The Victorian Blind Football League exists to provide Victorians with blindness and low vision the opportunity to participate in Australian Rules Football, at a competitive level. Governed by AFL Victoria, the League provides an environment that promotes fitness, fun, friendship and a sense of belonging. Through participation in Australian Rules Football, it enhances life skills and develops self-esteem, confidence and improved health.
How is AFL Blind Played?
A game of AFL Blind looks and feels like traditional Australian football, with slight adaptions to rules and modifications to equipment, it provides the support required to play a game of football.
Games are played indoors, which provides a controlled environment to allow players to utilise their hearing. The football has a USB charging port and an electronic beeper inserted to produce sound loud enough to assist with tracking the ball. To assist with identifying the centre and location of the goals, there are flashing lights behind the goals, high contrast backdrops hung behind the goals, and goal umpires how rattle shakers when the football enters the scoring zone.
2023 AFL Blind Playing Lists
Hawthorn Brown
Nathan Letts
Brendan Spencer
Andrew Close
Kingsley Williams
Travis Zimmer
Nathan Luke
Lawrence Raja
Reuben Fairbank
Steve Obeid
Scott Peucker
Stephen Palmer
Raymond Moxly
Sean Brown
Penelope Bunn
Hawthorn Gold
Cebby Johnson
Lachie Hayward
Ned Brewer Maiga
Ollie Oglethorpe
Brett Wilson
Peter Frank
Mark Haskitt
Aleesha Whitely
Wes Jeffrey
Oscar Stubbs
Harry Nicholas
David Gauci
Simon Fuller
John Boland
AFL Blind Premiership Teams
Hawthorn (2019)
Mel Edge (captain)
Ned Brewer-Maiga (vice-captain)
Chris Gould
Dale Alards
David Steeds
John Boland
Ollie Oglethorpe
Soban Sivachanthiran
Zac Sheehan
Cebby Johnson
Hawthorn Brown (2023)
Travis Zimmer (co-captain)
Reuben Fairbank (co-captain)
Nathan Letts
Adrian Smith
Scott Peucker
Kingsley Williams
Lawrence Raja
Ray Moxley
Nathan Luke
Stephen Palmer