Vale Josef Franz Rader (30 November 1937 - 5 May 2026)

Photo:  Joe Rader in 2008. [PlessPix]

One of the Rapid stars of the 1950s and 1960s, Jozef Franz Rader, passed away last week at the age of 89.

A cultured inside forward or wing-half, the Elvis Presley lookalike, was a favourite player of our band of teenage fans of the time.

We would be in the packed old wooden stand at South Hobart cheering on our hero, a member of the red-shirted Rapid team, one of the new continental clubs rising to the top of Tasmania football.

It was only in the 1970s that Rapid switched to the green traditional shirts of Rapid back in Austria.

Joe was the father of one of Tasmania's finest women players, Lisa Rader.

Photo:  Joe Rader (back row fourth from right) in a Rapid team of the late 1950s.

Photo:  Rapid in 1961 with Joe Rader fifth from right in the back row.
 

Saturday results - 9 May 2026

NPL Tasmania

Devonport City 2-1 Glenorchy Knights

Launceston City 1-8 South Hobart

Riverside Olympic 5-0 South East United

Launceston United 1-7 Kingborough Lions United

Ulverstone 0-4 Clarence Zebras 

NPL Tasmania Under-21

Devonport City 0-1 Glenorchy Knights

Launceston City 4-0 South Hobsrt

Riverside Olympic 5-1 South East United

Launceston United-1-13 Kingborough Lions United

Ulverstone 2-1 Clarence Zebras 

Men's Southern Championship

Hobart United 0-6 Olympia Warriors

Taroona 2-3 South Hobart

University 1-2 Glenorchy Knights

Women's Super League 

Devonport City 3-0 Kingborough Lions United

Launeston United 1-3 Taroona

Launceston City 0-5 Glenorchy Knights

Riverside Olympic 0-6 South Hobsrt 

Saturday results - 2 May 2026

NPL Tasmania

South Hobart 3-2 Devonport City

Clarence Zebras 4-0 Riverside Olympic

Kingborough Lions United 2-1 Launceston City

Glenorchy Knights 2-1 Ulverstone

Launceston United 4-6 South East United 

NPL Tasmania Under-21

South Hobart 2-4 Devonport City

Clarence Zebras 5-3 Riverside Olympic

Kingborough Lions United 4-4 Launceston City

Glenorchy Knights 1-1 Ulverstone

Launceston United 0-2 South East United 

Men's Southern Championship

University 3-6 South Hobart

Clarence Zebras 3-1 Hobart City

Women's Super League

Taroona 5-1 Riverside Olympic

Glenorchy Knights 5-3 Kingborough Lions United

South Hobart 6-0 Launceston City [Sunday, 3 May 2026) 

 

Friday night Championship results - 1 May 2026

 Men’s Southern Championship 

Glenorchy Knights 1-5 New Town White Eagles (Adam McKeown, Curtis Iverson, Daniel Goodluck 3)

Men’s Championship One

Glenorchy Knights 1-1 New Town White Eagles

Women’s Super League

Launceston United 2 (Elizabeth Fogarty, Olivia de Moraes) lost to Devonport City 3 (Jazmin White, Lucy Foote, Abbie White)

Sunday cup results - 26 April 2026

 Lakoseljac Cup

South Hobart 4-1 Hobart City

Under-21 Statewide Cup

Launceston United 1-4 Ulverstone

South Hobart 5-1 Riverside Olympic 

Cup results - 25 April 2026

Photo:  Ulverstone on the attack against Glenorchy Knights at KGV Park. {PlessPix]

Lakoseljac Cup

South East United 1-4 Glenorchy Knights

Devonport City 3-0 Clarence Zebras

Kingborough Lions United 8-0 Barnstoneworth

Photo:  Glenorchy Knights celebrate a goal against South East United. [Photo by Craig Pitt]

Women’s Statewide Cup

New Town White Eagles 0-11 South Hobart

Glenorchy Knights 6-0 Ulverstone

Kingborough Lions United 2-8 (after extra-time)

Devnport City 8-0 Riverside Olympic

Photo:  Referee Craig Phillips keeps a close eye on the action between Glenorchy Knights and Ulverstone in the Women's Statewide Cup match at KGV Park. [PlessPix]

Under-21 Statewide Cup

Kingborough Lions United 1-0 Clarence Zebras

Devonport City 2-1 Glenorchy Knights

Photo:  Glenorchy Knights on the attack against Ulverstone in the Women's Statewide Cup match at KGV Park. [PlessPix]

Sunday results - 19 April 2026

 NPL Tasmania 

South East United 1-4 Devonport City

NPL Tasmania Under-21s

South East United 0-4 Devonport City

Men’s Southern Championship 

South Hobart 1-1 New Town White Eagles

Women’s Southern Championship 

Kingborough Lions United 2-2 South Hobart