The Victorian Blind Football League exists to provide Victorians with blindness and low vision the opportunity to participate in Australian Rules Football, at a competitive level. Governed by AFL Victoria, the League provides an environment that promotes fitness, fun, friendship and a sense of belonging. Through participation in Australian Rules Football, it enhances life skills and develops self-esteem, confidence and improved health.
How is AFL Blind Played?
A game of AFL Blind looks and feels like traditional Australian football, with slight adaptions to rules and modifications to equipment, it provides the support required to play a game of football.
Games are played indoors, which provides a controlled environment to allow players to utilise their hearing. The football has a USB charging port and an electronic beeper inserted to produce sound loud enough to assist with tracking the ball. To assist with identifying the centre and location of the goals, there are flashing lights behind the goals, high contrast backdrops hung behind the goals, and goal umpires how rattle shakers when the football enters the scoring zone.
2025 Victorian Blind Football League Playing List
Andrew Close
Cebby Johnson
John Boland
Steve Obeid
Aleesha Whitely
Stefan Nero
Matthew McCarthy
Ned Brewer Maiga (C)
Peter Frank
Simon Fuller
Brad Brider
Ollie Oglethorpe
Tyreece Bevan
2025 Victorian Blind Football League fixture
PRE-SEASON
Lightning Carnival
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
3 May
ROUND 1
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
9 May
Port Melbourne v Hawthorn
6.30pm
St Kilda v Hawthorn
7.30pm
ROUND 2
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
24 May
Hawthorn v St Kilda
10am
Port Melbourne v Hawthorn
12pm
ROUND 3
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
30 May
Port Melbourne v Hawthorn
7.30pm
St Kilda v Hawthorn
8.30pm
ROUND 4
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
21 June
Port Melbourne v Hawthorn
10am
Hawthorn v St Kilda
11am
ROUND 5
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
4 July
Hawthorn v Port Melbourne
6.30pm
Hawthorn v St Kilda
7.30pm
ROUND 6
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
5 July
Hawthorn v Port Melbourne
10am
Hawthorn v St Kilda
11am
SEMI FINAL
TBD v TBD
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
18 July
GRAND FINAL
TBD v TBD
Game On Indoor Sports Centre, Tullamarine
2 August
Victorian Blind Football League Premiership Teams
Hawthorn (2019)
Mel Edge (captain)
Ned Brewer-Maiga (vice-captain)
Chris Gould
Dale Alards
David Steeds
John Boland
Ollie Oglethorpe
Soban Sivachanthiran
Zac Sheehan
Cebby Johnson
Hawthorn Brown (2023)
Travis Zimmer (co-captain)
Reuben Fairbank (co-captain)
Nathan Letts
Adrian Smith
Scott Peucker
Kingsley Williams
Lawrence Raja
Ray Moxley
Nathan Luke
Stephen Palmer