Because Canberra is a rugby town, the AFL has experimented there and crowd numbers are very low. Darwin and Geraldton aren't populous enough to sustain an AFL team through fan base, membership and supporters
Skyfire - Canberra - was created in 1988.
University of Canberra was created in 1990.
Canberra Cosmos was created in 1995.
Canberra Raiders was created in 1982.
Canberra Hospital was created in 1991.
Canberra Glassworks was created in 2007.
Canberra Marathon was created in 1976.
Canberra Lakers was created in 1991.
Canberra FC was created in 1958.
Canberra Cavalry was created in 2010.
The Canberra Times was created in 1926.