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The humiliation was obviously felt by the players as when Queensland defeated a New South Wales Rugby Union team shortly afterwards many of the former rugby players receded from the Australian football ranks and formed clubs of their own. [7] Over the next few years, rugby union's popularity in South East Queensland would swamp Victorian Rules.
In Queensland, Australian rules football (known mainly as "AFL") dates back to the colonial era in 1866, with organised competitions being continuous since the 1900s. Today, it is most popular in South East Queensland and the Cairns Region.
The sport of Australian rules football has a rich history in Queensland which dates back to the 1860s, however the game outside of South East Queensland was slower to take off than in Brisbane. In 1913, a team of servicemen briefly existed on Thursday Island, but was short-lived. In 1944, a league of servicemen was formed around the Atherton ...
The structural changes to the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) competition at the end of the 2013 season resulted in several clubs being relegated from the NEAFL, giving rise to a rebirth of the QAFL. As of 2014, there are 10 clubs who compete in the QAFL, most of which are based in South-East Queensland.
QFA Division 1-5 & Queensland Women's Amateur Football League Aspley Hornets AFC; Burleigh; Caloundra AFC; Coorparoo; Maroochydore AFC; Mayne AFC; Noosa AFC; Springwood; University of Queensland AFC
South Australia 1910 6 1 Queensland Australian Football League: Queensland 1905 10 2 Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association: Western Australia 1968 3 1 Riddell District Football League: Victoria 1902 13 1 Riverina Football League: New South Wales 1982 9 1 Riverland Football League: South Australia 1909 13 2 River Murray Football League ...
This is a list of clubs that play Australian rules football in Australia at the senior level. Guide to abbreviations: FC = Football Club; AFC = Australian Football Club (mainly used if in Queensland or NSW or outside Australia) / Amateur Football Club (mainly used in the other Australian States)
Of the greatest 32 who are categorised as Legends: 20 are Victorian, 4 each are from South Australia and Tasmania, 3 from Western Australia, 2 from New South Wales and 1 each from Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. Australia competed internationally at junior level. Australia's national teams remain undefeated.