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List of VFL debuts in 1918

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ137177456 ↗
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The 1918 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the 22nd season of the VFL. The season saw 74 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and a further 12 transfer to new clubs having previously played in the VFL.

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Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1918—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with List, debuts and Wikimedia providing the first useful test.
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