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Sorell
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Full nameSorell Football Club
NicknameEagles
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1883
LeagueSouthern Football League
Home groundPembroke Park
Anthem"We Are The Mighty Sorell Team" (Tune: "Road To Gundagai")
PresidentAndrew Walker
Head coachRobbie Iles
CaptainJack Johnstone and Josh Monks

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

Origins

The Sorell Football Club was founded in 1883 and originally played in the South Eastern District Football Association (SEDFA) until 1962. In 1963 the Eagles joined the TAFL (Southern Division) and remained a member of that competition until the League folded at the end of the 1995 season. Since 1996 Sorell have been a member of the STFL/SFL and have predominantly been a participating club in the Regional League, apart from 2002 as a member of the Premier League and 2003 where the club went into recess due to lack of volunteers for one season before rejoining the Regional League.

Pembroke FA premierships:

  • 1937, 1938, 1939

Clarence Sub-Districts FA premierships:

  • 1952

South Eastern District FA premierships:

  • 1960, 1961, 1962

TAFL (Southern Division) premierships:

  • 1966, 1983, 1990

STFL/SFL premierships:

  • Nil

STFL/SFL runners-up:

  • 2006

TAFL state premierships – Condor Shield:

  • 1966

Walter Howard Medallists:
(Best and fairest player in the TAFL (Southern Division)

  • 1968 – Graeme Jones
  • 1982 – Lindsey White
  • 1987 – Lindsey White
  • 1988 – Michael Waller
  • 1990 – Michael Waller
  • 1991 – M. Kerslake

Club home grounds:

  • Sorell Racecourse Ground – Until 1966
  • Sorell Memorial Oval – 1967–1991
  • Pembroke Park – 1992–present

Games record holder:

  • 410 by Mark Clothier