The Grand River Gargoyles (previously Guelph Gargoyles) is an amateur
Australian rules football club playing out of Margaret Greene Park in
Guelph
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...
,
Ontario
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, Canada. The club draws from individuals from
Guelph
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...
,
Kitchener,
Waterloo,
Cambridge
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,
Milton and other Southwestern Ontario cities.
They are the only Aussie Rules club to represent the region. The club began in 2001 and plays in the
AFL Ontario along with 9 other clubs from Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa.
References
External links
Official Grand River Gargoyles website
Sport in Guelph
Australian rules football clubs in Canada
Ontario Australian Football League clubs
2001 establishments in Ontario
Australian rules football clubs established in 2001
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