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2025 Toyota AFL Open

2025 Toyota AFL Open

The 2025 Toyota AFL Open will be held at La Trobe University Sports Precinct in Bundoora, Victoria, from Monday 27 – Thursday 30 October.

This year marks the second instalment of the Toyota AFL Open after the inaugural event was hosted in Queensland last year. Previously held across two events known as the Toyota AFL National Inclusion Carnival and the Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships, the Toyota AFL Open is designed to elevate and strengthen the competitions by combining both into one major tournament.

The flagship national event for footballers with an intellectual disability and wheelchair players will see each state and territory represented, with the addition of a wheelchair team from the RSL.

Over four action-packed days, players from across the country will showcase their passion, skill, and determination, representing both the inclusion and wheelchair categories. 

As participation continues to rise and more people connect with the game, the 2025 Toyota AFL Open will also have a focus on building inclusion pathways for women and girls and building opportunities to showcase and highlight modified versions of footy.

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Toyota AFL Open - Inclusion

The Toyota AFL Open Inclusion division is an annual representative competition for participants aged 16+ with intellectual disability. It allows Australia’s top footballers to represent their State or Territory, while showcasing their significant abilities to the broader community.

Each State and Territory is represented at this competition with teams travelling from all over the country.

You can view the by-laws here.

The event sees two teams of 12 compete on the field, with 4 on the bench. It follows traditional Australian Football rules and is classified under Sport Inclusion Australia, meaning players must meet guidelines to ensure the integrity of the game is upheld.   

Although football is the key focus of the event, players also develop other skills through a series of education sessions, clinics with local special schools, and simply living away from home for the week. The aim of the event is to develop these footballers into well-rounded role models within their community.

Toyota AFL Open - Wheelchair

The Toyota AFL Open Wheelchair division is an annual football competition for the nation’s best wheelchair athletes from across the country. This event provides Australia’s most talented footballers the chance to represent their State/Territory, and to showcase their ability and skills to the broader community.

Each State and Territory is represented at this competition, with the added addition of a team from the RSL.

You can view the by-laws here.

2024 TOYOTA AFL OPEN WRAP UP

The 2024 Toyota AFL open made history by bringing together the National Inclusion and Wheelchair Footy Championships under one headline event for the very first time. Over five action-packed days, players from across the country showcased their passion, skill, and determination, representing both the inclusion and wheelchair categories. 

More than 90 matches were played over the course of the five-day event with the inclusion division utilising the grassed oval space and the wheelchair AFL games taking place on the indoor courts. 

The new national event, Toyota AFL Open marks the start of a new era for disability inclusion, as the AFL strives to increase participation and boost pathways for people with disability from grassroots to elite.

Thank you to all the players, supporters, volunteers, and sponsors who made the inaugural 2024 Toyota AFL Open a resounding success! Here's to an even bigger and brighter future for inclusion and wheelchair footy.

2024 WINNERS

Division 1: Victoria- Metro (116) def. Tasmania (34)

National Wheelchair Championships

Division 2: RSL Active (121) def. NSW/ACT (53)

National Wheelchair Championships

Division 1: Tasmania (56) defeated South Australia (6)

National Inclusion League Championships

Division 2: Victoria- Country (62) defeated Queensland (13)

National Inclusion League Championships

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