AFL Canberra

Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1924
No. of teams	6
Country(ies)	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Belconnen
Most championships	Ainslie Football Club (22)
Official website	AFL Canberra

AFL Canberra is an Australian rules football league in the Australian Capital Territory that is currently affiliated with AFL NSW/ACT.

The league is the largest Australian rules football competition in the ACT. It is also considered to be one of the strongest Australian rules football competitions in the New South Wales region (where Australian Rules is not as popular). With the proximity to Sydney and quality of opposition, the AFL's Sydney Swans have participated fielding a reserves side, but also dominated the competition.

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.

Contents 1 Names 2 AFL Canberra Premier Division 2.1 Senior Clubs 2.1.1 Current 2.1.2 Past 3 Jumpers 4 List of Premiers 4.1 Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (1924-1926) 4.2 Canberra Australian National Football League (1927-74) 4.3 Australian Capital Territory Football League (1975-99) 4.4 AFL Canberra (2000-present) 5 AFL Canberra District 5.1 Senior Clubs 5.2 Premiers - Division 1 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Names

The AFL Canberra has been through a number of forms.

• 1924 - 1926 Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (FTARFL);
• 1927 - 1974 as the Canberra Australian National Football League (CANFL);
• 1975 - 1999 Australian Capital Territory Football League (ACTAFL);
• 2000 - present AFL Canberra

[edit] AFL Canberra Premier Division

[edit] Senior Clubs

[edit] Current

Club	Championships	Years in Competition	Home Ground	Website
Ainslie	22	1926-present	Ainslie Oval	Official Site
Belconnen	4	1971-present	Manuka Oval	Official Site
Eastlake	19	1926-present	Manuka Oval	Official Site
Queanbeyan	9	1925-present	Dairy Farmers Park	Official Site
Sydney Swans Reserves	4	2003-present	SCG	Official Site
Tuggeranong	1	1967-present	Greenway Oval	Official Site

[edit] Past

Club	Championships	Years in Competition
Acton	3	1924-1973
Air Force	0	1940-1945
ANU	0	1963-1979
Bateman's Bay	0	1990-1998
Campbelltown	0	1996-1998
Canberra Wildcats	0	2007
Eastlake-Manuka	1	1942-1943
Federals	2	1924-1927
Goulburn	1	1932-1936
Manuka	16	1927-1991
Navy	1	1937-1951
Queanbeyan-Acton	3	1953-1959
Royal Military College	2	1927-1979
Wagga Tigers	0	1928-2006
West Canberra	0	1974-1987
Weston Creek	0	1991-2006

[edit] Jumpers

Ainslie	Belconnen	Eastlake
Queanbeyan	Sydney Swans Reserves	Tuggeranong

[edit] List of Premiers

[edit] Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (1924-1926)

Year	Premiers
1924	Acton
1925	Federals
1926	Federals

[edit] Canberra Australian National Football League (1927-74)

Year	Premiers
1927	Acton
1928	Eastlake
1929	Ainslie
1930	Eastlake
1931	Manuka
1932	Goulburn
1933	Eastlake
1934	Eastlake
1935	Manuka
1936	Ainslie
1937	Eastlake
1938	Manuka
1939	Queanbeyan
1940	Queanbeyan
1941	Queanbeyan
1942	Eastlake-Manuka
1943	Royal Military College
1944	Navy
1945	Eastlake
1946	Ainslie
1947	Ainslie
1948	Eastlake
1949	Manuka
1950	Manuka
1951	Royal Military College
1952	Ainslie
1953	Queanbeyan-Acton
1954	Queanbeyan-Acton
1955	Manuka
1956	Queanbeyan-Acton
1957	Eastlake
1958	Ainslie
1959	Ainslie
1960	Eastlake
1961	Ainslie
1962	Eastlake
1963	Eastlake
1964	Eastlake
1965	Eastlake
1966	Eastlake
1967	Manuka
1968	Manuka
1969	Manuka
1970	Ainslie
1971	Manuka
1972	Eastlake
1973	Manuka
1974	Manuka

[edit] Australian Capital Territory Football League (1975-99)

Year	Premiers
1975	Manuka
1976	Eastlake
1977	Manuka
1978	Eastlake
1979	Ainslie
1980	Ainslie
1981	Manuka
1982	Ainslie
1983	Ainslie
1984	Ainslie
1985	Queanbeyan
1986	Tuggeranong
1987	Ainslie
1988	Queanbeyan
1989	Queanbeyan
1990	Ainslie
1991	Queanbeyan
1992	Ainslie
1993	Ainslie
1994	Ainslie
1995	Ainslie
1996	Ainslie
1997	Ainslie
1998	Queanbeyan
1999	Queanbeyan

[edit] AFL Canberra (2000-present)

Year	Premiers
2000	Queanbeyan
2001	Eastlake
2002	Belconnen
2003	Belconnen
2004	Belconnen
2005	Sydney
2006	Sydney
2007	Sydney
2008	Sydney
2009	Belconnen

[edit] AFL Canberra District

[edit] Senior Clubs

Club	Colours	Years in Competition	Website
Australian Defence Force Academy Rams		1995-
Australian National University Griffins		1995-
Cooma		1995-
Cootamundra		1995-
Goulburn City Swans		1995-
Gungahlin Jets		1995-	Official Site
Harman Hogs		1995-	Official Site
Murrumbidgee Juggernauts		1994-	Official Site
Royal Military College		1995-
Woden Blues		1996-	Official Site
Yass Roos		2002-	Official Site

[edit] Premiers - Division 1

Year	Premiers
1995	Kingston Wolves
1996	ANU
1997	Kingston Wolves
1998	Kingston Wolves
1999	ADFA
2000	Kingston Wolves
2001	Belconnen
2002	ADFA
2003	ADFA
2004	Australian National University
2005	Australian National University
2006	Gungahlin Jets
2007	Gungahlin Jets
2008	Gungahlin Jets
2009	Australian National University

[edit] See also

• List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia

[edit] External links

• Official AFL Canberra website
• Full Points Footy website
• SportingPulse Homepage for AFL Canberra

v • d • e Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory Governing Body AFL NSW/ACT Leagues AFL Canberra Women's Leagues ACTWAFL Principal Venues Manuka Oval AFL Canberra Teams Ainslie  · Belconnen  · Eastlake  · Queanbeyan  · Sydney Swans Reserves  · Tuggeranong