Ronald Barry Evans AM was an Australian rules footballer, Chairman of the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1998 to 2007, as well as President of the Essendon Football Club from 1988 to 1992.
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.
Charles James "Charlie" Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL.
William John Payne was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1900s.
Burnet 'Burnie' Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hobart in the Tasmanian National Football League (TANFL) and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is a member of the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2005.
Fred Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Paul Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Beginning his career with Melbourne, Payne spent four seasons with the Demons before retiring from football to join the police force. Carlton convinced him to come out of retirement and he spent one season with the Blues in 1989 before being delisted at the end of the season.
The Australian Football League stages the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in the country. However, since the late 1980s, when the former Victorian Football League expanded interstate to become the modern Australian Football League, there has not been a league-wide reserves competition; and, since 2000, there has been no dedicated reserves competition of any kind. As a result, AFL-listed players who are not selected in their senior teams are made eligible to play in one of the second-tier state leagues: the Victorian Football League, South Australian National Football League, West Australian Football League, or North East Australian Football League. The system used to accommodate AFL-listed players within these leagues varies considerably from state to state.
Dennis Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Rod Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Kelvin Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
William Payne was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ian Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won the reserves best and fairest in 1965. Payne missed the 1968 season because he was conscripted to fight in the Vietnam War. He later played for Sunshine and Keilor.
Roy Payne was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Glenn Payne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ernie Payne was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A true legend around the club and can quote "Saturday night is for the boys".
George Frederick Payne was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).