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AFL
1American Football League.
A.F.L.
2abbreviation
AFL
abbreviation
Australian Football League: the national body for Australian Rules football
Example Sentences
The A.F.L. — the Australian Football League — is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football, and it is something of an obsession for many in the country.
Yet Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost state, has never had an A.F.L. team, despite having a dedicated and engaged football-loving community.
Gillon McLachlan, the chief executive of the A.F.L., on Wednesday announced that the league’s 19th franchise would be granted to Tasmania, with the team hopefully playing its first games in 2028.
For years, the people of Tasmania have lobbied to be included in the A.F.L. — and as of this week, they will be.
And so, if the Tasmanian A.F.L. team eventually takes its name from the island state’s most famous marsupial, and wants a mascot to match, club officials should go to every possible length to make sure there’s no room for a mix-up, Beven said.
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