Here is the historic grandstand of the Derby cricket and football clubs in northeastern Tasmania. As you can see from the state of the ground, it has been many years since it was last used. Like so many little towns around the state, sporting clubs have ceased to exist because the once steady supply of able bodied young men is no longer present to make up sufficient numbers for teams.
The last game of the truly indigenous Australian Football code was played here in 1972. Because cricket can be played to an older age, and requires fewer players, the cricket club continued until 2001. This grandstand now stands as a last memory of the days when country sport was the primary means of uniting far flung communities.
Posted by edwardnewton152 on 2021-03-15 10:46:27
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