The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men's competition 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. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990.
Dennis Carroll is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the last South Melbourne player to retire for Sydney.
The 1961 Victorian Football League season was the 65th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Tom 'Turkey Tom' Carroll is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Harold Peter "Hassa" Mann is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and captained Melbourne in the VFL during the 1960s. He earned the name Hassa when he was a toddler, from his cousin and future Melbourne footballer Len Mann.
Greg Healy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL. His brother Gerard was a Brownlow Medallist.
Keith Carroll is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s.
Joseph Patrick O’Carroll was an Australian politician who was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Clifton Hill representing the Labor Party from 1949–1955 and the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) from March–April 1955.
Jim Carroll is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Damian Carroll is an Australian rules football coach who is last served as an assistant coach to Australian Football League club Hawthorn. Prior to serving in this role, he served as the head coach of Victorian Football League club Box Hill from 2011 to 2013, guiding the club to the VFL Premiership in his third season in charge.
Edward "Ted" Carroll is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray, Melbourne and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Jack Carroll was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Wayne Carroll is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Noel Patrick Carroll was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Vic Carroll was an Australian rules footballer who played 12 consecutive games with Fitzroy in 1937 in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Andy Carroll was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Chris Carroll was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hugh Carroll was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Laurie 'Dooley' Carroll was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).