1986 VFL season
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The 1986 VFL season was a year of Australian rules football competition in the Victorian Football League, preceding the league’s late-1980s expansion and rebranding into the national AFL.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1986 VFL season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14246427 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1986 VFL season Context triple: [1987 VFL season, follows, 1986 VFL season]
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A.
1987 VFL season
The 1987 VFL season was the Australian rules football year in which the Victorian Football League expanded nationally, notably introducing new clubs including the Brisbane Bears.
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B.
AFL Championship Game (1969)
The AFL Championship Game (1969) was the final American Football League title matchup, determining the league champion that advanced to play in Super Bowl IV.
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C.
Anzac Day match vs Essendon Football Club
The Anzac Day match vs Essendon Football Club is a marquee Australian Football League fixture played annually on Anzac Day, commemorating Australian and New Zealand military service and drawing one of the largest crowds of the season.
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D.
1980 VFL premiership
The 1980 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title secured in the 1980 season of the Victorian Football League.
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E.
1997 ARL Grand Final
The 1997 ARL Grand Final was the championship-deciding rugby league match of the 1997 Australian Rugby League season, remembered for its dramatic finish and significant place in the Super League war era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1986 VFL season Target entity description: The 1986 VFL season was a year of Australian rules football competition in the Victorian Football League, preceding the league’s late-1980s expansion and rebranding into the national AFL.
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A.
1987 VFL season
The 1987 VFL season was the Australian rules football year in which the Victorian Football League expanded nationally, notably introducing new clubs including the Brisbane Bears.
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B.
AFL Championship Game (1969)
The AFL Championship Game (1969) was the final American Football League title matchup, determining the league champion that advanced to play in Super Bowl IV.
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C.
Anzac Day match vs Essendon Football Club
The Anzac Day match vs Essendon Football Club is a marquee Australian Football League fixture played annually on Anzac Day, commemorating Australian and New Zealand military service and drawing one of the largest crowds of the season.
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D.
1980 VFL premiership
The 1980 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title secured in the 1980 season of the Victorian Football League.
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E.
1997 ARL Grand Final
The 1997 ARL Grand Final was the championship-deciding rugby league match of the 1997 Australian Rugby League season, remembered for its dramatic finish and significant place in the Super League war era.
- F. None of above. chosen
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