Australian AFL

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Poster

Established
1897 (129 years old)

First Recorded Event
1961-09-23

Current Season
2026

Current Round
4

Sport
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Australian Football

Location
Australia

Gender
Male

TV Rights
AUS - Seven Network [1957-1986,1988-2001,2007-]
AUS - Foxtel [2002-]
AUS - Nine Network [2002-2006]
AUS - Network 10 [2002-2011]
US - Fox Sports [2021]

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Upcoming
09 Apr	Adelaide	9:40am	Carlton F
10 Apr	Collingwo	9:40am	Fremantle
11 Apr	North Mel	2:35am	Brisbane
11 Apr	Essendon	3:15am	Melbourne
11 Apr	Sydney Sw	6:15am	Gold Coas
11 Apr	Hawthorn	9:35am	Western B
12 Apr	Geelong F	2:30am	West Coas
12 Apr	Greater W	5:15am	Richmond
12 Apr	Port Adel	9:15am	St Kilda
16 Apr	Carlton F	9:30am	Collingwo
Results
06 Apr	Hawthorn	92 - 91	Geelong F
05 Apr	Western B	99 - 65	Essendon
05 Apr	Melbourne	109 - 89	Gold Coas
04 Apr	West Coas	35 - 163	Sydney Sw
04 Apr	Richmond	48 - 90	Port Adel
03 Apr	Adelaide	76 - 78	Fremantle
03 Apr	North Mel	96 - 86	Carlton F
02 Apr	Brisbane	119 - 65	Collingwo
29 Mar	Carlton F	77 - 100	Melbourne
29 Mar	Port Adel	90 - 92	West Coas

Description

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

The league currently consists of 18 teams spread over five of Australia's six states (Tasmania being the exception). Matches have been played in all mainland states and territories of Australia, as well as in New Zealand. The AFL season currently consists of a pre-season competition (currently branded as the "NAB Challenge"), followed by a 23-round regular (or "home-and-away") season, which runs during the Australian winter (March to September). The top eight teams then play off in a four-round finals series, culminating in the AFL Grand Final, which is held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground each year. The winning team in the Grand Final is termed the "premiers", and is awarded the premiership cup. The current premiers are Collingwood.

Seasons

2026	2025	2024	2023
2022	2021	2020	2019
2018	2017	2016	2015
2014	2013	2012	2011
2010	2009	2007	2004
1999	1998	1996	1995
1990	1965	1961

Teams

Adelaide Football	Brisbane Lions	Carlton Football
Collingwood Footb	Essendon Football	Fremantle Footbal
Geelong Football	Gold Coast Footba	Greater Western S
Hawthorn Football	Melbourne Footbal	North Melbourne F
Port Adelaide Foo	Richmond Football	St Kilda Football
Sydney Swans	West Coast Eagles	Western Bulldogs