Proper noun
(historical, Australia, sports) Initialism of Victorian Football League an Australian rules football league formed in Victoria, Australia, in 1896; renamed the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990 after expansion to other states starting in the 1980s. [Formed 1896.]
(Australia, sports) Initialism of Victorian Football League; a second-tier regional (country area) Australian rules football league operating within Victoria; derived from the historic Victorian Football Association, from which the future AFL broke in 1896. [Renamed 1995.]
Source: en.wiktionary.org1970s Ted Whitten Snr. retired as a player in 1970 and held the record for the most VFL games played at the time (321 games); he would continue in a coaching capacity until the end of 1971. Source: Internet
A combined team of amateurs from the VFL and VFA were selected to play a state team from the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Source: Internet
Aged just twenty five, he had kicked 537 goals in only 98 VFL games in what was generally a fairly low scoring period for the game. Source: Internet
Club history VFA powerhouse and Championship of Victoria Con McCarthy led Footscray to consecutive VFA premierships in 1923 and 1924 along with the 1924 Championship of Victoria victory over Essendon to gain entry into the VFL. Source: Internet
At the end of the 1951 season the VFL premiers Geelong visited South Australia to play the local premiers Port Adelaide on Adelaide Oval. Source: Internet
A year later Essendon were if anything even more dominant, defeating the North Melbourne Football Club in both the second semi final and the grand final to secure consecutive VFL premierships for the third time. Source: Internet