Ainslie Football Club

Ainslie
Names
Full name	Ainslie Football Club
Club details
Founded	1927;98 years ago (1927)
Colours
Competition	AFL Canberra
President	Michael Cawley
Coach	Men's – Jason Tutt; Women's – Stafford Cooper
Captain(s)	Men's – Matt Teasdale; Women's – Shannon Brown
Ground(s)	Alan Ray Oval
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website	ainsliefootball.com.au

The Ainslie Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in Canberra, ^[1] in the Australian Capital Territory.

The club was formed in 1927 ^[2] and won its first premiership in 1929. ^[3]

Ex-St Kilda star Kevin Neale was captain-coach for six seasons (1978–1983), during which time Ainslie won four premierships: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983.

In 1984 Ex-Collingwood and Richmond player Rod Oborne captain-coached the club, winning the 1984 premiership. The club was also coached by former VFL/AFL great David Cloke. Chris Rourke coached Ainslie for 14 years from 2007 to 2020 taking the club to six premierships during that period.

The club entered the NEAFL for the competition's inaugural season in 2011 – finishing the year as Eastern Conference premiers. ^[4] The club left NEAFL at the end of the 2015 season and returned to the AFL Canberra competition. ^[5]

The Club's male record games holder is Todd Pulford (236 games) and the female record holder is Dani Curcio (236 games).

Club Patrons

The Ainslie Football Club has had 10 Club Patrons.

Club Patrons

Year/s	Patron/s
1927–1939	No Patron Appointed
1940–1941	Robert Menzies
1942–1945	No Paton Appointed
1946–1956	J C Moore
1957–1976	R H Lewis, BEM R W Chew
1977–1982	R H Lewis, BEM H Gaylard, BEM
1983–1986	H Gaylard, BEM Senator Don Jessop Senator Michael Townley
1987	S L Ray, OAM Senator Don Jessop Senator Michael Townley
1988–1995	S L Ray, OAM
1996 – Feb 2014	A L Ray
2015–	B Marshall

Club Presidents

There have been 24 Presidents of the Ainslie Football Club.

Club Presidents

Year/s	Name
1927	P T H McNamara
1928–1930	Frank Green
1931–1933	T James
1934–1935	C Gregory
1936	G Bourne
1937	J Horgan
1938	T Gillard
1939–1953	R H Lewis, BEM
1954–1955	B Whatman, MBE
1956	J Whatman
1957–1971	H Gaylard, BEM
1972–1975	A Ray
1976–1981	K Heales
1982–1985	B Glossop
1986–1987	K Heales
1988–1990	D Lalor
1991—1993	D Seymour
1994–1996	B Glossop
1997–2000	G Cox
2001–2002	J Miller
2003–2005	K Heales
2006–2016	I Muir
2017–2024	L Phillips
2024–	M Cawley

Ainslie Women's First Grade Coaches

Ainslie Football Club has had 11 Women's First Grade Coaches.

Women's First Grade Coaches

Year/s	Name	Premierships
1998–1999	J Dehuis
2000–2007	S Gnaden	2001
2008	J Fromm
2009	T Treloar
2010	M Porter
2011	K Treloar
2012	D Glatz
2013–2014	B James
2015	M Jamieson
2016–2018	F Van de Made
2019-2024	B Tully	2023
2025-	S Cooper

Ainslie Men's First Grade Coaches

Ainslie Football Club Men's First Grade Coaches and Premiership years.

Year/s	Name/s	Premierships
1927	H Kirpatrick
1928	W Griffith Snr G Welsh
1929	G Hanley M Richards	1929
1930	C Williams
1931	L Alexander
1932	H Gaylard, BEM
1933–1935	J Keogh
1936	L James Snr	1936
1937	L James Snr J Keogh
1938	L James Snr
1939	E Gyngell
1940–1941	T Evans
1942–1945	No Coach – WW II
1946	L James Snr	1946
1947–1948	R Furler	1947
1949	B Kay
1950	R Bloomfield
1951	L James SNR
1952–1953	A K Stevens	1952
1954	B Whatman
1955	T Evans
1956	B Whatman
1957–1960	R Donnellan	1958, 1959
1961–1965	N Neeson	1961
1966–1968	W Drake
1969	L Cronin
1970–1972	J Davies	1970
1973–1975	J Jillard
1976	K Hassett
1977	B Read
1978–1983	K Neale	1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
1984–1985	R Oborne	1984
1986	B Cook
1987–1988	R Durnan	1987
1989	R Durnan B Hannam
1990–1991	B Hannam	1990
1992–1993	D Cloke	1992, 1993
1994–1996	P Banfield	1994, 1995, 1996
1997	R Smith	1997
1998	K Neale
1999	B Heaver
2000	P Gribble
2001–2005	B Knowles
2006	A Bishop
2007–2020	C Rourke	2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2021–2022	J Doering
2023–	J Tutt

AFL/VFL players

There are list of past and present Ainsile players who have played at AFL/VFL:

• Alan Bloomfield (North Melbourne)
• Neil Bristow (Footscray)
• Nathan Buckley (Brisbane Bears and Collingwood)
• David Cloke (Richmond and Collingwood)
• Brian Cook (Melbourne)
• John Davies (Geelong)
• Aldo Dipetta (St. Kilda and Sydney Swans)
• Ray Donnellan (Fitzroy)
• Bob Furler (1918–1998) (Hawthorn)
• Nick Heyne (St. Kilda)
• James Hird (Essendon)
• John Jillard (1941–1998) (Footscray)
• Ken McGregor (Adelaide)
• Kevin Neale (St. Kilda)
• Nick Salter (Port Adelaide)
• Marcus Seecamp (Fitzroy and Melbourne)
• Robert Shirley (Adelaide)
• Rob Smith (1951–2013) (North Melbourne)
• Ross W. Smith (North Melbourne)
• Shaun Smith (North Melbourne and Melbourne)
• Alan Stevens (St. Kilda)
• Jason Tutt (Western Bulldogs and Carlton)
• Aaron vandenBerg (Melbourne)

AFLW players

There are list of past and present Ainsile players who have played at AFLW:

• Ashleigh Brazil (Collingwood)
• Britt Tully (Greater Western Sydney)
• Tess Cattle (Greater Western Sydney – drafted June 2022)
• Georgia Clayden (Gold Coast Suns – selected June 2022)

References

1. Hardwick, Amanda. "About Us". Ainslie Football Club | Est. 1927. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
2. Hardwick, Amanda. "About Us". Ainslie Football Club | Est. 1927. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. admin. "1929". Ainslie Football Club | Est. 1927. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
4. "Ainslie makes it back-to-back titles". amp.theage.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
5. Canavan, Sam (17 September 2015). "Ainslie to depart the NEAFL". AFL NSW / ACT. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Full Points Footy profile for Ainslie ^{[ usurped ]}