The Ainslie Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
The club was formed in 1927 and won its first premiership in 1929.
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. The club left NEAFL at the end of the 2015 season and returned to the AFL Canberra competition.
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 PatronsYear/sPatron/s1927–1939No Patron Appointed1940–1941Robert Menzies1942–1945No Paton Appointed1946–1956J C Moore1957–1976R H Lewis, BEM R W Chew1977–1982R H Lewis, BEM H Gaylard, BEM1983–1986H Gaylard, BEM Senator Don Jessop Senator Michael Townley1987S L Ray, OAM Senator Don Jessop Senator Michael Townley1988–1995S L Ray, OAM1996 – Feb 2014A L Ray2015–B Marshall
Club Presidents There have been 24 Presidents of the Ainslie Football Club. +Club PresidentsYear/sName1927P T H McNamara1928–1930Frank Green1931–1933T James1934–1935C Gregory1936G Bourne1937J Horgan1938T Gillard1939–1953R H Lewis, BEM1954–1955B Whatman, MBE1956J Whatman1957–1971H Gaylard, BEM1972–1975A Ray1976–1981K Heales1982–1985B Glossop1986–1987K Heales1988–1990D Lalor1991—1993D Seymour1994–1996B Glossop1997–2000G Cox2001–2002J Miller2003–2005K Heales2006–2016I Muir2017–2023L Phillips2024–M Cawley
Ainslie Women's First Grade Coaches Ainslie Football Club Women's First Grade Coaches and Premiership years. +Women's First Grade CoachesYear/sNamePremierships1998–1999J Dehuis2000–2007S Gnaden20012008J Fromm2009T Treloar2010M Porter2011K Treloar2012D Glatz2013–2014B James2015M Jamieson2016–2018F Van de Made2019-2024B Tully20232025-S Cooper2025, 2026
Ainslie Men's First Grade Coaches Ainslie Football Club Men's First Grade Coaches and Premiership years. +Year/sName/sPremierships1927H Kirpatrick1928W Griffith Snr G Welsh1929G Hanley M Richards19291930C Williams1931L Alexander1932H Gaylard, BEM1933–1935J Keogh1936L James Snr19361937L James Snr J Keogh1938L James Snr1939E Gyngell1940–1941T Evans1942–1945No Coach – WW II1946L James Snr19461947–1948R Furler19471949B Kay1950R Bloomfield1951L James SNR1952–1953A K Stevens19521954B Whatman1955T Evans1956B Whatman1957–1960R Donnellan1958, 19591961–1965N Neeson19611966–1968W Drake1969L Cronin1970–1972J Davies19701973–1975J Jillard1976K Hassett1977B Read1978–1983K Neale1979, 1980, 1982, 19831984–1985R Oborne19841986B Cook1987–1988R Durnan19871989R Durnan B Hannam1990–1991B Hannam19901992–1993D Cloke1992, 19931994–1996P Banfield1994, 1995, 19961997R Smith19971998K Neale1999B Heaver2000P Gribble2001–2005B Knowles2006A Bishop2007–2020C Rourke2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 20192021–2022 J Doering2023–J Tutt2026
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) Riley Hamilton (Greater Western Sydney)
AFLW players There are list of past and present Ainslie players who have played at AFLW:
Britt Tully (Greater Western Sydney - drafted October 2016) Ashleigh Brazil (Collingwood - drafted October 2017) Tess Cattle (Greater Western Sydney – drafted June 2022) Georgia Clayden (Gold Coast Suns – selected June 2022) Georgie Jacques (Port Adelaide - selected April 2023) Lily Quigley (Gold Coast Suns - drafted May 2026)
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