AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.
AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.
In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League. From 2011 onwards, the AFL Canberra Premier Division together with the reserve sides from the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney Giants will form the NEAFL Eastern Conference.
The reserve grade teams of these clubs, along with the other amateur clubs from the ACT and surrounding areas of NSW, will continue as Divisions 2, 3 and 4, formerly known as the AFL Canberra District.
Names
The AFL Canberra has been through a number of forms.
•1924–1926 Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (FTARFL);
•1927–1974 as the Canberra Australian National Football League (CANFL);
•1975–1999 Australian Capital Territory Football League (ACTFL);
•2000–2010 AFL Canberra
•2011–future North East Australian Football League - Eastern Conference