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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
Leek Aleer Kenya Greater Western Sydney 2022
7
1
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 Kenya 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 West 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 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
2024
4
0
Hewago Oea Papua New Guinea Gold Coast 2022
2024
13
5
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
Brandon Walker Ghana Fremantle 2021
54
2
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 Wales 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
2024
288
101
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
Josh Worrell England Adelaide 2021
30
0
Syd Young England South Melbourne 1941
1941
2
0
