For the competition also formerly known as the VFL reserves, see VFL Development League.
AFL reserves
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
AFL
AFL under-19s
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, the competition was made up of the reserves teams of all Victorian senior AFL clubs, plus that of the Sydney Swans.[2][3]
Since 2000, the Victorian Football League 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
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