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ST VIRGIL'S OLD SCHOLARS (Old Virgilians OVA)Current Affiliation: Old Scholars Football Association (OSFA) since 1987 Home Ground: New Town Cricket Ground Formed: 1927 Colours: Blue, green and gold Senior Premierships: Public School Old Boys Football Association (PSOBFA) - 1933 (1 total); Southern Tasmanian Amateur Football Association (STAFA) - 1947 (1 total); Tasmanian Amateur Football League Southern Division (TAFLSD) - 1950-1-2, 1954 (4 total); TAFL State Championship (Conder Shield) - 1951 (1 total); OSFA - 1996, 1998, 2001 (3 total) Senior Competition Best and Fairest Player Awards: PSOBFA Best and Fairest - A.Kirkham 1937; Tom Calder 1938 & 1939 (2 Medallists/3 Medals); Walter Howard Medal - Brendan Delaney 1981; Jody Brockman 1984 (2 total); Peter Fitzgerald Medal - Rene Peters 1996 (1 total) Most Games: 404 by Ben Jones and Kevin Patmore Originally known as Old Virgilians, the club was formed in 1927, and first took part in organised competition the following year. Between 1928 and 1931 the club competed in the West Hobart Football Association. It then became a founder member of the Public School Old Boys Football Association, reaching the grand final in its debut season, but losing to Hutchins by 41 points. The following year it won its first ever premiership with a 13.14 (92) to 13.13 (91) grand final defeat of Friends. The first decade after World War Two was a highly successful period for Old Virgilians who, in the nine seasons between 1946 and 1954, contested seven grand finals for five wins. In 1951 the club also won its only state title after downing northern premier Old Launcestonians by 10 points in a high scoring game. After overcoming Friends in the 1954 grand final St Virgil's would have to wait more than four decades to again experience premiership success. By that time the entire football landscape had altered dramatically, and the amateur game in Tasmania had all but died. St Virgil's reached a grand final - the club's first at senior level for twenty-nine years - in 1994, but lost by 10 points to DOSA. Two years later the side claimed that long overdue flag with a 16.19 (115) to 7.5 (47) grand final trouncing of Old Hobartians. Since 1996 St Virgil's has won two more senior premierships, at the expense of DOSA in 1998, and Hutchins two years later. The seniors reached both the 2009 and 2010 grand finals, losing to Richmond in the former season and Hutchins in the latter. Where now? or |