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Eventually Wismer could no longer afford to meet his payroll, and on November 8, 1962, the AFL took over operations of the team. The Titans were sold to a five-person ownership group headed by Sonny Werblin on March 28, 1963, and in April the new owners changed the team's name to the New York Jets. [28] [29]
The American Football League (AFL) All-Time Team was selected on January 14, 1970. The first and second teams were determined by a panel of members of the AFL's Hall of Fame Board of Selectors: [1] [2] [3] [4]
The league was officially renamed the Australian Football League in 1990 to reflect the new national perspective; [4] the VFA later took over the Victorian Football League name in 1996. Functionally, the AFL gave up control over its Victorian-based minor grades at the end of 1991—clubs continued to field reserves teams in the independent ...
Fielding teams in the SANFL since foundation and in the AFL since 1997. [37] Only pre-existing non-Victorian club to be competing in the Australian Football League. 1870: Brisbane Grammar † Brisbane: Queensland: Defunct: Switched to rugby in 1885. New junior club established in 2005 to participate in Queensland Independent Schools Australian ...
This is a list of clubs that play Australian rules football in Australia at the senior level. Guide to abbreviations: FC = Football Club; AFC = Australian Football Club (mainly used if in Queensland or NSW or outside Australia) / Amateur Football Club (mainly used in the other Australian States)
Three clubs, Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon, have won the most VFL/AFL premierships, with 16 each. [11] All teams currently competing in the AFL except Fremantle, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney (three of the four newest clubs) have won a premiership, and all except Gold Coast have played in a grand final. [12]
The AFC has its roots in the American Football League (AFL), which began to play in 1960. In 1970, the AFL merged with the NFL. As part of the merger, the former AFL teams, plus three former NFL teams (Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers), were placed in the AFC. The remaining former NFL teams were placed in the NFC.
Early in 2008, a meeting held by the AFL discussed having two new teams enter the AFL competition. [32] In March 2008, the AFL won the support of the league's 16 club presidents to establish sides on the Gold Coast and in Western Sydney. The Gold Coast Suns were established and joined the AFL in 2011 as the 17th team. [33]