Afl in a sentence

There had been concerns among some AFL club officials that the trophy and medal presentation may not go ahead in the traditional manner on the premiership dais because of potential breaches of AFL protocol, but an AFL spokesman has eased those fears.

If not for the AFL, at least 17 of today's NFL teams would probably never have existed: the ten teams from the AFL, and seven clubs that were instigated by the AFL's presence to some degree.

Forget the working stadia already in place; the fact that Tasmania was receiving the 19th license to play in the AFL and AFL Women’s League necessitated the extravagance of a spanking new facility.

Ross Lyon has heeded outgoing AFL boss Gillon McLachlan's "sage advice" as he seeks to build St Kilda back into an AFL premiership contender.

The AFL issued a statement this afternoon insisting, “We want fans to celebrate their clubs and players, and if that includes displaying national flags that amplify any of their team’s player heritage then the AFL is fully supportive.

The AFL Coaches Association had an employment lawyer answer questions that assistant coaches had been asking via Zoom on Wednesday morning after the AFL announcement.

The AFL has a similar arrangement in place through its division, AFL Media.

The AFL will wait until those talks are finalised before considering submissions from four states - NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia - that are pitching for the AFL grand final to be played in their state for the first time.

With no state leagues operating, the AFL and clubs will look at shorter games between clubs with reduced team sizes for the players who do not play AFL.

Points assessments have been made in conjunction with local AFL Barwon PPS by-laws and state-wide AFL Victoria Player Points policy.

The decision not to pursue the AFL approach was made amicably between Campbell and the AFL, while Essendon had been aware of the approach and were comfortable with how it was handled.

AFL: Port Adelaide president David Koch has slammed the AFL for the handling of their investigation into the Sam Powell-Pepper late-night incident.

AFL franchises Today, two of the NFL's eight divisions are composed entirely of former AFL teams, the AFC West (Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, and Raiders) and the AFC East (Bills, Dolphins, Jets, and Patriots).

All of these innovations pioneered by the AFL, including its more exciting style of play and colorful uniforms, have essentially made today's professional football more like the AFL than like the old-line NFL.

All teams, along with the Broncos, were charter members of the American Football League (AFL), with each team placed in the AFL Western Division.

At the time, many doubted the competitiveness of AFL teams compared with their NFL counterparts, though that perception changed when the AFL's New York Jets defeated the NFL's Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in Miami.

Dallas wore this alternate uniform on October 11, 2009 as part of one of the NFL's AFL Legacy Weekends when they traveled to Kansas City to play the Chiefs who were sporting their AFL Dallas Texans' uniforms.

Due to the impending merger of the AFL and the NFL, which was scheduled to take full effect in the 1970 season, Brown agreed to join the AFL as its tenth and final franchise.

He advocated recognition of the league, and in its last year, 1969, lobbied Pete Rozelle to have AFL teams wear an AFL patch to honor it.

Hird's lawyer, Steven Amendola, asserted that the AFL withdrew all charges against Hird under the deeds of settlement that he and the club signed with the AFL.