The High Park Demons (formerly known as the Missisauga Demons and Missisauga Mustangs) is an amateur Australian rules football club based in

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, Canada.

History

The team began in 1989 as the Mississauga Mustangs, an inaugural member of the

Canadian Australian Football Association AFL Canada (formerly the Canadian Australian Football Association, french: Association canadienne de football australien) is the governing body for men's and women's Australian rules football in Canada. AFL Canada was formed on 30 July 2004, wh ...

. On October 12, 1989, during half time of an exhibition match between the AFL teams

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and Geelong Football Club in Toronto, footy jumpers were presented to the team captain of the Mustangs. Two days later the Mustangs were defeated by the

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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

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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