eight of the original clubs broke away to form the VFL
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At the end of 1971, transfer payments were allowed for exchanges of players between VFL clubs.
Perhaps the evenness during WWII was thought to be an aberration and one impact of the War was to change the ideology of the VFL to a more egalitarian one.
The number of VFL clubs in Melbourne grew and in the 1980s and 1990s clubs from cities outside Victoria were admitted.
England's FA and the VFL had a maximum wage, though not all players were paid it.
The VFL's player allowance in the 1950s was set at 5 pounds sterling per match.
The VFL doubled the price of its membership tickets between 1947 and 1952.
The history of labour market intervention and revenue sharing in the VFL/AFL is discussed.
It was not uncommon for local Australian Rules footballers to be enticed to try their luck with a club in Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.
There was keen competition between VFL clubs for country, interstate and VFA players.
Loyalty to the local suburb usually played little part in determining which VFL club a fan would follow.