List of VFL/AFL commissioners and club presidents

This is a listing of all the commissioners and club presidents of the VFL/AFL:

VFL/AFL Presidents/Chairman

• Alex McCracken (1897–1915)
• Oliver Maurice Williams (1915–1917)^[1]
• Chas Brownlow (1917–1919) (caretaker)
• Walter Baldwin Spencer (1919–1926)
• William C. McClelland (1926–1956)
• Sir Kenneth Luke (1956–1971)
• Sir Maurice Nathan (1971–1977)
• Allen Aylett (1977–1983)
• Jack Hamilton (1983–1986)
• Ross Oakley (1986–1993)
• John Kennedy, Sr. (1993–1997)
• Ron Evans AM (1997–2007)
• Mike Fitzpatrick (2007–)

AFL Chief Executive Officer

• Ross Oakley (1994–1996)
• Wayne Jackson (1996–2003)
• Andrew Demetriou (2003–2014)
• Gillon McLachlan (2014–)

Club Presidents

Adelaide

• Bill Sanders (1991–2009)
• Rob Chapman (2010–present)

Brisbane Lions

• Noel Gordon (1996–1999)
• Alan Piper (1999–2000)
• Graeme Downie (2000–2006)
• Tony Kelly (2006–2010)
• Angus Johnson (2010–2013)
• Bob Sharpless (2013 – present)

Carlton

• A.H. Shaw (1896–1901)
• Robert Heatley (1901–1904)
• H.B. Higgins (1904–1905)
• W.F. Evans (1905–1907)
• J. Urquhart (1907–1910)
• J. McInerney (1910–1912)
• D. Bell (1912–1914)
• J. Gardiner (1914–1925)
• D. Young (1925–1928)
• D.H. Crone (1929–1938)
• Sir Kenneth Luke (1938–1956)
• H.R. Clover (1956–1958)
• L.J.M. Holmes (1958–1965)
• George Harris (1965–1975)
• Ivan Rohrt (1975–1978)
• George Harris (1978–1980)
• Ian Rice (1980–1983)
• John Elliott (1983–2002)
• Ian Collins (2002–2006)
• Graham Smorgon (2006–2007)
• Stephen Kernahan (2007)
• Richard Pratt (2007–2008)
• Stephen Kernahan (2008–2014)
• Mark LoGiudice (2014 – present)

Collingwood

• William Beazley (1892–1911)
• Alfred Cross (1912)
• Jim Sharp (1913–1923)
• Harry Curtis (1924–1950)
• Syd Coventry (1950–1962)
• Tom Sherrin (1963–1974)
• Ern Clarke (1975–1976)
• John Hickey (1977–1981)
• Ranald Macdonald (1982–1986)
• Allan McAllister (1986–1995)
• Kevin Rose (1996–1998)
• Eddie McGuire (1998 – present)

Essendon

• Alexander McCracken (1897–1903)
• W Kent-Hughes (1904–1907)
• A L Crichton (1908–1919)
• W Raper (1920–1925)
• A F McGowan (1926–1929)
• F F Campbell (1930–1934)
• A F Showers (1935–1940)
• N H Mirams (1940)
• W R Crichton (1941–1959)
• W G Brew (1959–1968)
• Allan Hird Snr (1969–1975)
• Colin Stubbs (1976–1980)
• Greg Sewell (1981–1987)
• Ron Evans (1988–1992)
• David Shaw (1992–1996)
• Graeme McMahon (1996–2003)
• Neil McKissock (2003–2006)
• Ray Horsburgh (2006–2009)
• David Evans (2009–2013)
• Paul Little (2013–2015)
• Lindsay Tanner (2015 - present)

Fitzroy

• Dyson Hore-Lacy (1989–1996)

Fremantle

• Ross Kelly (1995–1998, Chairman)
• Ross McLean (1999–2001, Chairman)
• Rick Hart (2002 – 2009, titled Chairman until 2004, President since 2005)
• Steve Harris (2009 – present)

Geelong

• JH Grey (1891–1899)
• J McMullen (1900–1902)
• HB Hodges (1903–1909)
• AH Bowman (1910–1920)
• Brig. Gen. R Smith (1921–1922)
• Cr WL Carr (1922)
• Dr JE Piper (1923–1926)
• Cr JA Thear (1927–1929)
• M Jacobs (1930–1938)
• TB Hawkes (1939)
• BNM Collins (1940–1945)
• Jack Jennings (1946–1970)
• Vern Johnstone (1971–1973)
• Neil Trezise (1974–1975)
• MO Graham (1976–1979)
• JN McHolt (1980–1982)
• Dr KLC Threlfall (1983–1987)
• W Bannon (1987–1988)
• Ron Hovey OAM (1988–1998)
• Frank Costa (1998–2010)
• Colin Carter (2011–present)

Gold Coast

• John Witheriff (2009 – 2016)
• Tony Cochrane (2016 – present)

Greater Western Sydney

• Tony Shepherd (2011–present)

Hawthorn

• JW Kennon (1925–1932)
• Dr Jacob Jona J.P. (1932–1949)
• David Prentice (1949–1953)
• Dr AS Ferguson (1953–1968)
• Phil Ryan (1968–1980)
• Ron Cook (1980–1988)
• Trevor Coote (1988–1994)
• Geoff Lord (1994–1995)
• Brian Coleman (1995–1996)
• Ian Dicker (1996–2005)
• Jeff Kennett (2005–2011)
• Andrew Newbold (2011–present)

Melbourne

• H. C. A. Harrison (1897–1906)
• T. F. Morkham (1907–1910)
• A. A. Aitken (1911)
• William C. McClelland (1912–1926)
• Vernon Ransford (1927–1928)
• Joe Blair (1929–1946)
• William Flintoft (1947–1949)
• Albert Chadwick (1950–1962)
• Donald Duffy (1963–1974)
• John Mitchell (1975–1978)
• Wayne Reid (1979–1980)
• Sir Billy Snedden (1981–1986)
• Stuart Spencer (1986–1991)
• Ian Ridley (1991–1996)
• Joseph Gutnick (1996–2002)
• Gabriel Szondy (2002–2003)
• Paul Gardner (2003–2008)
• Jim Stynes (2008–2012)
• Don McLardy (2012–2013)
• Peter Spargo (2013) (Acting)
• Glen Bartlett (2013–present)

North Melbourne/Kangaroos

• Patrick Sullivan (1924–1928)
• Dr D Berman (1928)
• Arthur Calwell (1928–1934)
• Dr D Berman (1934–1937)
• Frank Trainor (1937–1952)
• Johnny Meere (1952–1953)
• Phonse Tobin (1953–1956)
• Alex Marr (1956–1962)
• Jack Adams (1962–1965)
• Tony Trainor (1965–1971)
• Allen Aylett (1971–1977)
• Lloyd Holyoak (1977–1980)
• Albert Mantello (1980)
• Bob Ansett (1980–1992)
• Ron Casey (1992–2000)
• Andrew Carter (2000–2001)
• Allen Aylett (2001–2005)
• Graham Duff (2005–2007)
• John Magowan (2007)
• James Brayshaw (2007 – present)

Port Adelaide

• Greg Boulton (1993–2008)
• Brett Duncanson (2008–2012)
• David Koch (2013–present)

Richmond

• George Bennett (1887–1908)
• Frank Tudor (1909–1918)
• Alf Wood (1919–1923)
• Jack Archer (1924–1931)
• Barney Herbert (1932–1935)
• Lou Roberts (1936–1938)
• Barney Herbert (1939)
• Harry Dyke (1940–1958)
• Maurie Fleming (1958–1963)
• Ray Dunn (1964–1971)
• Al Board (1971–1973)
• Ian Wilson (1974–1985)
• Barry Richardson (1985)
• Bill Durham (1986)
• Alan Bond (1987)
• Neville Crowe (1987–1993)
• Leon Daphne (1993–1999)
• Clinton Casey (2000–2005)
• Gary March (2005–2013)
• Peggy O'Neal (2013–present)

St Kilda

• Graham Huggins (1959-1979)
• Lindsay Fox (1979-1985)
• David Perry (1985–1986)
• Travis Payze (1987–1993)
• Andrew Plympton (1993–2001)
• Rod Butterss (2001–2007)
• Greg Westaway (2007–2013)
• Peter Summers (2013–present)

South Melbourne/Sydney

• Graeme John (1978–1981)
• Jack Marks (1981–1985)
• Dr. Geoffrey Edelsten (1985–1986)
• Craig Kimberley (1986–1988)
• Peter Weinert (1988–1993)
• Richard Colless (1993–2013)
• Andrew Pridham (2013 – present)

Footscray/Western Bulldogs

• Nick Columb (1983–1989)
• Peter Gordon (1989–1996)
• David Smorgon (1996–2012)
• Peter Gordon (2012–present)

West Coast

• Richard Colless (1987)
• Neil Hamilton (1987–89)
• Terry O'Connor (1989–92)
• Dwane Buckland (1992–96)
• Murray McHenry (1996–98)
• Michael Smith (1998–2002)
• Dalton Gooding (2002–2007)
• Mark Barnaba (2007–10)
• Alan Cransberg (2010–present)

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