Eastlake Football Club

Canberra Demons
Names
Full name Canberra Demons Football Club
Club details
Founded 1926
Colours      Red and      Black
Competition North East Australian Football League
Coach Anthony Bourke
Ground(s) Manuka Oval
Kingston Oval (training)
Other information
Official website http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-8334-112672-0-0

Guernsey:

Canberra Demons (Formally known as the Eastlake Football Club in the North East Australian Football League[1]) is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the inner-south of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. The senior team competes in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). It merged with Manuka Football Club in 1991.

In January 2016, the league announced that Eastlake would rebrand and now be known as Canberra[2]

Guernsey

Championship Success

Canberra (as Eastlake) have won AFL Canberra the second highest amounts of times (after Ainslie, 22). They have won AFL Canberra 19 times since joining the league in 1926.

Premierships (1)

No. Year Competition Opponent Score Venue
1 2001 AFL Canberra Belconnen Magpies - Manuka Oval

Notable players

Eastlake Junior Demons

Canberra Demons Junior side still trade by the name of Eastlake. They have extensive junior teams playing in the AFL Canberra junior leagues. The Eastlake Junior Demons range from Auskick to Under 16's. Eastlake also set up a team in the southern Tuggeranong suburb of Calwell called the Calwell Swans. The Calwell Swans range from Auskick to Under 12's, then players can either continue to play for Calwell's mother club, Eastlake or play for one of the two Tuggeranong AFL teams (Bulldogs or Lions).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Polkinghorne, David (15 January 2015). "Eastlake back Canberra Demons as ACT's only NEAFL team". The Canberra Times (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Polkinghorne, David (15 January 2015). "Eastlake back Canberra Demons as ACT's only NEAFL team". The Canberra Times (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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