Gungahlin Football Club

The semi-professional Gungahlin Jets Australian Football Club is based in Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. They compete in the AFL Canberra first grade competition.[3]

Gungahlin Jets
Names
Full nameGungahlin Jets Australian Football Club
Club details
Founded1981 (1981)
Colours              
CompetitionAFL Canberra
ChairmanJoe Cortese[1]
CoachJohn Love[2]
Captain(s)Joseph Looby[2]
Premierships8 (5 in Div 2, 3 in Div 3)
Ground(s)Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitegungahlinjets.com.au

History

The Gungahlin Jets were established in 1981 and entered the Monaro AFL division 2 competition in 1982.[4] The club won the MAFL division 2 premiership in their first season.

In 2014, the Liberal government withdrew a $66,000 grant for infrastructure funding provided by the previous Labor government, sparking a controversy. The club was burgled twice in a month; drinks and water bottles intended for fundraising were stolen, and on the second occasion, a television.[1]

The club anticipated fielding 400 players across senior, junior and women's divisions in the 2014 season.[1]

As of April 2018, the Jets had not won a first-grade match since 5 August 2016, a span of 624 days. They had conceded 200 points seven times in the interim. A new coach, John Love, led the club in 2018.[2]

Honours
  • AFL Canberra
    • Division 2 (5): 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994
    • Division 2 (3): 2006, 2007, 2008

Grand Finals
Year League Opponent
1982Monaro AFL Div 2RMC Rams
1987Monaro AFL Div 2Tuggeranong Hawks
1988Monaro AFL Div 2ANU Griffins
1989Monaro AFL Div 2ANU Griffins
1994Monaro AFL Div 2Harman Hogs
2006AFL Canberra Div 3ANU Griffins
2007AFL Canberra Div 3ANU Griffins
2008AFL Canberra Div 3Belconnen Magpies

References
  1. Nicholson, Larissa (12 March 2014). "Gungahlin Jets out of pocket again". WAToday. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. Helmers, Caden (19 April 2018). "John Love in command as Gungahlin Jets take flight". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "First Grade - AFL Canberra - FOX SPORTS PULSE". SportingPulse. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. "Community - Gungahlin Jets". Gungahlinjets.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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