# Old Scholars Football Association

The Old Scholars Football Association is an Australian rules football competition in southern Tasmania, Australia.
The competition currently stages an eighteen-round roster season which is cut to a top four at the end of the roster series for a four match finals series played according to the McIntyre system, culminating in the grand final.

## History

The former Tasmanian Amateur Football League (Southern Division) known also as the Southern Amateurs split into two divisions at the start of the 1981 season, forming a District division and an Old Scholars division.
In 1987, the clubs in the TAFL (Old Scholars Division) broke away to form the Old Scholars Football Association.
With the admission of the Richmond Football Club in 2001 and Channel Football Club in 2009, the competition saw the loss of New Town Old Scholars in 1995 and The Friends' School Old Boys Football Club (formed in 1934) in the 2005 season.

### Current OSFA clubs

| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in OSFA | OSFA Premierships | OSFA Premierships |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in OSFA | Total | Years |
| Dominic Old Scholars Association (DOSA) | | Roosters | TCA Ground, Queens Domain | TAFL | 1976 | 1987- | 7 | 1987, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2013, 2018, 2019 |
| Hutchins' Old Boys | | Lions | Queenborough Oval, Sandy Bay | TAFL | 1932 | 1987- | 9 | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2022 |
| Old Hobartians Association (OHA) | | Ships | Geilston Bay Oval, Geilston Bay | TAFL | 1919 | 1987- | 6 | 1988, 2008, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2024 |
| Richmond | | Blues | Richmond War Memorial Oval, Richmond | TFA | 1878 | 2001- | 5 | 2004, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017 |
| St Virgil's Old Boys | | Saints | New Town Bike Track Oval, New Town | TAFL | 1927 | 1987- | 4 | 1996, 1998, 2001, 2023 |
| Tasmanian University | | Rainbows | UTAS Football Oval, Sandy Bay | TAFL | 1936 | 1987- | 3 | 1992, 1993, 2016 |

### Former OSFA Clubs

| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in OSFA | OSFA Premierships | OSFA Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in OSFA | Total | OSFA Premiership Years | Fate |
| Channel | | Saints | Snug Park, Snug | SFL | 1967 | 2009-2015 | 0 | - | Folded after 2016 season |
| Friends' Old Boys | | Bulldogs | Cornelian Bay Oval, New Town | TAFL | 1934 | 1987-2005 | 4 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997 | Folded after 2005 season |
| New Town Old Scholars | | Devils | New Town High School Oval, New Town | TAFL | | 1987-1994 | 0 | - | Folded after 1994 season |

### Timeline
## 2016 Ladder

| Old Scholars FA | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| University | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2284 | 1393 | 163.96% | 68 | 1st semi | Richmond | 19 | 10 | 124 | Hutchins | 4 | 11 | 35 |
| Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2064 | 1543 | 133.77% | 66 | 2nd semi | University | 20 | 13 | 133 | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 15 | 12 | 102 |
| Richmond | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2096 | 1329 | 157.71% | 52 | Preliminary | Richmond | 18 | 17 | 125 | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 9 | 4 | 58 |
| Hutchins | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1457 | 1914 | 76.12% | 32 | Grand | University | 13 | 13 | 91 | Richmond | 13 | 11 | 89 |
| Old Hobart Amateurs | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1759 | 1928 | 91.23% | 22 |
| St Virgils | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1215 | 2768 | 43.89% | 0 |

## 2017 Ladder

| Old Scholars FA | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1629 | 1309 | 124.45% | 54 | 1st semi | Hutchins | 12 | 12 | 84 | Old Hobart Amateurs | 10 | 8 | 68 |
| Richmond | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1945 | 1139 | 170.76% | 52 | 2nd semi | Richmond | 10 | 13 | 73 | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 6 | 5 | 41 |
| Old Hobart Amateurs | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1893 | 1233 | 153.53% | 50 | Preliminary | Hutchins | 14 | 7 | 91 | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 7 | 11 | 53 |
| Hutchins | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1651 | 1540 | 107.21% | 36 | Grand | Richmond | 19 | 10 | 124 | Hutchins | 7 | 13 | 55 |
| University | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1714 | 1597 | 107.33% | 24 |
| St Virgils | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 784 | 2798 | 28.02% | 0 |

## 2018 Ladder

| Old Scholars FA | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Richmond | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1766 | 1150 | 153.57% | 52 | 1st semi | University | 9 | 13 | 67 | Old Hobart Amateurs | 8 | 12 | 60 |
| Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1892 | 1263 | 149.80% | 52 | 2nd semi | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 8 | 16 | 64 | Richmond | 8 | 12 | 60 |
| Old Hobart Amateurs | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1917 | 1271 | 150.83% | 48 | Preliminary | Richmond | 6 | 11 | 47 | University | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| University | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1776 | 1307 | 135.88% | 36 | Grand | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 8 | 13 | 61 | Richmond | 7 | 3 | 45 |
| Hutchins | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1303 | 1751 | 74.41% | 24 |
| St Virgils | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 963 | 2875 | 33.50% | 4 |

## 2019 Ladder

| Old Scholars FA | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1831 | 1285 | 142.49% | 56 | 1st semi | Richmond | 17 | 13 | 115 | University | 13 | 9 | 87 |
| Old Hobart Amateurs | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2163 | 1318 | 164.11% | 60 | 2nd semi | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 12 | 8 | 80 | Richmond | 11 | 11 | 77 |
| Richmond | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1857 | 1292 | 143.73% | 40 | Preliminary | Richmond | 17 | 9 | 111 | Old Hobart Amateurs | 12 | 18 | 90 |
| University | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1449 | 1538 | 94.21% | 28 | Grand | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 15 | 14 | 104 | Richmond | 8 | 8 | 56 |
| Hutchins | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1384 | 1605 | 86.23% | 28 |
| St Virgils | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1006 | 2652 | 37.93% | 4 |

## 2020 Ladder

| 0 | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Hutchins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 876 | 524 | 167.18% | 28 | 1st semi | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 11 | 14 | 80 | University | 12 | 5 | 77 |
| Old Hobart Amateurs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1157 | 625 | 185.12% | 24 | 2nd semi | Hutchins | 18 | 18 | 126 | Old Hobart Amateurs | 17 | 16 | 118 |
| University | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 628 | 672 | 93.45% | 12 | Preliminary | Old Hobart Amateurs | 11 | 14 | 80 | Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 11 | 8 | 74 |
| Dominic Old Scholars Assoc | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 690 | 808 | 85.40% | 12 | Grand | Old Hobart Amateurs | 12 | 7 | 79 | Hutchins | 10 | 9 | 69 |
| St Virgils | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 482 | 1204 | 40.03% | 4 |