Ainslie Football Club

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Full nameAinslie Football Club
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Founded1927;97 years ago (1927)
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Competition AFL Canberra
PresidentMichael Cawley
CoachMens – Jason Tutt; Womens – Britt Tully
Captain(s)Mens – Josh Maynard & Matt Teasdale; Womens – Maddy Holloway
Ground(s)Alan Ray Oval
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Official website ainsliefootball.com.au

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

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The club formed in 1927 [1] and won its first premiership in 1929. [2]

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. [3] The club left NEAFL at the end of the 2015 season and returned to the AFL Canberra competition. [4]

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/sPatron/s
1927–1939No Patron Appointed
1940–1941R G Menzies
1942–1945No Paton Appointed
1946–1956J C Moore
1957–1976R H Lewis, BEM

R W Chew

1977–1982R H Lewis, BEM

H Gaylard, BEM

1983–1986H Gaylard, BEM

Senator D Jessop

Senator M Townley

1987S L Ray, OAM

Senator D Jessop

Senator M Townley

1988–1995S L Ray, OAM
1996 – Feb 2014A L Ray
2015–B Marshall

Club Presidents

There have been 24 Presidents of the Ainslie Football Club.

Club Presidents
Year/sName
1927P J McNamara
1928–1930F C Green, CBE MC
1931–1933T James
1934–1935C Gregory
1936G Bourne
1937J Horgan
1938T Gillard
1939–1953R H Lewis, BEM
1954–1955B Whatman, MBE
1956J Whatman
1957–1971H Gaylard, BEM
1972–1975A Ray
1976–1981K Heales
1982–1985B Glossop
1986–1987K Heales
1988–1990D Lalor
1991—1993D Seymour
1994–1996B Glossop
1997–2000G Cox
2001–2002J Miller
2003–2005K Heales
2006–2016I Muir
2017–2024L 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/sNamePremierships
1998–1999J Dehuis
2000–2007S Gnaden2001
2008J Fromm
2009T Treloar
2010M Porter
2011K Treloar
2012D Glatz
2013–2014B James
2015M Jamieson
2016–2018F Van de Made
2019–B Tully2023

Ainslie Men's First Grade Coaches

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

Year/sName/sPremierships
1927H Kirpatrick
1928W Griffith Snr

G Welsh

1929G Hanley

M Richards

1929
1930C Williams
1931L Alexander
1932H Gaylard, BEM
1933–1935J Keogh
1936L James Snr1936
1937L James Snr

J Keogh

1938L James Snr
1939E Gyngell
1940–1941T Evans
1942–1945No Coach – WW II
1946L James Snr1946
1947–1948R Furler1947
1949B Kay
1950R Bloomfield
1951L James SNR
1952–1953A K Stevens1952
1954B Whatman
1955T Evans
1956B Whatman
1957–1960R Donnellan1958, 1959
1961–1965N Neeson1961
1966–1968W Drake
1969L Cronin
1970–1972 J Davies 1970
1973–1975 J Jillard
1976K Hassett
1977B Read
1978–1983K Neale1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
1984–1985R Oborne1984
1986B Cook
1987–1988R Durnan1987
1989R Durnan

B Hannam

1990–1991B Hannam1990
1992–1993D Cloke1992, 1993
1994–1996P Banfield1994, 1995, 1996
1997R Smith1997
1998K Neale
1999B Heaver
2000P Gribble
2001–2005B Knowles
2006A Bishop
2007–2020C Rourke2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2021–2022J Doering
2023–J Tutt

AFL/VFL players

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

AFLW players

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

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References

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


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