South Townsville Football Club
The South Townsville Australian Football Club was the second club to be formed in Townsville a few days after the Hermit Park Club was founded.
Rick Southee and Chas McKenna called a meeting at Victoria Park and the new club was formed with Chas McKenna President and Rick Southee as Secretary.
In 1956 their seniors were runners up and South was to win their first Senior Premiership in 1957 beating the RAAF side.
Premiers: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1968, 1974. 1988.
Runners Up: 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1984/5, 1987/8.
Interestingly they were champion club in 1961, 1962, and 1964 none of which were Premiership years.
The TAFL W.J.Williams Medal for Best and Fairest
1956 Lionel Hall
1957 Jim Kennedy
1958 Max Craig
1965 Terry Gould
1972 Ray McGrath
1980 Mark Feldey
The club over the years had a competitive winning record against all clubs it competed against.
Team Played Won Lost Drew
Garbutt Magpies 120 52 67 1
Hermit Park 128 66 61 1
Currajong 99 47 51 1
West Townsville 52 21 32
Wulguru 39 20 19
RAAF 35 23 12
6 RAR 3 2 1
4th Field Regiment 2 2
Lavarack 6 3 2 (Game 19-8-72 not recorded)
South Townsville holds the dubious record of being held scoreless on three occasions.
The first time was against Currajong on April 18th 1964.
On July 5th 1969 against 2RAR.
On July 30th 1978 against West Townsville.
South Townsville (later changed to Townsville Swans) in Grand Finals up to 1988
Year Coach Captain Results
1956 C.McKenna H. Irwin RAAF defeated Swans: 5-22 to 6-11
1957 L. Hall Swans defeated RAAF: 13-8 to 9-9
1958 J. Smith Garbutt defeated Swans: 8-0 to 4-17
1959 J. Smith Swans defeated Garbutt: 3-8 to 3-3
1960 J. Smith Swans defeated Hermit Park: 12-11 to 3-9
1961 J. Muldoon Garbutt defeated Swans: 15-6 to 7-4
1962 J. Muldoon Garbutt defeated Swans: 17-18 to 8-4
1963 J. Muldoon Swans defeated Garbutt: 16-11 to 8-5
1965 J. Muldoon Garbutt defeated Swans: 13-12 to 4-7
1967 B. Jolly Hermit Park defeated Swans: 14-14 to 3-5
1968 C. Reynolds Swans defeated Garbutt:14-8 to 9-7
1970 P. Murphy J. Muldoon Hermit Park defeated Swans: 15-13 to 9-12
1971 P. Murphy J. Muldoon Bulldogs defeated Swans: 16-18 to 7-13
1974 K. Ferres Swans defeated Currajong: 13-14to 13-9
1976 P. Davis Currajong defeated Swans: 13-11 to 9-8
1984/’85 (Summer Season) T.Sutton Hermit Park d Townsville Swans 15-12 to 9-13
1988 . Townsville Swans d Hermit Park 14-20 to 7-13.
The Ricco Butler Award for Best Player in a Grand Final
1987/8 Tony Thomson.
1988 Phillip Barber.
K.J. Geddes Medal (Previously the Oldman Medal)
1972 A.McFayden
1976 D.Nogar
1980 M.Casey
The Reserves Competition started in 1971 South Townsville was runners up to Hermit Park.
All up South Townsville later Townsville Swans won Reserves Premierships in 1972, 1976 and 1983.
The Reserves were Runners Up in 1971, 1974.