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The High Park Demons (formerly known as the Missisauga Demons and Missisauga Mustangs) is an amateur
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
club based in
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,
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, Canada.


History

The team began in 1989 as the Mississauga Mustangs, an inaugural member of the Canadian Australian Football Association. On October 12, 1989, during half time of an exhibition match between the AFL teams
Melbourne Demons The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home g ...
and
Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...
in Toronto, footy jumpers were presented to the team captain of the Mustangs. Two days later the Mustangs were defeated by the Panthers 65 to 48, winning the inaugural Conacher Cup. In 1999, the Brampton Wolverines disbanded due to a shortage of players, with the remaining players joining the Mississauga Mustangs. In 2004, the team was renamed the Demons, and adopted the identity of the Melbourne Demons AFL club. In 2007, the club relocated to
High Park High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. High Park is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One-third of the park remains ...
and changed their name.


OAFL Premierships

*1994


External links

* Australian rules football clubs in Toronto Australian rules football clubs in Canada Ontario Australian Football League clubs 1989 establishments in Ontario Australian rules football clubs established in 1989 {{Toronto-stub