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AFL

1 American  
  1. American Federation of Labor.

  2. American Football League.


A.F.L. 2 American  
Or A.F. of L.
AFL British  

abbreviation

  1. Australian Football League: the national body for Australian Rules football

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In a glass case on the third floor of the Melbourne Cricket Ground sits a neon pink suit worn by Robbie Williams for his show at the 2022 AFL grand final.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Cam Rayner of the Brisbane Lions celebrates on the field after his team won the AFL Grand Final, defeating the Geelong Cats at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

It is the home of Australian Rules football - a religion in these parts - often hosting two or three games a week during the AFL season.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

"AFL is such a part of Victorian and Melbourne culture," Fleming explains.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler