# List of VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players from the Australian Capital Territory

This is a list of players from the Australian Capital Territory to have played in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the AFL Women's (AFLW), the two pre-eminent competitions of Australian rules football.

## List of players
### Men's

* Tom Green with GWS in 2019
* Jack Steele, All-Australian playing for St Kilda in 2019
* Jackson Hately playing for GWS Giants in 2019
* Tom Highmore playing for St Kilda in 2019
* Ivan Soldo playing for Richmond (VFL) in 2018
* Aaron vandenBerg training with Melbourne in 2018
* Harrison Himmelberg with GWS Giants in 2017
* Josh Bruce playing for St Kilda in 2017
* Phil Davis playing for GWS Giants in 2017
* Currently on an AFL senior list
| Player | ACT junior/senior club/s | Representative honours | AFL Draft | Selection | AFL Years | AFL Games | AFL (Goals) | Connections to ACT, Notes & References |
| Josh Fahey | Queanbeyan | | 2021 | 42 | 2023- | 1 | | Born and raised in Canberra |
| Tom Highmore | Tuggeranong Lions/Tuggeranong Hawks/Canberra | | 2020 | 45 | 2021- | 13 | 0 | Born, raised, recruited |
| Tom Green | Marist College Canberra | | 2019 | 10 | 2020- | 29 | 14 | Raised in Canberra |
| Jackson Hately | - | | 2018 | 14 | 2019- | 16 | 2 | Born |
| Harry Himmelberg | Canberra | | 2015 | 16 | 2016- | 126 | 149 | Recruited |
| Jack Steele | Belconnen | U18 (NSW/ACT Rams) (2013) | 2014 | 24 | 2015- | 129 | 50 | Born, raised, recruited |
| Aaron vandenBerg | Ainslie | | 2015 (rookie) | Rookie (#2) | 2015- | 47 | 23 | Recruited |
| Ivan Soldo | - | | 2015 (rookie) | Rookie (#68) | 2015- | 43 | 16 | Born, raised, recruited |
| Logan Austin | Belconnen | | 2014 | 69 | 2015–2020 | 20 | 0 | Born and raised in Canberra |
| Adam Oxley | - | | 2013 (rookie) | Rookie (#35) | 2013–2018 | 34 | 10 | Born |
| Josh Bruce | Eastlake | | 2011 | Zone | 2012–2023 | 150 | 233 | Born, raised and recruited |
| Jason Tutt | Ainslie | | 2009 | 31 | 2010–2016 | 40 | 27 | Born and raised in Canberra |
| Phil Davis | Marist College Canberra | | 2008 | 10 | 2009-2023 | 187 | 7 | Born and raised in Canberra till age 14 |
| James Meiklejohn | Tuggeranong | U18 (NSW/ACT Rams 2003) | 2003 (rookie) | Rookie (#71) | 2003–2004 | 6 | 0 | Raised and recruited |
| Craig Bolton | Eastlake | U18 (NSW/ACT Rams) | 1998 | 33 | 2000–2010 | 199 | 25 | Raised and recruited |
| Brad Fuller | Tuggeranong / Marist College Canberra / Eastlake | U18 (NSW/ACT Rams) | 1996 | 87 | 1997–1998 | 16 | 5 | Raised in Canberra |
| Jacob Anstey | Tuggeranong | | 1995 | 63 | 1997–1998 | 16 | 5 | Raised in Canberra |
| Justin Blumfield | Tuggeranong | | 1995 | 62 | 1996–2004 | 148 | 91 | Recruited |
| Aaron Hamill | Tuggeranong | | 1994 | 79 | 1995–2007 | 190 | 239 | Raised in Canberra |
| Troy Gray | St Edmunds College | | | | 1992–1997 | 60 | 26 | Raised in Canberra |
| Robert Neill | - | | 1990 | Zone | 1992–1997 | 44 | 16 | Raised in Canberra |
| James Hird | Ainslie | NSW/ACT (1993) | 1990 | 79 | 1991–2007 | 253 | 343 | Born and raised in Canberra |
| Wayne Weidemann | Eastlake | 1990 | | | 1991–1996 | 68 | 26 | Played there prior to AFL career |
| Don Pyke | Belconnen | NSW/ACT (1993) | 1988 | 2 (pre-draft) | 1989–1996 | 132 | 70 | Raised in Canberra |
| Michael Werner | Queanbeyan | 1988, NSW/ACT (1993) | 1988 | 9 | 1989–1994 | 60 | 80 | Raised in Canberra |
| Matthew Mahoney | Eastlake | | 1988 | 69 | 1989–1992 | 6 | 0 | Raised in Canberra |
| Michael Kennedy | Manuka-Weston / Eastlake | 1988 | 1987 | 41 | 1988–1990 | 23 | 3 | Raised in Canberra |
| Brett Allison | Belconnen | 1988 | | | 1987–2000 | 228 | 285 | Raised in Canberra |
| Shaun Smith | Ainslie | 1988 | | | 1987–1998 | 109 | 134 | Raised in Canberra |
| Adrian Barich | Marist College Canberra / Manuka | 1988 | | | 1987–1992 | 47 | 27 | Born and raised in Canberra |
| Adam Garton | West Canberra | | | | 1987–1988 | 3 | 1 | Raised in Canberra |
| Peter Kenny | Manuka | 1979 | | | 1986 | 11 | 20 | Raised in Canberra |
| Geoff Hocking | Belconnen | 1988 | | | 1981 | 6 | 0 | Played there |
| Robert Anderson | Queanbeyan | 1979 | | | 1980-1984 | 16 | 6 | Born and raised in Canberra |
| Neil Bristow | Ainslie | 1979 | | | 1979 | 10 | 4 | Raised in Canberra |
| Michael Conlan | Manuka | 1979 | | | 1977-1989 | 210 | 395 | Raised in Canberra |
| Richard Murrie | - | | | | 1975-1983 | 111 | 13 | Raised in Canberra |
| Ian Low | Manuka | | | | 1975-1980 | 78 | 79 | Raised in Canberra, recruited |
| Keith Miller | Eastlake | 1979 | | | 1974 | 2 | 0 | Played there |
| Geoff Craighead | Australian National University FC | | | | 1973 | 7 | 0 | Raised |
| Robert Whatman | Manuka | | | | 1973 | 34 | 17 | Raised |
| Geoff Harrold | Ainslie / West Canberra / Queanbeyan | 1973, 1979 | | | 1972 | 2 | 0 | Raised |
| Rob Smith | Ainslie | 1979 | | | 1971–77 | 48 | 48 | Raised |
| Laurie Moloney | Belconnen | 1979 | | | 1971–76 | 80 | 8 | Played there |
| Alan Bloomfield | Ainslie | | | | 1970–1971 | 13 | 7 | Recruited |
| Paul Feltham | Eastlake | | | | 1970–1978 | 135 | 86 | Lived there, Recruited |
| Alex Jesaulenko | Eastlake | | | | 1967-1981 | 279 | 444 | Raised in Canberra |
| Kevin Neale | Ainslie | 1979c | | | 1965-1977 | 256 | 301 | Played there |
| Jack Douglas | Eastlake | | | | 1952-1953 | 14 | 0 | Recruited |
| John McGreevy | Duntroon Military College | | | | 1952 | 3 | 0 | Recruited |
| Alan Stevens | Ainslie / Eastlake / Manuka | | | | 1948-1950 | 22 | 1 | Raised |

### Women's

* Hannah Dunn playing for Port Adelaide in 2022
* Jodie Hicks playing for GWS Giants in 2018
* Britt Tully playing for GWS Giants in 2018
* Jacqueline Parry playing for Melbourne in 2021
* Talia Radan playing for West Coast in 2020
* Ellie Brush playing soccer for Canberra United in 2019 also plays AFLW with Greater Western Sydney
* Rhiannon Metcalfe playing for Adelaide in 2018
* Heather Anderson playing for Adelaide in 2017
* Currently on an AFLW senior list
| Player | ACT junior/senior club/s | AFLW Draft | Selection | AFLW Years | AFLW Games | AFLW (Goals) | Connections to ACT, Notes & References |
| Zara Hamilton | Belconnen | | | - | - | - | Recruited from Canberra |
| Maggie Gorham | Belconnen, Ainslie | | | 2023- | 1 | - | Raised in Canberra |
| Cynthia Hamilton | Belconnen, Queanbeyan | 2022 | 11 | 2022- | 21 | 10 | Raised in Canberra |
| Cambridge McCormick | Eastlake | | | 2022- | 18 | - | Recruited from Canberra |
| Emily Pease | Belconnen | | | 2022- | 16 | 4 | Raised in Canberra |
| Catherine Brown | - | 2022 | pre-list | 2022- | - | - | Born, raised in and recruited from Canberra |
| Ally Morphett | Belconnen | 2021 | 37 | 2022- | 12 | 0 | Recruited from Canberra |
| Najwa Allen | Eastlake | 2019 | 37 | 2022- | 16 | 0 | Recruited from ACT |
| Tess Cattle | Ainslie | | | 2022- | 1 | - | Recruited from ACT |
| Tarni Evans | Queanbeyan, Tathra Sea Eagles | 2020 | 9 | 2021- | 9 | 0 | Raised in Canberra, Recruited from ACT |
| Jacqueline Parry | Queanbeyan, ANU Griffins | 2019 | 54 | 2020- | 15 | 6 | Recruited from ACT |
| Alexia Hamilton | Queanbeyan, Canberra | 2019 | 38 | 2020- | 3 | 0 | Recruited from ACT |
| Maddie Shevlin | Gungahlin | 2017 (rookie) | Rookie (#13) | 2018- | 13 | 1 | Recruited from ACT |
| Jodie Hicks | Belconnen | 2017 | 5 | 2018-2021 | 20 | 3 | Recruited from ACT |
| Britt Tully | Gungahlin | 2016 | 80 | 2017- | 29 | 4 | Recruited from ACT |
| Rhiannon Metcalfe | Gungahlin | 2016 | 74 | 2017- | 26 | 1 | Born and recruited from ACT |
| Hannah Dunn | Queanbeyan | | | 2017- | 25 | 0 | Raised in Canberra |
| Talia Radan | Belconnen | 2016 | 58 | 2017- | 16 | 0 | Recruited from ACT |
| Ellie Brush | - | 2016 (rookie) | Rookie | 2017-2020 | 20 | 1 | Born and recruited from ACT |
| Heather Anderson | Belconnen | 2016 | 10 | 2017 | 8 | 0 | Born and raised |
| Ella Ross | Queanbeyan | 2016 | 112 | 2017 | 7 | 0 | Recruited from ACT |
| Hannah Wallett | Belconnen | 2016 | Free agent | 2017 | 4 | 1 | Recruited from ACT |