players and raising questions about AFL support of local footy. Club song The club song is "We're a happy team at Burnie" which is based on "The Yankee Doodle Boy". Statistics and records Affiliations – Burnie Tigers: 1885–1912 – North West Football 1913–1921 – Burnie Football League 1922–1931 – North West Football Union 1932–1933 – Burnie Football League 1934–1940 – North West Football Union 1945 – Burnie Football League 1946–1986 – North West Football Union 1987–1993 – Northern Tasmanian Football League Affiliations – Cooee Bulldogs/Burnie Hawks: 1920–1922; 1930–1944 – Junior competitions 1945–1986 – North Western Football Union 1987–1994 – TFL Statewide League Affiliations – Burnie Dockers: 1995–2000 – TFL Statewide League 2001–2008 – Northern Tasmanian Football League 2009–2017 – Tasmanian State League 2015–2016, 2018–present – North West Football League Home ground: West Park Oval Formed: Burnie Tigers: 1885 (as Emu Bay) Cooee Bulldogs: 1894 (became Burnie Hawks in 1987) Burnie Dockers: 1995 Colours: Purple, green, red and white (old) Purple and white (-present) Emblem: Dockers Premierships – Burnie Tigers: 1899, 1911, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1939, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1974, 1992 Tasmanian State Premierships: 1963 Premierships – Cooee Bulldogs: 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1982 Tasmanian State Premierships: 1964, 1978 Premierships – Burnie Dockers: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 TSL Premierships: 2012 Cheel Medallists: 1928 – Charlie Hallam – {Burnie Tigers} S.L Alford Medallists: 1937 – Clem Riggs – {Burnie Tigers} Wander Medallists: 1949 – Len Hayes – {Cooee Bulldogs} 1950 – Lou Redman – {Cooee Bulldogs} 1954 – Ray Stokes – {Burnie Tigers} 1973 – Graeme Shephard – {Cooee Bulldogs} 1979 – Tom Lee – {Cooee Bulldogs} Baldock Medallists: 2003 – Nick Probert – {Burnie Dockers} 2008 – Kade Munday – {Burnie Dockers} 2012 – Jason Laycock – {Burnie Dockers} All-Australians: Nil NWFU leading goalkickers: 1947 – G. Goninon {Burnie Tigers} – 67 1948 – B. Quirk {Burnie Tigers} – 52 1961 – M. Morse {Burnie Tigers} – 60 1971 – D. Hodgetts {Burnie Tigers} – 79 1972 – D. Hodgetts {Burnie Tigers} – 73 1979 – L. Barnes {Burnie Tigers} – 82 1952 – D. Anderson {Cooee Bulldogs} – 89 1957 – L. Hayes {Cooee Bulldogs} – 51 1972 – S. Beaumont {Cooee Bulldogs} – 73 1973 – A. Hodgetts {Cooee Bulldogs} – 73 1975 – D. Shepherd {Cooee Bulldogs} – 60 1976 – D. Shepherd {Cooee Bulldogs}