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The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football.It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season in 1897.
In 1994, the Fremantle Football Club was formed in Western Australia; they joined the AFL in 1995, becoming the fifth interstate club. In 1996, the VFL/AFL celebrated its centenary; the Australian Football Hall of Fame was established and the VFL/AFL Team of the Century was named. However, several Victorian clubs were in severe financial ...
The VFA was the top-level club competition in Victoria until 1896 but became the secondary-level competition from 1897, after its eight strongest clubs seceded to form the Australian Football League VFL (now AFL).
Firstly, the Victorian Football League expanded interstate and became the Australian Football League. Secondly, VFL/AFL proposals for West Coast and Adelaide to participate in the minor grades were rejected by the WAFL and SANFL, while Brisbane (a Queensland-based club) fielded a Reserves team in 1989 to 1992 but did not field an Under-19s team.
The league changed its name to the Australian Football League (AFL) following the 1989 season, later gaining further West Australian and South Australian teams. The VFA/VFL became a secondary league, although even it has grown to accommodate a team from Tasmania.
By Federation in 1901, Australian rules football was the main winter sport in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, with the Victorian Football League(VFL), South Australian National Football League and the West Australian Football League operating as separate competitions.
The Commission was formed to set policy, and has directed the VFL/AFL (known then as the VFL) as the game's most professional league since December 1985. In 1993, the AFL Commission assumed control of the league's administration from the AFL Board of Directors (in effect, the 15 AFL clubs at that time).
Participated in the VFL/AFL from 1987 until 1996, then merged with Fitzroy to form the Brisbane Lions. 1986: West Coast Eagles: Perth: Western Australia: Australian Football League: Participant in the VFL/AFL since the 1987 VFL season. 1987: Belconnen: Canberra: Australian Capital Territory: AFL Canberra: Merger of West Canberra and Turner 1989 ...