1896: the Australian Football League (AFL), was formed in 1896 as the Victorian Football League (VFL), when 6 Melbourne-based clubs broke away from the the Victorian Football Association (Collingwood,Essendon, Fitzroy [now Brisbane Lions],Geelong,Melbourne, South Melbourne [now Sydney Swans]). ...
popularity and the AFL. The oldest club is Melbourne Football Club, which wrote the first laws of the code, and Geelong, which date back to 1858 and 1859 respectively, while Melbourne University, also founded in 1859, is also one of the oldest clubs to have later participated in the ...
North Melbourne Mourns the Loss of Barry Cheatley 13/12/2024 North Melbourne Football Club is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Barry Cheatley, a beloved former player, administrator, and life member. His sudden loss comes in a week already marked by the passing of [...] ...
This is a terrible idea but comes from a place of frustration. The non-Victorian clubs were rightly furious when the AFL announced it was signing away the Grand Final to the MCG until 2057 with not a lot of consultation. The idea it’s not a huge advantage to the Melbourne based clubs ...
It's a third club in three years for Grundy, which makes the nature of his 'must-watch' case more of a curiosity more than anything else. Clearly not suited to Melbourne and playing second fiddle to Max Gawn, Grundy will most likely get a consistent run as the No. 1 guy at Sydney....
popularity and the AFL. The oldest club is Melbourne Football Club, which wrote the first laws of the code, and Geelong, which date back to 1858 and 1859 respectively, while Melbourne University, also founded in 1859, is also one of the oldest clubs to have later participated in the ...