Australian Football League
Current clubs

Australian Football League

Section Title: Current clubs
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Club	Colours	Moniker	State	Home venue	2018 members	Est.	Former league	First VFL/AFL season	VFL/AFL seasons	VFL/AFL premierships	Most recent

Adelaide	-	Crows	South Australia	Adelaide Oval	64,739	1990	—	1991	29	2	1998

Brisbane Lions	-	Lions	Queensland	The Gabba	24,867	1996	—	1997	23	3	2003

Carlton	-	Blues	Victoria	Docklands Stadium	56,005	1864	VFA*	1897+	123	16	1995

Collingwood	-	Magpies	Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground	75,507	1892	VFA	1897+	123	15	2010

Essendon	-	Bombers	Victoria	Docklands Stadium	79,319	1871	VFA	1897+	121†	16	2000

Fremantle	-	Dockers	Western Australia	Perth Stadium	55,639	1994	—	1995	25	0	—

Geelong	-	Cats	Victoria	Kardinia Park	63,818	1859	VFA	1897+	120†	9	2011

Gold Coast	-	Suns	Queensland	Carrara Stadium	12,108	2009	—	2011	9	0	—

Greater Western Sydney	-	Giants	New South Wales	Sydney Showground Stadium	25,243	2009	—	2012	8	0	—

Hawthorn	-	Hawks	Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground	80,302	1902	VFA	1925	95	13	2015

Melbourne	-	Demons	Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground	44,275	1858	VFA*	1897+	120†	12	1964

North Melbourne	-	Kangaroos	Victoria	Docklands Stadium	40,798	1869	VFA*	1925	95	4	1999

Port Adelaide	-	Power	South Australia	Adelaide Oval	54,386	1870	SANFL*	1997	23	1	2004

Richmond	-	Tigers	Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground	100,726	1885	VFA	1908	112	11	2017

St Kilda	-	Saints	Victoria	Docklands Stadium	46,301	1873	VFA*	1897+	121†	1	1966

Sydney	-	Swans	New South Wales^	Sydney Cricket Ground	60,934	1874	VFA	1897+	122†	5	2012

West Coast	-	Eagles	Western Australia	Perth Stadium	80,290	1986	—	1987	33	4	2018

Western Bulldogs	-	Bulldogs	Victoria	Docklands Stadium	43,246	1877	VFA	1925	95	2	2016

^ denotes that the club has relocated at some point in its existence * denotes that the club was a founding member of its former league + denotes that the club was a founding member of the VFL † denotes that the club did not participate in one or more seasons due to one or both of the World Wars

Sentence(s)

In the Australian Football League, the Brisbane Lions were formed in 1996.
In 1996, Fitzroy merged with Brisbane to form the Brisbane Lions.

final_sentence: In the Australian Football League, the Brisbane Lions were formed in 1996.
final_sentence: In 1996, Fitzroy merged with Brisbane to form the Brisbane Lions.