grand Final season, it is a
scanned copy of the 1961 Premiership booklet supplied to
the club by Mrs Gardner who has kindly allowed us to
place it on the website Click
HERE to view, it is 4.5
mb in size so downloading may take some time.
Established:
Formed on the 5th
April 1894 and affiliated with East Wellington Football
Association. Guernseys were White with a Blue Sash.
1896-1919 Club in recess
1920-1921 Burnie Junior Football Association
1922 Burnie Football League
1923-1929 Club in recess
1930-1937 Burnie Football Association
Guernseys Green and Gold
1938-1941 Darwin Football Association
1942 Emu Football AssociationU18's
1943 Club in recess
1944 Darwin Football Association
1945-1986 North West Football Union
Initially Guernseys were Red with Royal Blue Sash
Changed to Green and Gold in 1948
1987-1993 Changed name to Burnie Hawks in State Wide League
Guernseys Brown and Gold
1994 Merged with Burnie Football Club (Tigers)
to form a new club Burnie Dockers
Home Ground:
West Park Oval
Premierships Seniors:
Burnie Football Association
1931, 33, 34, 35, 36
Darwin Football Association
1941
Northwest Football Union
1961, 64, 65, 73, 78, 83, 84
State Premiers
1964, 1978
Greater Northern
Football League
1982
Most Club Games:
288 - Tom Lee
Most Goals In A Season:
125 - Stephen Beaumont 1984
Most Goals In A Match:
22 - Dale Anderson versus East Devonport 1952
Highest Club Score:
31-22 (208) versus North Launceston 1982
Wander Medal Seniors:
1950 Lou Redman
1973 Graeme Shephard
1979 Tom Lee
North West Football Union Reserves Best and Fairest:
1952 Trevor Leo
1967 Colin Broomhall
1973 Wayne Hayes
1974 Noel McCarthy
1975 Bob Deayton
1986 Harold Simpson
North West Football Union U19 Best and Fairest:
1965 Graeme Shephard
1971 Barry Jarvis
1972 Greg Towns
1973 Michael Beswick
1976 Gary Oliver
This year marks 50 years since the 1961 premiership, The following images are some from that era.
There is to be a Heritage round during this season
Saturday July 16th
A reunion of Cooee players and the Burnie Dockers
will be
playing in a Cooee strip. Be there for the
history
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Senior Best and Fairest Winners:
1945 Lyle Johnstone
1946 Rex Batt
1947 Terry McMahon
1948 Owen Bugg
1949 Owen Bugg
1950 Lou Redman
1951 Laurie Horton
1952 Dennis Briggs
1953 Trevor Leo
1954 Len Hayes
1955 Owen Bugg
1956 Len Hayes
1957 Brian Loring
1958 Mel Shephard
1959
Richard Woodard
1960 Brian Loring
1961 Richard Woodard
1962 Don Beveridge
1963 Dexter French
1964 John Bonney
1965 John Bonney
1966 John Bonney
1967 Peter Hillier
1968 Dexter French
1969 Graeme Shephard
1970 Harold Dowling
1971 Jim Pleydell
1972 Jim Pleydell
1973 Graeme Shephard
1974 George Tobias
1975 Michael Beswick
1976 Max Deverell
1977 Les Hawken
1978 Tom Lee
1979 Tom Lee
1980 Phil Bester
1981 Peter Staker
1982 Tom Lee
1983 Max Deverell
1984 Steven Beaumont
1985 Ken Beaumont
1986 Ian Coffey


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