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Ainslie
Names
Full nameAinslie Football Club
Club details
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Colours     
CompetitionAFL Canberra
PresidentLee Phillips
CoachMens – Jason Tutt; Womens – Britt Tully
Captain(s)Mens – Josh Maynard & Matt Teasdale; Womens – Maddy Holloway
Ground(s)Alan Ray Oval
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websiteainsliefootball.com.au

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

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/s Patron/s
1927–1939 No Patron Appointed
1940–1941 R G 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 D Jessop

Senator M Townley

1987 S L Ray, OAM

Senator D Jessop

Senator M Townley

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

Club Presidents

There have been 23 Presidents of the Ainslie Football Club.

Club Presidents
Year/s Name
1927 P J McNamara
1928–1930 F C Green, CBE MC
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– L Phillips

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– B Tully 2023

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:

AFLW players

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

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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