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.
Daniel Harris is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played as a midfielder and has been noted as one of the best centre clearance players in the league. He was also one of the league's best tacklers, making the top ten for most tackles in each season between 2006 and 2008. After being delisted by North Melbourne he was drafted with the first selection in the 2010 Rookie Draft as a mature age rookie to join the new Gold Coast Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2010.
Clarence Herbert Hall was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1912 and 1922 and then one game in 1924 for the Richmond Football Club.
Bernard Vincent Herbert was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1909 and 1921 for the Richmond Football Club. He served as Richmond's President from 1932 to 1935 and again in 1939.
Herbert Edwin "Ted" Pool was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Richard Loveridge is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
William Deans was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John Herbert Pemberton was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Herbert Dean O'Connell was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He died of wounds sustained in action as a member of the First AIF, in World War I.
Robert Dean is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.
Dean Turner is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Dean Strauch is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Herbert White was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Dean Matthews is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1995. He was recruited from the Bulleen-Templestowe Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) with the 43rd selection in the 1994 AFL Draft. After playing with St Kilda, Dean returned to BTAFC to play more than 300 senior games for his club. Dean played in 2 senior premierships with the Bullants, captained the club for 7 years. Dean was also Captain/ Coach for 1 season in 2001. Whilst playing in the VAFA, Dean played 12 states games and was Captain of the Big V on 4 occasions.
Dean Lupson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Dean Kent is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A forward, 1.79 metres tall and weighing 86 kilograms (190 lb), Kent plays primarily as a small forward with the ability to push into the midfield. He had a successful final junior year in the colts competition in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in which he won the Jack Clarke Medal as the fairest and best player, the league coaches award and was named in the team of the year. His performances as a junior saw him recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with the forty-eighth selection in the 2012 AFL draft and make his AFL debut during the 2013 season.
Herbert Norman Wilson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Dean Chapman was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played for Melbourne's reserves before being cleared to St Kilda in April 1948.
Herbert Frederick Moore was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Mitchell Hannan is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A forward, 1.89 metres tall and weighing 87 kilograms (192 lb), Hannan has the ability to play as a forward and in the midfield. After failing to play in the TAC Cup as a junior, he joined the St Bernard's Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) where he won a premiership and the best on ground in the 2015 VAFA Grand Final. The next year, he played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) where he won his second premiership in as many years. His performances in the VAFA and VFL saw him recruited by the Melbourne Football Club in the 2016 AFL draft and he made his debut in the opening round of the 2017 season.