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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