The Eastlake Demons (formerly known as the Canberra Demons) is a semi-professional

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club based in the inner-south of

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, in the

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. The senior team competed in the

North East Australian Football League The North East Australian Football League (NEAFL ) was an Australian rules football league in New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The league was formed in November 2010, and its inaugural ...

(NEAFL) from the league's founding in 2011 until it was absorbed by the

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(VFL) in 2021. Canberra declined to join the expanded VFL. In January 2016, the league announced that Eastlake would rebrand and now be known as Canberra, though the Eastlake name would live on in local competitions.

Former jumpers

Notable players

* Craig Bolton * Tony Bourke * Josh Bruce * Nathan Clarke * Brad Fuller * Allan Hird, Jr. *

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* Jeremy Turner * Rodney Broadhurst *

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References

External links

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Eastlake FC
(Archive, 13 Jan 2014)
Australian Football profile for Eastlake
{{NEAFL AFL Canberra clubs 1926 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1926 Sports clubs and teams in Canberra Former North East Australian Football League clubs

Former jumpers

Notable players

See also

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