originally cricket players in Australia played afl in the winter to keep fit and eventually it became an Australian sport.
Jake yeilds started the afl in 1789
AFL started in Melbourne on May 14, 1859.
Dayne Beams Started AFl in 2009
the afl started in Victoria with the vfl and it has grown Eva since
they started playing Aussie rules in 1869, but started in the VFL/AFL in 1925.
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In Australia that is why it is called Australian football league
1989 - 1990 was the transition from VFL to AFL. The Collingwood football club won the first AFL premiership in 1990.
The Patriots started in 1970 as the Boston Patriots in the AFL
Ben Cousins was 18 years old when he started playing in the AFL.
Collingwood won the VFA premiership in 1896. It's first VFL/AFL premiership was in 1902.
There will never be another AFL football game again. The reason why is the league went bankrupt due to the horrible economy.