The Victorian Football League (VFL) is the major state-level Australian rules football league in Victoria. The league evolved from the former Victorian Football Association (VFA), and has been known by its current name since 1996. For historical purposes, the present VFL is sometimes referred to as the VFA/VFL, to distinguish it from the present day Australian Football League, which was known until 1990 as the Victorian Football League and is sometimes referred to as the VFL/AFL.
The 1902 Victorian Football League season was the sixth season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
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.
James Podsiadly is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Geelong as a mature-aged rookie at pick #50 in the 2009 rookie draft and was traded to Adelaide after the 2013 season.
The 1914 Victorian Football League season was the 18th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Ivan George McAlpine was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Maric is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was Richmond's vice-captain in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 he began working as a ruck coach at Richmond.
Ivan Astruc was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Porter was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan McIntosh was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Edwin Brian Corry was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Marsh is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Rasmussen is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Smith is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Sharp was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan More was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Robert Forbes was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ivan Soldo is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the cousin of former-Richmond ruck Ivan Maric. Soldo set the AFL record for most hit-outs in a debut game during his first match in 2017. In 2019 he became an AFL premiership player with Richmond.
Callum Coleman-Jones is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond with the 20th pick in the 2017 AFL national draft and made his debut for the club in round 10 of the 2019 season. Coleman-Jones was a VFL premiership player while playing with Richmond's reserves side in 2019.