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[20] [21] [22] The NFL's contravention of the gentlemen's agreement resulted in retaliation by the AFL: Oakland Raiders co-owner Al Davis took over as AFL Commissioner in April 1966, and he stepped up the bidding war after the Gogolak transfer, signing notable NFL players, including John Brodie, [23] Mike Ditka, [21] and Roman Gabriel [24] to ...
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.
The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy North.The club's professional senior team was a foundation member of the Victorian Football League (now the Australian Football League) along with seven other clubs on its inception season of 1897.
In 2010, the AFL assisted the club to set up a base in the city of Ballarat, Victoria west of Melbourne, with a deal to play home games there. The AFL offered to increase the Kangaroos Eureka Stadium matches to four as a potential future base in a growing city under 100 kilometres from the Kangaroos' spiritual home. [17]
The AFL stated in 2013 that Auckland is its next expansion priority pending construction of a suitable stadium and the bid has the backing of the local governing body, AFL New Zealand. Though Wellington has hosted all AFL premiership matches held to date between 2013 and 2015, the AFL has stated its preference is to locate a club in Auckland.
Pages in category "Australian rules football films" ... The Movie; M. The Merger (film) V ... This page was last edited on 21 December 2024, ...
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 ...
Australian football: Joffa: The Movie: 2010: Comedy: Story of Australia's best known sports fan, Joffa Corfe. Australian football: Aussie Rules the World: 2014: Documentary: Australian football: War Without Weapons: 1980: Documentary: Behind-the-scenes look at the North Melbourne Football Club and its head coach Ron Barassi during the 1979 ...