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| Formerly | Victorian Junior Football League VFL seconds/reserves |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1919 |
| First season | 1919 |
| Ceased | 1999 |
| Country | Australia |
| Most titles | Geelong (13) |
| Related competitions | |
The AFL reserve grade competition, commonly known simply as the AFL reserves, was an Australian rules football competition that operated as a second-tier competition to the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1919 until 1999.
Prior to 1990, it was known as the VFL reserve grade competition, VFL reserves or VFL seconds.[1]
In its final season in 1999, the competition was made up of the reserves teams of all the senior AFL clubs that were based in Melbourne plus that of the Sydney Swans.[2][3]
Since 2000, the Victorian Football League (VFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA), has operated as a hybrid second-tier senior competition and reserves competition for most of the AFL clubs.
- ^ "1999 AFL Reserve Grade Competition". Australian Football.
- ^ "Unearthing roots of Harbour City talent". The Age. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "National Scoreboard", The Sun, Melbourne, VIC, p. 87, 5 June 1989