the town has an australian rules football team by the name of the yarram demons who are competing in the north gippsland football league. yarram is the home of several former afl footballers, including royce vardy, anthony banik (richmond tigers), andrew dunkley (sydney swans) and jed lamb (carlton blues). current afl players from the town include josh dunkley (western bulldogs), nathan vardy (west coast eagles) and kyle dunkley (melbourne demons).