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Australian rules football club
Tokyo Goannas
Tokyo Goannas logo
Names
Full nameTokyo Goannas Australian Rules Football Club
Nickname(s)Goannas
Club details
Founded1991
ColoursRed and white
CompetitionAFL Japan
PremiershipsJAFL Top League (6): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015
Other information
Official websitehttp://www.tokyogoannas.com/

The Tokyo Goannas Football Club is an Australian rules football team that was created in 1991 in Tokyo, Japan.

The club is a non-profit organization created to advance Australian Football and Australian sporting culture in Japan. It has won the Japan AFL (JAFL) championship trophy ten times. The club participates in the JAFL along with other teams in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.

The club's membership base includes expatriate residents, foreign nationals, and supporters. Past members have come from the United States, England, Ireland, and many local areas of Japan. The Goannas hold several events throughout the year, including a black-tie ball held at the Australian Embassy.

The club combines with other Japanese nationals to compete in the Asian Australian Football Championships which it has competed in since 2005 as the Japan Goannas. As the Japan Goannas it won the Men's Div 3 Champions in 2019.

Japan AFL Top League Premierships

Year Team G.B.P Team G.B.P Location
2006 Tokyo Goannas 8.7.55 Eastern Hawks 2.7.21
2007 Tokyo Goannas 15.18.108 Nagoya Redbacks 12.12.84
2008 Tokyo Goannas 26.11.167 Eastern Hawks 9.11.65
2009 Tokyo Goannas 13.10.88 Eastern Hawks 6.14.50 Yokohama Country & Athletic Club
2010 Tokyo Goannas 12.15.87 Nagoya Redbacks 5.8.38 Yokohama Country & Athletic Club
2012 Tokyo Goannas 7.12.54 Osaka Dingoes 6.15.51 Yokohama Country & Athletic Club
2015 Tokyo Goannas 10.8.68 Tokyo Bay Suns 10.6.66 Yokohama Country & Athletic Club

References

  1. ^ Japan’s Aussie Rules Football League by Andrew Stevents for Metropolis 12 August 2018

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