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==History==

==History==

Originally, the Australian Football League was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) which was founded in 1897 football clubs including Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne. Tom Wills is recognized as one of the founders of Australian Football. He introduced the sport in Australia 1857, developed the first rules of the game and formed the Melbourne Football Club in 1858. The sport became popular which paved the way to the establishment of the Victorian Football Club. By 1997  VFL was already composed of 16 teams. Due its national expansion, its name was changed to Australian Football League. <ref>[http://www.afl.com.au/development/aflexplained/history/tabid/10296/default.aspx AFL History]</ref>

Originally, the Australian Football League was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) which was founded in 1897 football clubs including Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne. Tom Wills is recognized as one of the founders of Australian Football. He introduced the sport in Australia 1857, developed the first rules of the game and formed the Melbourne Football Club in 1858. The sport became popular which paved the way to the establishment of the Victorian Football Club. By 1997  VFL was already composed of 16 teams. Due to its national expansion, its name was changed to Australian Football League. <ref>[http://www.afl.com.au/development/aflexplained/history/tabid/10296/default.aspx AFL History]</ref>

== Proposal for .afl Brand gTLD ==

== Proposal for .afl Brand gTLD ==