The history of AFL, Australian football league covered so many leaps and bounds to come to the place it is dwelling in now. It started with the first game played outside out side in which Victoria Carlton defeated Sydney club Waratah by six-nil. Foot ball was infused with the real life at that time. Foot ball grounds and modern game basics were laid down. In 1958 boundaries of the football grounds were marked in different seasons and also teams started to wear their team's colors. Those colors used to differentiate those teams and were distinctive as they are now days. In 1889 on May 15th V.F.L, Victorian Football league which was announced. This league consisted of eight teams. Clubs included in this league were Colling wood, Essendon, Fitzoy, Geelong, Melbourne, South Melbourne, Carlton and St Kilda. Just five years later a match between Melbourne and Essendon made a record for the crowd present at the match.
Numbers of spectators and the frequency of the leaguer appreciation went up at a high pace. This made a record crowd for 68,000 on Easter split. It went up to 78,000 on weekends. And it touched 146,000 as a maximum figure. After 1950 even the game was transformed a bit and was made more entertaining. 15- Yards penalty was indulged into the game. This penalty was against those players who were holding the offending players of the other team in their goal area. Replays were introduced, though they were only shown on weekdays but league took a step that captivated more people into the game. Two umpires started to take part in the game.
AFL started to manifest its active presence as a polished, professional and slick league with high intensity in 1990's. Adelaide Crows join the A.F.L in 1991. It was a great indulgence. Then in 1993 A.F.L approved its logos back to team jumpers. In 1994 A.F.L brought changes in quarter's length. It was reduced to 20 minutes, excluding the time allowed for stoppages. In 1995 Fremantle Dockers also joined the league. 1995 also brought a bad news when Ted Whitten, who was called Mr. Football, passed away. He died on 17 august, 1995. He played 51-70 games forming league records. In 1996 Fitzoy left the league and announced retirement. In 1977 Justin Charles confessed the drug use. he was the first ever player caught for using those drugs that enhance the player's performance. As a result he had the penalty for being suspended from sixteen matches.
