The Red Hills Football Club was an Australian Rules Football club based in Red Hills, a district 7km west of Deloraine, Tasmania, located on the B12 (Mole Creek) road.
The club had three incarnations, competing in four separate competitions, over the course of its existence.
Red Hills FC went into recess in 1988 and folded in 1994.
Red Hills Football Club
| Nickname |
The Wrens; The Blues |
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| Founded |
1907 (first incarnation)
1928 (second incarnation)
1948 (third incarnation) |
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| Home Ground |
Red Hills Recreation Ground |
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| Colours |
Blue & White |
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Competition Timeline
Midhurst FA - 1907-1910 (TBC)
Chudleigh FA - 1928-TBA
Deloraine FA - 1950-1983
Esk-Deloraine FA - 1984-1988
Premierships
FIRST GRADE (8)
1954 - Played at Deloraine, 4th September 1954
Red Hills 3.3 4.9 9.11 9.14 (68) d Mole Creek 4.6 5.8 7.8 9.13 (67)
Goals: Gordon Moore 5, P Eastley, B Youd, L Youd, (?) Eastley
Best: Gordon Moore, D Blazeley, P Eastley, R Eastley, J McGowan, B Lord
Umpire: M Kitto
1956
Red Hills 5.10 (40) d Meander 3.6 (24)
1957
Red Hills 11.11 (77) d Mole Creek 9.8 (62)
Team: Stan Shea, Cliff Horne, Harold Eastley, Brian Macrow, Barry Lord, Joe McGowan, Rex Stone, Fred Eastley, Tom Stone, Roy Gleeson, Dudley Blazely (Captain-Coach), Peter Eastley, Jim Eastley, Terry Eastley, Trevor Batt, L Frost, Dale Lord, N Turner, Rex Eastley, Brian Youd
1965
Red Hills 10.15 (75) d Meander 10.9 (69)
Team: Brian Youd, Stan Shea, Brian McCrow, Dennis Whelan, John Lee, Alf Elmer, Trevor Batt, David Frost, Barry Lord, Geoff Lee, David Hayes, Colin Jordan, Geoff Elmer, Errol Gleeson, Robbie Elmer, Cliff Horne, Don Lee (Captain-Coach) Max Lee, Daryl Whiley & Robert Lehman
1966
Red Hills 10.14 (74) d Chudleigh 9.11 (65)
Goals: Dennis Whelan 3, Alan Lee 3, Don Lee 2, Ernie Frost, Alf Elmer
Best: Dennis Whelan, Don Lee, Robert Lehman, Alan Lee, Robbie Elmer, Stan Shea, Cliff Horne
Team: Alf Elmer, John Lee, Brian Macrow, Peter Lee, Dennis Whelan, Stan Shea, Colin Jordan, Geoff Lee, Cliff Horne, David Frost, Robbie Elmer, Brian Watson, Gary Larcombe, Errol Gleeson, Don Lee (Captain-Coach), Robert Lehman, Max Lee, Geoff Elmer, Ernie Frost, Alan Lee
1967
Red Hills 11.7 (73) d Mole Creek 3.11 (29)
1981
Red Hills 23.18 (156) d Chudleigh 6.11 (47)
Goals: Stephen Bennett 6, Brian Whelan 5, Tony Gough 3, Garry Jago 3, Greg Williams 2, Scott Shelton, Barry Crawford, John Spencer, Jeff Jordan
Best: Stephen Bennett, Brian Whelan, Barry Crawford, Garry Jago, Scott Shelton, Jeff Jordan, Greg Williams, Craig Gleeson, John Spencer
Team: Gerald Stone, Michael Gough, Garry Farley, Scott Shelton, Ray Airey, Greg Williams, Tony Gough, Stephen Eastley, Grant Youd, Barry Crawford, Jeff Jordan (Captain-Coach), Brian Whelan, Michael Eastley, Wayne Bakes, Kim Lord, Garry Jago, Stephen Bennett, John Spencer, Craig Gleeson, Colin Jago
1982
Red Hills 16.17 (113) d Chudleigh 7.11 (53)
RESERVE GRADE (5)
1957
1970
1971
1973
1980
MINI-LEAGUE
1977
1978
1979
1980
Runners-Up
FIRST GRADE
1955 - Mole Creek 11.9 (75) d Red Hills 10.12 (72)
1964 - Chudleigh 7.13 (55) d Red Hills 6.6 (42)
1968 - Mole Creek 13.14 (92) d Red Hills 9.13 (67)
1970 - Mole Creek 13.16 (94) d Red Hills 7.8 (50)
1980 - Mole Creek 9.9 (63) drew with Red Hills 9.9 (63)
1980 - Mole Creek 9.8 (62) d Red Hills 3.13 (31) (replay)
1983 - Elizabeth Town 13.20 (98) d Red Hills 10.13 (73)
RESERVE GRADE
1981 - Meander 10.6 (66) d Red Hills 4.13 (37)
100 Goals In A Season
1985 - Paul West
300 Games
Alf Elmer
Bryan Gleeson (312)
Gary Larcombe
200 Games
Cliff Horne
Barry Lord
Brian Youd
Brian Macrow
Trevor Batt
Wayne Bakes
Life Members
| AE (Alfred, aka "Paddy") Lord (d) |
+A (Alf) Elmer |
John Gray |
| DK (Dan) O'Meara (d) |
+B (Barry) Lord (d) |
RW (Robbie) Elmer |
| P (Pat) Gregory (d) |
+Brian Youd (d) |
G (Geoffrey) Tuthill (d) |
| H (Horace) Stone (d) |
+T (Trevor) Batt (d) |
P (Peter) Warren |
| V (Vos) Tuthill (d) |
+G (Gary) Larcombe |
S (Steve) Wells |
| JW (Jack) Eastley (d) |
B (Bernie) Elmer (d) |
+W (Wayne) Bakes (d) |
| Alan Walker Snr (d) |
Mrs AJ (Gladys) Whelan (d) |
Grant Youd |
| Miss Bev Eastley (d) |
Mrs PT (Jean) Gregory (d) |
D (Dale) Lord (d) |
| AJ (Arthur) Whelan (d) |
E (Errol) Gleeson |
A (Tony) Smith |
| +B (Brian) Macrow (d) |
E (Errol) Bakes |
F (Fred) Eastley (d) |
| +BR (Bryan) Gleeson |
Mrs HM (Gwen) Cox (d) |
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| +C (Cliff) Horne |
HM (Herbie) Cox (d) |
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+ Indicates a playing (200 Game) contribution to the Life Membership
(d) Indicates that LM has passed away
Club Executive
| PRESIDENT |
SECRETARY |
TREASURER |
| 1948-63 |
DK (Dan) O'Meara |
1948 |
Don Bennett |
1948-68 |
PT (Pat) Gregory |
| 1964-79 |
HM (Herbie) Cox |
1949-77 |
PT (Pat) Gregory |
1969-88 |
AJ (Arthur) Whelan |
| 1980-81 |
GW (Gary) Larcombe |
1978 |
PT (Pat Gregory) &
BR (Bryan) Gleeson* |
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| 1982-87 |
AJ (Arthur) Whelan |
1979 |
BR (Bryan) Gleeson |
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| 1988 |
GW (Gary) Larcombe |
1980-81 |
A (Tony) Smith |
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1982 |
S (Steve) Wells |
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1983-84 |
A (Tony) Smith |
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1985-86 |
RL (Robbie) Elmer |
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1987 |
RL (Robbie) Elmer &
D (David) Gregory |
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1988 |
D (David) Gregory |
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*Bryan Gleeson took over the role following the passing of Pat Gregory
Senior Grade Awards
BEST & FAIREST (THE PAT GREGORY MEMORIAL TROPHY FROM 1978)
| 1950 |
Rex Eastley |
1963 |
B (Brian) Youd |
1976 |
J (John) Paice |
| 1951 |
Rex Stone |
1964 |
R (Robert) Lehman |
1977 |
C (Craig) Gleeson |
| 1952 |
B (Barry) Lord |
1965 |
John Lee |
1978 |
C (Craig) Gleeson |
| 1953 |
C (Cliff) Horne |
1966 |
John Lee |
1979 |
P (Peter) Warren |
| 1954 |
D (Dudley) Blazely |
1967 |
Alan Lee |
1980 |
B (Brian) Whelan |
| 1955 |
C (Cliff) Horne |
1968 |
Alan Lee |
1981 |
J (Jeff) Jordan |
| 1956 |
B (Brian) Youd |
1969 |
D (Dennis) Whelan |
1982 |
B (Brian) Whelan |
| 1957 |
C (Cliff) Horne |
1970 |
Alan Lee |
1983 |
G (Grant) Youd |
| 1958 |
B (Barry) Lord |
1971 |
P (Phillip) Patterson |
1984 |
M (Michael) Gough |
| 1959 |
C (Cliff) Horne |
1972 |
L (Lawrence) Scott |
1985 |
M (Michael) Gough |
| 1960 |
C (Cliff) Horne |
1973 |
E (Errol) Gleeson |
1986 |
B (Barry) Crawford |
| 1961 |
A (Alf) Elmer |
1974 |
K (Kerry) Gossage |
1987 |
P (Paul) Lowery |
| 1962 |
M (Martin) Anstee |
1975 |
P (Peter) Warren |
1988 |
D (Darren) Skipper |
Reserve Grade Awards
BEST & FAIREST
1959 Lyell Brown
PLEASE NOTE:
*This page is a work in progress, therefore much of the information is incomplete (or likely incomplete) at this stage
*For information which has come from honour boards (Life Members, Club Executive & Senior Grade B&F), if the honour board records only initials, then both the initials and clarifying full name have been recorded above
References
