List of Subiaco footballers who have also played in the VFL/AFL explained

West Australian Football League (WAFL) club has a relationship with the VFL/AFL dating back to the start of the 20th century, with numerous players moving in both directions to and from Victoria and Western Australia. To cover for two-way movement, a separate list is provided for players who moved to Subiaco from the VFL/AFL. Lists are also provided for those who have played for the Western Australia-based AFL teams, and . Only footballers who have played at least one senior game at VFL/AFL are included.

Players recruited / drafted into VFL/AFL from Subiaco

Club Player(s) Time at club Games (Goals) Notable achievements
1995–2000
1999–2004
96 (28)
106 (26)
2× AFL Premiership (1997, 1998)
/ 1999–2002
2009–current
52 (52)
259 (114)
AFL Premiership 2002
1938–1940
1975–1983
2010–2017
31 (6)
150 (150)
87 (12)
VFL Premiership 1938
3× VFL Premiership (1979, 1981, 1982)
1970–1972 32 (1)
1992–1999 109 (80)
/ Peter Featherby
Dennis Blair
1975–1976
1976–1978
42 (15)
41 (9)
1930–1936
1979–1983
2001–2003
2016–current
110 (117)
93 (79)
23 (21)
109 (76)
VFL Premiership 1931


2012–2013 14 (3)
1957–1958
1982–1990
13 (3)
154 (293)

4× VFL Premiership (1983, 1986, 1988, 1989), 3× All-Australian (1983, 1985, 1986)
1987–1989 32 (25)
2000–2003 77 (33)
1999–2004
2020–current
131 (93)
38 (50)
AFL Premiership 2004
Neil Balme1970–1979 159 (229) 2× VFL Premiership (1973, 1974)
/ 1932–1937
1932–1938
1966
2010–2012
65 (21)
117 (2)
18 (60)
19 (30)
VFL Premiership 1933
VFL Premiership 1933

1973–1978
1997–2000
2013–2014
108 (284)
60 (163)
10 (9)
sources: Subiaco Football Club 2018 Yearbook, p. 53; VFL/AFL Players from Subiaco - Draftguru
There is a list of past and present Subiaco players who have played at AFL/VFL:

Players who came to Subiaco from the VFL/AFL

West Coast representatives

  1. Laurie Keene, 1987–1990: 36 games, 38 goals — Kicked West Coast's first VFL/AFL goal
  2. Dwayne Lamb, 1987–1994: 151 games, 44 goals — AFL Premiership 1992
  3. Mark Zanotti, 1987–1988: 36 games, 6 goals
  4. Karl Langdon, 1988–1995: 100 games, 107 goals — AFL Premiership 1992
  5. Brett Heady, 1990–1999: 156 games, 237 goals — 2× AFL Premiership (1992, 1994)
  6. Dean Kemp, 1990–2001: 243 games, 117 goals — 2× AFL Premiership (1992, 1994), Norm Smith Medal 1994, All-Australian 1992
  7. Drew Banfield, 1993–2006: 265 games, 76 goals — 2× AFL Premiership (1994, 2006)
  8. Jarrad Schofield 1993–1998: 63 games, 34 goals
  9. Andrew Donnelly, 1996–2000: 68 games, 69 goals
  10. Josh Wooden, 1997–2007: 96 games, 18 goals
  11. Chad Fletcher, 1999–2009: 179 games, 74 goals — AFL Premiership 2006, All-Australian 2004
  12. Mark Nicoski, 2004–2013: 112 games, 61 goals
  13. Tyson Stenglein, 2005–2009: 102 games, 25 goals — AFL Premiership 2006
  14. Matt Priddis, 2006–2017: 240 games, 73 goals — Brownlow Medal 2014, All-Australian 2015
  15. Dom Sheed, 2014–current: 141 games, 64 goals — AFL Premiership 2018
  16. Brayden Ainsworth, 2018–current: 15 games, 4 goals
  17. Liam Ryan, 2018–current: 77 games, 111 goals — AFL Premiership 2018, All-Australian 2020

Fremantle representatives

  1. Matthew Burton, 1995–1999: 70 games, 32 goals
  2. Shane Parker, 1995–2007: 238 games, 11 goals — First player to reach 200 AFL games for Fremantle
  3. Luke Toia, 1996–2003: 63 games, 33 goals
  4. Antoni Grover, 1999–2012: 202 games, 27 goals
  5. Ryan Crowley, 2003–2015: 188 games, 117 goals
  6. Des Headland, 2003–2010: 114 games, 125 goals
  7. Jarrad Schofield, 2005–2006: 12 games, 2 goals