Kingborough Tigers JFC – a brief history
The Kingborough Tigers are based in the Kingborough region of Southern Tasmania, in the land of the Nuenonne People. Our Club acknowledges the traditional owners of the land where we gather, train for, and play our game of Australian Football. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, and to the Indigenous players that play football with our Club.
The Kingborough Tigers were originally founded in 1886 as the Kingston Football Club. The Club joined the Southern Tasmania Football Association (STFA) in 1893 as a junior club before playing in the senior competition in 1895. In 2004 the Club changed its name to the Kingborough Tigers.
The Junior Football division of the Kingborough Tigers is now part of the Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League (STJFL), fielding teams for both girls and boys in the U8 to U17.5 age groups. In Season 2021, the Kingborough Tigers saw over 315 junior and youth players take the field each week to play AFL. We also had over 115 weekly Auskick participants, learning the fundamental skills of the game as well as having fun with friends.
We strive to be a welcoming, inclusive and successful junior football club which provides the opportunity for young people to develop and play AFL in a safe, caring and enjoyable environment.