I' believe it was in 1897; but it was merely VFL state football back then. The previous [opening] year of the VFL, in 1896, the top team of the league after the home-and-away matches won the 'flag' with no finals.
The AFL commenced in 1990: Collingwood won the premiership that year.
The venue of the 2013 AFL Grand Final was Aurora Stadium.
Well AFL or VFL before AFL there was VFL, it has been around for years in Australia.
Essendon won the 2000 AFL grand final over Melbourne.
The Adelaide Crows first played in the AFL in 1991.
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The first (drawn) grand final was held on September 24th. The replay was held one week later on October 1st.
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100,012 people attended the 2008 Grand Final.