AFL Canberra

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).

AFL Canberra

Formerly	Federal Territory League Australian Rules Football League, Canberra Australian Football League, Canberra Australian National Football League, ACTAFL
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1924; 100 years ago (1924)
No. of teams	17 (6 in Premier Division)
Region	Australian Capital Territory  New South Wales
Most recent champion(s)	Belconnen
Most titles	Ainslie (28)
Official website	aflcanberra.com.au

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

Premiers of the ANF 1927

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

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

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

ADFA	Ainslie	ANU	Batemans Bay	Belconnen	Cootamundra
Eastlake	Goulburn City	Googong	Gungahlin	Marist	Molonglo
Murrumbateman	Queanbeyan	Southern (Cooma)	Tuggeranong	Woden Valley	Yass

2024 Men's Grades

Club	1st Grade	2nd Grade	Community Division 1	Community Division 2	Community Division 3	Rising Stars	Total
Ainslie							5
ADFA							2
ANU							2
Batemans Bay							2
Belconnen							4
Cootamundra							1
Eastlake							4
Googong							2
Goulburn City							1
Gungahlin							2
Marist							1
Molonglo							2
Murrumbateman							1
Queanbeyan							3
Southern Cats							1
Tuggeranong Valley							2
Woden							2
Yass Roos							1

2024 Women's Grades

Club	1st Grade	2nd Grade	Community Division 1	Rising Stars	Total
Ainslie					4
ADFA					1
ANU					1
Batemans Bay					1
Belconnen					3
Eastlake					3
Googong					1
Gungahlin					1
Molonglo					1
Queanbeyan					3
Tuggeranong Valley					3
Woden					1

Past clubs

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 Eastlake
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

First Grade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Under 18s

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

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

First Grade

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

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

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

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Ainslie	1	0	2023	–
Eastlake Demons	0	1	–	2023

Community League

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

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

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

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Riverina Lions	1	0	2019	–
Queanbeyan	0	1	–	2019

Under 18s

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

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

• Mulrooney Medal
• List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia

References

1. "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".

External links

• Official website