1992-Ainslie First Grade Premiership Team

Ainslie appointed ex-AFL Richmond and Collingwood player David Cloke as Coach for a three year term.

The ACTAFL Competition had six teams, Ainslie, Belconnen, Queanbeyan, Southern District, Tuggeranong and Weston Creek.

Ainslie First Grade finished on top of the table after the home and away games with 13 wins and 2 losses.

They played Queanbeyan in the Second Semi-Final and won by 9 points.

• Final score: Ainslie 13.7-85 def Queanbeyan 9.22-76
• Goal kickers for Ainslie: Mohrwinkel 3, Zochlin 2, Abud 2, McCallum 2, Richardson 1, Fleming 1, A Bishop 1, Whelan 1
• Best: Cloke, Gibson, Mohrwinkel, Zochling, G Bishop, Conway, Muir

Ainslie played Queanbeyan again in the Grand Final at Football Park, Phillip. In a hard, physical game Ainslie led by 33 points at three quarter time and held on to defeat Queanbeyan by 10 points.

• Final score: Ainslie 9.18-72 def Queanbeyan 7.20-62
• Goal kickers for Ainslie: Zochling 2, Fleming 1, Mohrwinkel 1, Rogers 1, Ireland 1, Heard 1, Annand 1, McCallum 1
• Best: Muir, Gibson, Zochling, Ireland, Conway, McCallum, Cloke, Heard, Kent.

The Grand Final Team was:

• Backs: Greg Bishop, Ian Muir, Stephen Kent
• Half backs: Scott Gibson, Matt Conway, Shane Griffin
• Centres: David McCallum, Shane Heard, Shane Art
• Half forwards: Gerard Zochling, Michael Richardson, David Abud
• Forwards, Mark Sinclair, Chris Fleming, Stuart Annand
• Rucks: David Cloke, Jack Ireland, Jeff Mohrwinkel
• Interchange: Andrew Bishop, Wayne Rogers Emergencies: Paul Whelan, Todd Pulford, Robert Kelly

David McCallum was awarded the Alex Jesaulenko Medal for Best on the Ground in the Grand Final.

• Chris Fleming was the Club’s leading goalkicker with 79 goals, followed by Gerard Zochling with 45.
• Gerard Zochling was Runner-up in the League’s First Grade Best & Fairest Award, the Mulrooney Medal.
• Robbie Baxter played his 150th First Grade game in 1992. Ian Muir and Michael Richardson played their 100th game.
• Ainslie won the C W Chandler Club Championship Trophy for the 16th time in 29 years.

Ainslie defeated Queanbeyan in the Second Grade Second Semi-Final by 34 points.

• Final score: Ainslie 15.15-105 def Queanbeyan 10.11-71
• Goal kickers for Ainslie: Kelly 4, Kelty 4, Rogers 3, Collins 2, Anderson 1, Wallensky 1
• Best: Rendell, Rogers, Kelly, Van Dijk, McTaggart

Ainslie played Queanbeyan again in the Second Grade Grand Final and had a big win by 87 points.

• Final score: Ainslie 25.15-165 def Queanbeyan 12.6-78
• Goal kickers for Ainslie: Kelty 6, Garland 5, Snowden 4, Collins 3, McTaggart 2, Kelly 2, Baxter 2, Edwards 1
• Best: Snowden, Rendell, Garland, Pulford, Baxter, Hand, Graham

Michael Collins won the League’s Best & Fairest in the Second Grade, the J McNamara Trophy, in a tie with Queanbeyan’s Geoff Deeble.

Wayne Kelty was the League’s and the Club’s leading Second Grade goal kicker with 78 goals.

Patrick Palmer played his 200th Second Grade game during the season. Trevor Lond played his 100th Second Grade game.

The Under 19 team experienced a shortage of players in 1992 and had a tough season finishing on the bottom of the ladder after the home and away games.

Justin Ingram, Matthew Ingram, Ben Battisson and Paul Whelan represented the ACT at the U17 Teal Cup and the School boys Competition. Paul Whelan was selected in the All-Australian team at the Teal Cup. Ben Battisson was selected in the All-Australian Schoolboys team.

• Coach: Terry Whelan
• Manager: John Mohrwinkel

Ainslie finished outside the top four after the home and away games winning only 2 games.

• Coach: Peter Telford
• Manager: Maryanne Mann

• Best & Fairest: David Cloke
• Runner-up B&F: Gerard Zochling
• Most Consistent: Jeff Mohrwinkel
• Most Valuable Player: Matt Conway
• Best Player in Finals: Stephen Kent
• Richard Fleming Memorial Award: Shane Griffin

• Best & Fairest: Michael Collins
• Runner-up B&F: Stephen Phipps
• Most Consistent: Wayne Rogers, Anthony Garland
• Most Improved: Gath Berry
• Best Player in Finals: Stuart Rendell

• Best & Fairest: Justin Ingram
• Runner-up B&F: Dale Cunningham
• Most Consistent: Matthew Ingram
• Most Improved: Damien Moore
• Ted Dhu Most Promising U19 Player: Danny Grimsley

• Best & Fairest: Paul Stephens
• Runner-up B&F: Matt Guthrie
• Most Consistent: Joe Mann
• Most Improved: John Streatfield
• Most Prominent Clubman: Joe Cortese
• Jaws Award: Fred Lehmann

• President:  Dale Seymour
• Senior Vice President: Bruce Glossop
• Vice Presidents: Garry Cox, Andrew McGrath
• Secretary: Malcolm Scholes
• Ass. Secretary: Lee Phillips
• Committee: John Rebecca, Con Moraitis, Joe Cortese, Trevor Lond, Bill Harvey, Terry Pulford, Jerry O’Halloran, James Horniblow