The Victorian Football League (VFL) is the major state-level Australian rules football league in Victoria and, starting from 2021, New South Wales and Queensland. 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.
Adam L. Houlihan is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is one of four brothers who were all drafted to Australian Football League clubs, alongside Damian, Ryan and Josh, from Wahgunyah on the Murray River, in northern Victoria.
Brian Royal is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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.
The 1996 Australian Football League season was the 100th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 7th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. This was the last season in which the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Lions competed, before their merger at the end of the year to for the Brisbane Lions.
Mark Bairstow is a former Australian rules footballer who played in both the Australian Football League (AFL) and the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
The 1914 Victorian Football League season was the 18th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1949 Victorian Football League season was the 53rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1973 Victorian Football League season was the 77th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Wallace Francis Buttsworth was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
William Wallace Russ was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Robert Wallace Bruce Campbell was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton, Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
William "Will" Hams is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League. He previously played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Sale, Victoria, he was drafted with Essendon's only pick in the 2013 pre-season draft with pick 6. He made his debut in round 10, 2013 against Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the substitute.
John M. Hoiles is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Leslie Zim Wallace was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Leonard Wallace Gibb was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Len Wallace was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ian Wallace is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Donald Neville Wallace was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Alec Wallace was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).