| Year |
Clubs |
Teams Joined |
| 1897 |
8 |
Carlton Blues,
Collingwood Magpies,
Essendon Bombers,
Fitzroy Lions,
Geelong Cats,
Melbourne Demons,
St Kilda Saints,
South Melbourne Blood1 |
| 1908 |
10 |
Richmond Tigers,
University |
| 1914 |
9 |
University left the VFL |
| 1925 |
12 |
Footscray Bulldogs2,
Hawthorn Hawks,
North Melbourne Kangaroos |
| 1987 |
14 |
West Coast Eagles,
Brisbane Bears |
| 1991 |
15 |
Adelaide Crows |
| 1995 |
16 |
Fremantle Dockers |
| 1997 |
16 |
Brisbane Lions3,
Port Adelaide Power |
| 2011 |
17 |
Gold Coast Suns |
1 South Melbourne Blood now Sydney Swans
2 Footscray Bulldogs now Western Bulldogs
3 Brisbane Bears - Fitzroy Lions merger. |
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