Vale – Tim Mckay

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Tim McKay.

Tim passed away on 8th of March 2026 from a heart attack on his ride back to Canberra from Collector. Tim was a […]

Vale – Michael Thorneycroft

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Michael Thorneycroft.

“Thorney,” as he was affectionately known, endured a short but intense battle with a rapidly onset form of dementia.

Mick was a valued member […]

Vale – Clare Palmer

It is with sadness we farewell another longstanding life member of the Ainslie Football Club family, Clare Palmer.

Clare was a pioneer for women’s involvement in the administrative side of both the Ainslie and ACT juniors […]

Vale – William “Billy” Bloomfield

We have unfortunately lost another great Ainslie man in Billy Blomfield. Bill passed away peacefully in Milton at the age of 84.

Billy played 62 1st grade games for the club – debuted in 1957 as […]

Vale – Graeme “Curly” Gardiner

With great sadness we’re writing to inform you Graeme “Curly” Gardiner passed away peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday.

His great mate and 1970 Premiership team mate Laurie Laffan has pulled together a […]

Vale – Don Andrews

We sadly inform you that Don Andrews – a big influence in the AFC social club rise in the community passed away last week at 91 years of age.

Don was born in 1931 in […]