Australian rules football is the most watched and attended sport and the second most participated code of football in Australia. Since originating in Victoria in 1858 and spreading elsewhere from 1866, it has been played continuously in every Australian state since 1903 plus the two major territories since 1916. The national professional competitions are the Australian Football League (men's) and AFL Women's. The AFL governs the code nationally through the AFL Commission. The AFL originated in Victoria and changed its name in 1990 after a successful program of national expansion.