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KEY FACTS

Official name
Ajax Amateur Football Club

Known as
Ajax

Formed
1957

Colours
Red, white and black

Emblem
Jackas

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) 1957–2025

Home Ground
Gary Smorgon Oval

Senior Premierships
VAFA B Section - 1979 (1 total); VAFA Premier C Section - 2011 (1 total); VAFA D Section - 1999 (1 total); VAFA E Section - 1966, 1975 (2 total)

Championships and Trophies
GT Moore Medal (B Section) - Michael Ritterman (1 total); LS Zachariah Medal (C Section) - Michael Ritterman 1978; Jason Ritterman 2008 (2 total); LS Pepper Medal (D Section) - Henry Jolson 1967; Michael Ritterman 1976 (2 total); J Fullerton Medal (E Section) - M. Herzfeld 1971; Michael Ritterman 1975 (2 total)

Website
ajaxfc.com.au

Ajax



Grand Finals
Game records

"The greatest day in the history of the AJAX Amateur Football Club was Sunday 16th September 1979 when around 6,000 spectators witnessed the senior side’s 13.14 (92) to 11.20 (86) B Section grand final triumph over Marcellin Old Collegians. It was the crowning achievement of a season that also brought a fourth competition best and fairest award in five years for probably the greatest player the club has produced, Michael Ritterman ... "

John Devaney charts the history of one of the stalwarts of Victorian amateur football

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2024 Season (VAFA Premier C) Fixture

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Ajax's 2024 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Ajax 3.36.713.1116.14 110 WON Marcellin OC 2.13.43.47.5 47 63 MAR Apr 13 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2 H Ajax 7.712.1018.1222.15 147 WON Old Carey 2.15.49.610.13 73 74 PPC Apr 20 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 A Ajax 5.38.512.713.13 91 WON PEGS 1.16.28.410.5 65 26 PEG Apr 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
4 H Ajax 3.310.415.618.16 124 WON Glen Eira AFC 1.11.22.56.5 41 83 PPC May 4 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
5 A Ajax 3.04.36.97.12 54 LOST Parkdale Vultures 5.47.610.815.12 102 -48 GGS May 11 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
6 H Ajax 4.55.78.813.13 91 WON Hampton Rovers 2.24.54.76.9 45 46 GSO May 18 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
7 H Ajax 9.417.721.1327.18 180 WON Monash Blues 2.24.56.58.6 54 126 GSO May 25 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 H Ajax 4.415.515.722.15 147 WON Mazenod OC 2.06.29.410.5 65 82 GSO Jun 1 (Sat, 1:30) Scores
9 A Ajax 4.412.718.925.10 160 WON Oakleigh Amateurs 1.22.73.97.13 55 105 SCA Jun 15 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
10 H Ajax 2.37.710.914.11 95 WON PEGS 3.15.49.712.9 81 14 GSO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
11 A Ajax 7.58.911.1414.19 103 WON Glen Eira AFC 1.02.43.58.11 59 44 PAC Jun 29 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 H Ajax 3.24.28.511.8 74 WON Parkdale Vultures 3.27.57.78.7 55 19 GSO Jul 20 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
13 H Ajax 3.17.47.1010.16 76 WON Marcellin OC 0.50.70.110.12 12 64 GSO Jul 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
14 A Ajax 0.10.24.28.4 52 LOST Hampton Rovers 2.56.119.1412.21 93 -41 TBO Aug 3 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
15 A Ajax 8.511.1215.1519.19 133 WON Monash Blues 1.11.42.73.8 26 107 FRE Aug 10 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 A Ajax 5.38.913.1222.12 144 WON Mazenod OC 2.13.27.59.7 61 83 CR2 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
17 H Ajax 1.28.212.719.11 125 WON Oakleigh Amateurs 1.42.54.65.6 36 89 GSO Aug 24 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 A Ajax 1.16.46.99.15 69 LOST Old Carey 5.28.613.1117.13 115 -46 CSC Aug 31 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
1SF H Ajax 1.24.75.115.13 43 LOST Parkdale Vultures 4.45.76.912.15 87 -44 TBO Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.