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The club spent one unsuccessful year in the NTFL (1987) before realising that the football standard was too high for them so they transferred to the
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146:Tasmanian State Premiers
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450:Aub Jones, Mike Smart
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100:Longford Football Club
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702:Categories
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478:References
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150:Ulverstone
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34:Full name
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596:Evandale
586:Bridport
555:Longford
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182:Original
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196:Current
191:1957–58
167:Honours
126:History
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672:Exeter
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657:Hagley
120:Tigers
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