AFL Club of Origin Map: The 400+ local clubs that helped produced the 2023 crop of players

Before they made it, AFL stars got their start at local clubs across the country – and the world. Explore our interactive map to see which players started their journey near you.

Hundreds of Aussie footy clubs helped produce the current crop of players in the AFL. See where your favourite players got their start. Art News Corp Australia.

Which AFL players has your local club produced?

To shine a light on grassroots football, News Corp has again mapped the junior teams of each of the 800 or so players on a list after carrying out the exercise for the first time in 2022.

In 2023, there are more than 400 community clubs represented.

From little-known regional teams to suburban powerhouses, our 2023 Club of Origin footy map allows users to search for any club across Australia to learn how many of this year’s players they have produced.

We have also mapped the Gaelic teams that the league’s Irish contingent hail from, as well as Oklahoma State University, the former home of Collingwood’s Mason Cox.

The majority of players’ original junior clubs were provided by the AFL.

There were some News Corp tracked down using season guides or club or draft websites.

Schools were not listed.

Although they have had a hand in helping players reach the AFL, this project focuses on the development done by grassroots clubs, usually before youngsters have started high school.

The same goes for state league sides, so not many are listed.

Some players would have featured for more than one junior team but we relied on the information provided by the AFL.

Only six players’ community teams were not identified: Phil Davis (GWS), Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne), Lachlan Keeffe (GWS), Ivan Soldo (Richmond), Jake Stein (GWS) and Tex Wanganeen (Essendon).

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Originally published as AFL Club of Origin Map: The 400+ local clubs that helped produced the 2023 crop of players