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Victorian State Football League

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The Victorian State Football League is a former Australian rules football governing body.

The VSFL was established at the end of 1991 to take over administration of football in Victoria from the Australian Football League, which was now becoming pre-occupied with administration of the game nationally.

The VSFL ran a competition among Australian Football League 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. At the end of 1994, the VSFL took over administration of the Victorian Football Association competition (which it renamed the Victorian Football League in 1996).

The VSFL was succeeded in an administrative capacity by Football Victoria (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 18.19 (127) d. Melbourne 14.10 (94)
  • 1993: Melbourne 13.12 (90) d. North Melbourne 7.14 (56)
  • 1994: Footscray 16.16 (112) d. North Melbourne 13.14 (92)
  • 1995: North Melbourne 13.16 (94) d. Sydney 11.14 (80)
  • 1996: North Melbourne 23.18 (156) d. Essendon 7.10 (52)
  • 1997: Richmond 17.12 (114) d. Hawthorn 10.10 (70)
  • 1998: Western Bulldogs 20.16 (136) d. Essendon 12.8 (80)
  • 1999: Essendon 20.13 (133) d. St Kilda 11.10 (76)
  • All Grand Finals were played as curtain-raisers to the AFL Grand Final.

    References

    Victorian State Football League Wikipedia