AFL

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The AFL (Australian Football League) is the premier professional Australian rules football competition in Australia, featuring clubs from across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian rules football league
professional sports league
abbreviation AFL self-linksurface differs
broadcastIn Australia
China
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
competitionLevel top tier
country Australia
expansionEra 1980s
1990s
flagshipEvent AFL Grand Final
founded 1896
foundedAs Victorian Football League
fullName AFL self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australian Football League
governingBodyFor elite Australian rules football in Australia
governs laws of Australian football
grandFinalVenue Melbourne Cricket Ground
hasAward Brownlow Medal
Coleman Medal
Norm Smith Medal
Rising Star Award
hasClub Adelaide Crows
surface form: Adelaide Football Club

Brisbane Lions
Carlton Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
Essendon Football Club
Fremantle Dockers
surface form: Fremantle Football Club

Geelong Football Club
Gold Coast Suns
Greater Western Sydney Giants
Hawthorn Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club
Richmond Football Club
St Kilda Football Club
Sydney Swans
West Coast Eagles
Western Bulldogs Football Club
surface form: Western Bulldogs
hasConferenceSystem no
hasDraft AFL National Draft
AFL National Draft
surface form: AFL Rookie Draft
hasSalaryCap yes
hasTrophy AFL premiership cup
surface form: AFL Premiership Cup
headquartersCountry Australia
headquartersLocation Melbourne
headquartersState Victoria
includesInterstateClubs yes
mostSuccessfulClubByPremierships Carlton Football Club
Essendon Football Club
numberOfTeams 18
organisesCompetition AFL Under-18 competitions
AFL Women's
surface form: AFL Women’s (AFLW)
predecessor Victorian Football League
renamedFrom Victorian Football League
renamedIn 1990
scope national
seasonStructure home-and-away season followed by finals series
sport Australian rules football
successor AFL self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australian Football League
typicalSeasonMonths March to September
usesFinalsSystem top eight finals system

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West Australian Football Commission collaboratesWith AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
Peter Matera league AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
Ben Cousins league AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
Dean Cox league AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
Mick Malthouse leagueAsCoach AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
Mick Malthouse premiershipLeague AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
Adam Simpson leaguePlayedIn AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
Adam Simpson coachedTeamInLeague AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
Australians hasMajorSport AFL
this entity surface form: Australian rules football
Chris Judd league AFL
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
West Coast league AFL
subject surface form: West Coast Football Club
this entity surface form: Australian Football League
West Coast competition AFL
subject surface form: West Coast Football Club