AFL Teams Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Western Bulldogs

Sons of the West, Red, white and blue, We come out snarling, Bulldogs through and through, Bulldogs bite and bulldogs roar, We give our very best, But you can't beat the boys of the Bulldog breed, We're the team of the mighty West!

Answer: Queenstown Oval

But it is quite soft.

Answer: Ted Whitten

Charles Brownlow never even played a game of VFL football, he was a long time servant of the Geelong Football Club and for that he got the games highest medal named after him .... odd.

Answer: Western Bulldogs

Founded in 1883 and formerly known as Footscray (the name was changed in 1996).

Allan Hopkins won the club's first Brownlow Medal in 1930, however, Premiership success didn't come until 1954 when the Bulldogs defeated Melbourne by 51 points.

The team's mascot, Woofer 'Dogg' Whitten, is named after Footscray legend, Ted Whitten. Their team colours are red, white and blue.

Answer: Geelong West

They originally wore a red with white monogram, but reversed colours upon joining the VFA to avoid confusion with Preston who had the same colours.

Answer: Yellow and Black

Richmond are famous for their black jumpers with a diagnal yellow stripe. When the team wins and the crowd sings "yellow and black" in the theme song, it is a sound that is near deafening.

Answer: Kardinia

Geelong. Sung to the tune of the Toreador Song from the opera Carmen by Bizet. My version goes something like this:

"I know a song all about Geelong
I'll sing that song, about Geelong
Yes, this song's about Geelong
Geelong is the subject of this song"

Answer: Hair, Allison, Russell, Kohlrusch and Pape

These 5 were known as the party of five after the second premiership victory.

Answer: Hawthorn

Hawtorn Hawks: We're a happy team at Hawthorn, We're the Mighty Fighting Hawks. We love our Club, and we play to win, Riding the bumps with a grin (at Hawthorn). Come what may, you'll find us striving, Team work is the thing that talks, One for all and all for one, Is the way we play at Hawthorn. We are the Mighty Fighting Hawks!

Answer: Kangaroos

That was the game against Port Adelaide when Winston Abraham took the Mark of the Year, '98.

Answer: Adelaide Crows

Founded in 1990, Adelaide is one of the youngest AFL teams.

In round four, 1997, Adelaide played against their cross-town rivals, Port Adelaide, in the very first Showdown. They lost by eleven points, but later went on to win their first Premiership, defeating St. Kilda by 31 points.

1998 saw back-to-back Premierships with Adelaide defeating North Melbourne by 35 points. Mark Ricciuto won the club's first Brownlow Medal in 2003.

The team's mascot, Claude 'Curls' Crow, is named after Adelaide legend, Neil Kerley. Their team colours are red, yellow and navy blue.

Answer: Prahran

Original playing home of Kevin Sheedy.

Answer: Blue, Red and White

The Western Bulldogs have changed the style of their uniform quite a few times over the years, but every single version of the jumper has been in blue, red and white.

Answer: up

"See the Bombers fly up, up". Essendon
Original tune: I can't find this, my son the Bomber doesn't know, I'm stumped.

Answer: Luke Russell

One of the great individual performances in the club's history.

Answer: Essendon Bombers

See the Bombers fly up, up! To win the premiership flag. Our boys who play this grand old game, Are always striving for glory and fame! See the bombers fly up, up, The other teams they don't fear, They all try their best, But they can't get near, As the bombers fly up!

Answer: Fitzroy's

Fitzroy's home ground was Fitzroy Oval in St Kilda West, while St Kilda's ground was Moorabbin Oval in Moorabbin.

Answer: Brisbane Lions

In 1996 the Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears merged to form the Brisbane Lions.

They won their first Premiership in 2001, defeating Essendon by 26 points. In the same year Jason Akermanis won the club's first Brownlow Medal.

In 2002 Brisbane were Premiers again, this time defeating Collingwood by nine points. They would go on to defeat the Pies again, this time by 50 points, in the 2003 Premiership.

The team's mascot, Bernie 'Gabba' Vegas, is named after Fitzroy legend, Bernie Quinlan. Their team colours are maroon, blue and gold.

Answer: Albert Park

While Albert Park was never gone as a team, their colours continued on to this day in the Sydney Swans guernsey.

Answer: Gold and Brown

These colours didn't sound as if they would be a good combination, but they are quite good. They are presented in vertical stripes.

Answer: west

"Sons of the West, red, white and blue". Western Bulldogs.
Original tune: 'Sons of the Sea' ("bobbing up and down like this").

Answer: Port Adelaide

We've got the Power to win, Power to rule, Come on, Port Adelaide aggression, We are the Power from Port, It's more than a sport, It's true Port Adelaide tradition, We'll never stop, stop, stop - Till we're top, top, top - There's history here in the making, Port Power to win, We'll never give in, Til the flag is ours for the taking.