VLF/Alf history?

Question

can any one tell me in what order for oldist to newist of the afl/vfl teams.

Answer 1

1858 - Melbourne was formed.

1859 - Geelong was formed.

1864 - Carlton was formed.

1873 - St Kilda was formed.

1873 - Essendon was also formed.

1874 - South Melbourne was formed.

1884 - Fitzroy was formed.

1889 - Collingwood was formed.



1892 -Collingwood debut.

1897 - South Melbourne joined.

1889 - May 17th the V.F.L. was introduced the Victorian Football League which consisted of eight teams which broke away from the V.F.A Victorian Football Association. The breakaway started the previous year which included representatives of six clubs Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzoy, Geelong, Melbourne, and South Melbourne. Carlton and St Kilda were also invited to join their ranks.

1906 - Eight teams in were in the V.F.L. Carlton, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Essendon, South Melbourne, St.Kilda, Geelong, Melbourne.

1908 - Richmond and University joined the VFL.

1915 - The War at the time effected most teams but the University was the first to feel the impact of war, many of their students were members of the University Regiment so they did not have enough players to make up a team. They had to drop out of the V.F.L.

1926 - Three more teams join the VFL- Hawthorn, Footscray, & North Melbourne.

1982 - South Melbourne relocated to Sydney for their home games and officially changed their name to the Sydney Swans.

1987- Brisbane Bears and West Coast Eagles join the V.F.L.

1990 - The V.F.L. Victorian Football League is changed to the AFL Australian Football League.

1991 - Adelaide Crows join the A.F.L.

1995 - Fremantle Dockers join the A.F.L.

1997 - Fitzroy merged with Brisbane Bears and became Brisbane Lions.

1997 - Port Adelaide Power, join the competition.

Answer 2

I can't give you a definitive answer - this is coming from the top of my head.

The oldest team, most definitely, is Melbourne (Demons). The second oldest, is Geelong (Cats). Their rivalry is 150 years.

The newest team is Port Adelaide Power (which used to be Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL).

South Melbourne relocated to Sydney in 1982.

Fitzroy and Brisbane merged in 1997.

Interstate teams to join the competition in order (I think):

West Coast, Brisbane, Adelaide, Fremantle, Port Adelaide.

North Melbourne Kangaroos came in 1925.

Other teams: Essendon, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Carlton, Fitzroy, Footscray came in around 1900.