The Eagles - In the Press

Uni-Mowbray Premiership

Uni-Mowbray is aiming for a premiership hat-trick when it meets the season's benchmark club Fingal in the NTFA division 2 grand final on Saturday.

For the Eagles, it is their fourth straight grand final appearance and they will be hoping for a repeat of last year when they ran away from the Blues in the second half of the grand final. Nathan Lowe's Fingal side went through the home and away season undefeated to claim the minor premiership before losing to Uni-Mowbray in the second semi-final.

But the Blues hit back and defeated Old Scotch by 23 points in the preliminary final after the club's reserves had achieved the same result by demolishing St Pat's. "I still reckon they go in as favourites having gone through the season undefeated," Eagles coach Roydon Peters said.

University Mowbray Eagles Footy Club in the Press

Wayne Kirby appointed as Senior Non Playing Coach

Uni-Mowbray Football Club President, Darren Harper, has announced the appointment of highly successful and experienced, Wayne Kirby as the clubs Senior Non Playing Coach for the coming season.

Darren Harper said Wayne Kirby is a nine time premiership coach who has spent the past four seasons as assistant senior and reserves coach with the Northern Bombers, winning one premiership and finishing third twice.

Uni-Mowbray has won two premierships and twice been runner up in the last four years and during the clubs proud history has averaged one premiership every third season since 1946.

Zane Patmore has been appointed Reserves Coach.

UMFC Achievements

Premiership

2006 Roydon Peters
2005 Brett Cornish

Runners-up

2007 Roydon Peters
2004 Alan Chandler

Best & Fairest

2007 Justin O'Brien
2006 Tim Talbot
2005 Tim Talbot
2004 Alan Chandler

Uni-Mowbray Eagles History

A Brief History of the UMFC

1923: The club was founded by Fred Archer to play social matches against teams such as the Waterside Workers or other organizations or community Groups in the Launceston area. The club originally played on a ground in the middle of the Mowbray racecourse before moving to Invermay Park.

1946: Joined the Northern Tasmanian Amateur Football League.

1948: Moved to the Birdwood Oval located at the Brooks Community School,Mowbray.(currently the University main carpark)

1953: Joined the Northern Districts Football League. Playing against clubs such as Deloraine & Westbury.

1964: Rejoined Northern Amateur Football League.

1980: The club was forced to relocate to the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Ground due to the building of a carpark for the University.

1983: Commenced training at the University Campus Ground whilst playing games at St. Patricks Football Ground,Prospect.

1984: Commenced playing matches at the University Campus Ground.

1987: Started construction of current clubrooms which were completed the following year.

1993: Merged with the University to become the University-Mowbray Football Club. 1st year the club fielded a U/18 side.