But out in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, there is a footy team that features some more diverse tastes.
The Southern Dragons, who run around in the third division of the Southern Football League, have a large number of players with Asian heritage.
These lads hail from countries like Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, China, India and Pakistan.
"On Thursday nights the players take turns to cook," explains the Dragons' treasurer Jaime Pi, who was born in China.
"We get everything from German schnitzels, to Chinese dumplings and Vietnamese pho. Our Thursday nights are never boring!"
When they step out onto the field, Jaime and his mates can seriously play. Last year they made the finals and one of their players, Jason Yap, won the SFL's division three best and fairest award.
This pre-season the Dragons are being featured in a series of short films that will be screened prior to all NAB Cup matches.
They are sharing the spotlight with Queenslander Ashleigh Hales, who hopes to become the first female field umpire in the AFL, and a team of mostly Muslim footballers from Auburn in Western Sydney.
Tom McDonald's journey from the town of Edenhope in western Victoria to being drafted by Melbourne is also being highlighted, as is the volunteering of Ray Giersch, who has been the timekeeper at the Tanunda Football Club in South Australia for more than 30 years.
The tremendous effort put in the by Kinglake Football Netball Club, whose members have helped raise more than $60,000 for the flood appeal, is another story told in the series.
The Lakers came close to shutting down after they were severely impacted by the Black Saturday bushfires.
But after staving off closure thanks to a wave of support from around the nation, Kinglake's supporters have set about helping the flood-affected clubs in their time of need.
They know just how important sporting clubs are to communities, big and small.
