The Victorian State Football League is a former
Australian rules football
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governing body.
The VSFL was established at the end of 1991 to take over administration of football in Victoria from the
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 gam ...
, which was now becoming pre-occupied with administration of the game nationally.
The VSFL ran a competition among
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 gam ...
teams' reserve teams from 1992 until 1999, which was also known as the VSFL from 1992 until 1994, then as the AFL Reserves from 1995 until 1999. The body also ran the Under-18s competition now known as the
TAC Cup
The NAB League Boys (also referred to as simply the NAB League and formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victo ...
. At the end of 1994, the VSFL took over administration of the
Victorian Football Association
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
competition (which it renamed the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
in 1996).
The VSFL was succeeded in an administrative capacity by
Football Victoria
Football Victoria is the state governing body for soccer in Victoria, Australia. It is affiliated with Football Australia, the sport's national governing body.
History
Football Victoria began operation in 1884 under the name Anglo Australian F ...
(later AFL Victoria) at the end of 1999.
VSFL Premiers
The premiers and Grand Final results of the Victorian State Football League, in its capacity as the reserves competition for the Victorian clubs in the AFL were:
*1992:
Essendon Bombers
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18.19 (127) d.
Melbourne Demons
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14.10 (94)
*1993:
Melbourne Demons
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13.12 (90) d.
North Melbourne Kangaroos
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 ...
7.14 (56)
*1994:
Footscray Bulldogs 16.16 (112) d. 13.14 (92)
*1995:
North Melbourne Kangaroos
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13.16 (94) d.
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reser ...
11.14 (80)
*1996:
North Melbourne Kangaroos
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 ...
23.18 (156) d.
Essendon Bombers
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their A ...
7.10 (52)
*1997:
Richmond Tigers 17.12 (114) d.
Hawthorn Hawks
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, Mulgrave, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded ...
10.10 (70)
*1998:
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...
20.16 (136) d.
Essendon Bombers
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their A ...
12.8 (80)
*1999:
Essendon Bombers
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their A ...
20.13 (133) d.
St Kilda Saints 11.10 (76)
All Grand Finals were played as curtain-raisers to the AFL Grand Final.
References
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Australian rules football governing bodies
Australian rules football in Victoria (Australia)
Sports leagues established in 1991
1991 establishments in Australia