Eastlake Football Club
The Eastlake Demons (formerly known as the Canberra Demons)[1] is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the inner-south of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. The senior team competed in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) from the league's founding in 2011 until it was absorbed by the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2021. Canberra declined to join the expanded VFL.
| Eastlake Demons | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Eastlake Football Club Demons | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1926 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | AFL Canberra | |
| Coach | Kade Klemke | |
| Captain(s) | Aaron Bruce | |
| Ground(s) | Manuka Oval (capacity: 15,000) | |
| Training ground(s) | Phillip Oval (7,500) | |
| Uniforms | ||
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In January 2016, the league announced that Eastlake would rebrand and now be known as Canberra,[2] though the Eastlake name would live on in local competitions.
Former jumpers
     Eastlake 1926–90 |
  Eastlake 1991– |
Notable players
- Craig Bolton
- Tony Bourke
- Josh Bruce
- Nathan Clarke
- Brad Fuller
- Allan Hird, Jr.
- Alex Jesaulenko
- Aaron Rogers
- Jeremy Turner
- Rodney Broadhurst
- Harry Himmelberg
See also
References
- Polkinghorne, David (15 January 2015). "Eastlake back Canberra Demons as ACT's only NEAFL team". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- Polkinghorne, David (15 January 2015). "Eastlake back Canberra Demons as ACT's only NEAFL team". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
External links
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- Eastlake Football Club on Facebook
- Eastlake Football Club on Twitter
- Eastlake FC (Archive, 13 Jan 2014)
- Australian Football profile for Eastlake
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