List of Original VFL Teams (1897)
A list of the men's VFL (the precursor to the AFL) teams at the beginning of the league in 1897.
- Collingwood
- Essendon
- Fitzroy
- Geelong
- Melbourne
- South Melbourne
- Carlton
- St Kilda
Notes
- The Victorian Football League (VFL) was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA)
- The inaugural season of the VFL was in 1897.
- The name of the league was changed in 1990 to the Australian Football League (AFL), reflecting the inclusion of interstate teams into the competition.
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