2007-01-11 17:08:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (Australian) ➔ Australian Rules
AFL has 16 teams:
Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton, Collingwood, Essedon, Freemantle, Geelong, Hawthorn, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney, West Coast, Western Bulldogs.
The mascots or nicknames for the teams as per above are:
Crows, Lions, Blues, Magpies, Bombers, Freo, Cats, Hawks, Demons, Kangaroos, Port Power, Tigers, Saints, Swans, Eagles, Doggies.
2007-01-11 17:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by magpiez 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
My son asked me this question today; he is really excited at the prospect of two new teams. My last recollection is of the Brisbane/Fitzroy merger and then Port coming into the comp. I must admit that I was annoyed that Fitzroy were getting the flick then another team so rapidly taking their place, although Fitzroy really were dreadful for their last few years and lost a lot of sponsorship and went broke. The AFL can only prop struggling teams up for so long. I remember the press conferences announcing the merger of the Bears and the Lions and I remember the press conference announcing the inclusion of Port. Admittedly, SA truly deserve at least two teams with their huge AFL following. To answer your original question, it is exciting when new teams enter the competition but when the excitement wears off, you might find many insidences of unfairness, especially if you follow an already existing club. The thing that I think is disgustingly unfair is the extra money that is allocated to interstate teams and to Brisbane due to their merger with Fitzroy. I think this is indication as to why they were such a powerful club in the early "noughties". I think the AFL stuffed up by revamping the old VFL. It hasnt worked out fair to the original VFL sides and the interstate ones always whinge about the number of Victorian sides and the grandfinal being at the MCG. What I believe would have been a better option would have been to introduce the AFL as a new competition separate from the original VFL. It would have been fairer for all involved - Hindsight is a wonderful thing!
2016-03-17 23:40:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-14 10:22:42 · answer #3 · answered by flushing06 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-13 10:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by debbiecats35 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-12 11:02:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are 16 teams in the AFL and they are as follows:
-Adelaide Crows
-Brisbane Lions
-Carlton Blues
-Collingwood Magpies
-Essendon Bombers
-Fremantle Dockers
-Geelong Cats
-Hawthorn Hawks
-Melbourne Demons
-North Melbourne Kangaroos
-Port Adelaide Power
-Richmond Tigers
-St.Kilda Saints
-Sydney Swans
-West Coast Eagles
-Western Bulldogs
The Eagles won the Premiership in 2006 and they're also the current minor premiers.
Even so, its Tigers all the way.
2007-01-13 03:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by MeL 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
16 teams 15 good teams and then there is Carlton.
2007-01-11 17:40:20 · answer #7 · answered by melbournewooferblue 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
16 teams, all the cool people go for Richmond.
2007-01-13 15:44:49 · answer #8 · answered by Richo Fev 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
16 and the Premiers for 2006 WEST COAST EAGLES
2007-01-11 23:25:32 · answer #9 · answered by >--Trace---> 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The only (1)team in the A.F.L worth mentioning is THE POWER!!! Everyone else is there for numbers.:)
2007-01-12 23:48:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋