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Huonville Football Club

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Huonville Lions
Names
Full nameHuonville Lions Football Club
Former name(s)Huonville Bulldogs
Franklin Lions
Nickname(s)Lions
Former nickname(s) Bulldogs
Club song"We are the pride of the Huon"
2024 season
After finals3rd
Home-and-away season3rd
Leading goalkickerEthan Brock (49)
Best and fairestCameron Johns
Club details
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Colours       
CompetitionSouthern Football League
PresidentTodd Cordwell
CoachCallen Daly
Captain(s)Michael Paul
Premierships SFL (2)
  • 2008
  • 2020
Ground(s)Huonville Oval (capacity: 11,350)
Former ground(s)Franklin Oval
Uniforms
Home
Away

The Huonville Lions Football Club, nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League in Huonville, Tasmania, Australia.

History

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The Huonville Lions Football Club was formed as a result of a merger between former Huon Football Association clubs Huonville Bulldogs (1887–1997) and the Franklin Lions (1887–1997) at the end of the 1997 season after the Huon Football Association's demise. The Lions then joined the Southern Football League in 1998.

After a solid crack in 2019, finishing runners up to Lindisfarne, Huonville salvaged their grand final woes with a win over Cygnet in the 2020 SFL Grand Final.

Honours

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Club

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Southern Football League

  • Senior Premierships (2): 2008, 2020
  • Runners Up (5): 2007, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
  • Huonville FC – Huon FA Premierships (6): 1904, 1933, 1953, 1973, 1989, 1992
  • Franklin FC – Huon FA Premierships (10): 1903, 1907, 1932, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1997
  • Franklin FC – Tasmanian Country Football Champions (1): 1958
  • Club record score: Huonville Lions 57.20 (362) v. Triabunna 0.3 (3) on 24 July 2010 at Huonville Recreation Ground
  • Peter Hodgeman Medal winners
    • Nick Doyle (2006)
  • William Leitch Medal winners
    • James Lange (2010)
    • Jarrod Lawler (2018)
    • Ethan Brock (2020)
  • Club games record holder
    • 450+ - Steven "Runner" Reeve
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