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AFL Canberra
FormerlyFederal Territory League Australian Rules Football League,
Canberra Australian Football League,
Canberra Australian National Football League,
ACTAFL
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
No. of teams17 (6 in Premier Division)
Region Australian Capital Territory
 New South Wales
Most recent
champion(s)
Belconnen
Most titlesAinslie (28)
Official websiteaflcanberra.com.au

AFL Canberra is the name of the local governing body for and premier competition of Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory (and the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales).

It acts as an umbrella to several competitions beneath it. These competitions are Seniors First Grade, Seniors Second Grade, Thirds, Fourths and a Rising Stars League. A women's league, the Australian Capital Territory Women's Australian Football League operates separately though most AFL Canberra clubs also field women's teams.

The competition is technically Canberra's division of the Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League.

History

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Acton Premiers of the ANF 1927
Premiers of the ANF 1927
Federal Football team 1926 Federal Territory premiers
Federal Football team, 1926 Federal Territory premiers.

The league was founded as the Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League in 1924 with founding members Acton and Queanbeyan.[1] The following year, the premiership was contested by 4 clubs including Canberra, Federal and Duntroon.[2] By 1926 the competition had gained popularity and was contested by 5 clubs.[1]

AFL Canberra was once a very popular local league, however since the introduction of the Swans and matches featuring AFL clubs being played at Manuka Oval, the league's home ground, and the growth of local rugby union, rugby league and association football competitions, AFL Canberra has experienced the loss of clubs and spectator support.

In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League.[3] From 2011 onwards, the AFL Canberra Premier Division together with the reserve sides from the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney Giants would form the NEAFL Eastern Conference. However the NEAFL was later dissolved due primarily to the COVID pandemic and associated financial pressures.

League names

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The AFL Canberra has been through a number of forms.

  • 1924–1926 Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (FTARFL);
  • 1927–1974 Canberra Australian National Football League (CANFL);
  • 1975–1999 Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League (ACTAFL);
  • 2000–2010 AFL Canberra
  • 2011–2020 North East Australian Football League - Eastern Conference
  • 2011–present AFL Canberra

Clubs

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Clubs listed by highest grade of competition.

Football Club Colours Mascot City State Home Ground Est. Years in comp
First Grade & Second Grade
Ainslie
Tricolours Canberra ACT Alan Ray Oval 1927 1927-
Belconnen
Magpies Canberra ACT Aderow Law Nest 1987 1987-
Eastlake
Demons Canberra ACT Kingston Oval 1991 1991-
Gungahlin
Jets Canberra ACT Enclosed Oval 1981 2006-
Queanbeyan
Tigers Queanbeyan NSW Allinsure Park 1925 1925-
Tuggeranong Valley *
Valley Canberra ACT Greenway Oval 1968 1979-
Community Divisions 1 & 2
ADFA
Rams Canberra ACT ADFA Oval 1986 1986-
ANU
Griffins Canberra ACT South Oval 1961 1961-
Batemans Bay
Seahawks Batemans Bay NSW Hanging Rock Oval 1984 2011-
Googong *
Hogs Queanbeyan NSW Rockley Oval 1976 1976-
Molonglo *
Juggernauts Canberra ACT Stirling Oval 1994 1994-
Woden Valley
Blues Canberra ACT Football Park 1996 1996-
Community Division 3
Cootamundra
Blues Cootamundra NSW Clarke Oval 1960 2004-
Goulburn City
Swans Goulburn NSW Goodhew Park 2004 2004-
Murrumbateman
Eagles Murrumbateman NSW Murrumbateman Recreational Oval 2019 2020-
Southern Cats *
Cats Canberra/Cooma ACT/NSW Snowy Oval 1976 1976-
Yass
Roos Yass NSW Joe O'Connor Park 2002 2002-
Rising Stars (U18)
Marist
Blue and Blues Canberra ACT Lindwall Oval 1973 1973-
  • = Googong formerly Harman
  • = Molonglo formerly Murrumbidgee
  • = Southern Cats formerly Cooma
  • = Tuggeranong Valley formerly Tuggeranong Hawks

Uniforms

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ADFA
ANU
Batemans Bay
Cootamundra
Goulburn City
Googong
Marist
Molonglo
Murrumbateman
Southern (Cooma)
Woden Valley
Yass

2024 Men's Grades

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Club First Grade Second Grade Community

Division 1

Community

Division 2

Community

Division 3

Rising Stars Total
Ainslie Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
ADFA Yes Yes 2
ANU Yes Yes 2
Batemans Bay Yes Yes Yes 2
Belconnen Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Cootamundra Yes 1
Eastlake Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Googong Yes Yes 2
Goulburn City Swans Yes 1
Gungahlin Yes Yes 2
Marist Yes 1
Molonglo Yes Yes 2
Murrumbateman Yes 1
Queanbeyan Yes Yes Yes 3
Southern Cats Yes 1
Tuggeranong Valley Yes Yes 2
Woden Yes Yes 2
Yass Roos Yes 1

2024 Women's Grades

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Club First Grade Second Grade Community

Division 1

Rising Stars Total
Ainslie Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
ADFA Yes 1
ANU Yes 1
Batemans Bay Yes 1
Belconnen Yes Yes Yes 3
Eastlake Yes Yes Yes 3
Googong Yes 1
Gungahlin Yes 1
Molonglo Yes 1
Queanbeyan Yes Yes Yes 3
Tuggeranong Valley Yes Yes Yes 3
Woden Yes 1

Past clubs

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Football Club Name Colours Premiership/s Years in Competition Notes
Acton
3 1924–1973 Disbanded due to lack of financial and players support
Air Force
0 1940–1945 Disband due to the end of WWII.
Campbelltown
0 1996–1998 Returned to AFL Sydney
Eastlake-Manuka
1 1942–1944 Brief merger between Eastlake and Manuka
Federals
2 1924–1927
Goulburn
1 1932–1936 Not related to current Goulburn City Swans
Kingston Wolves
0 1993–2000 Absorbed by Eastlakes
Manuka
16 1927–1985 Club expanded into Weston Creek area.
Manuka-Weston
0 1986–1990 Merged with Eastlake Football Club
Navy
1 1937–1951
Queanbeyan-Acton
3 1952–1959 Brief merger between Queanbeyan and Acton
Riverina Lions
1 2003-2021 Folded
Royal Military College
2 1927–1979, 1995–2007 Withdrew all sports clubs at end of 2007 season
Southern District
0 1991–1994 Team name after Eastlake-Manuka merger.
South Woden
0 1969–1975 Renamed Sutherland
Sutherland
0 1976–1982 Renamed Tuggeranong
Turner
0 1948–1970 Disbanded and later reformed as Belconnen
Wagga Wagga Tigers
0 2002–2006 Returned to Riverina Football League
West Canberra
0 1974–1985 Merged with Belconnen in 1986
Weston Creek
0 1991–2007 Renamed Canberra Wildcats in 2007, folded due to lack of support after 2007 season.

Men's Grand Finals

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First Grade

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Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League
1924 Acton 10.7 (67) – 6.6 (42) Canberra
1925 Federals 7.10 (52) – 3.6 (24) Acton
1926 Federals (2) 8.8 (56) – 4.12 (36) Acton
Canberra Australian National Football League
1927 Acton (2) 12.13 (85) – 7.9 (51) Eastlake
1928 Eastlake 9.16 (70) – 4.6 (30) Ainslie
1929 Ainslie 7.13 (55) – 6.11 (47) Eastlake
1930 Eastlake (2) 14.16 (100) – 7.7 (49) Ainslie
1931 Manuka 10.6 (66) – 6.11 (47) Acton
1932 Goulburn 7.18 (60) – 5.6 (36) Manuka
1933 Eastlake (3) 13.10 (88) – 10.6 (66) Manuka
1934 Eastlake (4) 10.14 (74) – 4.7 (31) Manuka
1935 Manuka (2) 9.14 (68) – 4.19 (43) Ainslie
1936 Ainslie (2) 11.11 (77) – 10.7 (67) Acton
1937 Eastlake (5) 11.6 (72) – 7.8 (50) Manuka
1938 Manuka (3) 18.9 (117) – 15.4 (94) Queanbeyan
1939 Queanbeyan 7.10 (52) – 7.10 (52) Manuka
Queanbeyan 18.22 (130) – 9.19 (73) Manuka
1940 Queanbeyan (2) 16.26 (122) – 4.5 (29) Eastlake
1941 Queanbeyan (3) 13.13 (91) – 13.10 (88) Royal Australian Air Force
1942 Eastlake-Manuka 13.24 (102) – 4.14 (38) Royal Australian Air Force
1943 Royal Military College 16.10 (106) – 10.14 (74) Royal Australian Air Force
1944 Navy 14.16 (100) – 9.19 (73) Royal Military College
1945 Eastlake (6) 9.16 (70) – 10.9 (69) Navy
1946 Ainslie (3) 12.19 (91) – 8.6 (54) Eastlake
1947 Ainslie (4) 15.9 (99) – 9.17 (71) Eastlake
1948 Eastlake (7) 22.16 (148) – 10.8 (68) Manuka
1949 Manuka (4) 6.9 (45) – 5.11 (41) Eastlake
1950 Manuka (5) 9.13 (67) – 6.6 (42) Eastlake
1951 Royal Military College (2) 14.14 (98) – 12.11 (83) Manuka
1952 Ainslie (5) 13.20 (98) – 12.12 (84) Queanbeyan-Acton
1953 Queanbeyan-Acton 9.12 (66) – 8.13 (61) Ainslie
1954 Queanbeyan-Acton (2) 23.15 (153) – 6.8 (44) Eastlake
1955 Manuka (6) 12.11 (83) – 8.6 (54) Queanbeyan-Acton
1956 Queanbeyan-Acton (3) 12.20 (92) – 5.11 (41) Manuka
1957 Eastlake (8) 15.10 (100) – 12.13 (85) Manuka
1958 Ainslie (6) 20.12 (132) – 9.7 (61) Eastlake
1959 Ainslie (7) 11.12 (78) – 8.8 (56) Eastlake
1960 Eastlake (9) 20.15 (135) – 9.9 (63) Ainslie
1961 Ainslie (8) 9.12 (66) – 9.4 (58) Queanbeyan
1962 Eastlake (10) 4.9 (33) – 2.6 (18) Ainslie
1963 Eastlake (11) 11.15 (81) – 6.14 (50) Manuka
1964 Eastlake (12) 14.11 (95) – 10.9 (69) Manuka
1965 Eastlake (13) 20.16 (136) – 8.14 (62) Manuka
1966 Eastlake (14) 13.16 (94) – 8.17 (65) Ainslie
1967 Manuka (7) 11.15 (81) – 6.13 (49) Eastlake
1968 Manuka (8) 9.16 (70) – 10.9 (69) Eastlake
1969 Manuka (9) 11.13 (79) – 9.5 (59) Eastlake
1970 Ainslie (9) 12.27 (99) – 13.15 (93) Manuka
1971 Manuka (10) 10.17 (77) – 6.15 (51) Eastlake
1972 Eastlake (15) 26.19 (175) – 9.8 (62) Ainslie
1973 Manuka (11) 14.14 (98) – 15.7 (97) Ainslie
1974 Manuka (12) 14.14 (98) – 9.13 (67) Eastlake
Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League
1975 Manuka (13) 12.13 (85) – 10.8 (68) Ainslie
1976 Eastlake (16) 23.19 (157) – 13.10 (88) Manuka
1977 Manuka (14) 16.12 (108) – 14.9 (93) Eastlake
1978 Eastlake (17) 19.23 (137) – 16.17 (113) Ainslie
1979 Ainslie (10) 17.18 (120) – 11.8 (74) Belconnen
1980 Ainslie (11) 21.10 (136) – 12.15 (87) Manuka
1981 Manuka (15) 18.18 (126) – 15.14 (104) Ainslie
1982 Ainslie (12) 22.19 (151) – 11.9 (75) Eastlake
1983 Ainslie (13) 18.13 (121) – 13.11 (89) Eastlake
1984 Ainslie (14) 20.14 (134) – 12.13 (85) Eastlake
1985 Queanbeyan (4) 23.18 (156) – 14.13 (97) Ainslie
1986 Tuggeranong 8.11 (59) – 8.10 (58) Queanbeyan Football Park

Canberra

21 September 1986
1987 Ainslie (15) 21.9 (135) – 11.15 (81) Queanbeyan
1988 Queanbeyan (5) 14.10 (94) – 10.15 (75) Ainslie
1989 Queanbeyan (6) 12.15 (87) – 9.13 (67) Manuka-Weston
1990 Ainslie (16) 16.12 (108) – 10.21 (81) Queanbeyan
1991 Queanbeyan (7) 14.9 (93) – 10.9 (69) Southern District
1992 Ainslie (17) 9.18 (72) – 7.20 (62) Queanbeyan
1993 Ainslie (18) 20.17 (137) – 8.17 (65) Southern District
1994 Ainslie (19) 14.10 (94) – 10.14 (74) Queanbeyan
1995 Ainslie (20) 17.10 (112) – 14.11 (95) Queanbeyan
1996 Ainslie (21) 12.17 (89) – 10.9 (69) Eastlake
1997 Ainslie (22) 14.8 (92) – 8.10 (58) Tuggeranong
1998 Queanbeyan (8) 16.10 (106) – 12.18 (90) Belconnen
1999 Queanbeyan (9) 13.13 (91) – 10.14 (74) Belconnen
AFL Canberra First Grade
2000 Queanbeyan (10) 23.10 (148) – 14.11 (95) Eastlake
2001 Eastlake 14.10 (94) – 13.13 (91) Belconnen
2002 Belconnen 24.19 (163) – 14.6 (90) Queanbeyan
2003 Belconnen (2) 11.14 (80) – 11.8 (74) Queanbeyan
2004 Belconnen (3) 14.20 (104) – 8.9 (57) Queanbeyan
2005 Sydney 12.8 (80) – 8.15 (63) Belconnen
2006 Sydney (2) 10.16 (76) – 6.7 (43) Belconnen
2007 Sydney (3) 18.14 (122) – 14.10 (94) Queanbeyan
2008 Sydney (4) 11.4 (70) – 6.15 (69) Belconnen
2009 Belconnen (4) 11.13 (79) – 10.13 (73) Ainslie
2010 Ainslie (23) 13.10 (88) – 9.9 (63) Eastlake
North East Australian Football League Eastern Conference
2011 Ainslie (24) 19.11 (125) – 10.13 (73) Sydney
2012 Queanbeyan (11) 18.13 (121) – 13.13 (91) Sydney
2013 Sydney (5) 15.11 (101) – 6.13 (49) Belconnen
AFL Canberra First Grade
2015 Queanbeyan (12) 15.5 (95) – 10.11 (71) Belconnen
2016 Ainslie (25) 13.14 (92) – 9.9 (63) Queanbeyan
2017 Ainslie (26) 13.16 (94) – 7.10 (52) Belconnen Manuka Oval

Canberra

3 September 2017
2018 Ainslie (27) 11.14 (80) – 6.10 (46) Eastlake Manuka Oval

Canberra

9 September 2018
2019 Ainslie (28) 13.7 (85) – 3.11 (29) Belconnen Manuka Oval

Canberra

7 September 2019
2020 Queanbeyan (13) 14.14 (98) – 6.7 (43) Eastlake Gungahlin Enclosed Oval

Canberra

10 October 2020
2022 Queanbeyan (14) 7.12 (54) – 7.8 (50) Belconnen Phillip Oval Canberra 27 August 2022
2023 Belconnen (5) 10.11 (71) – 4.8 (32) Ainslie Phillip Oval Canberra 9 September 2023

Team Performance

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Team Colours Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Ainslie
28 16 1929, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1979,

1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,

1996, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

1928, 1930, 1935, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1975,

1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 2009, 2023

Eastlake
17 20 1928, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1948, 1957, 1960, 1962,

1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1976, 1978

1927, 1929, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1959,

1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2020

Manuka
15 15 1931, 1935, 1938, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971,

1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981

1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1963,
Queanbeyan
14 13 1939, 1940, 1941, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000,

2012, 2015, 2020, 2022

1938, 1961, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003,

2004, 2007, 2016

Belconnen
5 12 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2023 1979, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017,

2019, 2022

Sydney
5 2 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013 2011, 2012
Queanbeyan-Acton
3 2 1953, 1954, 1956 1952, 1955
Acton
2 4 1924, 1927 1925, 1926, 1931, 1936
Royal Military College
2 1 1943, 1951 1944
Federals
2 0 1925, 1926
Eastlake
1 6 2001 1991, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2018
Eastlake
1 1 1944 1945
Tuggeranong
1 1 1986 1997
Goulburn
1 0 1932
Eastlake-Manuka
1 0 1942
Royal Australian Air Force
0 3 1941, 1942, 1943
Canberra (Original)
0 1 1924
Manuka-Weston
0 1 1989

Second Grade

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Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
Canberra Australian National Football League Second Grade
1947 Ainslie 13.12 (90) – 8.13 (61) Manuka
1948 Manuka 14.11 (95) – 9.15 (69) Ainslie
1949 Royal Military College 7.10 (52) – 6.4 (40) Manuka
1950 Manuka (2) 7.11 (53) – 6.2 (38) Royal Military College
1951 Acton def Royal Military College
1952 Eastlake 16.6 (102) – 7.6 (48) Ainslie
1953 Queanbeyan-Acton 7.11 (53) – 7.10 (52) Ainslie
1954 Queanbeyan-Acton (2) 9.17 (71) – 4.9 (33) Eastlake
1955 Eastlake (2) 14.7 (91) – 8.8 (56) Queanbeyan-Acton
1956 Manuka (3) 14.5 (89) – 7.9 (51) Queanbeyan-Acton
1957 Eastlake (3) 11.10 (76) – 6.7 (43) Manuka
1958 Eastlake (4) 13.6 (84) – 10.15 (79) Manuka
1959 Manuka (4) 5.12 (42) – 6.3 (39) Eastlake
1960 Manuka (5) 7.7 (49) – 4.2 (26) Eastlake
1961 Eastlake (5) 7.3 (45) - 5.10 (40) Manuka
1962 Australian National University 4.11 (35) – 2.2 (14) Manuka
1963 Manuka (6) 4.15 (39) – 5.6 (36) Eastlake
1964 Manuka (7) 8.9 (57) – 7.6 (48) Eastlake
1965 Manuka (8) 11.13 (79) – 9.15 (69) Turner
1966 Eastlake (6) 12.10 (82) – 7.8 (50) Royal Military College
1967 Ainslie (2) 16.11 (107) – 4.11 (35) Eastlake
1968 Ainslie (3) 5.20 (50) – 4.8 (32) Eastlake
1969 Ainslie (4) 13.11 (89) – 6.7 (43) Royal Military College
1970 Royal Military College (2) def Ainslie
1971 Royal Military College (3) def Ainslie
1972 Ainslie (5) 16.17 (113) – 9.7 (61) Manuka
1973 Ainslie (6) 12.15 (87) – 8.11 (59) Manuka
1974 Manuka (9) 10.16 (76) – 8.6 (54) Eastlake
Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League Second Grade
1975 Ainslie (7) 11.13 (79) – 10.15 (75) Manuka
1976 Ainslie (8) 24.16 (160) – 13.8 (86) Eastlake
1977 Ainslie (9) 20.9 (129) – 12.17 (89) Manuka
1978 Belconnen 16.5 (101) – 11.12 (78) Ainslie
1979 Ainslie (10) 19.7 (121) – 14.16 (100) Belconnen
1980 Ainslie (11) 12.15 (87) – 7.11 (53) Eastlake
1981 Eastlake (7) 18.17 (125) – 16.11 (107) Ainslie
1982 Ainslie (12) 18.13 (121) – 6.8 (44) Eastlake
1983 Ainslie (13) 13.11 (89) – 10.6 (66) Eastlake
1984 Ainslie (14) 16.20 (116) – 9.7 (61) Manuka
1985 Queanbeyan 16.17 (113) – 12.8 (90) Manuka-Weston
1986 Royal Military College (4) 24.13 (157) – 9.4 (58) Belconnen
1987 Ainslie (15) 18.21 (129) – 8.16 (64) Manuka-Weston
1988 Manuka-Weston 9.11 (65) – 6.8 (44) Ainslie
1989 Queanbeyan (2) 15.14 (104) – 9.11 (65) Ainslie
1990 Queanbeyan (3) 14.9 (93) – 10.12 (72) Manuka
1991 Belconnen (2) 13.13 (91) – 11.6 (72) Southern District
1992 Ainslie (16) 25.15 (165) – 12.6 (78) Queanbeyan
1993 Southern District 21.14 (140) – 16.14 (109) Ainslie
1994 Southern District (2) 10.9 (69) – 10.7 (67) Belconnen
1995 Southern District (3) 12.15 (87) – 12.12 (84) Belconnen
1996 Eastlake Demons (4) 17.16 (118) – 4.8 (32) Weston Creek
1997 Ainslie (17) 15.11 (101) – 15.10 (100) Eastlake Demons
1998 Tuggeranong 16.14 (110) – 7.7 (49) Queanbeyan
1999 Ainslie (18) def Belconnen
AFL Canberra Second Grade
2000 Weston Creek 7.12 (54) – 7.10 (52) Belconnen
2001 Ainslie (19) 10.12 (73) – 7.6 (48) Queanbeyan
2002 Eastlake Demons (5) 12.12 (84) – 7.12 (54) Ainslie
2003 Belconnen (3) 8.13 (61) – 8.6 (54) Queanbeyan
2004 Ainslie (20) 12.8 (80) – 9.11 (65) Queanbeyan
2005 Ainslie (21) 17.9 (111) – 7.7 (49) Eastlake Demons
2006 Eastlake Demons (6) 11.16 (82) – 8.12 (60) Queanbeyan
2007 Queanbeyan (4) 10.12 (72) – 6.10 (46) Tuggeranong
2008 Belconnen (4) 7.13 (55) – 8.5 (53) Queanbeyan
2009 Queanbeyan (5) 11.17 (83) – 8.8 (56) Eastlake Demons
2010 Queanbeyan (6) 16.11 (107) – 8.7 (55) Belconnen
AFL Canberra Highest Grade
2011 Queanbeyan (7) 12.15 (87) – 7.6 (48) Ainslie
2012 Ainslie (22) 15.9 (99) – 9.6 (60) Belconnen
2013 Ainslie (23) 10.20 (80) – 7.10 (52) Belconnen
2014 Queanbeyan (8) 10.7 (67) – 7.7 (49) Ainslie
AFL Canberra Second Grade
2015 Tuggeranong (2) 12.5 (77) – 6.3 (39) Belconnen
2016 Ainslie (24) 10.14 (74) – 8.7 (55) Belconnen
2017 Ainslie (25) 13.10 (88) – 7.5 (47) Queanbeyan Manuka Oval

Canberra

3 September 2017
2018 Ainslie (26) 10.4 (64) – 4.5 (29) Queanbeyan Manuka Oval

Canberra

9 September 2018
2019 Eastlake Demons (7) 5.3 (33) – 4.6 (30) Belconnen Manuka Oval

Canberra

7 September 2019
2020 Belconnen (5) 4.4 (28) – 3.5 (23) Ainslie Gungahlin Enclosed Oval

Canberra

10 October 2020
2022 Belconnen (6) 8.6 (54) - 2.8 (20) Ainslie Phillip OvalCanberra 27 August 2022
2023 Ainslie (27) 4.8 (32) - 3.2 (20) Belconnen Phillip OvalCanberra 9 September 2023

Team Performance

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Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Ainslie 27 15 1947, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979,

1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004,

2005, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023

1948, 1952, 1953, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1993,

2002, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2022

Manuka 9 12 1948, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974 1947, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977,

1984, 1990

Queanbeyan 8 9 1985, 1989, 1990, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018
Eastlake 7 12 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1981 1954, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1980,

1982, 1983

Eastlake Demons 7 4 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2019 1991, 1997, 2005, 2009
Belconnen 6 13 1978, 1991, 2003, 2008, 2020, 2022 1979, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015,

2016, 2019, 2023

Royal Military College 4 4 1949, 1970, 1971, 1986 1950, 1951, 1966, 1969
Queanbeyan-Acton 2 2 1953, 1954 1955, 1956
Tuggeranong 2 1 1998, 2015 2007
Manuka-Weston 1 2 1988 1985, 1987
Weston Creek 1 1 2000 1996
Acton 1 0 1951
Australian National University 1 0 1962
Turner 0 1 1965

Third Grade

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Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League Third Grade
1995 Kingston 18.21 (129) – 5.4 (34) University of Canberra
1996 Australian National University 8.9 (57) – 3.11 (29) Kingston
1997 Kingston (2) 15.13 (103) – 8.8 (56) Gungahlin
1998 Kingston (3) def Australian Defence Force Academy
1999 Australian Defence Force Academy def Kingston
AFL Canberra Third Grade
2000 Kingston (4) def Australian Defence Force Academy
2001 Belconnen def Australian National University
2002 Australian Defence Force Academy (2) def Belconnen
2003 Australian Defence Force Academy (3) def Gungahlin
2004 Australian National University (2) def Belconnen
2005 Australian National University (3) def Belconnen
2006 Gungahlin def Australian National University
2007 Gungahlin (2) def Australian National University
2008 Gungahlin (3) def Belconnen
2009 Australian National University (4) def Harman
2010 Belconnen (2) 11.12 (78) – 11.10 (76) Australian Defence Force Academy
AFL Canberra Second Highest Grade
2011 Harman 11.8 (74) – 6.10 (46) Australian Defence Force Academy
2012 Australian Defence Force Academy (4) 23.14 (152) – 8.2 (50) Australian National University
2013 Australian Defence Force Academy (5) 11.8 (74) – 9.13 (67) Australian National University
2014 Ainslie 6.8 (44) – 5.12 (42) Molonglo
AFL Canberra Third Grade
2015 Woden 8.9 (57) – 6.8 (44) Australian National University
2016 Woden (2) 11.9 (75) – 9.8 (62) Australian National University
2017 Australian Defence Force Academy (6) 7.16 (58) – 6.5 (41) Woden Greenway Oval

Canberra

2 September 2017
2018 Batemans Bay 9.10 (64) – 5.8 (38) Molonglo Football Park

Canberra

22 September 2018
2019 Australian Defence Force Academy (7) 7.9 (51) – 5.5 (35) Australian National University Football Park

Canberra

31 August 2019
2020 Australian National University (5) 6.11 (47) – 5.7 (37) Woden Allinsure Park

Queanbeyan

3 October 2020
2022 Australian National University (6) 13.9 (87) – 4.3 (27) Googong Phillip Oval Canberra 20 August 2022
2023 Batemans Bay (2) 11.6 (72) – 3.11 (29) Australian National University Phillip Oval Canberra 2 September 2023

Team Performance

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Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Australian Defence Force Academy 7 4 1999, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019 1998, 2000, 2010, 2011
Australian National University 6 9 1996, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2020, 2022 2001, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023
Kingston 4 2 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 1996, 1999
Gungahlin 3 2 2006, 2007, 2008 1997, 2003
Belconnen 2 4 2001, 2010 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008
Woden 2 2 2015, 2016 2017, 2020
Googong 1 2 2011 2009, 2022
Batemans Bay 2 0 2018, 2023
Ainslie 1 0 2014
Molonglo 0 2 2014, 2018
University of Canberra 0 1 1995

Fourth Grade

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Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League Fourth Grade
1995 Belconnen 10.7 (67) – 4.8 (32) Kingston
1996 Kingston 16.14 (110) – 7.5 (47) Tuggeranong
1997 Belconnen (2) def Kingston
1998 Australian Defence Force Academy def Kingston
1999 Tuggeranong def Australian National University
AFL Canberra Fourth Grade
2000 Tuggeranong (2) def Australian Defence Force Academy
2001 Woden def Murrumbidgee
2002 Woden (2) def Gungahlin
2003 Woden (3) def Murrumbidgee
2004 Goulburn def Belconnen
2005 Murrumbidgee def Australian National University
2006 Belconnen (3) def Cootamundra
2007 Australian National University def Gungahlin
2008 Yass def Gungahlin
2009 Goulburn (2) def Gungahlin
2010 Australian National University (2) 12.13 (85) – 13.6 (84) Goulburn
AFL Canberra Third Highest Grade
2011 Tuggeranong (3) 14.6 (90) – 2.7 (19) Australian National University
2012 Australian National University (3) 9.13 (67) – 10.5 (65) Belconnen
2013 Australian National University (4) 17.25 (127) – 9.8 (62) Yass
2014 Cootamundra 18.5 (113) – 11.7 (73) Yass
AFL Canberra Fourth Grade
2015 Harman 10.6 (66) – 5.15 (45) Australian National University
2016 Australian National University (5) 10.7 (67) – 6.10 (46) Yass
2017 Yass (2) 6.17 (53) – 7.4 (46) Cootamundra Greenway Oval

Canberra

2 September 2017
2018 Southern Cats 16.7 (103) – 3.5 (23) Yass Football Park

Canberra

22 September 2018
2019 Australian Defence Force Academy (2) 10.9 (69) – 5.5 (35) Woden Football Park

Canberra

31 August 2019
2020 Australian National University (6) 6.17 (53) – 7.6 (48) Yass Allinsure Park

Queanbeyan

3 October 2020
2022 Murrumbateman 7.5 (47) – 4.3 (27) Yass Phillip Oval Canberra 20 August 2022
2023 Australian National University (7) 8.12 (60) – 8.4 (52) Woden Phillip Oval Canberra 2 September 2023

Team Performance

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Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Australian National University 7 3 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2023 2005, 2011, 2015
Belconnen 3 2 1995, 1997, 2006 2004, 2012
Woden 3 2 2001, 2002, 2003 2019, 2023
Tuggeranong 3 1 1999, 2000, 2011 1996
Yass 2 6 2008, 2017 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
Goulburn 2 1 2004, 2009 2010
Australian Defence Force Academy 2 1 1998, 2019 2000
Kingston 1 3 1996 1995, 1997, 1998
Molonglo/Murrumbidgee 1 2 2005 2001, 2003
Cootamundra 1 2 2014 2006, 2017
Googong 1 0 2015
Southern Cats 1 0 2018
Murrumbateman 1 0 2022
Gungahlin 0 3 2007, 2008, 2009

Regional League

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Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
AFL Canberra Regional League
2015 Goulburn 17.7 (109) – 4.10 (34) Cootamundra
2019 Belconnen 6.10 (46) – 4.14 (38) Cootamundra Allinsure Park

Queanbeyan

31 August 2019

Team Performance

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Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Goulburn 1 0 2015
Belconnen 1 0 2019
Cootamundra 0 2 2015, 2019

Under 18s

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Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
Canberra Australian National Football League Under 19s
1963 Turner 9.4 (58) – 7.12 (54) Eastlake
1964 Eastlake def Manuka
1965 Eastlake (2) def Ainslie
1966 Manuka def Turner
1967 Manuka (2) 11.16 (82) – 7.11 (53) Ainslie
1968 Manuka (3) 7.13 (55) – 5.8 (38) Ainslie
1969 Manuka (4) 15.10 (100) – 6.10 (46) Ainslie
1970 Manuka (5) 14.10 (94) – 10.13 (73) Ainslie
1971 Eastlake (3) def Manuka
1972 Manuka (6) def Eastlake
1973 Manuka (7) def Eastlake
1974 Belconnen def Eastlake
Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League Under 19s
1975 Manuka (8) 19.17 (131) – 3.4 (22) Eastlake
1976 Manuka (9) 11.10 (76) – 7.8 (50) Ainslie
1977 Ainslie 16.19 (115) – 8.6 (54) Manuka
1978 Ainslie (2) 18.6 (114) – 15.10 (100) Eastlake
1979 Manuka (10) 14.15 (99) – 14.9 (93) Eastlake
1980 Eastlake (4) 15.5 (105) – 7.11 (53) Ainslie
1981 Weston Creek 16.12 (108) – 12.11 (83) Manuka
1982 Ainslie (3) 20.8 (128) – 12.11 (83) Manuka
1983 Ainslie (4) 16.12 (108) – 12.6 (78) Manuka
1984 Queanbeyan 13.14 (92) – 12.10 (82) Manuka
1985 Manuka-Weston 16.19 (115) – 11.8 (74) Belconnen
1986 Manuka-Weston (2) 24.18 (162) – 7.8 (50) Belconnen
1987 Eastlake (5) 12.7 (79) – 10.14 (74) Manuka-Weston
1988 Eastlake (6) 11.14 (80) – 5.4 (34) Ainslie
1989 Belconnen (2) 11.14 (80) – 7.9 (51) Eastlake
1990 Manuka-Weston (3) 11.10 (76) – 10.9 (69) Ainslie
1991 Ainslie (5) 14.12 (96) – 8.10 (58) Belconnen
1992 Belconnen (3) 14.14 (98) – 6.9 (45) Tuggeranong
1993 Belconnen (4) 15.11 (101) – 5.5 (35) Weston Creek
1994 Tuggeranong 15.17 (107) – 6.6 (42) Ainslie
1995 Tuggeranong (2) 9.6 (60) – 4.4 (28) Belconnen
1996 Tuggeranong (3) 14.9 (93) – 3.5 (23) Belconnen
Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League Under 21s
1997 Tuggeranong (4) 14.8 (92) – 10.13 (73) Queanbeyan
AFL Canberra Under 18s
2000 Tuggeranong Bulldogs def Marist College
2001 Marist College def Belconnen
2002 Queanbeyan (2) 12.4 (76) – 5.9 (39) Tuggeranong
2003 Marist College (2) 4.6 (30) – 2.11 (23) Tuggeranong
2004 Marist College (3) def Queanbeyan
2005 Wagga 12.18 (90) – 6.4 (40) Marist College
2006 Wagga (2) def Tuggeranong
2007 Tuggeranong (5) 16.6 (106) – 10.8 (68) Queanbeyan
2008 Marist College (4) def Ainslie
2009 Marist College (5) def Belconnen
2010 Marist College (6) 9.7 (61) – 6.14 (50) Belconnen
2011 Belconnen (5) 8.11 (59) – 7.6 (48) Marist College
2012 Belconnen (6) 9.5 (59) – 6.5 (41) Eastlake Demons
AFL Canberra Rising Stars
2013 Ainslie (6) 10.15 (75) – 10.7 (67) Queanbeyan
2014 Queanbeyan (3) 8.8 (56) – 5.8 (38) Ainslie
2015 Marist College (7) 11.4 (70) – 6.7 (43) Ainslie
2016 Ainslie (7) 9.8 (62) – 6.6 (42) Queanbeyan
2017 Marist College (8) 8.1 (49) – 3.18 (36) Ainslie Manuka Oval

Canberra

3 September 2017
2018 Ainslie (8) 8.7 (55) – 7.10 (52) Queanbeyan Manuka Oval

Canberra

9 September 2018
2019 Marist College (9) 7.10 (52) – 3.5 (23) Tuggeranong Manuka Oval

Canberra

7 September 2019
2020 Ainslie (9) 8.3 (51) – 6.3 (39) Marist College Gungahlin Enclosed Oval

Canberra

10 October 2020
2022 Ainslie (10) 8.8 (56) – 5.7 (37) Belconnen Phillip Oval

Canberra

27 August 2022
2023 Belconnen (7) 11.7 (73) – 8.4 (53) Eastlake Demons Phillip Oval

Canberra

10 September 2023

Team Performance

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Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Ainslie 10 14 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1991, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1994,

2008, 2014, 2015, 2017

Manuka 10 7 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979 1964, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Marist College 9 4 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019 2000, 2005, 2011, 2020
Belconnen 7 9 1974, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2011, 2012, 2023 1985, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2022
Eastlake 6 9 1964, 1965, 1971, 1980, 1987, 1988 1963, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1989, 2023
Tuggeranong 5 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007 1992, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2019
Queanbeyan 3 6 1984, 2002, 2014 1997, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2018
Manuka-Weston 3 1 1985, 1986, 1990 1987
Wagga 2 0 2005, 2006
Turner 1 1 1963 1965
Weston Creek 1 1 1981 1993
Manuka-Weston 1 2 1988 1985, 1987
Tuggeranong Bulldogs 1 0 2000
Eastlake Demons 0 1 2012

Women's Grand Finals

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First Grade

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Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
AFL Canberra Women's
1998 Australian Defence Force Academy 11.5 (71) – 5.5 (35) Harman
1999 Belconnen 3.8 (26) – 1.4 (10) Tuggeranong
2000 Australian Defence Force Academy (2) 9.7 (61) – 3.4 (22) Tuggeranong
2001 Ainslie 7.8 (50) – 1.1 (7) Tuggeranong
2002 Eastlake Demons 5.6 (36) – 1.3 (9) Tuggeranong
2003 Eastlake Demons (2) 9.5 (59) – 1.3 (9) Australian National University
2004 Tuggeranong 7.5 (47) – 3.7 (25) Eastlake Demons
2005 Eastlake Demons (3) 5.8 (38) – 3.2 (20) Riverina Lions
2006 Eastlake Demons (4) 8.11 (59) – 3.3 (21) Tuggeranong
2007 Tuggeranong (2) 4.4 (28) – 4.3 (27) Eastlake Demons
AFL Canberra Women's Division 1
2008 Eastlake Demons (5) 6.5 (41) – 2.4 (16) Ainslie
AFL Canberra Women's
2009 Tuggeranong (3) 2.3 (15) – 2.2 (14) Ainslie
2010 Tuggeranong (4) 6.11 (47) – 5.4 (34) Ainslie
2011 Eastlake Demons (6) 4.5 (29) – 1.3 (9) Riverina Lions
2012 Eastlake Demons (7) 4.9 (33) – 2.3 (15) Riverina Lions
AFL Canberra Women's Division 1
2013 Tuggeranong (5) 6.7 (43) – 4.3 (27) Eastlake Demons
2014 Tuggeranong (6) 6.5 (41) – 4.2 (26) Riverina Lions
2015 Eastlake Demons (8) 6.11 (47) – 5.2 (32) Riverina Lions
2016 Gungahlin 7.7 (49) – 4.4 (28) Eastlake Demons
AFL Canberra Women's
2017 Queanbeyan 6.3 (39) – 3.6 (24) Gungahlin Greenway Oval

Canberra

2 September 2017
AFL Canberra Women's First Grade
2018 Eastlake Demons (9) 6.7 (43) – 5.1 (31) Queanbeyan Manuka Oval

Canberra

9 September 2018
2019 Queanbeyan (2) 8.7 (55) – 1.1 (7) Belconnen Manuka Oval

Canberra

7 September 2019
2020 Belconnen (2) 6.5 (41) – 5.1 (31) Queanbeyan Gungahlin Enclosed Oval

Canberra

10 October 2020
2022 Queanbeyan (3) 6.4 (40) – 5.5 (35) Ainslie Phillip Oval

Canberra

27 August 2022
2023 Ainslie (2) 10.11 (71) – 1.6 (12) Belconnen Phillip Oval

Canberra

9 September 2023

Team Performance

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Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Eastlake Demons 9 4 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016
Tuggeranong 6 5 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
Queanbeyan 3 2 2017, 2019, 2022 2018, 2020
Ainslie 2 4 2001, 2023 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
Australian Defence Force Academy 2 1 1998, 2000
Belconnen 2 2 1999, 2020 2019, 2023
Gungahlin 1 1 2016 2017
Riverina Lions 0 5 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Harman/Googong 0 1 1998
Australian National University 0 1 2003

Second Grade

[edit]
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
2023 Ainslie 2.4 (16) – 1.1 (7) Eastlake Demons Phillip Oval

Canberra

9 September 2023

Team Performance

[edit]
Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Ainslie 1 0 2023
Eastlake Demons 0 1 2023

Community League

[edit]
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
AFL Canberra Women's Division 2
2008 Belconnen 6.8 (44) – 1.2 (8) Gungahlin
2013 Queanbeyan 5.14 (44) – 5.4 (34) Australian National University
2014 Queanbeyan (2) 7.11 (53) – 2.3 (15) Molonglo
2015 Queanbeyan (3) 4.3 (27) – 2.5 (17) Molonglo
2016 Molonglo 8.12 (60) – 4.6 (30) Riverina Lions
AFL Canberra Women's Second Grade
2018 Riverina Lions 3.9 (27) – 3.4 (22) Australian National University Football Park

Canberra

22 September 2018
AFL Canberra Women's Community League
2019 Australian National University 6.8 (44) – 1.2 (8) Batemans Bay Football Park

Canberra

31 August 2019
2020 Molonglo (2) 1.3 (9) – 1.2 (8) Queanbeyan Allinsure Park

Queanbeyan

3 October 2020
2022 Australian National University (2) 5.4 (34) – 2.3 (15) Molonglo Phillip Oval

Canberra

20 August 2022
2023 Googong (1) 6.5 (41) – 3.4 (22) Batemans Bay Phillip Oval

Canberra

2 September 2023

Team Performance

[edit]
Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Queanbeyan 3 1 2013, 2014, 2015 2020
Molonglo 2 3 2016, 2020 2014, 2015, 2022
Australian National University 2 2 2019, 2022 2013, 2018
Belconnen 1 0 2008
Riverina Lions 1 1 2018 2016
Googong 1 0 2023
Batemans Bay 0 2 2019, 2023
Gungahlin 0 1 2008

Regional League

[edit]
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
AFL Canberra Women's Regional League
2019 Riverina Lions 3.3 (21) – 2.4 (16) Queanbeyan Allinsure Park

Queanbeyan

31 August 2019

Team Performance

[edit]
Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Riverina Lions 1 0 2019
Queanbeyan 0 1 2019

Under 18s

[edit]
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Venue Date
AFL Canberra Women's Rising Stars
2018 Queanbeyan 5.9 (39) – 5.3 (33) Belconnen Football Park

Canberra

16 September 2018
2019 Ainslie 6.6 (42) – 1.3 (9) Queanbeyan Football Park

Canberra

15 September 2019
2020 Ainslie (2) 7.9 (51) – 2.2 (14) Belconnen Allinsure Park

Queanbeyan

27 September 2020
2023 Ainslie (3) 10.12 (72) – 2.1 (13) Belconnen Phillip Oval

Canberra

10 September 2023

Team Performance

[edit]
Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Ainslie 3 0 2019, 2020, 2023
Queanbeyan 1 1 2018 2019
Belconnen 0 3 2018, 2020, 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL". Federal Capital Pioneer. No. 18. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 June 1926. p. 2 (Supplement to The Federal Capital Pioneer,). Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL". Federal Capital Pioneer. No. 3. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "NEAFL to reshape Aussie Rules second tier landscape - World Footy News".
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