Eastlake Football Club
Australian rules football club
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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 | |
| Nickname | Demons | |
| 2025 AFL Canberra season | ||
| After finals | 1st (Premiers) | |
| Home-and-away season | 1st | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1926 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | AFL Canberra | |
| Coach | Jeremy Rowe | |
| Captain | Aaron Bruce | |
| Premierships | AFL Canberra (2) 2001, 2025 | |
| Ground | Phillip Oval (capacity: 7,500) | |
| Training ground | 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.
In 2025, The Eastlake Demons First Grade Men's side, broke a 24 year Premiership drought by defeating the Queanbeyan Tigers by 37 points on 6 September 2025.
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
- Nick Fogarty
- Harry Himmelberg
- Tom Green
