This is a list of Australian rules football families, that is families who have had more than one member play or coach in the Australian Football League (previously the VFL) as well as families who have had multiple immediate family members with notable playing or coaching careers in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), South Australian National Football League (SANFL) or Victorian Football League (VFL, formerly known as the VFA). Each family will have at least a father and child combination or a set of siblings. Many families have had two or more cousins play league football but they are not included unless one also had a father, child or sibling play.
Angus Abbey is Ross Abbey's father,[1] and through marriage, Len Jonsson is Angus’ Father-in-law. Alf Jonsson, is Len's older brother, and Charles is Len and Alf's uncle, and Stanley Grunden is Charles's son.
Gary is the brother of Geoff and Kevin and father of Gary Jr. and Nathan, Kevin is Luke's father.[1] Len Ablett is the cousin of Gary Ablett's father. Gary Junior and Nathan are cousins of Shane Tuck (Hawthorn rookie list 2000, Richmond 2004–2009) and Travis Tuck (Hawthorn 2007–2009), who are the sons of the league's former games record holder, Michael Tuck. Two further members of the family, Michael and Ryan, were both rookie listed at AFL clubs and have competed in the VFL.
Arthur is the father of Allan,[9] who is the father of Jake and the uncle of Shane. Arthur married the daughter of Frank Aked Sr. Frank Sr. is Frank Jr.'s father. Arthur Edwards married Frank Jr.'s sister, making Frank Sr. the grandfather of Allan Edwards and the great-grandfather of Jake Edwards and Shane O'Bree.[10]
Darren and Corey are brothers, Rohan and Shaun are Corey's identical twin sons. All have played for West Perth in the WAFL, Darren and Rohan have played in the AFL.[38]
Peter (Snr.) is the father of Peter and Shaun. Peter is the father of Trent and Jase. Shaun is the brother-in-law of Erin Phillips and son-in-law of Greg Phillips.
Edward Rae Cordner was the brother of Harry Cordner and the father of Ted, Don, Denis and John Cordner.
Ted Cordner was the father of David Cordner. Edward Rae Cordner and Harry Cordner were first cousins of Larry Cordner and Alan Cordner (who were half-brothers).
Harriet Cordner is the granddaughter of 1946 Brownlow Medallist Don Cordner, she is the first grandfather-granddaughter recruit to play AFL in the Women's League (AFLW).
All three are first cousins. Another 14 members of the family have played in the WAFL over the years, for a combined total of 39 premierships and 35 runners-up.[108]
Matt is the father of Dan and younger brother of Mark. Luke O'Sullivan is the brother of Matt's wife. Ian Aitken is married to the sister of Matt's wife.[147]
Tom is the elder brother of Ed[194] They are also related to the Cordner family. Their great-grandmother was Sylvia Cordner, a first cousin of Edward Rae, Harry, Larry and Alan Cordner, making Tom and Ed their first cousins thrice-removed.
Jack O'Rourke, Snr. was the brother-in-law of Clem and Jim Morden, and the father of Basil and Jack (who were, also, the nephews of Clem and Jim Morden).
Teddy was the brother of Tom and father of Bert, Cliff and Doug,[261] and the great-great-grandfather of Georgie.[271] Teddy was the grandfather of Graeme O'Donnell and great-grandfather of Gary O'Donnell.
Dick and Tom were brothers and Joel is Dick's grandson. Les was the uncle of Dick. The Reynolds brothers had a cousin Max Oppy who also played league football.
Maurice is Maurice Jr's father, Dean, Cyril and Willie's uncle, and Daniel's great uncle. Dean's father Sebastian, Cyril's father Cyril and Willie's father Willie Snr (all Maurice's brothers) played in the West Australian Football League for South Fremantle. Cyril Rioli is also Michael Long's nephew.[276]
Reg was the father of Kelvin, Ray, Tony and Neville.[217] Ray is the father of Heath and Rhyce. Brayden, the son of Tony, was drafted by Collingwood but never made his AFL debut. Robert is the cousin of Kelvin, Ray, Tony and Neville (his father is the brother of Reg).
Bill was the father of Allan, Colin, Doug, Gordon, and Edna "Bob" Perry née Strang. Doug is the father of Geoff;[293] Edna is the mother of John Perry.
Fos was the father of Anthony, Mark and Stephen. Anthony and Mark were twins. Additionally Fos' brothers Alec, Frank and Glynn all played senior SANFL football while another brother, Thomas, played in the WAFL.[346]Dylan Shiel is Mark's son-in-law.[347]
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia. West Perth competes in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW) and is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. Originally located at Leederville Oval, the team was relocated in 1994 to Arena Joondalup, a sports complex in the northern suburbs of Perth. The team's club song is "It's a Grand Old Flag" and its traditional rivals are East Perth.
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The Ablett family is one of the most prominent in Australian rules football, with many members playing in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League.
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The 2022 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) could trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2022 AFL season.
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