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The same year saw the West Coast Eagles become the first interstate club reach the grand final, losing to Hawthorn in the 1991 AFL Grand Final; the Eagles would then win the premiership in 1992 and 1994. In 1994, the Fremantle Football Club was formed in Western Australia; they joined the AFL in 1995, becoming the fifth interstate club.
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.
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 ...
Action from the 2017 VFL Grand Final at Docklands Stadium. From 1995 until 1999, the VSFL operated its two open-age competitions – the VFA/VFL and the Victorian AFL Reserves competition – separately; however, its intention had always been to merge the two, and this took place following the 1999 season, after the agreement of the AFL clubs.
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.
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.
The AFL Under 18 Championships are the annual national Australian rules football championships for players aged 18 years or younger and includes teams from each Australian state or Territory. The competition is monitored by AFL recruiters and frequently seen as the second biggest pathway for junior players to the fully professional Australian ...
The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers ten times, with four in the AFL era (since 1990). They have also won ten McClelland Trophies, the most of any AFL/VFL club. [1] [3] With four premierships since the league changed its name to the AFL in 1990, Geelong is the second most successful team since that time.