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