Original: After the 1996 season the Brisbane Bears merged with Fitzroy, creating the Brisbane Lions in 1996 and the Port Adelaide Football Club joined to maintain the league at 16 teams.
Simplified: Notes | - | Adelaide Football Club | Crows | Adelaide, South Australia | AAMI Stadium | 1991 | | - | Brisbane Lions Football Club | Lions | Brisbane, Queensland | Brisbane Cricket Ground (The 'Gabba) | 1997 | Club formed after merger of Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Football Club in 1996.