This is a list of clubs that play Australian rules football in Australia at the senior level. Guide to abbreviations: FC = Football Club AFC = Australian Football Club (mainly used if in Queensland or NSW or outside Australia) / Amateur Football Club (mainly used in the other Australian States) ARFC = Australian Rules Football Club
Australia
National Level
Australian Football League Colours Club Name Founded Joined VFL/AFL Ground(s) LocationAdelaide Crows 1990 1991 Adelaide Oval Adelaide, South Australia Brisbane Lions19961997Brisbane Cricket GroundBrisbane, Queensland Carlton Blues 1864 1897 Marvel StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Victoria Collingwood Magpies 1892 1897 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Victoria Essendon Bombers 1872 1897 Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Victoria Fremantle Dockers 1994 1995 Perth Stadium Perth, Western Australia Geelong Cats 1859 1897 Kardinia ParkMelbourne Cricket Ground Geelong, VictoriaGold Coast Suns 2008 2011 Metricon StadiumMarrara Oval Gold Coast, Queensland Great. West. Sydney Giants 2008 2012 Manuka Oval Sydney Cricket Ground Western Sydney, New South WalesHawthorn Hawks 1902 1925 Melbourne Cricket Ground York Park Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne Demons 1858 1897 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Victoria North Melbourne Kangaroos 1869 1925 Marvel StadiumBellerive Oval Melbourne, VictoriaHobart, Tasmania Port Adelaide Power 1870 1997 Adelaide Oval Adelaide, South Australia Richmond Tigers 1885 1908 Marvel StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Victoria St Kilda Saints 1873 1897 Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Victoria Sydney Swans 1874 1897 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, New South Wales West Coast Eagles 1986 1987 Perth Stadium Perth, Western Australia Western Bulldogs(Footscray Bulldogs) 1883 1925 Marvel StadiumEureka Stadium Melbourne, Victoria
Former Australian Football League teams Club Colours Moniker State Formerleague VFL/AFL seasons VFL/AFL premierships First Last Total Total Last Bears Queensland Carrara Stadium 1986 — 1987 1996 10 0 — Lions Lions Victoria Brunswick Street Oval 1883 VFA 1897+ 1996 100 8 1944 Students Students Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground 1859 MJFA 1908 1914 7 0 — + denotes that the club was a founding member of the VFL
Future clubs Club Colours Moniker State Joining league Devils Tasmania Macquarie Point Stadium 2028
State Level
Victorian Football League Colours Club Name Founded Main Ground Location Former namesBox Hill Hawks1936Box Hill City OvalBox Hill, Melbourne, Victoria Box Hill United, Box Hill City Box hill MustangsBrisbane Lions (R)1996South Pine Sports ComplexBrendale, Brisbane, QueenslandCarlton Blues (R)1864Princes ParkCarlton North, Melbourne, Victoria Casey Demons1903Casey FieldsMelbourne, Victoria Springvale Football Club Casey ScorpionsCoburg Lions1891Coburg City OvalCoburg, Melbourne, Victoria Coburg TigersCollingwood Magpies (R)1892Victoria ParkCollingwood, Melbourne, VictoriaEssendon Bombers (R)1871Windy HillEssendon, Melbourne, Victoria Footscray Bulldogs (R)1883Whitten OvalFootscray, Melbourne, Victoria Frankston Dolphins1887Frankston ParkFrankston, Melbourne, Victoria Geelong Cats (R)1859Kardinia ParkGeelong East, Geelong, Victoria Gold Coast Suns (R)2008Carrara StadiumCarrara, Gold Coast, QueenslandGreat. West. SydneyGiants (R)2008Blacktown ISP OvalRooty Hill, Sydney, New South WalesNorth Melbourne Kangaroos (R)1869North Melbourne Cricket GroundNorth Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria North Melbourne Shinboners, KangaroosPort Melbourne Borough1874Port Melbourne Cricket GroundPort Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria Richmond Tigers (R)1885Punt Road OvalEast Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria Sandringham Zebras1929Trevor Barker Beach OvalSandringham, Melbourne, Victoria Southport Sharks1961Fankhauser ReserveSouthport, Gold Coast, QueenslandSt Kilda Saints (R) 1873 Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Victoria Sydney Swans (R) 1874 SCG Sydney, New South Wales South Melbourne Bloods, South Melbourne Swans, Swans Tasmania Devils 2023 Various Launceston, Hobart, Tasmania Werribee Tigers1965Avalon Airport OvalWerribee, Melbourne, VictoriaWilliamstown Seagulls1864Williamstown Cricket GroundWilliamstown, Melbourne, Victoria
Former Victorian Football League teams Northern Bullants1882Preston City OvalPreston, Melbourne, Victoria Northern Blues
South Australian National Football League Colours Club Name Founded Main Ground LocationAdelaide Crows (R) 1990 Several Adelaide, South Australia Central District Bulldogs 1959 X Convenience Oval Elizabeth, South Australia Glenelg Tigers 1920 ACH Group Stadium Glenelg, South Australia North Adelaide Roosters 1888 Prospect Oval Prospect, South Australia Norwood Redlegs 1878 Coopers Stadium Norwood, South Australia Port Adelaide Magpies (R) 1870 Alberton Oval Alberton, South Australia South Adelaide Panthers 1876 Flinders University Oval Noarlunga Downs, South Australia Sturt Double Blues 1901 Wigan Oval Unley, South AustraliaWest Adelaide Bloods 1873 Hisense Stadium Richmond, South Australia Woodville-West Torrens Eagles 1991 Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval Woodville, South Australia
West Australian Football League Colours Club Name Founded Main Ground Location Claremont Tigers 1921 Claremont Oval Perth, Western Australia East Fremantle Sharks 1898 East Fremantle Oval Fremantle, Western Australia East Perth Royals 1906 Medibank Stadium Perth, Western Australia Peel Thunder 1997 Rushton Park Mandurah, Western Australia Perth Demons 1899 Eftel Oval Perth, Western Australia South Fremantle Bulldogs 1900 Fremantle Oval Fremantle, Western Australia Subiaco Lions 1896 Medibank StadiumPerth, Western AustraliaSwan Districts Swans 1934 Steel Blue Oval Bassendean, Western Australia West Coast Eagles (R) 1986 Optus Stadium Perth, Western Australia West Perth Falcons 1885 Arena Joondalup Joondalup, Western Australia
Tasmanian State League Colours Club Name Founded Main Ground Location Clarence Roos 1898 Bellerive Oval Bellerive, Tasmania Glenorchy Magpies 1919 KGV Oval Glenorchy, Tasmania Lauderdale Bombers 1948 Lauderdale Oval Lauderdale, Tasmania Launceston Blues 1875 Windsor Park Launceston, Tasmania North Hobart Demons 1881 North Hobart Oval Hobart, Tasmania North Launceston Bombers 1896 York Park Launceston, Tasmania Tigers 1886 Kingston Twin Ovals Kingston, Tasmania
Northern Territory Football League Colours Club Name Founded Main Ground Location Darwin Buffaloes 1917 Marrara Oval Darwin, Northern TerritoryNightcliff Tigers 1950 Nightcliff Oval Nightcliff, Northern Territory Palmerston Magpies 1971 Archer Sporting Complex Palmerston, Northern Territory Southern Districts Crocs 1984 Freds Pass Reserve Palmerston, Northern Territory St Mary's Saints 1952 Marrara Oval Darwin, Northern Territory Tiwi Bombers 2006 Marrara Oval Darwin, Northern Territory Wanderers Eagles 1917 Marrara Oval Darwin, Northern Territory Waratah Warriors 1917 Gardens Oval Darwin, Northern Territory
Future clubs Club Colours Moniker State Joining league Devils Tasmania Macquarie Point Stadium 2028
Victoria
AFL Victoria
Eastern Football League
Balwyn Football Club Bayswater Football Club Belgrave Football Club Blackburn Football Club Boronia Football Club Chirnside Park Football Club Coldstream Football Club Croydon Football Club Doncaster Football Club Doncaster East Football Club Donvale Football Club East Burwood Football Club East Ringwood Football Club Fair Park Football Club Ferntree Gully Football Club Forest Hill Football Club Heathmont Football Club Kilsyth Football Club Knox Football Club Lilydale Football Club Mitcham Football Club Montrose Football Club Mooroolbark Football Club Mulgrave Football Club Noble Park Football Club North Ringwood Football Club Norwood Football Club Nunawading Football Club Park Orchards Football Club Ringwood Football Club Rowville Football Club Scoresby Football Club Silvan Football Club South Belgrave Football Club South Croydon Football Club Surrey Park Football Club Templestowe Football Club The Basin Football Club Upper Ferntree Gully Football Club Vermont Football Club Wantirna South Football Club Warrandyte Football Club Waverley Blues Football Club Whitehorse Pioneers Football Club
Essendon District Football League
Aberfeldie Football Club Airport West Football Club Avondale Heights Football Club Burnside Heights Football Club Coburg Districts Football Club Craigieburn Football Club Doutta Stars Football Club East Keilor Football Club Glenroy Football Club Greenvale Football Club Hadfield Football Club Hillside Football Club Jacana Football Club Keilor Football Club Maribyrnong Park Football Club Moonee Valley Football Club Northern Saints Football Club Oak Park Football Club Pascoe Vale Football Club Roxburgh Park Football Club Strathmore Football Club Taylors Lakes Football Club Tullamarine Football Club West Coburg Football Club Westmeadows Football Club
Northern Football League
Banyule Football Club Bundoora Football Club Eltham Football Club Epping Football Club Diamond Creek Football Club Fitzroy Stars Football Club Greensborough Football Club Heidelberg Football Club Heidelberg West Football Club Hurstbridge Football Club Kilmore Football Club Lalor Football Club Laurimar Football Club Lower Plenty Football Club Macleod Football Club Mernda Football Club Montmorency Football Club North Heidelberg Football Club Northcote Park Football Club Panton Hill Football Club Reservoir Football Club St Mary's Senior Football Club South Morang Football Club Thomastown Football Club Watsonia Football Club West Preston Lakeside Football Club Whittlesea Football Club
Southern Football League
Ashwood Football Club Bentleigh Football Club Black Rock Football Club Carrum Patterson Lakes Football Club Caulfield Football Club Cerberus Football Club Chelsea Heights Football Club Cheltenham Football Club Clayton Football Club Dandenong Demons Football Club Dingley Football Club Doveton Eagles Football Club East Brighton Football Club East Malvern Football Club Endeavour Hills Football Club Frankston Dolphins Football Club Hallam Football Club Hampton Football Club Hampton Park Football Club Heatherton Football Club Highett Football Club Keysborough Football Club Lyndale Football Club Lyndhurst Football Club Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club Mordialloc Football Club Mount Waverley Football Club Murrumbeena Football Club Oakleigh District Football Club Port Colts Football Club St Kilda City Football Club St Pauls-East Bentleigh Football Club Sandown Cobras Football Club Skye Football Club South Yarra Football Club Springvale District Football Club
Victorian Amateur Football Association
AJAX Football Club Albert Park Football Club Aquinas Old Collegians Beaumaris Football Club Box Hill North Football Club Brunswick Football Club Bulleen-Templestowe Football Club Canterbury Football Club Caulfield Grammarians Football Club Collegians Football Club De La Salle Old Collegians Eley Park Football Club Elsternwick Football Club Eltham Old Collegians Emmaus St Leo's Old Collegians Football Club Fitzroy Football Club Glen Eira Amateur Football Club Hampton Rovers Football Club Hawthorn Amateur Football Club Ivanhoe Assumption Football Club Kew Football Club La Trobe University Football Club Manningham Amateur Football Club Marcellin Old Collegians Masala Football Club Mazenod Old Collegians Melbourne High School Old Boys Monash Blues Mount Lilydale Football Club North Brunswick Football Club Oakleigh Amateur Football Club Old Brighton Grammarians Old Camberwell Grammarians Old Carey Grammarians Old Geelong Old Haileyburians Old Ivanhoe Grammarians Old Melburnians Old Mentonians Old Paradians Old Scotch Old Trinity Grammarians Old Westbourne Ormond Amateur Football Club Parkdale Vultures Parkside Football Club PEGS Peninsula Old Boys Powerhouse Football Club