How do you use Vfl in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Vfl meaning
- Initialism of Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formed in Victoria, Australia, in 1896; renamed the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990 after expansion to other states starting in the 1980s.
- Initialism of Victorian Football League; a second-tier regional (country area) Australian rules football league operating within Victoria; derived from the historic Victorian Football Association, from which the future AFL broke in 1896.
Using Vfl
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formed in Victoria, Australia, in 1896; renamed the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990 after expansion to other states starting in the 1980s. | Initialism of Victorian Football League; a second-tier regional (country area) Australian rules football league operating within Victoria; derived from the historic Victorian Football Association, from which the future AFL broke in 1896.
- In the example corpus, vfl often appears in combinations such as: the vfl, vfl wolfsburg, vfl afl.
Context around Vfl
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 15 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vfl
- In this selection, "vfl" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, afl, commissioner, club, wolfsburg, captain and commissioner stand out and add context to how "vfl" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 54th afl vfl captain of and a kangaroos vfl win over. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vfl" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vfl
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But McDonald-Tipungwuti must impress at VFL level before being considered for a recall. (14 words)
Gotze started in Eintracht Frankfurt’s Bundesliga match at VfL Bochum at the weekend. (14 words)
He will not be eligible for VFL selection at any time during his suspension. (14 words)
Dortmund, missing nine players through injury, bounced back from their midweek German Cup defeat by VfL Wolfsburg ahead of next week's Champions League game with Sturm Graz and stretched their perfect Bundesliga home record to five straight wins. (39 words)
The VFL made the first move which brought things to a head by beginning the development of VFL Park at Mulgrave in the 1960s as its own home ground and as a potential venue for future grand finals. (38 words)
The 176cm player’s trusty form for Gippsland led to a VFL berth for Casey late in 2024, having trained with the Demons throughout the year, providing an insight into the demands of state league footy. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 1986, only a month after Ross Oakley had taken over as VFL Commissioner, VFL executives met with the MCC and took a big step towards resolving their differences.
Then in 1983, president of the VFL, Alan Aylett started to pressure the MCG Trust to give the VFL a greater share of the money it made from using the ground for football.
The VFL made the first move which brought things to a head by beginning the development of VFL Park at Mulgrave in the 1960s as its own home ground and as a potential venue for future grand finals.
But McDonald-Tipungwuti must impress at VFL level before being considered for a recall.
De Bruyne arrived Manchester City from Bundesliga club, VFL Wolfsburg in August for then club-record fee of £55m.
Franklin has kicked 1066 goals in his career - the fourth most in VFL/AFL history - and is a lock to be inducted as a legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame after he retires.
Geelong became the first club in AFL/VFL history to field three Irish players in the same team when Oisin Mullin made his debut alongside Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor.
Gotze started in Eintracht Frankfurt’s Bundesliga match at VfL Bochum at the weekend.
He will not be eligible for VFL selection at any time during his suspension.
In the past season, Felix Nmecha played 34 games for VfL, scoring four goals and providing six assists.
Patrick Dangerfield has been named the 54th AFL-VFL captain of Geelong with Tom Stewart his vice-captain.
Regardless of what happens next Fagan – one of the few not to have played VFL or AFL to coach a team – has delivered one of the coaching performances of the year.
Tarryn Thomas is nearing an AFL return after playing in a Kangaroos VFL win over Sandringham.
There’s another twist in Though he was concussed in the VFL on Saturday, the 23-year-old had appeared destined for at least another week out of the senior side anyway.
And he was just as impressive as the former Footscray VFL captain in adapting to the game.
Annand is contracted to Geelong’s VFL program and played for the Cats against Greater Western Sydney two games ago.
Barlow took the club all the way to the VFL grand final last season, before joining North Melbourne in the AFL as its new head of development.
Dortmund, missing nine players through injury, bounced back from their midweek German Cup defeat by VfL Wolfsburg ahead of next week's Champions League game with Sturm Graz and stretched their perfect Bundesliga home record to five straight wins.
Sixteen-time AFL/VFL premiers Collingwood have slumped to an 0-2 opening in a flag defence for the second time in history.
The 176cm player’s trusty form for Gippsland led to a VFL berth for Casey late in 2024, having trained with the Demons throughout the year, providing an insight into the demands of state league footy.
Common combinations with vfl
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the vfl 33×
- vfl wolfsburg 7×
- vfl afl 7×
- vfl in 4×
- of vfl 3×
- in vfl 3×
- for vfl 3×
- vfl grand 3×
- vfl premiers 3×
- at vfl 2×