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1897 VFL season

Index 1897 VFL season

The 1897 Victorian Football League season was the inaugural season of the VFL Australian rules football competition. [1]

28 relations: Australian Football League, Ballarat Football League, Bill McSpeerin, Brunswick Street Oval, Coleman Medal, Corio Oval, East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Eddy James, Essendon Football Club, Fitzroy Football Club, Fred McGinis, Geelong Football Club, George Stuckey, Jack Leith, Junction Oval, Lakeside Stadium, List of Australian Football League premiers, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Football Club, Princes Park (stadium), Round-robin tournament, St Kilda Football Club, Stawell Gift, The Argus (Melbourne), Victoria Park, Melbourne, 1896 VFA season, 1897 VFL finals series, 1898 VFL season.

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football in Australia and features only Australian teams.

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Ballarat Football League

The Ballarat Football League (BFL) is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.

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Bill McSpeerin

William Joseph McSpeerin (25 September 1874 – 3 June 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Brunswick Street Oval

The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.

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Coleman Medal

The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in home-and-away matches in that year.

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Corio Oval

Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA from 1878 to 1896 and the VFL from 1897 to 1940.

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East Melbourne Cricket Ground

The East Melbourne Cricket Ground was a grass oval sports venue located at the corner of Wellington Parade and Jolimont Parade, in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Eddy James

Edwin Ernest 'Eddy' James (14 February 1874 – 16 September 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the years before and following the formation of the VFL.

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Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.

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Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, nicknamed the Lions or the Roys, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League (now the Australian Football League) on its inception in 1897.

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Fred McGinis

Fred McGinis (11 November 1874 in Hobart – 30 March 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong, Australia and playing in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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George Stuckey

George Stuckey (6 July 1871 – 15 March 1932) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and captained the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Jack Leith

John Goodwin 'Jack' Leith (12 August 1872 – 24 April 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the early years of the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Junction Oval

Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground and the Victorian Cricket and Community Centre) is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Lakeside Stadium

Lakeside Stadium is a sports arena in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia.

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List of Australian Football League premiers

This page is a complete chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers.

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Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known simply as "The G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria.

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Melbourne Football Club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club, playing in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Princes Park (stadium)

Princes Park (or Carlton Recreation Ground, currently officially known by its sponsored name Ikon Park) is an Australian rules football ground located at Princes Park in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North.

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Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament (or all-play-all tournament) is a competition in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn.

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St Kilda Football Club

The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Stawell Gift

The Stawell Gift is Australia's oldest and richest short distance running race.

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The Argus (Melbourne)

The Argus was a morning daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia that was established in 1846 and closed in 1957.

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Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.

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1896 VFA season

The 1896 Victorian Football Association season was the 20th season of the Australian rules football competition.

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1897 VFL finals series

The Victorian Football League's 1897 finals series determined the top four final positions of the 1897 VFL season.

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1898 VFL season

The 1898 Victorian Football League season was the second season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

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Australian Football League season 1897, Victorian Football League season 1897.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1897_VFL_season

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