Victorian Football Association (VFA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Victorian_Football_Association_(VFA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Australian_rules_footballer
gptkbp:competition	home-and-away season with finals
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:dissolved	1995
gptkbp:founded	1877
gptkbp:governingBody	VFA Board
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Victorian Football Association (VFA)
gptkbp:level	state league
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	Channel 0/10 (later Channel 10)
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Longest running state football competition in Victoria before VFL/AFL
gptkbp:notableBattle	Coburg vs. Preston Port Melbourne vs. Williamstown
gptkbp:notableCoach	gptkb:Frank_Johnson gptkb:Phil_Cleary gptkb:Norm_Goss Alec Gillon Fred McGinis
gptkbp:notableEvent	Split with VFL in 1896
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Preston_City_Oval gptkb:North_Port_Oval Williamstown Cricket Ground
gptkbp:notablePlayer	gptkb:Fred_Cook gptkb:Phil_Cleary Bob Bonnett
gptkbp:notablePremiershipTeam	gptkb:Port_Melbourne_Football_Club gptkb:Camberwell_Football_Club gptkb:Coburg_Football_Club gptkb:Sandringham_Football_Club gptkb:Box_Hill_Football_Club gptkb:Frankston_Football_Club gptkb:Werribee_Football_Club gptkb:Williamstown_Football_Club gptkb:Brunswick_Football_Club gptkb:Prahran_Football_Club gptkb:Preston_Football_Club Yarraville Football Club Dandenong Football Club Oakleigh Football Club
gptkbp:notableRelease	Adopted throw-pass rule (1938-1949)
gptkbp:notableTeam	gptkb:Port_Melbourne_Football_Club gptkb:Sandringham_Football_Club gptkb:Williamstown_Football_Club
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Victorian_Football_League_(VFL)
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:renamed	gptkb:Victorian_Football_League_(VFL)
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Foster's_Lager Channel 0/10 Hard Yakka
gptkbp:sport	Australian rules football
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Victorian_Football_League_(VFL)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Victorian_Football_League_(VFL)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8