AFL Teams Trivia Questions

Answer: White

This jumper was only introduced in recent years. Originally, the Fremantle away jumper was a concoction of various colours that looked awful. Hence, the stylistic change!

Answer: flying high

"We're flying high, we are the big birds". That's pretty much the whole of the West Coast song!
One of the very few club songs with original tunes.

Answer: White brothers

In a fabulous year Luke and Michael White finished within 1 vote of each other at the top of the best and fairest tally.

Answer: Carlton Blues

We are the Navy Blues, we are the old dark navy Blues, we're the team that never let's you down, we're the only team all Carlton knows. With all the champions, they like to send us, we'll keep our ends up, And they'll know that they've been playing, against the famous old dark Blues.

Answer: Devonport Oval

Before an estimated crowd of 10,000.

Answer: Sydney Swans

Founded in 1874 and formerly known as the South Melbourne Football Club, there was a name change and the club moved to Sydney in 1982.

Their biggest Premiership triumph came in 2005, when they defeated the West Coast Eagles by four points. It was their first Premiership in 72 years and also the first since the club's relocation.

The team's mascot, Syd 'Swannie' Skilton, is named after South Melbourne legend, Bob Skilton. Their team colours are red and white.

Answer: Traralgon

Part of the VFAs expansion was to take their league to the outer edges of Melbourne, but the local players and supporters weren't interested, and Traralgon went back to playing in the local league.

Answer: Red and Black

Essendon had been wearing these colours for many, many decades.

Answer: mighty fighting

"We're a happy team at Hawthorn".
Original tune: 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'.

Answer: Sydney

Cheer, cheer the red and the white, Honour the name by day and by night, Lift that noble banner high, hake down the thunder from the sky, Whether the odds be great or small, Swans will go in and win overall, While her loyal sons are marching, Onwards to victory. The Swans were moved to Sydney from South Melbourne in the early 1980s.

Answer: TCA Ground

Ther crowd was a disappointing 6,000.

Answer: St Kilda Saints

The St. Kilda Football Club was founded in 1873.

They played in their first Grand Final in 1913, losing to Fitzroy by thirteen points. Twelve years later, in 1925, Colin Watson won the club's first Brownlow Medal.

Premiership success finally came in 1966 when St. Kilda defeated Collingwood by one point.

The team's mascot, Trevor 'Saint' Kilda, is named after St. Kilda legend, Trevor Barker. Their team colours are red, white and black.

Answer: West Melbourne

North Melbourne did wear a red sash on their blue and white jumper for a short time, but in truth, West Melbourne was finished as a separate entity and was never heard from again.

Answer: Red, White and Black

The Saints home jumper and away jumper were both in these colours. The only difference between the two was the thickness of the stripes. The home uniform has three thick stripes (one of each colour) and the away uniform has many thin stripes of the three colours.

Answer: dark blues

"We are the navy blues". Carlton. Sung to the tune of 'Lily of Laguna'. When sung well, it'll bring a tear to even the most hardened Collingwood supporter's (one) eye.

Answer: Julian Clark

The Rooster kicked 5 goals in the Bats first premiership winning Grand Final.

Answer: Geelong

We are Geelong, the greatest team of all, We are Geelong, We're always on the ball, We play the game, as it should be played at home or far away, our banners fly high, from dawn to dark, down at Kardinia Park!

Answer: Youngtown Oval

South launceston's home ground, but North was the home team.

Answer: North Melbourne Kangaroos

Founded in 1869, North Melbourne joined the AFL in 1925, despite objections from their main rival, Essendon. Both teams had supporters from the same area.

They defeated Richmond in the 1903 Grand Final and, in 1965, Noel Teasdale won the club's first Brownlow Medal.

The team's mascot, Barry 'Brooser' Cracker, is named after North Melbourne legends, Barry Cable and Peter 'Crackers' Keenan. Their team colours are blue and white.

Answer: Northcote

Known as the brickfielders because of the number of brickworks in the district.

Answer: Blue and White, Vertical

The Kangaroos jumper was quite similar to the Collingwood jumper (Black and White vertical stripes). When the two teams play each other, one of the teams wore an alternate jumper to avoid confusion for the crowd and the players.

Answer: the taking

"We've got the Power to win". Port Adelaide. Pretty much tempting fate with that one.
Another original tune.