The Australian Football League (AFL) is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football.
The AFL consists of 24 home and away rounds the finals of the series and the season is called the AFL Grand Final
The AFL was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was renamed the AFL later on ion its history
The AFL is by far the most attended sporting league in Australia it is watched by the second most people in Australia per game. It is has the 3rd Highest attendance per game for any live games and It is also the most financially strong sports league Australia.
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It is not the most popular sport in Australia but does have some of the highest attendance records
The AFL operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues.
Many of the current AFL teams date back to the beginnings of the sport of Australian Rules football, including the very first club, Melbourne Football Club (1859 Wales to become the Sydney Swans.
