| Clubname: | Ainslie |
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| Fullname: | Ainslie Football Club |
| Nickname: | Tricolours |
| League: | AFL Canberra |
| Ground: | Alan Ray Oval |
| Song: | Cheers to the Red, White and BlackWe'll never falter, we'll never slackWhen those Ainslie teams go marchingOnwards to victory Are we good, are we goodAre we very, very goodWe are a team of champions It takes a good team to beat usA better team to whop usAnd Ainslie knows it's true Are we good, are we goodAre we very, very goodWe are a team of champions! |
| President: | Michael Cawley |
| Coach: | Mens – Jason Tutt; Womens – Britt Tully |
| Captain: | Mens – Josh Maynard & Matt Teasdale; Womens – Maddy Holloway |
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| Url: | ainsliefootball.com.au |
Ainslie Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in Canberra,[1] in the Australian Capital Territory.
The club was formed in 1927[2] and won its first premiership in 1929.[3]
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.[4] The club left NEAFL at the end of the 2015 season and returned to the AFL Canberra competition.[5]
The Club's male record games holder is Todd Pulford (236 games) and the female record holder is Dani Curcio (236 games).
The Ainslie Football Club has had 10 Club Patrons.
| 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, BEMR W Chew | |
| 1977–1982 | R H Lewis, BEMH Gaylard, BEM | |
| 1983–1986 | H Gaylard, BEMSenator D Jessop Senator M Townley | |
| 1987 | S L Ray, OAMSenator D Jessop Senator M Townley | |
| 1988–1995 | S L Ray, OAM | |
| 1996 – Feb 2014 | A L Ray | |
| 2015– | B Marshall |
There have been 24 Presidents of the Ainslie Football Club.
| 1927 | P T H 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 | |
| 2017–2024 | L Phillips | |
| 2024– | M Cawley |
Ainslie Football Club has had 11 Women's First Grade Coaches.
| 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 Football Club Men's First Grade Coaches and Premiership years.
| 1927 | H Kirpatrick | ||
| 1928 | W Griffith SnrG Welsh | ||
| 1929 | G HanleyM Richards | 1929 | |
| 1930 | C Williams | ||
| 1931 | L Alexander | ||
| 1932 | H Gaylard, BEM | ||
| 1933–1935 | J Keogh | ||
| 1936 | L James Snr | 1936 | |
| 1937 | L James SnrJ 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 DurnanB 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 |
There are list of past and present Ainsile players who have played at AFL/VFL:
There are list of past and present Ainsile players who have played at AFLW: