Victorian Football League

See also Australian Football League.

The Victorian Football Association (VFA) was the first Australian Rules Football league, made up up clubs in the State of Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1877; in 1897 several clubs broke away to form the Victorian Football League (VFL). The VFA continued to run independently, although more clubs shifted to the VFL in 1908 and 1925.

The rules of the VFA differed slightly, and sometimes lagged behind those established by the VFL (and later Australian Football League, AFL). For example, 16 players afield as opposed to the typical 18 as in the AFL.

The Victorian Football League renamed itself the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990 and following year the Victorian clubs' reserves (2nd teams) competition became known as the Victorian State Football League (VSFL). The VFA merged with the VSFL in 1998 and the new league (somewhat confusingly) renamed itself the "Victorian Football League". Like the ex-VSFL teams, the former VFA clubs became aligned with AFL clubs, as part of a feeder competition like the WAFL and SANFL.

Current Clubs

Bendigo Bombers
Box Hill Hawks
Coburg Tigers
Frankston Dolphins
Geelong Cats
North Ballarat Roosters
Northern Bullants
Port Melbourne Boroughs
Sandringham Zebras
Springvale Scorpions
Tasmanian Devils
Werribee Tigers
Williamstown Seagulls

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