Records maintained as of 1st January, 2025.

Vale – John ‘Porky’ Lalor

John played with Ainslie as a Junior from Age 5 to 16 (1954 to 1965).
He then joined the Senior ranks playing mainly Monaro and and Reserve Grade until 1969. He featured in […]

Vale – Peter Searle

Peter joined Ainslie from the Bendigo League in 1962.
He was a highly skilled utility player who played from 1962 to 1974.
Peter played 107 First Grade games and 46 Reserve Grade games.  He played in […]

Vale – Hans Heysraten

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we share the passing of Hans Heystraten, aged 72, following a very short battle with cancer.

Born in Indonesia, Hans moved to Bairnsdale, Victoria, as a young […]

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 […]