List of VFL/AFL commissioners and club presidents

This is a listing of all the commissioners and club presidents of the VFL/AFL:

VFL/AFL Presidents/Chairman

AFL Chief Executive Officer

Ross Oakley (1994–1996)
Wayne Jackson (1996–2003)
Andrew Demetriou (2003–2014)
Gillon McLachlan (2014–)

Club Presidents

Adelaide

Bill Sanders (1991–2009)
Rob Chapman (2010–present)

Brisbane Lions

Noel Gordon (1996–1999)
Alan Piper (1999–2000)
Graeme Downie (2000–2006)
Tony Kelly (2006–2010)
Angus Johnson (2010–2013)
Bob Sharpless (2013 – present)

Carlton

A.H. Shaw (1896–1901)
Robert Heatley (1901–1904)
H.B. Higgins (1904–1905)
W.F. Evans (1905–1907)
J. Urquhart (1907–1910)
J. McInerney (1910–1912)
D. Bell (1912–1914)
J. Gardiner (1914–1925)
D. Young (1925–1928)
D.H. Crone (1929–1938)
Sir Kenneth Luke (1938–1956)
H.R. Clover (1956–1958)
L.J.M. Holmes (1958–1965)
George Harris (1965–1975)
Ivan Rohrt (1975–1978)
George Harris (1978–1980)
Ian Rice (1980–1983)
John Elliott (1983–2002)
Ian Collins (2002–2006)
Graham Smorgon (2006–2007)
Stephen Kernahan (2007)
Richard Pratt (2007–2008)
Stephen Kernahan (2008–2014)
Mark LoGiudice (2014 – present)

Collingwood

William Beazley (1892–1911)
Alfred Cross (1912)
Jim Sharp (1913–1923)
Harry Curtis (1924–1950)
Syd Coventry (1950–1962)
Tom Sherrin (1963–1974)
Ern Clarke (1975–1976)
John Hickey (1977–1981)
Ranald Macdonald (1982–1986)
Allan McAllister (1986–1995)
Kevin Rose (1996–1998)
Eddie McGuire (1998 – present)

Essendon

Alexander McCracken (1897–1903)
W Kent-Hughes (1904–1907)
A L Crichton (1908–1919)
W Raper (1920–1925)
A F McGowan (1926–1929)
F F Campbell (1930–1934)
A F Showers (1935–1940)
N H Mirams (1940)
W R Crichton (1941–1959)
W G Brew (1959–1968)
Allan Hird Snr (1969–1975)
Colin Stubbs (1976–1980)
Greg Sewell (1981–1987)
Ron Evans (1988–1992)
David Shaw (1992–1996)
Graeme McMahon (1996–2003)
Neil McKissock (2003–2006)
Ray Horsburgh (2006–2009)
David Evans (2009–2013)
Paul Little (2013–2015)
Lindsay Tanner (2015 - present)

Fitzroy

Dyson Hore-Lacy (1989–1996)

Fremantle

Ross Kelly (1995–1998, Chairman)
Ross McLean (1999–2001, Chairman)
Rick Hart (2002 – 2009, titled Chairman until 2004, President since 2005)
Steve Harris (2009 – present)

Geelong

JH Grey (1891–1899)
J McMullen (1900–1902)
HB Hodges (1903–1909)
AH Bowman (1910–1920)
Brig. Gen. R Smith (1921–1922)
Cr WL Carr (1922)
Dr JE Piper (1923–1926)
Cr JA Thear (1927–1929)
M Jacobs (1930–1938)
TB Hawkes (1939)
BNM Collins (1940–1945)
Jack Jennings (1946–1970)
Vern Johnstone (1971–1973)
Neil Trezise (1974–1975)
MO Graham (1976–1979)
JN McHolt (1980–1982)
Dr KLC Threlfall (1983–1987)
W Bannon (1987–1988)
Ron Hovey OAM (1988–1998)
Frank Costa (1998–2010)
Colin Carter (2011–present)

Gold Coast

John Witheriff (2009 – present)

Greater Western Sydney

Tony Shepherd (2011–present)

Hawthorn

JW Kennon (1925–1932)
Dr Jacob Jona J.P. (1932–1949)
David Prentice (1949–1953)
Dr AS Ferguson (1953–1968)
Phil Ryan (1968–1980)
Ron Cook (1980–1988)
Trevor Coote (1988–1994)
Geoff Lord (1994–1995)
Brian Coleman (1995–1996)
Ian Dicker (1996–2005)
Jeff Kennett (2005–2011)
Andrew Newbold (2011–present)

Melbourne

Further information: Melbourne Football Club § Honour board

H. C. A. Harrison (1897–1906)
T. F. Morkham (1907–1910)
A. A. Aitken (1911)
William C. McClelland (1912–1926)
Vernon Ransford (1927–1928)
Joe Blair (1929–1946)
William Flintoft (1947–1949)
Albert Chadwick (1950–1962)
Donald Duffy (1963–1974)
John Mitchell (1975–1978)
Wayne Reid (1979–1980)
Sir Billy Snedden (1981–1986)
Stuart Spencer (1986–1991)
Ian Ridley (1991–1996)
Joseph Gutnick (1996–2002)
Gabriel Szondy (2002–2003)
Paul Gardner (2003–2008)
Jim Stynes (2008–2012)
Don McLardy (2012–2013)
Peter Spargo (2013) (Acting)
Glen Bartlett (2013–present)

North Melbourne/Kangaroos

Patrick Sullivan (1924–1928)
Dr D Berman (1928)
Arthur Calwell (1928–1934)
Dr D Berman (1934–1937)
Frank Trainor (1937–1952)
Johnny Meere (1952–1953)
Phonse Tobin (1953–1956)
Alex Marr (1956–1962)
Jack Adams (1962–1965)
Tony Trainor (1965–1971)
Allen Aylett (1971–1977)
Lloyd Holyoak (1977–1980)
Albert Mantello (1980)
Bob Ansett (1980–1992)
Ron Casey (1992–2000)
Andrew Carter (2000–2001)
Allen Aylett (2001–2005)
Graham Duff (2005–2007)
John Magowan (2007)
James Brayshaw (2007 – present)

Port Adelaide

Greg Boulton (1993–2008)
Brett Duncanson (2008–2012)
David Koch (2013–present)

Richmond

George Bennett (1887–1908)
Frank Tudor (1909–1918)
Alf Wood (1919–1923)
Jack Archer (1924–1931)
Barney Herbert (1932–1935)
Lou Roberts (1936–1938)
Barney Herbert (1939)
Harry Dyke (1940–1958)
Maurie Fleming (1958–1963)
Ray Dunn (1964–1971)
Al Board (1971–1973)
Ian Wilson (1974–1985)
Barry Richardson (1985)
Bill Durham (1986)
Alan Bond (1987)
Neville Crowe (1987–1993)
Leon Daphne (1993–1999)
Clinton Casey (2000–2005)
Gary March (2005–2013)
Peggy O'Neal (2013–present)

St Kilda

Graham Huggins (1959-1979)
Lindsay Fox (1979-1985)
David Perry (1985–1986)
Travis Payze (1987–1993)
Andrew Plympton (1993–2001)
Rod Butterss (2001–2007)
Greg Westaway (2007–2013)
Peter Summers (2013–present)

South Melbourne/Sydney

Graeme John (1978–1981)
Jack Marks (1981–1985)
Dr. Geoffrey Edelsten (1985–1986)
Craig Kimberley (1986–1988)
Peter Weinert (1988–1993)
Richard Colless (1993–2013)
Andrew Pridham (2013 – present)

Footscray/Western Bulldogs

Nick Columb (1983–1989)
Peter Gordon (1989–1996)
David Smorgon (1996–2012)
Peter Gordon (2012–present)

West Coast

Richard Colless (1987)
Neil Hamilton (1987–89)
Terry O'Connor (1989–92)
Dwane Buckland (1992–96)
Murray McHenry (1996–98)
Michael Smith (1998–2002)
Dalton Gooding (2002–2007)
Mark Barnaba (2007–10)
Alan Cransberg (2010–present)

References

↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25477904

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