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441:(1861–64), stipulated that only the Melbourne rules were to be used. This law was reinforced by the Athletic Sports Committee (ASC), which ran a variation of the Challenge Cup in 1865–66. With input from other clubs, the rules underwent several minor revisions, establishing a uniform code known as "Victorian rules". In 1866, the "first distinctively Victorian rule", the
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in the late 1850s and grew quickly to dominate the sport, which it continues to. Victoria has more than double the number of players of any other state in
Australia accounting for approximately 42% of all Australian players in 2023 and continues to grow strongly. In 2023 there were 76 competitions
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Many former suburban VFL/AFL venues became disused when the league consolidated at its flagship stadium at
Docklands and with its increased national/regional city focus, however the AFLW (and VFL) has since seen some of these former stadiums reused and renovated albeit with downgraded or reduced
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Victorian teams participated in one-off matches, most had not yet formed clubs for regular competition until 1860. To ensure the supremacy of the Melbourne rules, the first-club level competition in Australia, the Caledonian Society's
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founded in 1877 which, like the AFL has also begun to expand nationally. While
Victoria in 2017 accounted for just 30% of all players worldwide, and 40% of Australian players, more than 60% of professional AFL players are recruited from the state.
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Even the biggest locally grown suburban clubs, elevated into the national league, continue struggle for survival, competing for marketshare. Fourteen years after South
Melbourne's difficulties led them to move to Sydney, similar problems at the
568:(1861) clubs and the growing number of clubs in country Victoria some regular competition. While strong popular competitions in their own right, their member clubs were to become strong feeder clubs to the big metropolitan leagues.
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representative matches against all other
Australian states. However, since 1999 they have only played at Under 19 and state league level, with the senior professional team only making a once off appearance in the 2008
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rules) winning 16 of the 19 carnivals up until 1975. Since other states were removed from contesting State of Origin, Victoria has been undefeated, having won against a combined rest of
Australia team at home in both
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had formed with a number of clubs in what is now
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With a total participation of 223,999, Victoria has a participation rate of around 4% per capita, makes it the equal third most supported state (with
Western Australia and South Australia)
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The following venues meet AFL Standard criteria and have been used to host recent AFL (National
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but the AFL has been somewhat reluctant to make a drastic change, due to both the history and supporters' passion for their club – save for the merger of Fitzroy and the Bears.
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which wrote the first rules in 1859 also is the oldest professional football club of any code in the world. It was home to the first official tournament in the sport, the
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on 10 July 1858, calling for a "foot-ball club" with a "code of laws" to keep cricketers fit during winter. A match, played at the Richmond Paddock (later known as
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and North Melbourne joined in 1925, by which time VFL had become the most prominent league in the game. University also joined the VFL in 1908 but left in 1915.
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his role does not, now, seem to have been significant at this very early stage.) A letter by Wills was published in
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There were also numerous rules changes in this early period.
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History of Australian rules football in Victoria (1859–1900)
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List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
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26 September 1970 VFL Grand Final, Carlton v Collingwood
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1473:Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League
591:Another four VFA clubs joined the VFL later, as
386:Bell's Life in Victoria & Sporting Chronicle
275:than any other state (until the introduction of
5250:Australian rules football by state or territory
2544:Deal done on MCG grand final contract extension
2476:Interstate matches in Australian rules football
1670:Traralgon & District Junior Football League
1657:Dandenong & District Junior Football League
2733:14 August 1983 VFA season Box Hill vs Oakleigh
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2558:by the Melbourne Cricket Club 11 December 2022
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576:A rift in the VFA led to the formation of the
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2823:Hibbins, Gillian; Ruddell, Trevor (2009).
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1584:Tallangatta & District Football League
288:. Victorian teams have also dominated the
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2556:MCG fixture confirmed for 2023 AFL Season
2329:(1870-1966) (now primarily cricket venue)
1684:Victorian Metropolitan Superules Football
1455:Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League
739:Major Australian rules events in Victoria
432:Challenge Cup (Australian rules football)
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1339:(governing body over regional Victoria)
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269:Victoria Australian rules football team
4735:Geography of Australian rules football
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4460:Australian rules football in Australia
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1447:Horsham & District Football League
1405:Geelong & District Football League
1271:Victorian Amateur Football Association
124:Victorian Amateur Football Association
17:
5204:Australian Football International Cup
4658:Queensland Australian Football League
4404:Victorian Junior Football Association
2930:Australian rules football in Victoria
1563:Picola & District Football League
789:Australian Football International Cup
688:is growing in popularity in Victoria.
365:made by Robert Bruce on 27 July 1866)
361:is on the left in the background. (A
21:Australian rules football in Victoria
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5260:History of Australian rules football
3333:AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition
2303:(1970-2000) (also known as VFL Park)
1641:Waverley Junior Football Association
1373:Colac & District Football League
1314:Action from a lower division of the
372:began to devise Australian rules in
4479:Australian Amateur Football Council
2858:. Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd.
2760:VFA 1982 Werribee vs Port Melbourne
1568:South West District Football League
1537:Omeo & District Football League
645:The league changed its name to the
595:joined the VFL in 1908. Footscray,
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38:Omeo & District Football League
4653:Northern Territory Football League
4206:Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex
2702:VFL Collingwood vs South Melbourne
1649:South Metro Junior Football League
1558:Ovens & Murray Football League
1545:Outer East Football Netball League
1439:Heathcote District Football League
813:Ovens & Murray Football League
603:National league and current issues
152:Ovens & Murray Football League
14:
3418:Benalla Tungamah/Central Goulburn
2841:from the original on 2 April 2015
2628:AFL PREFERRED FACILITY GUIDELINES
1709:Victorian Women's Football League
1363:Central Highlands Football League
1334:Victorian Country Football League
1256:Essendon District Football League
686:Women's Australian rules football
327:between Carlton and Collingwood.
136:Essendon District Football League
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2742:VFL 1966 Essendon vs Collingwood
2715:Grand Final Eaglehawk vs Kyneton
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664:result in a merger, forming the
357:in the 1860s. A pavilion at the
321:Australian Football Hall of Fame
140:Southern Football Netball League
132:Northern Football Netball League
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5141:Australian external territories
4611:West Australian Football League
4292:Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal
3814:Greater Western Sydney reserves
3368:Victorian Blind Football League
1529:North Gippsland Football League
1431:Hampden Football Netball League
1421:Goulburn Valley Football League
1328:match between Traralgon and Moe
290:National underage championships
156:Goulburn Valley Football League
3373:Victorian FIDA Football League
2778:2023 AFLW Hawthorn vs Essendon
2469:AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
2376:AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
2374:The Big V running out for the
2323:) (now primarily soccer venue)
2260:(Melbourne) (home of the VAFA)
1381:East Gippsland Football League
1368:Central Murray Football League
1276:Western Region Football League
1233:Melbourne metropolitan leagues
558:Sandhurst Football Association
459:Victorian Football Association
238:Victorian Football Association
144:Western Region Football League
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2333:East Melbourne Cricket Ground
2321:South Melbourne Football Club
1521:North Central Football League
1481:Mid Gippsland Football League
1465:Loddon Valley Football League
1426:Golden Rivers Football League
1175:North Melbourne Football Club
820:Notable Victorian footballers
4500:Australian Capital Territory
3378:Yarra Junior Football League
1636:Yarra Junior Football League
1592:Upper Murray Football League
1189:(Australian Football League)
1183:(Australian Football League)
1177:(Australian Football League)
1171:(Australian Football League)
1165:(Australian Football League)
1159:(Australian Football League)
1153:(Australian Football League)
1147:(Australian Football League)
426:First Organised Competitions
301:Sport Australia Hall of Fame
217:is also based in Melbourne.
196:. Australian rules football
4271:Williamstown Cricket Ground
3197:Regional leagues (district)
3158:Mornington Peninsula Nepean
2264:Williamstown Cricket Ground
552:Growth outside of Melbourne
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4632:AFL Under 18 Championships
4580:Australian Football League
4484:Women's Football Australia
2874:Australian Football League
2604:Hibbins & Ruddell 2009
2592:Hibbins & Ruddell 2009
2580:Hibbins & Ruddell 2009
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2219:Morwell Recreation Reserve
1139:Australian Football League
795:E. J. Whitten Legends Game
783:International Rules Series
753:Australian Football League
647:Australian Football League
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294:Championships of Australia
222:Australian Football League
5197:International tournaments
4668:Tasmanian Football League
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4467:National governing bodies
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4307:Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal
4241:Sydney Showground Stadium
3737:Victorian Football League
3045:Victorian Football League
2546:Sport Victoria 3 Sep 2020
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1145:Collingwood Football Club
578:Victorian Football League
190:Australian rules football
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4256:Trevor Barker Beach Oval
4201:Melbourne Cricket Ground
3819:North Melbourne reserves
3658:Melbourne Cricket Ground
3111:Regional leagues (major)
2693:23 April 2022 AFL Season
2245:Trevor Barker Beach Oval
1755:Melbourne Cricket Ground
1348:Ballarat Football League
1343:Alberton Football League
1306:reserves match in Melton
1304:Ballarat Football League
1266:Southern Football League
1261:Northern Football League
1127:Melbourne Cricket Ground
791:(quadrennial free event)
627:and became known as the
470:, VFA first premiers in
409:Melbourne Grammar School
246:Melbourne Cricket Ground
5219:AFL Europe Championship
3764:Brisbane Lions reserves
3474:Heytesbury Mount Noorat
3426:Central Goulburn Valley
3254:Maryborough Castlemaine
2854:Pennings, Mark (2012).
2713:Bendigo Football League
2630:Aflcommunityclub.com.au
1782:Record: 121,696 (1970)
1714:Youth Girls Competition
1608:Wimmera Football League
1489:Millewa Football League
1397:Geelong Football League
1358:Bendigo Football League
1292:Bendigo Football League
1251:Eastern Football League
1169:Melbourne Football Club
1062:was born in Melbourne.
642:began playing in 1987.
401:Melbourne Football Club
230:Melbourne Football Club
148:Geelong Football League
128:Eastern Football League
106:1,242 (76 competitions)
80:; 166 years ago
4011:Hotham/North Melbourne
3224:Geelong & District
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2183:Record: 35,116 (1949)
2104:Record: 10,099 (2007)
2101:Record: 10,000 (1982)
2098:Record: 51,370 (1965)
2025:Record: 43,487 (1966)
2019:Record: 42,354 (1955)
1946:Record: 16,600 (1957)
1943:Record: 47,000 (1948)
1940:Record: 10,412 (2022)
1867:Record: 62,986 (1945)
1864:Record: 21,626 (1965)
1861:Record: 11,000 (2013)
1788:Record: 49,109 (1952)
1785:Record: 54,444 (2009)
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4236:Sydney Cricket Ground
4036:Moorabbin (1983–1987)
4031:Moorabbin (1951–1963)
3546:South Eastern Women's
3506:Northern & Echuca
2618:, pp. 16–17, 20.
2373:
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2353:Geelong Football Club
2343:Fitzroy Football Club
2339:Brunswick Street Oval
2177:Record: 3,722 (2023)
2022:Record: 6,200 (1983)
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258:King's Birthday match
226:Cordner–Eggleston Cup
4931:United Arab Emirates
3784:Collingwood reserves
3065:Metropolitan leagues
2967:AFL Victoria Country
2684:1945 VFL Grand Final
1923:Queen Elizabeth Oval
1241:A VAFA match at the
1215:2017 VFL Grand Final
815:Grand Final (annual)
779:Grand Final (annual)
572:Formation of the VFL
405:first football clubs
325:1970 VFL Grand Final
177:1970 VFL Grand Final
4359:History (1859–1900)
4297:J. J. Liston Trophy
3809:Gold Coast reserves
3689:History (1859–1900)
3347:Talent League Girls
2938:Representative side
2360:Representative team
809:(annual free event)
762:Dreamtime at the 'G
376:in 1858. (Although
339:Origins of the Game
262:Dreamtime at the 'G
59:Representative team
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4328:Development League
4186:Fankhauser Reserve
4161:Box Hill City Oval
4156:Blacktown ISP Oval
4096:South Williamstown
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3794:Footscray reserves
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3077:Essendon District
3038:Statewide leagues
2877:Football Victoria
2815:978-0-7333-3369-9
2808:. HarperCollins.
2606:, pp. 22–23.
2594:, pp. 18–20.
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2155:Preston City Oval
2087:Capacity: 10,000
2014:Capacity: 10,000
2011:Capacity: 10,000
2008:Capacity: 10,000
1935:Capacity: 10,000
1932:Capacity: 10,000
1929:Capacity: 11,000
1856:Capacity: 12,000
1853:Capacity: 15,000
1850:Capacity: 15,000
1777:Capacity: 40,000
1774:Capacity: 55,347
1760:Docklands Stadium
1219:Docklands Stadium
1205:Statewide leagues
1112:Leagues and clubs
1027:statue at the MCG
928:statue at the MCG
807:Multicultural Cup
704:Attendance record
636:West Coast Eagles
447:H. C. A. Harrison
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1992:Whitten Oval
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4563:Leagues and
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3397:(1945–2019)
3352:VFL Women's
3309:Warrnambool
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2989:Collingwood
2416:Josh Fraser
2408:Trent Croad
2384:Adam Goodes
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926:Ron Barassi
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717:Grand Final
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313:Bob Skilton
309:Ted Whitten
305:Ron Barassi
34:grand final
5244:Categories
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4663:Sydney AFL
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4524:Queensland
4276:Windy Hill
4246:The Hangar
4131:Yarraville
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2520:References
2474:See also:
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2400:Heath Shaw
2380:Luke Power
2349:Corio Oval
2290:(Ballarat)
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2002:Windy Hill
1817:Wangaratta
1731:capacity.
1075:Debbie Lee
1052:Debbie Lee
1042:statue at
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837:Roy Cazaly
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198:originated
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5019:Lithuania
4916:Singapore
4861:Indonesia
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4769:Argentina
4333:Under-19s
4111:Traralgon
4056:Northcote
4021:Melbourne
3991:Geelong A
3981:Footscray
3956:Dandenong
3946:Caulfield
3931:Brunswick
3844:Southport
3799:Frankston
3234:Heathcote
3219:Ellinbank
3183:Sunraysia
3143:Gippsland
3123:Bellarine
3009:Melbourne
2143:Melbourne
2138:Melbourne
2133:Melbourne
2064:Melbourne
2059:Melbourne
2054:Melbourne
1985:Melbourne
1980:Melbourne
1975:Melbourne
1901:Melbourne
1827:Melbourne
1822:Melbourne
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861:Bob Pratt
845:Jack Dyer
732:Melbourne
712:(1970).
615:guernsey.
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519:Northcote
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374:Melbourne
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337:See also
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175:121,696 (
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4891:Malaysia
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4761:Americas
4573:National
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4511:Riverina
4369:Premiers
4121:Waverley
4106:Tasmania
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4076:St Kilda
4071:Richmond
4061:Oakleigh
4006:Hawthorn
3966:Essendon
3921:Brighton
3901:Ballarat
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3854:Werribee
3759:Box Hill
3594:Walhalla
3522:Polwarth
3434:Chiltern
3394:Alberton
3269:Mininera
3118:Ballarat
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3082:Northern
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3019:Richmond
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2994:Essendon
2945:Victoria
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2481:See also
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638:and the
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593:Richmond
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527:Standard
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511:Essendon
503:Ballarat
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187:Victoria
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5066:England
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4936:Vietnam
4881:Lebanon
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4774:Bermuda
4627:TAC Cup
4374:Records
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4016:Kilsyth
3986:Geelong
3976:Fitzroy
3941:Carlton
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3911:Berwick
3752:Current
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3239:Horsham
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3153:Hampden
3138:Geelong
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3102:Western
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2984:Carlton
2845:3 March
2795:Sources
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1906:Bendigo
1748:Geelong
1702:Women's
1677:Masters
720:Carlton
710:121,696
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487:Carlton
468:Carlton
453:VFA era
331:History
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5034:Russia
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4989:France
4946:Europe
4866:Israel
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4784:Canada
4779:Brazil
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4620:Junior
4285:Awards
4144:Venues
3896:Aspley
3884:Former
3868:Future
3779:Coburg
3490:Mallee
3402:Ararat
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3289:Picola
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4641:Other
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3745:Clubs
3209:Colac
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103:Clubs
5148:Fiji
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4876:Laos
4814:Asia
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