List of Australian Football League team songs
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An Australian Football League team song is traditionally sung by members of the winning team after an AFL
game. The first team song was the Collingwood
song Good Old Collingwood Forever written by player Tom Nelson in 1906 to the tune of Goodbye, Dolly Gray
, an American music hall
song. Other clubs have continued to rewrite other songs' lyrics to suit their team, with very few songs having both original lyrics and music.
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game. The first team song was the Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
song Good Old Collingwood Forever written by player Tom Nelson in 1906 to the tune of Goodbye, Dolly Gray
Goodbye, Dolly Gray
"Goodbye, Dolly Gray" is a music hall song by Will D. Cobb and Paul Barnes . Popularised as a Boer War anthem, it was written during the earlier Spanish-American War....
, an American music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
song. Other clubs have continued to rewrite other songs' lyrics to suit their team, with very few songs having both original lyrics and music.
| Club Name | Name of Team Song | Basis for Team Song | First Used as Team Song | Writer/Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League .... |
The Pride of South Australia | US Marines' Hymn Marines' Hymn The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. It is the oldest official song in the United States military. The "Marines' Hymn" is typically sung at the position of attention as a gesture of respect... |
1992 | Bill Sanders |
| Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996... |
The Pride of Brisbane Town | La Marseillaise La Marseillaise "La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. The song, originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin" was written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in 1792. The French National Convention adopted it as the Republic's anthem in 1795... |
1955 | Fitzroy Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897... players* |
| Carlton Blues | We are the Navy Blues | Lily of Laguna Lily of Laguna Lily of Laguna is a song written in 1898 by Leslie Stuart and performed by Eugene Stratton and G. H. Elliott. The Carlton Football Club's official theme, We Are The Navy Blues is based on the tune... |
circa 1930 | Carlton players |
| Collingwood Magpies | Good Old Collingwood Forever | Goodbye, Dolly Gray Goodbye, Dolly Gray "Goodbye, Dolly Gray" is a music hall song by Will D. Cobb and Paul Barnes . Popularised as a Boer War anthem, it was written during the earlier Spanish-American War.... |
1906 | Tom Nelson |
| Essendon Bombers | See the Bombers Fly Up | (Keep Your) Sunny Side Up | 1960s | |
| Fremantle Dockers | Freo Way To Go | The Song of the Volga Boatmen | 1995 | Ken Walther |
| Geelong Cats | We Are Geelong | The Toreador Song | 1963 | Geelong players |
| Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Suns The Gold Coast Suns were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The club split their home games between Miami and Pompano Beach, FL and hired future Hall of Famer Earl Weaver as manager. In the league's inaugural season, the... |
We Are the Suns of the Gold Coast Sky | original | 2010 | unknown |
| Hawthorn Hawks | The Mighty Fighting Hawks | The Yankee Doodle Boy The Yankee Doodle Boy "The Yankee Doodle Boy", also well known as " Yankee Doodle Dandy" is a patriotic song from the Broadway musical Little Johnny Jones written by George M. Cohan... |
circa 1956 | Chick Lander |
| Melbourne Demons | It's a Grand Old Flag | You're a Grand Old Flag You're a Grand Old Flag "You're a Grand Old Flag" is a patriotic song of the United States. The song, a spirited march written by George M. Cohan, is a tribute to the U.S. flag. In addition to obvious references to the flag, it incorporates snippets of other popular songs, including one of his own... |
circa 1912 | unknown (second verse by Keith "Bluey" Truscott Keith Truscott Keith William "Bluey" Truscott DFC & Bar was a World War II ace fighter pilot and Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club... ) |
| North Melbourne Kangaroos | Join in the Chorus | Wee Deoch an Doris | 1920s | unknown |
| Port Adelaide Power | The Power to Win | original | 1997 | Quentin Eyers and Les Kaczmarek |
| Richmond Tigers | We're from Tiger Land | Row, Row, Row | 1962 | Jack Malcolmson |
| St. Kilda Saints | When the Saints Go Marching In | When the Saints Go Marching In When the Saints Go Marching In "When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as "The Saints", is an American gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. The precise origins of the song are not known. Though it originated as a spiritual, today people are more likely to hear it played by a jazz band... |
circa 1965 | - |
| Sydney Swans Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
The Red and the White | Notre Dame Victory March Notre Dame Victory March The "Notre Dame Victory March" is the fight song for the University of Notre Dame. It was written by two brothers who were Notre Dame graduates. The Rev. Michael J. Shea, a 1905 graduate, wrote the music, and his brother, John F. Shea, who earned degrees in 1906 and 1908, wrote the original lyrics... |
1950s | Larry Spokes |
| West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval... |
We're Flying High | original | 1987 | Kevin Peek and Ken Walther |
| Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... |
Sons of the West** | Sons of the Sea | 1940s | unknown |