AFL Tasmania has announced the sixth legendary team of Tasmanian football, the Launceston based City South team of 1960, which has been selected for induction into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
The City South Redlegs of 1960 were coached by former Richmond Tigers centreman Stan Morcom. Morcom had already led the Club to the 1959 NTFA premiership, but in 1960 the Club as a whole took a giant step by winning all 3 NTFA titles (seniors, reserves, U19s) and then readily accounting for Burnie to take the State Premiership.
The season 1960 was a pivotal one in Tasmanian football with the state defeating Victoria for the first time in the famous game at York Park mid-year and record attendances being achieved across north and north-west Tasmania and the state as a whole. In 1960 there were more than 475,000 who attended games conducted by the 3 regional associations: the Tasmanian Football League (south), Northern Tasmanian Football Association and the North West Football Union. The average attendance at games was just over 4,000.
The teams win in the NTFA and State Premiership battles of 1960 were symbolic of a golden era for the Redlegs which began in 1952 and only ended in 1966 after the Club had won no less than 8 NTFA senior premierships, 4 NTFA reserves and U19 grade premierships and 4 State Premiership victories.
The City South Football Club’s golden era had begun under ex-Fitzroy player Bob Miller and after Morcom’s success continued with the arrival of another ex-Richmond player in Graeme Wilkinson who took the Redlegs to the 1962 and 1966 NTFA titles and to another state title in 1966 over Hobart.
Last Modified on 25/05/2010 14:43