Avenel is located on the Hume Highway in Central Victoria, Australia, not far from Seymour, Victoria and the Avenel Football Club is an Australian rules football club that was established in 1881 with evidence of a match against Seymour[1] and many more games against other local towns up until the late 1890s when it first competed in the North East Football Association in 1898.

[2] In the early 20th century it first competed in the Waranga - North East Football Association.

With the two clubs' Under 18 football sides playing for the Tabilk Cup each year.

The Swans also share a rivalry, along with a piece of silverware with Violet Town; the Scott Kanters-Peter Ryan Cup, which the two clubs play for annually.

The cup is awarded to the team that wins the game between the two sides each year.