List of VFL/AFL players born outside Australia

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This is a list of players who have played at least one senior game in the Australian Football League (AFL), previously known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), who were born outside Australia.

Players born outside Australia[edit]

Current AFL-listed players in bold.[1][2]

Name Country of birth Club(s) First Last Games Goals
Peter Agrums  Latvia North Melbourne 1963 1964 11 4
Aliir Aliir  Kenya Sydney, Port Adelaide 2016 135 5
Mac Andrew  Egypt Gold Coast 2022– 28 0
Ivan Astruc  Mauritius Fitzroy 1897 1897 6 1
Jack Baggott  South Africa Essendon, Richmond 1927 1937 138 140
Jack Barnett  New Zealand Richmond 1924 1926 13 11
Niels Becker  West Germany Footscray 1962 1963 10 3
Peter Bell  South Korea Fremantle, North Melbourne 1995 2008 286 250[3]
Peter Bennett  New Zealand Essendon, Hawthorn 1976 1981 80 27
Peter Bevilacqua  Italy Carlton 1953 1953 1 0[4]
Fred Birnstihl  Weimar Republic Footscray 1927 1927 2 0
James Borlase  Egypt Adelaide 2023 9 0
Atu Bosenavulagi  Fiji Collingwood, North Melbourne 2019 2022 20 1
Mordecai Bromberg  Israel St Kilda 1978 1981 34 11
Bob Bryce  New Zealand Sydney, Collingwood 1899 1902 18 12
Adam Campbell  New Zealand Fremantle 2006 2009 13 13
Alipate Carlile  Fiji Port Adelaide 2006 2016 167 5
Mabior Chol  South Sudan Richmond , Gold Coast, Hawthorn 2016 65 83
Alf Clay  South Africa Hawthorn, Footscray, Fitzroy, North Melbourne 1937 1946 83 39
Brant Colledge  France West Coast 2014 2015 3 0
Harold Collocott  Fiji Geelong 1900 1900 1 0
Sudjai Cook  Thailand Adelaide 1998 1998 7 2
Mason Cox  United States Collingwood 2016 118 117
Jim Cowcher  New Zealand Carlton 1898 1898 5 0
Trent Croad  New Zealand Fremantle, Hawthorn 1998 2008 222 189
Damian Cupido  South Africa Brisbane Lions, Essendon 2000 2005 53 66
Ben Cunningham  New Zealand Fremantle 2000 2005 33 22
Majak Daw  Sudan North Melbourne, Melbourne 2013 2020 54 43
Donald Dickie  New Zealand Port Adelaide 1997 2000 55 19
Colin Dufty  Fiji Collingwood 1914 1914 1 1
Aaron Edwards  Samoa North Melbourne, West Coast 2005 2011 73 107
Harry Frei  Germany Footscray 1973 1973 6 0
Ted Garside  South Africa Hawthorn 1931 1931 6 0
Arthur Gilligan  New Zealand Essendon, Fitzroy 1902 1905 32 15
Mil Hanna  Lebanon Carlton 1986 1997 190 83[4]
Harry Haughton  New Zealand Carlton 1912 1919 113 49[4]
Jason Holmes  United States St Kilda 2015 2017 5 0
Karmichael Hunt  New Zealand Gold Coast 2011 2014 44 6
Alex Ishchenko  Ukraine Brisbane Bears, North Melbourne, West Coast 1987 1995 142 37
Bohdan Jaworskyj  East Germany Hawthorn 1973 1975 67 3
Henri Jeanneret   Switzerland Melbourne, South Melbourne 1898 1904 113 49
Alex Jesaulenko  Austria Carlton, St Kilda 1967 1981 279 444[4]
Changkuoth Jiath  Ethiopia Hawthorn 2019 45 2
Jason Johannisen  South Africa Western Bulldogs 2012 191 75
Warren Jones  New Zealand Carlton, St Kilda 1978 1988 123 36[4]
Buku Khamis  South Sudan Western Bulldogs 2019 13 7
Robbert Klomp  Netherlands Carlton, Footscray 1979 1984 93 20[4]
Stephen Lawrence  South Africa Hawthorn 1988 1998 146 30
Heritier Lumumba  Brazil Collingwood, Melbourne 2005 2016 178 25
Artie Machin  New Zealand Sydney 1898 1898 3 0
Aubrey MacKenzie  South Africa Melbourne, St Kilda 1914 1924 12 17
Frank Macky  New Zealand University 1911 1911 7 2
Oleg Markov  Belarus Richmond, Gold Coast, Collingwood 2016 77 6
Rowan Marshall  New Zealand St Kilda 2017 118 54
Kris Massie  Sweden Carlton, Adelaide 1998 2008 131 23[4]
Daniel McAlister  New Zealand Essendon 1997 2002 6 0
Dave McColl  New Zealand South Melbourne 1904 1904 5 0
Marty McDonnell  New Zealand Footscray 1939 1950 92 2
Abe McDougall  New Zealand Fitzroy 1898 1902 59 28
Andrew McGrath  Canada Essendon 2017 139 20
Charlie Meadway  New Zealand Carlton, Collingwood 1906 1907 4 0
Bill Mearns  New Zealand St Kilda 1910 1910 3 1
Eddie Melai  Netherlands South Melbourne 1964 1964 7 2
Mal Michael  Papua New Guinea Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Essendon 1997 2008 238 33
Charlie Moore  Fiji Essendon 1897 1899 30 34
Ian Muller  South Africa Carlton, St Kilda 1984 1991 27 2[4]
Bigoa Nyuon  Kenya Richmond, North Melbourne 2020 4 0
Hewago Oea  Papua New Guinea Gold Coast 2022 5 2
Thomas O'Halloran  New Zealand Richmond 1925 1934 142 120
Daniel Pearce  New Zealand Western Bulldogs 2012 2015 5 0
Val Perovic  Croatia Carlton, St Kilda 1973 1985 174 13[4]
Ian Perrie  Zimbabwe Adelaide 1998 2007 115 133
Cameron Polson  Hong Kong Carlton 2017 2020 19 4
Fred Pringle  India Carlton 1923 1924 22 7[4]
Don Pyke  United States West Coast 1989 1996 132 97
Mike Pyke  Canada Sydney 2009 2015 110 48
Willis Reeve  Myanmar Fitzroy 1927 1932 86 0
Brent Renouf  New Zealand Hawthorn, Port Adelaide 2008 2011 52 9
Bruce Reville  Papua New Guinea Brisbane Lions 2024 4 1
David Rodan  Fiji Port Adelaide, Richmond, Melbourne 2002 2013 166 127
Brian Roet  Cuba Melbourne 1961 1968 88 1
Jose Romero  Chile Footscray/Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne 1988 2001 211 169
Alex Ruscuklic  East Germany Carlton, Fitzroy 1966 1974 117 209[4]
Shane Savage  New Zealand Hawthorn, St Kilda 2009 2020 165 63
Wayne Schwass  New Zealand North Melbourne, Sydney 1988 2002 282 154
Joe Sellwood  New Zealand Geelong 1930 1945 180 97
Dannie Seow  Singapore Collingwood, Melbourne 1986 1990 25 10
Ben Sexton  Papua New Guinea Carlton, Footscray 1991 1996 43 33[4]
Michael Sexton  Papua New Guinea Carlton 1990 2000 200 23[4]
Jack Southern  Papua New Guinea South Melbourne 1897 1899 31 3
Bob Svorinich  Italy South Melbourne 1969 1971 8 7
Ron Tenabel  Netherlands South Melbourne 1965 1967 17 0
Heinz Tonn  Weimar Republic Fitzroy 1947 1947 6 2
Wennie Van Lint  Netherlands Sydney 1967 1967 2 0
Ron Van T'Hag  Netherlands Geelong 1959 1959 2 0
Eric Vinar  Czech Republic Fitzroy 1964 1964 8 3
Paul Vinar  Czech Republic Geelong 1959 1966 132 45
Fred Warry  Seychelles St Kilda 1900 1900 2 0
Arthur Watson  New Zealand Hawthorn 1929 1929 2 0
Tom Watson  New Zealand Carlton, Melbourne 1902 1904 15 0
Sanford Wheeler  United States Sydney 1989 1994 43 7
Reuben William  South Sudan Brisbane Lions 2016 2017 3 0
Rupert Wills  New Zealand Collingwood 2016 2020 23 1
Barney Wood  New Zealand Melbourne 1928 1928 5 0

Players born in the British Isles[edit]

Name Country of birth Club(s) First Last Games Goals
Bill Ahern  Ireland Carlton 1897 1897 1 0
Colin Alexander  United Kingdom Brisbane Bears, Collingwood 1989 1993 29 30
Ramsay Anderson  Scotland Essendon, University 1910 1912 31 0
Bert Ashby  England Hawthorn 1928 1935 25 6
Harry Aylwin  England St Kilda 1897 1899 29 0
Alf Bartlett  England Fitzroy 1901 1907 80 5
Keith Baskin  England South Melbourne 1964 1973 75 78
Mark Bayliss  United Kingdom Collingwood 1989 1989 4 6
Colm Begley  Ireland Brisbane Lions, St Kilda 2006 2009 30 7
Ted Besford  England Fitzroy 1939 1941 2 0
Bernie Bignell  England Carlton 1940 1945 6 0[4]
Lawrence Bingham  England Hawthorn, St Kilda 1989 1993 25 0
Wayne Blackwell  England Carlton 1984 1990 110 80[4]
Bill Bourke  Ireland Richmond 1908 1909 32 45
Percy Bowyer  England Collingwood 1928 1938 154 33
Ted Brewis  England Carlton 1925 1928 60 12[4]
Alan Broadley  England South Melbourne 1941 1941 3 1
Callum Brown  Ireland Greater Western Sydney 2021 37 40
Chris Burton  England Footscray, Richmond 1980 1988 117 35
Ciarán Byrne  Ireland Carlton 2014 2018 22 0
Dick Campbell  Northern Ireland St Kilda 1909 1909 1 0
Martin Clarke  Ireland Collingwood 2007 2013 72 19
Ted Cordner  England Melbourne 1941 1946 52 0
Aidan Corr  Northern Ireland Greater Western Sydney, North Melbourne 2013 143 3
Ian Dargie  England St Kilda, West Coast 1989 1991 11 1
Harry Davie  United Kingdom Carlton, Melbourne 1924 1928 58 186[4]
Jim Davies  Wales Carlton 1949 1950 16 1[4]
Reg Davies  United Kingdom Hawthorn 1930 1931 3 0
Bart Dinsmore  Scotland St Kilda 1903 1903 2 3
Paul Earley  England Melbourne 1984 1984 1 1
Bill Eason  England Geelong 1902 1915 220 187
Jack Edgeley  England Fitzroy 1907 1908 8 1
Bob Edmond  Scotland Carlton 1967 1968 10 0[4]
Jim Edmond  Scotland Footscray, Sydney, Brisbane Bears 1977 1988 188 287
Dinny Fagan  England Sydney 1929 1931 19 0
Fred Fairweather  England North Melbourne 1944 1946 54 14
Dick Fowler  England Melbourne 1908 1908 1 0
Jack Frost  England Carlton 1897 1897 4 0[4]
Conor Glass  Ireland Hawthorn 2017 2020 21 2
Fred Godfrey  England Footscray 1938 1938 6 5
Andy Goodwin  England Melbourne, Richmond 1987 1993 73 9
John Gray  Scotland University 1908 1913 85 3
Dick Hall  Wales Collingwood 1897 1897 1 0
Pearce Hanley  England Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast 2008 2020 169 60
Paul Harding  England Hawthorn, St Kilda, West Coast 1987 1994 116 14
Bob Hay  Scotland Fitzroy 1899 1901 9 1
Connor Idun  England[5] Greater Western Sydney 2019 72 0
Bill Johnstone  Scotland Collingwood 1941 1941 2 0
Denis Lanigan  Ireland Collingwood, Melbourne, Carlton 1897 1899 41 6
Darragh Joyce  Ireland St Kilda, Brisbane Lions 2018 18 0
Mark Keane  Ireland Collingwood , Adelaide 2019 10 0
Frank Kelly  England Footscray 1941 1944 8 0
Tadhg Kennelly  Ireland Sydney 2001 2011 197 30
Bob Kenny  Ireland St Kilda 1899 1899 2 0
Barney Lazarus  Ireland Carlton 1902 1902 7 0[4]
Thomas Leather  Scotland North Melbourne 1932 1933 16 11
Harry Lees  England Collingwood 1908 1908 1 0
Johnny Leonard  England South Melbourne 1932 1932 12 17
James Madden  Ireland Brisbane Lions 2021 11 1
Stuart Magee  Northern Ireland Footscray, South Melbourne 1962 1975 216 149
Fred Mann  England Essendon 1901 1903 27 1
Frank Maple  England Hawthorn 1926 1926 2 1
Nick Marshall  Scotland Geelong 1907 1908 4 0
William Marshall  England Melbourne, University 1905 1908 12 0
Bryan Martin  England Melbourne 1942 1943 5 0
John McCarthy  Wales Fitzroy, North Melbourne 1986 1996 163 178
Alan McCrory  Ireland Richmond, South Melbourne 1938 1941 9 4
Bob McIlveen  Scotland Richmond 1943 1943 6 0
Niall McKeever  Northern Ireland Brisbane Lions 2011 2012 17 1
Conor McKenna  Northern Ireland Essendon, Brisbane Lions 2015 105 27
Hugh McLaughlin Sr.  Scotland South Melbourne, Footscray 1929 1937 129 0
Tom McNeil  Scotland St Kilda 1951 1952 8 0
Dermot McNicholl  Ireland St Kilda 1990 1990 3 0
Henry McPetrie  Scotland Carlton 1897 1897 5 2[4]
Donald Mills  Jersey Hawthorn 1929 1931 15 0
Jim Money  Scotland Geelong 1928 1928 2 1
Caolan Mooney  Ireland Collingwood 2012 2014 6 2
Brad Moran  England Adelaide, North Melbourne 2006 2011 21 8
Doug Morgan  Wales Geelong 1909 1911 18 3
Brian Mulvihill  England North Melbourne 1971 1972 24 25
Brian Mynott  England St Kilda 1964 1975 210 75
Conor Nash  Ireland Hawthorn 2018 77 16
Eric Needham  England St Kilda 1933 1933 1 0
Richard Nixon  United Kingdom Richmond 1987 1990 37 3
Ingy Norman  Wales Fitzroy 1938 1938 1 0
Jack Norman  Wales Fitzroy 1938 1938 1 0
Mark O'Connor  Ireland Geelong 2017 87 4
Laurie Ogilvie  Scotland Melbourne 1901 1901 4 3
Joe O'Grady  Ireland St Kilda 1897 1897 9 0
Setanta Ó hAilpín  Ireland Carlton, Greater Western Sydney 2005 2013 88 82
Bill Perkins  England Richmond 1940 1949 148 0
Jamie O'Reilly  Northern Ireland Richmond 2010 2011 4 0
Colin O'Riordan  Ireland Sydney 2015 2022 34 1
Michael Quinn  Ireland Essendon 2009 2011 8 2
Jim Redstone  England South Melbourne 1938 1938 4 5
George Renwick  England Carlton 1909 1909 4 0
Ralph Robertson  England St Kilda 1898 1900 14 1
Eddie Rosenbrock  England South Melbourne 1929 1930 4 0
Bobby Royle  England Melbourne 1898 1898 3 0
John Scarlett  United Kingdom Geelong, South Melbourne 1967 1979 212 44
Fred Scott  Northern Ireland Essendon, Carlton 1899 1904 50 36[4]
Ciarán Sheehan  Ireland Carlton 2014 2017 6 0
Arthur Sowden  England Melbourne 1897 1906 117 13
Ted Staniland  England Fitzroy 1897 1897 5 3
George Stewart  Scotland Carlton 1909 1909 2 0
Wilfred Stott  England Essendon, Richmond 1913 1920 11 1
Jack Strong  Scotland Melbourne 1901 1912 78 29
Brian Stynes  Ireland Melbourne 1992 1992 2 0
Jim Stynes  Ireland Melbourne 1987 1998 264 130
George Sutherland  Scotland St Kilda 1900 1901 16 14
Jim Tarbotton  England Fitzroy 1923 1926 37 1
Syd Tate  England Geelong 1947 1951 85 13
Ewan Thompson  Scotland Richmond 1997 1997 4 1
Anton Tohill  Ireland Collingwood 2019 2021 1 0
Will Thursfield  England Richmond 2005 2011 77 0
Zach Tuohy  Ireland[4] Carlton, Geelong 2011 273 94
Tommy Walsh  Ireland Sydney 2012 2014 5 3
Clive Waterhouse  England Fremantle 1996 2004 106 178
Fergus Watts  England Adelaide, St Kilda 2004 2007 6 3
Fred West  England Hawthorn 1928 1929 12 3
Sean Wight  Scotland Melbourne 1985 1995 150 63
Art Wilkinson  England Collingwood, Essendon 1912 1913 13 8
Arnie Wilson  England St Kilda 1909 1910 2 0
Syd Young  England South Melbourne 1941 1941 2 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rohan Connolly (15 May 2010). "International rules OK". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Multicultural players putting AFL on the map". AFL Players Association. 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ Wilson, Caroline (30 March 2003). "Bell tolls in Fremantle and beyond". The Sunday Age. p. 14.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "From "Media City" to premiership glory". Carlton FC. 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ Zell, Alison (2 August 2019). "Idun to Debut". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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