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Australian Football League Pre-season Competition
In the Australian Football League (AFL), previously the Victorian Football League (VFL), the pre-season competition, known during its history by a variety of sponsored names and most recently as the NAB Cup, was an annual Australian rules football tournament held amongst clubs prior to the premiership season between 1988 and 2013. The pre-season competition culminated annually in a grand final and pre-season premier. After the 2013 season, the pre-season competition has consisted of a series of matches without an eventual winner. This series is currently known by the sponsored name AAMI Community Series. History The pre-season competition was established from the Australian Football Championships Night Series in 1988. The Night Series had been a competition featuring VFL, SANFL, WAFL and minor states representative teams which had been staged partly in the pre-season and partly during the premiership season, generally finishing in July; but, it had reduced in size and importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990. The league currently consists of 18 teams spread over five of Australia's six states (Tasmania being the exception). Matches have been played in all states, plus the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, as well as in New Zealand and China to expand the league's audience. The AFL season currently consists of a 23-round regular (or "home-and-away") s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also field a reserves men's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Founded in the suburb of North Melbourne in 1869 and based at the Arden Street Oval, it is the 4th oldest club in the competition and one of the oldest surviving clubs in the world. Its original home at Arden Street continues to serve as its headquarters, training facilities and home ground for its women's side. The club's senior men's team plays its home matches at Marvel Stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria, as well as Blundstone Arena in Hobart, Tasmania which is also used by the women's team as a secondary home ground. The club's mascot is a grey kangaroo wearing the club uniform, and its use dates from the mid-20th century. The club is also un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the List of stadiums by capacity, 11th largest globally, and List of cricket grounds by capacity, the second largest cricket ground by capacity. The MCG is within walking distance of the Melbourne City Centre, city centre and is served by Richmond railway station, Melbourne, Richmond and Jolimont railway station, Jolimont railway stations, as well as the Melbourne tram route 70, route 70, Melbourne tram route 75, route 75, and Melbourne tram route 48, route 48 trams. It is adjacent to Melbourne Park and is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct. Since it was built in 1853, the MCG has undergone numerous renovations. It served as the centerpiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Ansett Australia Cup
The 1997 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League Pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 1997 Premiership Season began. It culminated in the final in March 1997. Games Round of 16 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Adelaide , 17.14 (116) , Collingwood , 9.8 (62) , Football Park , 20,617 , Friday 21 February 1997 , 8:00 pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Geelong , 9.10 (64) , West Coast , 5.4 (34) , Waverley Park , 7,752 , Saturday, 22 February 1997 , 8:00 pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Hawthorn , 9.12 (66) , Richmond , 11.12 (78) , Waverley Park , 18,129 , Sunday, 23 February 1997 , 8:00 pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , North Melbourne , 13.9 (87) , Western Bulldogs , 11.8 (74) , Waverley Park , 8,841 , Monday, 24 February 1997 , 8:00 pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Melb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Carlton quickly became a dominant club in early Australian rules football competitions, and was a foundation member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning the inaugural premiership in 1877. In 1896, Carlton joined the breakaway Victorian Football League (since renamed the AFL), and alongside rivals , and , is regarded as one of the league's historical "Big Four" clubs, having won sixteen VFL/AFL premierships, equal with Essendon as the most of any AFL club. Carlton's headquarters and training facilities are located in Carlton North at Princes Park, its traditional home ground, and it currently plays its home matches at Docklands Stadium and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In 2017, Carlton fielded a team in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Kilda Football Club
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league. The club's name originates from its original home base in the bayside Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, Victoria, St Kilda in which the club was established in 1873. The club also has strong links to the south-eastern suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin, due to it being the long-standing location of their training ground. St Kilda were one of five foundation teams of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), now known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), and later became one of eight foundation teams of the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), original Victorian Football League in 1897, now known as the AFL. Additionally, St Kilda are in an alignment with the Sandringham Football Club in the modern VFL. St Kilda have won a single List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Ansett Australia Cup
The 1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 1996 Premiership Season began. It culminated the final in March 1996. The AFL Ansett Australia Cup is also sometimes referred to as the pre-season cup because it was played in its entirety before the Premiership Season began since 1988. Games Round of 16 , - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , Time , - style="background:#fff;" , Adelaide , 18.16 (124) , Melbourne , 10.5 (65) , Football Park , 24,143 , Friday 23 February 1996 , 8:00 pm , - style="background:#fff;" , Hawthorn , 9.19 (73) , St. Kilda , 19.13 (127) , Waverley Park , 16,061 , Saturday, 24 February 1996 , 8:00 pm , - style="background:#fff;" , Fremantle , 7.15 (57) , West Coast , 10.11 (71) , Marrara Oval , 9,078 , Sunday, 25 February 1996 , 7:05 pm , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Ansett Australia Cup
The 1995 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League Pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 1995 Premiership Season began. It culminated the final in March 1995. Games Round of 16 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Fremantle , 13.8 (86) , St Kilda , 19.7 (121) , East Fremantle Oval , 10,028 , Friday 24 February 1995 , 4:00 PM , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Carlton , 20.9 (129) , Richmond , 13.9 (87) , Waverley Park , 23,678 , Saturday, 25 February 1995 , 8:00 PM , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , North Melbourne , 17.18 (120) , Brisbane , 8.12 (60) , Waverley Park , 4,737 , Sunday, 26 February 1995 , 1:05 PM , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Essendon , 14.10 (94) , Fitzroy , 8.13 (61) , Waverley Park , 10,469 , Monday, 27 February 1995 , 8:00 PM , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Collingwood , 12.15 (87) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Football Club
The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since 1991, and a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition since 2017. The club's offices and training facilities are located in the western Adelaide suburb of West Lakes, at the site of the club's former home ground Football Park. Since 2014 Adelaide have played home matches at the Adelaide Oval, a 53,500-seat stadium located a few hundred metres north of the Adelaide CBD. The Crows were formed in 1990 as the de facto state team representing South Australia in the AFL. They were originally owned by the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), though they gained administrative independence in 2014. They played their first season in 1991 and finished in 9th place, the highest ranking of any expansion club in the AFL in a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Foster's Cup
The 1994 AFL Foster's Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season cup competition played in its entirety before the 1994 AFL season, 1994 season began. Games 1st Round , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood , 13.14 (92) , North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne , 13.13 (91) , Waverley Park , 25,708 , Saturday, 19 February , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda , 14.12 (96) , Richmond Football Club, Richmond , 17.14 (116) , Waverley Park , 18,662 , Monday, 21 February , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Adelaide Football Club, Adelaide , 16.17 (113) , West Coast Eagles, West Coast , 14.10 (94) , Football Park , 28,776 , Wednesday, 23 February , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy , 12.13 (85) , Geelong Football Club, Geelong , 10.11 (71) , Waverley Park , 9,080 , Wednesday, 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning two premierships. Richmond joined the Victorian Football League (now known as the AFL) in 1908 and has since won 13 premierships, most recently in 2020. Richmond's headquarters and training facilities are located at its original home ground, the Punt Road Oval, which sits adjacent to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the club's playing home since 1965. Richmond traditionally wears a black guernsey with a yellow sash. The club song, " We're From Tigerland", is well known for its "yellow and black" refrain. The club is coached by Damien Hardwick and its current co-captains are Dylan Grimes and Toby Nankervis. Five Richmond players have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Foster's Cup
The 1993 AFL Foster's Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season cup competition played in its entirety before the 1993 season began. Games 1st Round , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Richmond , 22.15 (147) , Sydney , 10.7 (67) , Lavington Oval , 7,062 , Saturday, 13 February , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Carlton , 9.18 (72) , Footscray , 10.14 (74) , Waverley Park , 20,019 , Saturday, 13 February , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Fitzroy , 15.9 (99) , Geelong , 13.9 (87) , Waverley Park , 6,423 , Sunday, 14 February , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Collingwood , 8.13 (61) , Melbourne , 9.11 (65) , Princes Park , 11,665 , Wednesday, 17 February , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , St Kilda , 10.11 (71) , West Coast , 16.15 (111) , Subiaco Oval , - , Saturday, 20 February , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , North Melbourne , 5.6 (36) , Adelaide , 27.21 (183) , Football Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
