Aussie League Football Teams
Emergence of numerous Aussie league football teams
One of the most loved sports of Australia is football. Known by different names like Aussie rules and footy, football is considered to be the national pastime of the continent and is played throughout the continent with a high level of spirit and exuberance. In the recent times, the popularity of Australian football is increasing in a steady pace, throughout the world and this has led to the emergence of several AFL leagues in some other countries as well.
The first official recorded match in Australia took place in the year 1858; however the first organized match didn't initiate the use of footy jumper or Guernsey as they eventually came to be known. The proper jumpers were introduced in the 1880s. Starting with only few clubs, the Australian football league now features several football clubs in the league premierships.
One of the most common Australian football clubs is the Adelaide football club which has also be nicknamed as the Crows. Many teams have changed the designs and colors of their jumpers with time; however the players of Adelaide football club has worn the same navy blue jumper with gold and red hoops since the time of their inception in the year 1991. The navy blue crow logo is the one that define the Adelaide football club.
Another popular club that mostly features in the Australian football league premiership is the Brisbane Lions. The Brisbane Lions was formed in the year 1997 after the merger of two of the most potential Australian football clubs-Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears. Following their tradition, the Brisbane Lion still wear the maroon-colored jersey of the Fitzroy Lions with the blue yoke and white and gold trim of the Brisbane Bears. The Brisbane Bears has gold emblem of lion that feature in the chest area of the player's jersey.
The Blues, one of the foundation clubs of the Australian football league, has also maintained their proud look since their inception in the year 1897. The jersey of the Carlton football club has faced slight modifications with the coming years; however their traditional uniform remains the same. The CFC monogram was first seen in the year 1920 and since then the trend of it featuring in their jersey has become a tradition.
Some of the other popular football teams of Australia include the famous football club of Collingwood known as the Magpies. The white and black stripes in their jersey have featured from the time of the initial setting up of the team and it still features in their uniform. Founded in 1897 Essendon football club also known as the Dons is always held in high esteem among the Australian football clubs.
One of the top most teams of the Australian football league is the Geelong football club. Known as Cats this team has earned the reputation of being called one of the best football clubs of Australia. Their superb performance in the past years with the help of their ace players has earned them this name.
Talking about football in Australia one cannot miss the Melbourne football club which is the oldest football club in Australia. Their have maintained their traditional uniform and are held as one of the most competent teams in Australia. Since the time of this clubs inception there has been a considerable increase in the number of football clubs in Australia. This graph can be analyzed to determine the growing popularity of football in Australia.