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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Interstate_football_and_the_World_Wars"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Interstate football and the World Wars</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Interstate_football_and_the_World_Wars-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Towards_a_national_league" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Towards_a_national_league"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Towards a national league</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Towards_a_national_league-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Laws_of_the_game" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Laws_of_the_game"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Laws of the game</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Laws_of_the_game-sublist" class="cdx-button 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</a> <ul id="toc-Game_skills-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ball_movement" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ball_movement"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6.1</span> <span>Ball movement</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ball_movement-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tackling" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tackling"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6.2</span> <span>Tackling</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tackling-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Marking" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marking"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6.3</span> <span>Marking</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marking-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rucking" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rucking"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6.4</span> <span>Rucking</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rucking-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Misconduct" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Misconduct"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>Misconduct</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Misconduct-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scoring" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scoring"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.8</span> <span>Scoring</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scoring-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Structure_and_competitions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Structure_and_competitions"> <div 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id="toc-Books-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Journal_and_conference_articles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Journal_and_conference_articles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2.2</span> <span>Journal and conference articles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Journal_and_conference_articles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> 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hreflang="ar" data-title="كرة القدم الأسترالية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_australianu" title="Fútbol australianu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Fútbol australianu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avstraliya_futbolu" title="Avstraliya futbolu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Avstraliya futbolu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2" title="অস্ট্রেলীয় রুলস ফুটবল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অস্ট্রেলীয় রুলস ফুটবল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8B" title="Австралия футболы – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Австралия футболы" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Австралийски футбол – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Австралийски футбол" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australijski_nogomet" title="Australijski nogomet – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Australijski nogomet" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futbol_australi%C3%A0" title="Futbol australià – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Futbol australià" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australsk%C3%BD_fotbal" title="Australský fotbal – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Australský fotbal" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%AAl-droed_rheolau_Awstralaidd" title="Pêl-droed rheolau Awstralaidd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Pêl-droed rheolau Awstralaidd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australsk_fodbold" title="Australsk fodbold – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Australsk fodbold" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football" title="Australian Football – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Australian Football" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%8C_%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF" title="Αυστραλιανό ποδόσφαιρο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αυστραλιανό ποδόσφαιρο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_australiano" title="Fútbol australiano – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fútbol australiano" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%ADstralia_piedpilkado" title="Aŭstralia piedpilkado – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Aŭstralia piedpilkado" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australiar_futbol" title="Australiar futbol – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Australiar futbol" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C" title="فوتبال استرالیایی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فوتبال استرالیایی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_australien" title="Football australien – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Football australien" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peil_Astr%C3%A1lach" title="Peil Astrálach – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Peil Astrálach" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riaghailtean_Astr%C3%A0ilianach" title="Riaghailtean Astràilianach – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Riaghailtean Astràilianach" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_australiano" title="Fútbol australiano – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Fútbol australiano" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%BC%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%88_%ED%92%8B%EB%B3%BC" title="오스트레일리안 풋볼 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오스트레일리안 풋볼" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%BE%D5%BD%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D6%86%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BF%D5%A2%D5%B8%D5%AC" title="Ավստրալիական ֆուտբոլ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ավստրալիական ֆուտբոլ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2" title="ऑस्ट्रेलियाई फ़ुटबॉल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ऑस्ट्रेलियाई फ़ुटबॉल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australski_nogomet" title="Australski nogomet – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Australski nogomet" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cstrelia_na-ach%E1%BB%8Bkwa_b%E1%BB%8D%E1%BB%8Dl%E1%BB%A5" title="Ọstrelia na-achịkwa bọọlụ – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Ọstrelia na-achịkwa bọọlụ" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_bola_Australia" title="Sepak bola Australia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sepak bola Australia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81stralskur_f%C3%B3tbolti" title="Ástralskur fótbolti – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Ástralskur fótbolti" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_australiano" title="Football australiano – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Football australiano" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%98%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9C_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%99" title="פוטבול אוסטרלי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פוטבול אוסטרלי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8B" title="Австралия футболы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Австралия футболы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futbol_Awistralya" title="Futbol Awistralya – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Futbol Awistralya" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austr%C4%81lie%C5%A1u_futbols" title="Austrāliešu futbols – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Austrāliešu futbols" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australi%C5%A1kasis_futbolas" title="Australiškasis futbolas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Australiškasis futbolas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ausztr%C3%A1l_futball" title="Ausztrál futball – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Ausztrál futball" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whutup%C5%8Dro_Ahitereiriana" title="Whutupōro Ahitereiriana – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Whutupōro Ahitereiriana" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2" title="ऑस्ट्रेलियन फुटबॉल – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ऑस्ट्रेलियन फुटबॉल" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87" title="كورة القدم الاستراليه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كورة القدم الاستراليه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_sepak_Australia" title="Bola sepak Australia – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Bola sepak Australia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_football" title="Australian football – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Australian football" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB" title="オーストラリアンフットボール – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="オーストラリアンフットボール" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pih mw-list-item"><a href="https://pih.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrielyan_fuutbol" title="Ostrielyan fuutbol – Norfuk / Pitkern" lang="pih" hreflang="pih" data-title="Ostrielyan fuutbol" data-language-autonym="Norfuk / Pitkern" data-language-local-name="Norfuk / Pitkern" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norfuk / Pitkern</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australsk_fotball" title="Australsk fotball – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Australsk fotball" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futbol_australijski" title="Futbol australijski – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Futbol australijski" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futebol_australiano" title="Futebol australiano – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Futebol australiano" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballape_Australian" title="Ballape Australian – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Ballape Australian" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Австралийский футбол – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Австралийский футбол" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakapi_Ausetalia" title="Lakapi Ausetalia – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="Lakapi Ausetalia" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_australianu" title="Football australianu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Football australianu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Australian rules football" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austr%C3%A1lsky_futbal" title="Austrálsky futbal – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Austrálsky futbal" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%86%D9%BE%DB%8C_%D9%BE%DB%8E%DB%8C_%D8%A6%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="تۆپی پێی ئوسترالی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="تۆپی پێی ئوسترالی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%98%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%84%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Аустралијски фудбал – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Аустралијски фудбал" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australijski_fudbal" title="Australijski fudbal – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Australijski fudbal" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australialainen_jalkapallo" title="Australialainen jalkapallo – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Australialainen jalkapallo" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australisk_fotboll" title="Australisk fotboll – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Australisk fotboll" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li 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padding-right:1.0em;">Highest <a href="/wiki/Sports_governing_body" title="Sports governing body">governing body</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Commission" title="AFL Commission">AFL Commission</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Nicknames</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Australian football, Aussie rules, football, footy, AFL</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">First played</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">15 June 1859 in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, Australia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Registered players</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">1,404,176 (2016)<sup id="cite_ref-collins_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collins-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Clubs</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">25,770 (2016)<sup id="cite_ref-collins_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collins-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eee;">Characteristics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Contact</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Full-contact" class="mw-redirect" title="Full-contact">Full</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Team members</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">22 (18 onfield, 4 interchange)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;"><a href="/wiki/Mixed-sex_sports" title="Mixed-sex sports">Mixed-sex</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Up to age 14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Outdoor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Equipment</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Football_(ball)#Australian_rules_football" title="Football (ball)">Football</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Glossary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Glossary of Australian rules football">Glossary of Australian rules football</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eee;">Presence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Country or region</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Australia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Australian_football_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" title="Australian football at the 1956 Summer Olympics">Demonstration sport</a>, <a href="/wiki/1956_Melbourne_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 Melbourne Olympics">1956 Melbourne Olympics</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Australian rules football</b>, also called <b>Australian football</b> or <b>Aussie rules</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or more simply <b>football</b> or <b>footy</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Contact_sport" title="Contact sport">contact sport</a> played between two teams of 18 players on an <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_playing_field" title="Australian rules football playing field">oval field</a>, often a modified <a href="/wiki/Cricket_ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Cricket ground">cricket ground</a>. Points are scored by kicking the <a href="/wiki/Football_(ball)#Australian_rules_football" title="Football (ball)">oval ball</a> between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). </p><p>During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are <a href="/wiki/Kick_(football)" title="Kick (football)">kicking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Handball_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Handball (Australian rules football)">handballing</a> and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently <a href="/wiki/Running_bounce" title="Running bounce">bounce or touch it on the ground</a>. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught <a href="/wiki/Holding_the_ball" title="Holding the ball">holding the ball</a>. A distinctive feature of the game is the <a href="/wiki/Mark_(Australian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark (Australian football)">mark</a>, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimpeded <a href="/wiki/Possession_(sports)" title="Possession (sports)">possession</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Possession of the ball is in dispute at all times except when a <a href="/wiki/Free_kick_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Free kick (Australian rules football)">free kick</a> or mark is paid. Players can <a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)" title="Tackle (football move)">tackle</a> using their hands or use their whole body to <a href="/wiki/Shepherding_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Shepherding (Australian rules football)">obstruct</a> opponents. Dangerous physical contact (such as <a href="/wiki/Push_in_the_back" title="Push in the back">pushing an opponent in the back</a>), interference when marking, and deliberately slowing the play are discouraged with free kicks, <a href="/wiki/50-metre_penalty" title="50-metre penalty">distance penalties</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Suspension_(punishment)" title="Suspension (punishment)">suspension</a> for a certain number of matches depending on the severity of the infringement. The game features frequent physical contests, <a href="/wiki/Spectacular_mark" title="Spectacular mark">spectacular marking</a>, fast movement of both players and the ball, and high scoring. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Origins_of_Australian_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Origins of Australian football">sport's origins</a> can be traced to football matches played in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a>, in 1858, inspired by <a href="/wiki/English_public_school_football_games" title="English public school football games">English public school football games</a>. Seeking to develop a game more suited to adults and Australian conditions, the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne Football Club</a> published the first <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Australian_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Laws of Australian football">laws of Australian football</a> in May 1859.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Australian football has the highest spectator attendance and television viewership of all sports in Australia,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL), the sport's only fully professional competition, is the nation's wealthiest sporting body.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a>, held annually at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a>, is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_sports_attendance_figures#Top_leagues_in_recent_domestic_club_championship_event_attendance" title="List of sports attendance figures">second-highest-attended club championship event in the world</a>. The sport is also played at <a href="/wiki/Countries_playing_Australian_rules_football" title="Countries playing Australian rules football">amateur level in many countries</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Variations_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Variations of Australian rules football">several variations</a>. Its <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Australian_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Laws of Australian football">rules</a> are governed by the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Commission" title="AFL Commission">AFL Commission</a> with the advice of the AFL's Laws of the Game Committee. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Names_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Names of Australian rules football">Names of Australian rules football</a></div> <p>Australian rules football is known by several nicknames, including Aussie rules, football and footy.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some regions, where other codes of football are more popular, the sport is most often called AFL after the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a>, while the league itself also uses this name for local competitions in some areas.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football" title="History of Australian rules football">History of Australian rules football</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Origins_of_Australian_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Origins of Australian football">Origins of Australian football</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_wills_statue.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Tom_wills_statue.jpg/200px-Tom_wills_statue.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Tom_wills_statue.jpg/300px-Tom_wills_statue.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Tom_wills_statue.jpg/400px-Tom_wills_statue.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1360" data-file-height="1760" /></a><figcaption>Statue next to the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> on the approximate site of the 1858 football match between <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Grammar" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne Grammar">Melbourne Grammar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scotch_College,_Melbourne" title="Scotch College, Melbourne">Scotch College</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tom_Wills" title="Tom Wills">Tom Wills</a> is depicted umpiring behind two young players contesting the ball. The plaque reads that Wills "did more than any other person – as a footballer and umpire, co-writer of the rules and promoter of the game – to develop Australian football during its first decade."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Primitive forms of football were played sporadically in the Australian colonies in the first half of the 19th century. Compared to <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> and <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a>, football was considered a mere "amusement" by colonists at the time, and while little is known about these early one-off games, evidence does not support a causal link with Australian football.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHess20081–3_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHess20081–3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, in 1858, in a move that would help to shape Australian football in its formative years, private schools (then termed "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/public_school#Noun" class="extiw" title="wikt:public school">public schools</a>" in accordance with nomenclature in England) began organising football games inspired by <a href="/wiki/English_public_school_football_games" title="English public school football games">precedents at English public schools</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings20128_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings20128-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The earliest match, held on 15 June, was between <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Grammar_School" title="Melbourne Grammar School">Melbourne Grammar</a> and St Kilda Grammar.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings201213–14_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings201213–14-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 July 1858, the Melbourne-based <i><a href="/wiki/Bell%27s_Life_in_Victoria_and_Sporting_Chronicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle">Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle</a></i> published a letter by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Wills" title="Tom Wills">Tom Wills</a>, captain of the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_cricket_team" title="Victoria cricket team">Victoria cricket team</a>, calling for the formation of a "foot-ball club" with a "code of laws" to keep cricketers fit during winter.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Moore201186–87_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_Moore201186–87-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Born in Australia, Wills played a nascent form of <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby football</a> while a pupil at <a href="/wiki/Rugby_School" title="Rugby School">Rugby School</a> in England, and returned to his homeland a star athlete and cricketer. Two weeks later, Wills' friend, cricketer <a href="/wiki/James_Bryant_(Australian_cricketer)" title="James Bryant (Australian cricketer)">Jerry Bryant</a>, posted an advertisement for a <a href="/wiki/Scratch_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Scratch match">scratch match</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Paddock" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond Paddock">Richmond Paddock</a> adjoining the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> (MCG).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings201214_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings201214-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the first of several "kickabouts" held that year involving members of the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Club" title="Melbourne Cricket Club">Melbourne Cricket Club</a>, including Wills, Bryant, <a href="/wiki/William_Hammersley" title="William Hammersley">W. J. Hammersley</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._B._Thompson" title="J. B. Thompson">J. B. Thompson</a>. Trees were used as goalposts and play typically lasted an entire afternoon. Without an agreed-upon code of laws, some players were guided by rules they had learned in the British Isles, "others by no rules at all".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlainey201023–26_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlainey201023–26-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another milestone in 1858 was a 40-a-side match played under experimental rules between Melbourne Grammar and <a href="/wiki/Scotch_College,_Melbourne" title="Scotch College, Melbourne">Scotch College</a>, held at the Richmond Paddock. Umpired by Wills and teacher <a href="/wiki/John_Macadam" title="John Macadam">John Macadam</a>, it began on 7 August and continued over two subsequent Saturdays, ending in a draw with each side kicking one goal.<sup id="cite_ref-piesse_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-piesse-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is commemorated with a statue outside the MCG, and the two schools have since competed annually in the <a href="/wiki/Cordner%E2%80%93Eggleston_Cup" title="Cordner–Eggleston Cup">Cordner–Eggleston Cup</a>, the world's <a href="/wiki/Oldest_football_competitions" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldest football competitions">oldest continuous football competition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the 1920s, it has been suggested that Australian football may have been derived from the Irish sport of <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, there is no archival evidence in favour of a Gaelic influence, and the style of play shared between the two modern codes appeared in Australia long before the Irish game evolved in a similar direction.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlainey2010187–196_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlainey2010187–196-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell20098_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell20098-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another theory, first proposed in 1983, posits that Wills, having grown up among <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Australians" title="Indigenous Australians">Aboriginals</a> in Victoria, may have seen or played the Aboriginal ball game of <a href="/wiki/Marn_Grook" title="Marn Grook">Marn Grook</a>, and incorporated some of its features into early Australian football. There is only circumstantial evidence that he knew of the game, and according to biographer Greg de Moore's research, Wills was "almost solely influenced by his experience at Rugby School".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Moore2011322–323_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_Moore2011322–323-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_rules">First rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: First rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Australian_rules_football#Melbourne_Rules_of_1859" title="Laws of Australian rules football">Laws of Australian rules football § Melbourne Rules of 1859</a></div> <p>A loosely organised Melbourne side, captained by Wills, played against other football enthusiasts in the winter and spring of 1858.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings201215_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings201215-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, on 14 May, the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne Football Club</a> was officially established, making it one of the world's <a href="/wiki/Oldest_football_clubs" title="Oldest football clubs">oldest football clubs</a>. Three days later, Wills, Hammersley, Thompson and teacher <a href="/wiki/Thomas_H._Smith" title="Thomas H. Smith">Thomas H. Smith</a> met near the MCG at the Parade Hotel, owned by Bryant, and drafted ten rules: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_rules#Melbourne_Rules_of_1859" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne rules">"The Rules of the Melbourne Football Club"</a>. These are the laws from which Australian football evolved.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings201211_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings201211-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club aimed to create a simple code suited to the hard playing surfaces around Melbourne, and to eliminate the roughest aspects of English school games—such as "hacking" (shin-kicking) in Rugby School football—to reduce the risk of injuries to working men.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200914–15_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200914–15-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In another significant departure from English public school football, the Melbourne rules omitted any <a href="/wiki/Offside_(sport)" title="Offside (sport)">offside law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoventry20152_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoventry20152-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "The new code was as much a reaction against the school games as influenced by them", writes Mark Pennings.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings20129_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings20129-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rules were distributed throughout the colony; Thompson in particular did much to promote the new code in his capacity as a journalist.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell20097_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell20097-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_competition_in_Victoria">Early competition in Victoria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Early competition in Victoria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_rules_football_clubs_by_date_of_establishment" title="List of Australian rules football clubs by date of establishment">List of Australian rules football clubs by date of establishment</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Australianfootball1866.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Australianfootball1866.jpg/220px-Australianfootball1866.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Australianfootball1866.jpg/330px-Australianfootball1866.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Australianfootball1866.jpg/440px-Australianfootball1866.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="698" /></a><figcaption>Engraving of a football match at the <a href="/wiki/Yarra_Park" title="Yarra Park">Richmond Paddock</a>, 1866. The MCG and its first pavilion are visible in the background, as are kick-off posts, the forerunner of today's behind posts.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200917_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200917-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Following Melbourne's lead, <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">Melbourne University</a> also formed football clubs in 1859.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200910–12_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200910–12-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While many early Victorian teams participated in one-off matches, most had not yet formed clubs for regular competition. A <a href="/wiki/South_Yarra_Football_Club_(1858%E2%80%931873)" title="South Yarra Football Club (1858–1873)">South Yarra</a> club devised its own rules.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200911_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200911-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To ensure the supremacy of the Melbourne rules, the first-club level competition in Australia, the Caledonian Society's <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Challenge Cup (Australia)">Challenge Cup</a> (1861–64), stipulated that only the Melbourne rules were to be used.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings201225_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings201225-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This law was reinforced by the Athletic Sports Committee (ASC), which ran a variation of the Challenge Cup in 1865–66.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200920_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200920-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With input from other clubs, the rules underwent several minor revisions, establishing a uniform code known as "Victorian rules".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200918–20_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200918–20-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1866, the "first distinctively Victorian rule", the <a href="/wiki/Running_bounce" title="Running bounce">running bounce</a>, was formalised at a meeting of club delegates chaired by <a href="/wiki/H._C._A._Harrison" title="H. C. A. Harrison">H. C. A. Harrison</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200922–23_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell200922–23-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an influential pioneer who took up football in 1859 at the invitation of Wills, his cousin.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoventry201516–17,_20_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoventry201516–17,_20-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game around this time was defensive and low-scoring, played low to the ground in congested rugby-style scrimmages. The typical match was a 20-per-side affair, played with a ball that was roughly spherical, and lasted until a team scored two goals.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECoventry20152_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECoventry20152-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shape of the playing field was not standardised; matches often took place in rough, tree-spotted public parks, most notably the Richmond Paddock (<a href="/wiki/Yarra_Park" title="Yarra Park">Yarra Park</a>), known colloquially as the Melbourne Football Ground.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell20099_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell20099-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wills argued that the turf of cricket fields would benefit from being trampled upon by footballers in winter,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Moore201187,_288–289_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_Moore201187,_288–289-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, as early as 1859, football was allowed on the MCG.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHess200844_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHess200844-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, cricket authorities frequently prohibited football on their grounds until the 1870s, when they saw an opportunity to capitalise on the sport's growing popularity. Football gradually adapted to an oval-shaped field, and most grounds in Victoria expanded to accommodate the dual purpose—a situation that continues to this day.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHess200844_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHess200844-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spread_to_other_colonies">Spread to other colonies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Spread to other colonies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Intercolonial_Football_Match_1879.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Intercolonial_Football_Match_1879.jpg/220px-Intercolonial_Football_Match_1879.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Intercolonial_Football_Match_1879.jpg/330px-Intercolonial_Football_Match_1879.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Intercolonial_Football_Match_1879.jpg/440px-Intercolonial_Football_Match_1879.jpg 2x" data-file-width="647" data-file-height="305" /></a><figcaption>Engraving of the first intercolonial football match between Victoria and South Australia, <a href="/wiki/East_Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="East Melbourne Cricket Ground">East Melbourne Cricket Ground</a>, 1879</figcaption></figure> <p>Football became organised in <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_South_Australia" title="Australian rules football in South Australia">South Australia</a> in 1860 with the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club_(SAFA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Adelaide Football Club (SAFA)">Adelaide Football Club</a>, the oldest football club in Australia outside Victoria.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It devised its own rules, and, along with other <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>-based clubs, played a variety of codes until 1876, when they uniformly adopted most of the Victorian rules, with South Australian football pioneer <a href="/wiki/Charles_Kingston" title="Charles Kingston">Charles Kingston</a> noting their similarity to "the old Adelaide rules".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell201022–24_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell201022–24-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Tasmania" title="Australian rules football in Tasmania">Tasmanian</a> clubs quarrelled over different rules until they adopted a slightly modified version of the Victorian game in 1879.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell201024_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell201024-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/SANFL" class="mw-redirect" title="SANFL">South Australian Football Association</a> (SAFA), the sport's first <a href="/wiki/Sports_governing_body" title="Sports governing body">governing body</a>, formed on 30 April 1877, firmly establishing Victorian rules as the preferred code in that colony.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell201022–23_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell201022–23-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Football Association">Victorian Football Association</a> (VFA) formed the following month. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carlton_Footballer_George_Coulthard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Carlton_Footballer_George_Coulthard.jpg/170px-Carlton_Footballer_George_Coulthard.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Carlton_Footballer_George_Coulthard.jpg/255px-Carlton_Footballer_George_Coulthard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Carlton_Footballer_George_Coulthard.jpg/340px-Carlton_Footballer_George_Coulthard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="736" data-file-height="866" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/George_Coulthard" title="George Coulthard">George Coulthard</a>, one of the first players to attain Australia-wide celebrity</figcaption></figure> <p>Clubs began touring the colonies in the late 1870s, and in 1879 the first <a href="/wiki/Interstate_matches_in_Australian_rules_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate matches in Australian rules football">intercolonial match</a> took place in Melbourne between <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Australian_rules_football_team" title="Victoria Australian rules football team">Victoria</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Australia_Australian_rules_football_team" title="South Australia Australian rules football team">South Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlainey2010107–108_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlainey2010107–108-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To standardise the sport across Australia, delegates representing the football associations of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Queensland" title="Australian rules football in Queensland">Queensland</a> met in 1883 and updated the code.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell201024_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHibbinsRuddell201024-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New rules such as <a href="/wiki/Holding_the_ball" title="Holding the ball">holding the ball</a> led to a "golden era" of fast, long-kicking and <a href="/wiki/Spectacular_mark" title="Spectacular mark">high-marking</a> football in the 1880s, a time which also saw players such as <a href="/wiki/George_Coulthard" title="George Coulthard">George Coulthard</a> achieve superstardom, as well as the rise of <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports" title="Professional sports">professionalism</a>, particularly in Victoria and <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Western_Australia" title="Australian rules football in Western Australia">Western Australia</a>, where the code took hold during <a href="/wiki/Western_Australian_gold_rush" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Australian gold rush">a series of gold rushes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings2013_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings2013-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Likewise, when <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_New_Zealand" title="Australian rules football in New Zealand">New Zealand</a> experienced <a href="/wiki/Otago_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="Otago Gold Rush">a gold rush</a>, the sport arrived with a rapid influx of Australian miners. Now known as Australian rules or Australasian rules, the sport became the first football code to develop mass spectator appeal,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlainey2010107–108_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlainey2010107–108-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> attracting world record attendances for sports viewing and gaining a reputation as "the people's game".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPennings2013_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPennings2013-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Australian rules football reached Queensland and <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_New_South_Wales" title="Australian rules football in New South Wales">New South Wales</a> as early as 1866;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_MooreHessNicholsonStewart2021186–188_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_MooreHessNicholsonStewart2021186–188-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the sport experienced a period of dominance in the former,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in the latter, several regions remain strongholds of Australian rules, such as the <a href="/wiki/Riverina" title="Riverina">Riverina</a>. However, by the late 1880s, <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby football</a> had become the dominant code in both colonies, as well as in New Zealand. This shift was largely due to rugby's spread with British migration, <a href="/wiki/Australian_regional_rivalries" title="Australian regional rivalries">regional rivalries</a> and the lack of strong local governing bodies. In the case of <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, denial of access to grounds, the influence of university headmasters from Britain who favoured rugby, and the loss of players to other codes inhibited the game's growth.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emergence_of_the_VFL">Emergence of the VFL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Emergence of the VFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1896, delegates from six of the wealthiest VFA clubs—<a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a>, Geelong, Melbourne and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>—met to discuss the formation of a breakaway professional competition.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012351_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012351-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later joined by <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> and <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>, the clubs formed the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League_(1897%E2%80%931989)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Football League (1897–1989)">Victorian Football League</a> (VFL), which held <a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">its inaugural season in 1897</a>. The VFL's popularity grew rapidly as it made several innovations, such as instituting a finals system, reducing teams from 20 to 18 players, and introducing the <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Australian_rules_football#Scoring" title="Laws of Australian rules football">behind</a> as a score.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012351–352_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012351–352-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> and University joined the VFL in 1908, and by 1925, with the addition of <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Footscray_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Footscray Football Club">Footscray</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>, it had become the preeminent league in the country and would take a leading role in many aspects of the sport. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interstate_football_and_the_World_Wars">Interstate football and the World Wars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Interstate football and the World Wars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Interstate_matches_in_Australian_rules_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate matches in Australian rules football">Interstate matches in Australian rules football</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_during_the_World_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian rules football during the World Wars">Australian rules football during the World Wars</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Australasian_Football_Jubilee_Carnival_(1858-1908)-Official_Programme.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Australasian_Football_Jubilee_Carnival_%281858-1908%29-Official_Programme.jpeg/170px-Australasian_Football_Jubilee_Carnival_%281858-1908%29-Official_Programme.jpeg" decoding="async" width="170" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Australasian_Football_Jubilee_Carnival_%281858-1908%29-Official_Programme.jpeg/255px-Australasian_Football_Jubilee_Carnival_%281858-1908%29-Official_Programme.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Australasian_Football_Jubilee_Carnival_%281858-1908%29-Official_Programme.jpeg/340px-Australasian_Football_Jubilee_Carnival_%281858-1908%29-Official_Programme.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="402" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption>The first national interstate competition was held in 1908 and included New Zealand.</figcaption></figure> <p>The time around the <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Australia" title="Federation of Australia">federation of the Australian colonies</a> in 1901 saw Australian rules undergo a revival in New South Wales, New Zealand and Queensland. In 1903, both the <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Australian_Football_League" title="Queensland Australian Football League">Queensland Australian Football League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/NSW_Australian_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="NSW Australian Football Association">NSW Australian Football Association</a> were established, and in New Zealand, as it moved towards becoming a <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New_Zealand" title="Dominion of New Zealand">dominion</a>, leagues were also established in the major cities. This renewed popularity helped encourage the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_National_Football_Council#Formation_of_the_Australasian_Football_Council" title="Australian National Football Council">Australasian Football Council</a>, which in 1908 in Melbourne staged the first national interstate competition, the <a href="/wiki/1908_Melbourne_Carnival" title="1908 Melbourne Carnival">Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival</a>, with teams representing each state and New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game was also established early on in the new territories. In the new national capital <a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a> both soccer and rugby had a head start, but following the first matches in 1911, <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_the_Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory">Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory</a> became a major participation sport. By 1981 it had become much neglected and quickly lagged behind the other football codes. <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_the_Northern_Territory" title="Australian rules football in the Northern Territory">Australian rules football in the Northern Territory</a> began shortly after the outbreak of the war in 1916 with the first match in <a href="/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory" title="Darwin, Northern Territory">Darwin</a>. The game went on to become the most popular sport in the Territory and build the highest participation rate for the sport nationally. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:An_appeal_from_the_Dardanelles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/An_appeal_from_the_Dardanelles.jpg/170px-An_appeal_from_the_Dardanelles.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/An_appeal_from_the_Dardanelles.jpg/255px-An_appeal_from_the_Dardanelles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/An_appeal_from_the_Dardanelles.jpg/340px-An_appeal_from_the_Dardanelles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="547" data-file-height="616" /></a><figcaption>Australia's first <a href="/wiki/Recruitment_poster" class="mw-redirect" title="Recruitment poster">recruitment poster</a>, published in 1915, questions the public's commitment to Australian football rather than <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">the war</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Both <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> had a devastating effect on Australian football and on Australian sport in general. While scratch matches were played by Australian "<a href="/wiki/Digger_(soldier)" title="Digger (soldier)">diggers</a>" in remote locations around the world, the game lost many of its great players to wartime service. Some clubs and competitions never fully recovered. Between 1914 and 1915, <a href="/wiki/Universal_football" title="Universal football">a proposed hybrid code</a> of Australian football and <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a>, the predominant code of football in New South Wales and Queensland, was trialled without success.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Queensland, the state league went into recess for the duration of the war. VFL club University left the league and went into recess due to severe casualties. The WAFL lost two clubs and the SANFL was suspended for one year in 1916 due to heavy club losses. The <a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day match</a>, the annual game between Essendon and Collingwood on Anzac Day, is one example of how the war continues to be remembered in the football community. </p><p>The role of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_National_Football_Council" title="Australian National Football Council">Australian National Football Council</a> (ANFC) was primarily to govern the game at a national level and to facilitate interstate representative and club competition. In 1968, the ANFC revived the <a href="/wiki/Championship_of_Australia" title="Championship of Australia">Championship of Australia</a>, a competition first held in 1888 between the premiers of the VFA and SAFA. Although clubs from other states were at times invited, the final was almost always between the premiers from the two strongest state competitions of the time—South Australia and Victoria—with Adelaide hosting most of the matches at the request of the SAFA/SANFL. The last match took place in 1976, with <a href="/wiki/North_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="North Adelaide Football Club">North Adelaide</a> being the last non-Victorian winner in 1972. Between 1976 and 1987, the ANFC, and later the Australian Football Championships (AFC) ran a <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Championships_Night_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football Championships Night Series">night series</a>, which invited clubs and representative sides from around the country to participate in a knock-out tournament parallel to the premiership seasons, which Victorian sides still dominated. </p><p>With the lack of international competition, state representative matches were regarded with great importance. Due in part to the VFL poaching talent from other states, Victoria dominated interstate matches for three-quarters of a century. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_matches_in_Australian_rules_football#State_of_origin" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate matches in Australian rules football">State of Origin</a> rules, introduced in 1977, stipulated that rather than representing the state of their adopted club, players would return to play for the state they were first recruited in. This instantly broke Victoria's stranglehold over state titles and Western Australia and South Australia began to win more of their games against Victoria. Both New South Wales and Tasmania scored surprise victories at home against Victoria in 1990. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towards_a_national_league">Towards a national league</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Towards a national league"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ron_Barassi_sculpture_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Ron_Barassi_sculpture_crop.jpg/170px-Ron_Barassi_sculpture_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Ron_Barassi_sculpture_crop.jpg/255px-Ron_Barassi_sculpture_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Ron_Barassi_sculpture_crop.jpg/340px-Ron_Barassi_sculpture_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="686" data-file-height="848" /></a><figcaption>Hall of Fame Legend <a href="/wiki/Ron_Barassi" title="Ron Barassi">Ron Barassi</a> was a leading advocate of a national club-based competition.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The term "<a href="/wiki/Barassi_Line" title="Barassi Line">Barassi Line</a>", named after VFL star <a href="/wiki/Ron_Barassi" title="Ron Barassi">Ron Barassi</a>, was coined by scholar <a href="/wiki/Ian_Turner_(Australian_political_activist)" title="Ian Turner (Australian political activist)">Ian Turner</a> in 1978 to describe the "fictitious geographical barrier" separating the rugby-following parts of New South Wales and Queensland from the rest of the country, where Australian football reigned.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It became a reference point for the expansion of Australian football and for establishing a national league.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The way the game was played had changed dramatically due to innovative coaching tactics, with the phasing out of many of the game's kicking styles and the increasing use of handball; while presentation was influenced by television.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_teams_line_up_for_the_national_anthem,_2005_AFL_Grand_Final.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/The_teams_line_up_for_the_national_anthem%2C_2005_AFL_Grand_Final.jpg/220px-The_teams_line_up_for_the_national_anthem%2C_2005_AFL_Grand_Final.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/The_teams_line_up_for_the_national_anthem%2C_2005_AFL_Grand_Final.jpg/330px-The_teams_line_up_for_the_national_anthem%2C_2005_AFL_Grand_Final.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/The_teams_line_up_for_the_national_anthem%2C_2005_AFL_Grand_Final.jpg/440px-The_teams_line_up_for_the_national_anthem%2C_2005_AFL_Grand_Final.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney Swans</a> line up for the <a href="/wiki/Advance_Australia_Fair" title="Advance Australia Fair">national anthem</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005 AFL Grand Final</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1982, in a move that heralded big changes within the sport, one of the original VFL clubs, South Melbourne, relocated to Sydney and became known as the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney Swans</a>. In the late 1980s, due to the poor financial standing of many of the Victorian clubs, and a similar situation existing in Western Australia in the sport, the VFL pursued a more national competition. Two more non-Victorian clubs, <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Brisbane Bears Football Club">Brisbane</a>, joined the league in 1987 generating more than $8 million in license revenue for the Victorian clubs and increasing broadcast revenues which helped the Victorian clubs survive.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012342_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012342-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In their early years, the Sydney and Brisbane clubs struggled both on and off-field because the substantial TV revenues they generated by playing on a Sunday went to the VFL.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> To protect these revenues the VFL granted significant draft concessions and financial aid to keep the expansion clubs competitive. </p><p>The VFL changed its name to the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL) for the <a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990 season</a>, and over the next decade, three non-Victorian clubs gained entry: <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> (1991), <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> (1995) and the SANFL's <a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> (1997), the only pre-existing club outside Victoria to join the league.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012342_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012342-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011 and 2012, respectively, two new non-Victorian clubs were added to the competition: <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Coast Football Club">Gold Coast</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012341_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENaurightParrish2012341-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The AFL, currently with 18 member clubs, is the sport's elite competition and most powerful body. Following the emergence of the AFL, state leagues were quickly relegated to a second-tier status. The VFA merged with the former VFL reserves competition in 1998, adopting the VFL name. State of Origin also declined in importance, especially after an increasing number of player withdrawals. The AFL turned its focus to the annual <a href="/wiki/International_Rules_Series" title="International Rules Series">International Rules Series</a> against Ireland in 1998 before abolishing State of Origin the following year. State and territorial leagues still contest interstate matches, as do AFL Women players.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2010s, the AFL signalled further attempts at expanding into markets outside Australian football's traditional heartlands by hosting home-and-away matches in New Zealand,<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by China.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Tasmanian_AFL_bid" title="History of the Tasmanian AFL bid">several failed bids</a> since the early 1990s for a Tasmania-based AFL team, the <a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania Football Club</a> secured the 19th AFL license in 2023, and is set to compete by 2028.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Laws_of_the_game">Laws of the game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Laws of the game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Laws of Australian rules football">Laws of Australian rules football</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For terminology, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Glossary of Australian rules football">Glossary of Australian rules football</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Australian_football_tactics_and_skills" title="Australian football tactics and skills">Australian football tactics and skills</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions" title="Australian rules football positions">Australian rules football positions</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players_and_equipment">Players and equipment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Players and equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akec_Makur_Chuot_26.01.20.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Akec_Makur_Chuot_26.01.20.jpg/170px-Akec_Makur_Chuot_26.01.20.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Akec_Makur_Chuot_26.01.20.jpg/255px-Akec_Makur_Chuot_26.01.20.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Akec_Makur_Chuot_26.01.20.jpg/340px-Akec_Makur_Chuot_26.01.20.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1546" data-file-height="2105" /></a><figcaption>A uniform consists of a <a href="/wiki/Guernsey_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Guernsey (Australian rules football)">guernsey</a>, shorts, socks and boots.</figcaption></figure> <p>In a standard match, a team may consist of anywhere between 14 and 18 players who may be permitted on the playing surface at any given time. Each team may have up to four <a href="/wiki/Interchange_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Interchange (Australian rules football)">interchange</a> (reserve) players who may be swapped for those on the field at any time during the game.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although some leagues in less populated areas may use as few as 12 players.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, some leagues notably including the AFL, have each team designate one additional player as a substitute who can be used to make a single permanent exchange of players during a game for either medical or tactical reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Players on the playing surface can be swapped with those on the interchange bench at any time. They must though pass through a designated "Interchange Area".<sup id="cite_ref-Interchange_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interchange-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event a player fails to pass through this area correctly, or if too many players from one team are found to be on the ground at a time, a <a href="/wiki/Free_kick_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Free kick (Australian rules football)">free kick</a> will be awarded to the opposing side.<sup id="cite_ref-Interchange_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interchange-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While there is no set uniform, the basic equipment for Australian football consists of a guernsey, shorts, socks and boots, with additional pieces of apparel such as headbands and gloves additionally being permitted.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Players may wear certain pieces of protective equipment, such as helmets or arm guards, if approved by the relevant controlling body.<sup id="cite_ref-ProtectiveEquip_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProtectiveEquip-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mouthguard" title="Mouthguard">Mouthguards</a> are strongly recommended for all players.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Players are not permitted to wear jewellery, or other materials which the <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Umpire (Australian rules football)">field umpire</a> has deemed to be either potentially dangerous or increase the risk of injury to other players.<sup id="cite_ref-ProtectiveEquip_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProtectiveEquip-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ball">Ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sherrin_footy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Sherrin_footy.jpg/220px-Sherrin_footy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Sherrin_footy.jpg/330px-Sherrin_footy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Sherrin_footy.jpg/440px-Sherrin_footy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Sherrin" title="Sherrin">Sherrin</a> Kangaroo Brand <a href="/wiki/Football_(ball)#Australian_rules_football" title="Football (ball)">football</a>. Sherrin is the official game ball of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Australian rules football is played with an ellipsoid ball, between 72 and 73 cm (28 and 29 in) in long circumference, and 54.5 and 55.5 cm (21.5 and 21.9 in) in short circumference.<sup id="cite_ref-BallLaw_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BallLaw-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For women's competitions, a smaller ball size of 69 and 53 cm (27 and 21 in) is used.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ball must be inflated to a pressure of 69 kilopascals (10.0 pounds per square inch).<sup id="cite_ref-BallLaw_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BallLaw-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are no defined laws regarding what material a ball must be made from, but standard AFL match-used balls are produced by <a href="/wiki/Sherrin" title="Sherrin">Sherrin</a> using cowhide leather.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While there is no standard colour of the ball, red and yellow are most common and the only colours used at AFL level. Yellow is used for games beginning after 3 pm or in an enclosed stadium, due to its greater visibility, and to assist score reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BallLaw_75-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BallLaw-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Field">Field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_playing_field" title="Australian rules football playing field">Australian rules football playing field</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL_stadium.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/AFL_stadium.svg/220px-AFL_stadium.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/AFL_stadium.svg/330px-AFL_stadium.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/AFL_stadium.svg/440px-AFL_stadium.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="719" /></a><figcaption>Typical <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_playing_field" title="Australian rules football playing field">Australian rules football playing field</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Unlike other forms of football which are played on rectangular fields, Australian rules football playing fields are oval-shaped, and are between 135 and 185 metres (148 and 202 yd) long and 110 and 155 metres (120 and 170 yd) wide.<sup id="cite_ref-PlaySurface_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlaySurface-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At either end of the field, two sets of posts are erected in a straight line to indicate the scoring areas on the field, each with two kinds of posts, named the goal posts and the behind posts respectively. The goal posts are placed first, located 6.4 metres (7.0 yd) apart from each other, with a behind post being placed a further 6.4 metres to the side of each goal post. The name for the field line between two goal posts is known as the Goal Line.<sup id="cite_ref-PlaySurface_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlaySurface-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Around the perimeter of the field, two white lines are drawn between the set of behind posts in an arc-shape, marking the field of play.<sup id="cite_ref-PlaySurface_79-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlaySurface-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other field markings include:<sup id="cite_ref-PlaySurface_79-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlaySurface-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>An arc drawn 50 metres (55 yd) from either end of the playing surface, known as the fifty metre arc.</li> <li>A 50 by 50 metres (55 yd × 55 yd) square located in the centre of the playing surface, known as the centre square.</li> <li>A 10 by 10 metres (11 yd × 11 yd) circle located in the centre of the playing surface, known as the centre circle</li> <li>A rectangle drawn at either end of the ground, measuring 9 metres (9.8 yd) out from each pair of goal posts. This is known as the goal square.</li></ul> <p>The 50m arcs, centre square, centre circle and goal square are used at the beginning of each quarter or after each goal. With each team permitted a maximum of six players in each 50m arc, with one in the goal square and four players in the centre square with one in the centre circle. If this is breached, a free kick is awarded.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Match_duration">Match duration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Match duration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A game lasts for 80 minutes, split into four-quarters consisting of 20 minutes playing time, with the clock being stopped for stoppages in play such as scores, or at the <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Umpire (Australian rules football)">umpire</a>'s discretion, e.g. for serious injury.<sup id="cite_ref-Timing_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timing-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leagues may choose to employ shorter quarters of play at their discretion, such as the AFLW using 17 minutes per quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For any given match, two timekeepers are appointed to officiate the duration. The timekeepers record all relevant statistics for the match, such as total quarter duration and score by each team. Additionally timekeepers are required to sound a siren prior to and at the conclusion of each quarter until such time they are acknowledged by the field umpires. To stop and recommence the clock, the field umpires are required to signal to the timekeepers to indicate when the clock should be stopped or restarted.<sup id="cite_ref-Timing_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timing-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between each quarter, a break is observed to allow players a rest period. Two six-minute breaks are observed between the first and second quarters, and the third and fourth quarters. A longer 20-minute break is observed between the second and third quarter, commonly known as <i>half-time</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Timing_81-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timing-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officiation">Officiation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Officiation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL_umpires.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AFL_umpires.jpg/220px-AFL_umpires.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AFL_umpires.jpg/330px-AFL_umpires.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AFL_umpires.jpg/440px-AFL_umpires.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Umpire_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Umpire (Australian rules football)">Umpires</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Each game is officiated by at least five match officials, known as an <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Umpire (Australian rules football)">umpire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Umpiring_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Umpiring-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These match officials are placed into three categories based upon their roles and responsibilities, with varying minimum numbers of Umpires required depending on position: </p> <ul><li>Field umpire: Field umpires are positioned within the playing area contained within the Boundary Lines, and are the primary match officials.<sup id="cite_ref-Umpiring_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Umpiring-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A minimum of one field umpire is required to officiate the match, though it is common practice to employ more to reduce physical demand on individual umpires, and improve officiation quality.<sup id="cite_ref-Umpiring_84-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Umpiring-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Boundary umpires: Boundary umpires are positioned along the two boundary lines upon either side of the field. Their primary duties include determining when the football is deemed to be outside of the field of play, and to throw the football back into play when directed. A minimum of two boundary umpires are required for a match.<sup id="cite_ref-Umpiring_84-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Umpiring-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Goal umpires: Goal umpires are positioned at either end of the ground, with one stationed at either set of goal posts on the field. Their primary duties include judging what scores made by players, signalling scores, and recording scores made by each team during a match. A minimum of two goal umpires are required for a match.<sup id="cite_ref-Umpiring_84-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Umpiring-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>At AFL level, a video score review system is utilised. Only umpires are permitted to request a review, and only scoring shots and potential scoring shots are permitted to be reviewed.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_skills">Game skills</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Game skills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ball_movement">Ball movement</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Ball movement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:332px;max-width:332px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:165px;max-width:165px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:241px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tayla_Harris_19.03.17_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tayla_Harris_19.03.17_%282%29.jpg/163px-Tayla_Harris_19.03.17_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="163" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tayla_Harris_19.03.17_%282%29.jpg/245px-Tayla_Harris_19.03.17_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tayla_Harris_19.03.17_%282%29.jpg/326px-Tayla_Harris_19.03.17_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1620" data-file-height="2393" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Kicking</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:163px;max-width:163px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:241px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jake_Bartholomaeus_handballing.1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Jake_Bartholomaeus_handballing.1.jpg/161px-Jake_Bartholomaeus_handballing.1.jpg" decoding="async" width="161" height="242" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Jake_Bartholomaeus_handballing.1.jpg/242px-Jake_Bartholomaeus_handballing.1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Jake_Bartholomaeus_handballing.1.jpg/322px-Jake_Bartholomaeus_handballing.1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="777" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Handballing</div></div></div></div></div> <p>An Australian rules football may only be propelled forward in a select few ways as defined by the Laws of Australian Football, published by the AFL. The ball can be propelled in any direction by way of a kick or a clenched fist (called a <a href="/wiki/Handball_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Handball (Australian rules football)">handball</a>)—deemed a correct disposal.<sup id="cite_ref-Definitions_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Definitions-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Failure to dispose of the ball in one of these two methods will result in a <a href="/wiki/Free_kick_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Free kick (Australian rules football)">free kick</a> to the opposing team.<sup id="cite_ref-FreeKickOther_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FreeKickOther-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the ball is not currently in a player's possession, it can be moved legally through the usage of other means, such as punching.<sup id="cite_ref-Definitions_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Definitions-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in possession of the ball, players may run with the ball, but are required to either <a href="/wiki/Running_bounce" title="Running bounce">bounce or touch the ball</a> on the ground at least once every 15 metres (16 yd).<sup id="cite_ref-FreeKickOther_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FreeKickOther-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tackling">Tackling</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Tackling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_Petracca_tackling_Zaine_Cordy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Christian_Petracca_tackling_Zaine_Cordy.jpg/220px-Christian_Petracca_tackling_Zaine_Cordy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Christian_Petracca_tackling_Zaine_Cordy.jpg/330px-Christian_Petracca_tackling_Zaine_Cordy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Christian_Petracca_tackling_Zaine_Cordy.jpg/440px-Christian_Petracca_tackling_Zaine_Cordy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1893" data-file-height="1260" /></a><figcaption>Tackling</figcaption></figure> <p>Tackling is a technique employed by players used to force opposition players to dispose of the ball when they are in possession. Failure to dispose of the ball when legally tackled may see the player penalised for '<a href="/wiki/Holding_the_ball" title="Holding the ball">holding the ball</a>', except if the umpire deems there was a lack of prior opportunity to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ball carrier may only be tackled between the shoulders and knees from the front or side.<sup id="cite_ref-Definitions_87-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Definitions-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the player forcefully contacts the opposing in the back while performing a tackle, the opposition player will be penalised for a <a href="/wiki/Push_in_the_back" title="Push in the back">push in the back</a>. If the opposition tackles the player with possession below the knees (a <i>low tackle</i> or a <i>trip</i>) or above the shoulders (a <i>high tackle</i>), the team with possession of the football gets a free kick.<sup id="cite_ref-Prohibited_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prohibited-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, tackles deemed to be dangerous by the umpire and those conducted from front-on while an opposition player has their head over the football are deemed to be prohibited contact, and will incur a free kick against the offending player.<sup id="cite_ref-Prohibited_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prohibited-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additionally, players may perform a technique known <a href="/wiki/Shepherding_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Shepherding (Australian rules football)">shepherding</a> when the ball is within 5 metres (5.5 yd) of an opposition player. Shepherding involves the use of a player's body to push, bump or otherwise block an opposition player, providing they do not have possession of the ball.<sup id="cite_ref-Definitions_87-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Definitions-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Marking">Marking</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Marking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:332px;max-width:332px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:164px;max-width:164px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:243px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ben_Warren_marking.1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Ben_Warren_marking.1.jpg/162px-Ben_Warren_marking.1.jpg" decoding="async" width="162" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Ben_Warren_marking.1.jpg/243px-Ben_Warren_marking.1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Ben_Warren_marking.1.jpg/324px-Ben_Warren_marking.1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="861" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">A player taking a mark on the chest</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:164px;max-width:164px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:243px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Howe_mark_over_McDonald.2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Howe_mark_over_McDonald.2.jpg/162px-Howe_mark_over_McDonald.2.jpg" decoding="async" width="162" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Howe_mark_over_McDonald.2.jpg/243px-Howe_mark_over_McDonald.2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Howe_mark_over_McDonald.2.jpg/324px-Howe_mark_over_McDonald.2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1710" data-file-height="2570" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">A player leaping to take a <a href="/wiki/Spectacular_mark" title="Spectacular mark">spectacular mark</a></div></div></div></div></div> <p>If a player takes possession of the ball that has travelled more than 15 metres (16 yd) from another player's kick, by way of a catch within the field of play, it is deemed as a <i><a href="/wiki/Mark_(Australian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark (Australian football)">mark</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To be awarded a mark, it must be deemed that the player sufficiently controlled the ball and took possession prior to it being touched, touching the ground, or in the case of a contest, being spoiled by an opponent.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon a mark being taken, one opposition player may choose to stand on the point on the field where the mark was taken, known as "the mark". When a mark is taken, a small protected zone is established on the field, extending 10 metres (11 yd) either side of "the mark" and the player who marked the ball, with a small protected corridor between "the mark" and the player. The opposition player is permitted to jump, but is not allowed to move from their position on "the mark". Any other movements result in a distance penalty (50 metres in the AFL).<sup id="cite_ref-MarkDisposal_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarkDisposal-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The player who was awarded the mark may then choose to either dispose of the ball over "the mark" or may choose to attempt disposal via a different method, in which case the field umpire will call "play on"—a verbal instruction to continue play.<sup id="cite_ref-MarkDisposal_94-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarkDisposal-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Definitions_87-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Definitions-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Play on" may also be called if the umpire deems the player awarded the mark to be taking an unreasonable amount of time to dispose of the football.<sup id="cite_ref-MarkDisposal_94-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarkDisposal-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Once the player has disposed of the ball, or "play on" is called, normal play resumes.<sup id="cite_ref-MarkDisposal_94-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarkDisposal-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rucking">Rucking</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Rucking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Ruck_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Ruck (Australian rules football)">Ruck (Australian rules football)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tim_English_and_Levi_Casboult_ruck_contest.4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Tim_English_and_Levi_Casboult_ruck_contest.4.jpg/170px-Tim_English_and_Levi_Casboult_ruck_contest.4.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Tim_English_and_Levi_Casboult_ruck_contest.4.jpg/255px-Tim_English_and_Levi_Casboult_ruck_contest.4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Tim_English_and_Levi_Casboult_ruck_contest.4.jpg/340px-Tim_English_and_Levi_Casboult_ruck_contest.4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1446" data-file-height="2169" /></a><figcaption>Rucking</figcaption></figure> <p>Rucking is the only specialist skill and is performed by a ruck, the term for designated players from each side to which umpire sends the ball to commence play.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only a nominated ruck may contest ball-ups and throw-ins.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are the only player allowed within the 10 metre circle at a centre bounce. Functionally the role is analogous to a <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">basketball center</a> and as such rucks are typically the tallest player on the team. Lifting teammates is not allowed<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> so the ruck may only jump to reach the ball. If the ruck does not take possession of the football, it must must be tapped or fisted, which is known as a hit-out. An effective hit-out that passes the ball to a teammate is known as a hit-out to advantage.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Misconduct">Misconduct</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Misconduct"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the event a player breaks a rule, a free kick is awarded to the opposing team, from the location that the misconduct occurred, or the ball's current location—whichever is closer to the team's scoring zone.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As when a mark is taken, this location is called "the mark", and the same protections regarding the space apply.<sup id="cite_ref-MarkDisposal_94-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarkDisposal-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the event a player engages in unsportsmanlike conduct after a free kick has been awarded or a mark has been paid to the opposing team, the umpire may instead award a 50-metre penalty. When imposed, the field umpire will advance "the mark" an additional 50 metres (55 yd) down the field or to the goal line, whichever is closer. Additional 50-metre penalties may be awarded if the behaviour continues after the initial penalty.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The laws of the game allow umpires to send off players for egregious foul play, although this law does not apply to the AFL and is largely only used at the local level.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scoring">Scoring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Scoring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL-Goalposts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/AFL-Goalposts.jpg/220px-AFL-Goalposts.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/AFL-Goalposts.jpg/330px-AFL-Goalposts.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/AFL-Goalposts.jpg/440px-AFL-Goalposts.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="483" /></a><figcaption>The two tall central posts are the goal posts, and the two shorter outer posts are the behind posts.</figcaption></figure> <p>There are two types of scoring shots in Australian football: goals and behinds. A <i>goal</i> is worth six points, and is scored when the football is propelled between the goal posts and across the goal line at any height by way of a kick from the attacking team. It may touch the ground, but must not have been touched by any player from either team or a goalpost prior to crossing the goal line.<sup id="cite_ref-Scoring_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scoring-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <i>behind</i> is worth one point and is scored when:<sup id="cite_ref-Scoring_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scoring-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The ball passes between a goal post and a behind post at any height.</li> <li>If the ball hits a goal post.</li> <li>If any player sends the ball across the goal or behind line by touching it with any part of the body other than a foot or lower leg.</li></ul> <p>A behind is also awarded to the team if the ball touches any part of an opposition player, including a foot, before passing across their goal or behind line.<sup id="cite_ref-Scoring_102-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scoring-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A free kick is awarded against any player who is deemed to have deliberately rushed a behind.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team that has scored the most points at the end of play wins the game. If the scores are level on points at the end of play, then the game is a draw; extra time applies only during finals matches in some competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As an example of a score report, consider a match between Sydney and Geelong with the former as the home team. Sydney's score of 17 goals and 5 behinds equates to 107 points. Geelong's score of 10 goals and 17 behinds equates to a 77-point tally. Sydney wins the match by a margin of 30 points. Such a result would be written as: </p> <dl><dd>"Sydney 17.5 (107) defeated Geelong 10.17 (77)".</dd></dl> <p>And spoken as: </p> <dl><dd>"Sydney, seventeen-five, one hundred and seven, defeated Geelong, ten-seventeen, seventy-seven".</dd></dl> <p>Additionally, it can be said that: </p> <dl><dd>"Sydney defeated Geelong by 30 points".</dd></dl> <p>The home team is typically listed first and the visiting side is listed second. </p><p>A draw would be written as: </p> <dl><dd>"Greater Western Sydney 10.8 (68) drew with Geelong 10.8 (68)".<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_and_competitions">Structure and competitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Structure and competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The football season proper is from March to August (early autumn to late winter in Australia) with finals being held in September and October.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the tropics, the game is sometimes played in the <a href="/wiki/Wet_season" title="Wet season">wet season</a> (October to March).<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The AFL is recognised by the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Sports_Commission" title="Australian Sports Commission">Australian Sports Commission</a> as being the National Sporting Organisation for Australian football.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also seven state/territory-based organisations in Australia, all of which are affiliated with the AFL.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These state leagues hold annual semi-professional club competitions, with some also overseeing more than one league. Local semi-professional or amateur organisations and competitions are often affiliated to their state organisations.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002, the AFL became the <i>de facto</i> world governing body for Australian football when it pushed for the closure of the <a href="/wiki/International_Australian_Football_Council" title="International Australian Football Council">International Australian Football Council</a>. There are also a number of affiliated organisations governing <a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_rules_football_leagues_outside_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia">amateur clubs and competitions around the world</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For almost all Australian football club competitions, the aim is to win the Premiership. The premiership is typically decided by a finals series. The teams that occupy the highest positions on the ladder after the home-and-away season play-off in a "semi-knockout" finals series, culminating in a single <a href="/wiki/Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Final">Grand Final</a> match to determine the premiers. Between four and eight teams contest a finals series, typically using the <a href="/wiki/AFL_final_eight_system" title="AFL final eight system">AFL final eight system</a><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or a variation of the <a href="/wiki/McIntyre_system" title="McIntyre system">McIntyre system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team which finishes first on the ladder after the home-and-away season is referred to as a "<a href="/wiki/Minor_premier" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor premier">minor premier</a>", but this usually holds little stand-alone significance, other than receiving a better draw in the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some metropolitan leagues have several tiered divisions, with <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion</a> of the lower division premiers and <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">relegation</a> of the upper division's last placed team at the end of each year.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women_and_Australian_football">Women and Australian football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Women and Australian football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Australian_rules_football" title="Women's Australian rules football">Women's Australian rules football</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Women%27s_AFL_match.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Women%27s_AFL_match.jpg/220px-Women%27s_AFL_match.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Women%27s_AFL_match.jpg/330px-Women%27s_AFL_match.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Women%27s_AFL_match.jpg/440px-Women%27s_AFL_match.jpg 2x" data-file-width="888" data-file-height="881" /></a><figcaption>Action from a women's match on the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast</a> between <a href="/wiki/Bond_University" title="Bond University">Bond University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burleigh_Heads,_Queensland" title="Burleigh Heads, Queensland">Burleigh Heads</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The high level of interest shown by women in Australian football is considered unique among the world's football codes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMewettToffoletti20082_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMewettToffoletti20082-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the case in the 19th century, as it is in modern times, that women made up approximately half of total attendances at Australian football matches—a far greater proportion than, for example, the estimated 10 per cent of women that comprise British soccer crowds.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHess200866_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHess200866-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has been attributed in part to the <a href="/wiki/Egalitarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Egalitarian">egalitarian</a> character of Australian football's early years in public parks where women could mingle freely and support the game in various ways.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In terms of participation, there are occasional 19th-century references to women playing the sport, but it was not until the 1910s that the first organised women's teams and competitions appeared.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHessLenkic20161–6_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHessLenkic20161–6-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Women's state leagues emerged in the 1980s,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPippos2017191_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPippos2017191-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2013, the AFL announced plans to establish a nationally televised women's competition.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amidst a surge in viewing interest and participation in women's football, the AFL pushed the founding date of the competition, named <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a>, to 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eight AFL clubs won licences to field sides in <a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2017 AFL Women's season">its inaugural season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_season_seven" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Women's season seven">the seventh season</a>, which began in August 2022, all 18 clubs fielded a women's side. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variations_and_related_sports">Variations and related sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Variations and related sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Variations_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Variations of Australian rules football">Variations of Australian rules football</a></div> <p>Many related games have emerged from Australian football, mainly with variations of contact to encourage greater participation. These include <a href="/wiki/Auskick" title="Auskick">Auskick</a> (played by children aged between 5 and 12), <a href="/wiki/Kick-to-kick" title="Kick-to-kick">kick-to-kick</a> (and its variants <a href="/wiki/Kick-to-kick#End-to-end_footy" title="Kick-to-kick">end-to-end footy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kick-to-kick#Marks_up.2C_King_of_the_pack_and_Points_Up.2C_Jack_in_the_Pack.2C_No_Torps" title="Kick-to-kick">marks up</a>), <a href="/wiki/Rec_footy" title="Rec footy">rec footy</a>, <a href="/wiki/9-a-side_footy" class="mw-redirect" title="9-a-side footy">9-a-side footy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masters_Australian_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Masters Australian football">masters Australian football</a>, handball and longest-kick competitions. Players outside Australia sometimes engage in related games adapted to available fields, like <a href="/wiki/Metro_footy" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro footy">metro footy</a> (played on gridiron fields) and <a href="/wiki/Samoa_rules" title="Samoa rules">Samoa rules</a> (played on rugby fields). One such prominent example in use since 2018 is <a href="/wiki/AFLX" title="AFLX">AFLX</a>, a shortened variation of the game with seven players a side, played on a soccer-sized pitch.<sup id="cite_ref-AFLX1_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFLX1-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_rules_football">International rules football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: International rules football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/International_rules_football" title="International rules football">International rules football</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Gaelic_football_and_Australian_rules_football" title="Comparison of Gaelic football and Australian rules football">Comparison of Gaelic football and Australian rules football</a></div> <p>The similarities between Australian football and the Irish sport of <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a> have allowed for the creation of a <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Hybrid sport">hybrid code</a> known as <a href="/wiki/International_rules_football" title="International rules football">international rules football</a>. The first international rules matches were contested in Ireland during the 1967 <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_World_Tour" title="Australian Football World Tour">Australian Football World Tour</a>. Since then, various sets of compromise rules have been trialed, and in 1984 the <a href="/wiki/International_Rules_Series" title="International Rules Series">International Rules Series</a> commenced with national representative sides selected by Australia's state leagues (later by the AFL) and the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">Gaelic Athletic Association</a> (GAA). The competition became an annual event in 1998, but was postponed indefinitely in 2007 when the GAA pulled out due to Australia's severe and aggressive style of play.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It resumed in Australia in 2008 under new rules to protect the player with the ball. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Global_reach">Global reach</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Global reach"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Geography of Australian rules football">Geography of Australian rules football</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Linkbelt1999-Finalspiel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Linkbelt1999-Finalspiel.jpg/220px-Linkbelt1999-Finalspiel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Linkbelt1999-Finalspiel.jpg/330px-Linkbelt1999-Finalspiel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Linkbelt1999-Finalspiel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="230" /></a><figcaption>Australian football match at <a href="/wiki/Linkbelt_Oval" title="Linkbelt Oval">Linkbelt Oval</a> in <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Nauru" title="Australian rules football in Nauru">Nauru</a>, where Australian football is the <a href="/wiki/National_sport" title="National sport">national sport</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Rules_Football_International_Cup_World_Map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Australian_Rules_Football_International_Cup_World_Map.png/220px-Australian_Rules_Football_International_Cup_World_Map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Australian_Rules_Football_International_Cup_World_Map.png/330px-Australian_Rules_Football_International_Cup_World_Map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Australian_Rules_Football_International_Cup_World_Map.png/440px-Australian_Rules_Football_International_Cup_World_Map.png 2x" data-file-width="2754" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption>Countries in red have participated in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_International_Cup" title="Australian Football International Cup">International Cup</a>, held triennially in Australia.</figcaption></figure> <p>During the colonial period, Australian rules was sometimes referred to as Australasian rules, reflecting its popularity in <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_New_Zealand" title="Australian rules football in New Zealand">New Zealand</a>. The game was played outside Australasia as early as 1888 when Australians studying at <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh University">Edinburgh University</a> and <a href="/wiki/London_University" class="mw-redirect" title="London University">London University</a> formed teams and competed in London.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliamson2003138–140_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliamson2003138–140-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the early 20th century, it had spread with the <a href="/wiki/Australian_diaspora" title="Australian diaspora">Australian diaspora</a> to <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_South_Africa" title="Australian rules football in South Africa">South Africa</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_the_United_States" title="Australian rules football in the United States">United States</a> and other parts of the Anglosphere; however this growth went into rapid decline during and after World War I, leading also to a decades long hiatus in New Zealand. After World War II, it experienced growth in the Pacific region, particularly in <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Australian rules football in Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Nauru" title="Australian rules football in Nauru">Nauru</a>, where Australian football is now the <a href="/wiki/National_sport" title="National sport">national sport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Today, the sport is played at an amateur level in <a href="/wiki/Countries_playing_Australian_rules_football" title="Countries playing Australian rules football">various countries</a> throughout the world. Twenty-three countries have participated in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_International_Cup" title="Australian Football International Cup">International Cup</a>, the highest level of international competition, held triennially in Australia since 2002. Nine countries have also participated in the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Europe_Championship" title="AFL Europe Championship">AFL Europe Championship</a> with both competitions prohibiting Australian players. A fan of the sport since attending school in Victoria, <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">King Charles</a> is the Patron of <a href="/wiki/AFL_Europe" title="AFL Europe">AFL Europe</a>. In 2013, participation across AFL Europe's 21 member nations was more than 5,000 players, the majority of which are European nationals rather than Australian expats.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sport also has a growing presence in India.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 20 countries have either affiliation or working agreements with the AFL.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most present-day international amateur clubs and leagues are based in <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_the_Americas" title="Australian rules football in the Americas">North America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Europe" title="Australian rules football in Europe">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Asia" title="Australian rules football in Asia">Asia</a>, with the oldest typically having originated in the 1980s. That decade, the sport developed a cult following in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_the_United_States" title="Australian rules football in the United States">United States</a> when matches were broadcast on the fledgling <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> network.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Growing international interest has been assisted by <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_exhibition_matches" title="Australian rules football exhibition matches">exhibition matches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Players_who_have_converted_from_one_football_code_to_another" class="mw-redirect" title="Players who have converted from one football code to another">players switching between football codes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Multiculturalism_in_Australia" title="Multiculturalism in Australia">Australia's multicultural makeup</a>. Many <a href="/wiki/List_of_overseas-born_AFL_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of overseas-born AFL players">VFL/AFL players were born overseas</a>, with a growing number recruited through various initiatives. One notable example is the <a href="/wiki/Irish_experiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish experiment">Irish experiment</a>, which, since the 1980s, has seen many <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic footballers</a> leave the amateur <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">GAA</a> to play Australian rules professionally, this has expanded to the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFLW</a>, where it has grown from 1 Irish player in the debut <a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2017 AFL Women's season">2017 season</a>, to 36 in <a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2024 AFL Women's season">2024</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although Australian rules football is not an Olympic sport, it was <a href="/wiki/Australian_football_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" title="Australian football at the 1956 Summer Olympics">showcased at the MCG</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">1956 Summer Olympics</a>, held in Melbourne. In addition, when Brisbane hosted the <a href="/wiki/1982_Commonwealth_Games" title="1982 Commonwealth Games">1982 Commonwealth Games</a>, an exhibition match was held at the Gabba.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_impact_and_popularity">Cultural impact and popularity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Cultural impact and popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_culture" title="Australian rules football culture">Australian rules football culture</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yuendumu_Gold_23.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Yuendumu_Gold_23.jpg/220px-Yuendumu_Gold_23.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Yuendumu_Gold_23.jpg/330px-Yuendumu_Gold_23.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Yuendumu_Gold_23.jpg/440px-Yuendumu_Gold_23.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1701" data-file-height="1134" /></a><figcaption>Australian football is popular among Indigenous communities.</figcaption></figure> <p>Australian football has attracted more overall interest among Australians than any other football code,<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, when compared with all sports throughout the nation, has consistently ranked first in the winter reports, and third behind <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> and swimming in summer.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 1,057,572 fans were paying members of AFL clubs in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-AFL_Report_2019_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFL_Report_2019-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021 AFL Grand Final</a> was the year's most-watched television broadcast in Australia, with an in-home audience of up to 4.11 million.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, there were 1,716,276 registered participants in Australia<sup id="cite_ref-AFL_Report_2019_139-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFL_Report_2019-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including 586,422 females (34 per cent of the overall total) and more than 177,000 registered outside Australia including 79,000 females (45 per cent of the overall total).<sup id="cite_ref-AFL_Report_2019_139-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFL_Report_2019-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_the_arts_and_popular_culture">In the arts and popular culture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: In the arts and popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_popular_culture" title="Australian rules football in popular culture">Australian rules football in popular culture</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tandy_Fleiter_Cazaly.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Tandy_Fleiter_Cazaly.jpg/170px-Tandy_Fleiter_Cazaly.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Tandy_Fleiter_Cazaly.jpg/255px-Tandy_Fleiter_Cazaly.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Tandy_Fleiter_Cazaly.jpg/340px-Tandy_Fleiter_Cazaly.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="520" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>'s ruck combination of the 1920s, left to right: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Tandy_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Tandy (Australian rules footballer)">Mark Tandy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Fleiter" title="Fred Fleiter">Fred Fleiter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roy_Cazaly" title="Roy Cazaly">Roy Cazaly</a>. Fleiter coined the phrase "Up there, Cazaly!" as a signal for Cazaly to leap for the ball. It entered popular idiom as a phrase of encouragement, and was used as a <a href="/wiki/Battle_cry" title="Battle cry">battle cry</a> by Australian soldiers during World War II. It remains well known through <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brady_(musician)" title="Mike Brady (musician)">Mike Brady</a>'s 1979 Australian football anthem <a href="/wiki/Up_There_Cazaly" title="Up There Cazaly">of the same name</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Australian football has inspired many literary works,<sup id="cite_ref-double_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-double-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from poems by <a href="/wiki/C._J._Dennis" title="C. J. Dennis">C. J. Dennis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Goldsworthy" title="Peter Goldsworthy">Peter Goldsworthy</a>, to the fiction of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Hardy" title="Frank Hardy">Frank Hardy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Greenwood" title="Kerry Greenwood">Kerry Greenwood</a>. Historians <a href="/wiki/Manning_Clarke" class="mw-redirect" title="Manning Clarke">Manning Clarke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Blainey" title="Geoffrey Blainey">Geoffrey Blainey</a> have also written extensively on the sport. <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Glossary of Australian rules football">Slang within Australian football</a> has impacted <a href="/wiki/Australian_English" title="Australian English">Australian English</a> more broadly, with a number of expressions taking on new meanings in non-sporting contexts, e.g., to "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/guernsey#Noun" class="extiw" title="wikt:guernsey">get a guernsey</a>" is to gain recognition or approval, while "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shirt-front" class="extiw" title="wikt:shirt-front">shirt-fronting</a>" someone is to accost them.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1889, <a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_School" title="Heidelberg School">Australian impressionist</a> painter <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Streeton" title="Arthur Streeton">Arthur Streeton</a> captured football games <i><a href="/wiki/En_plein_air" title="En plein air">en plein air</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/9_by_5_Impression_Exhibition" title="9 by 5 Impression Exhibition">9 by 5 Impression Exhibition</a>, titling one work <i>The National Game</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paintings by <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Nolan" title="Sidney Nolan">Sidney Nolan</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Footballer_(painting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Footballer (painting)">Footballer</a></i>, 1946) and <a href="/wiki/John_Brack" title="John Brack">John Brack</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Three_of_the_Players" title="Three of the Players">Three of the Players</a></i>, 1953) helped to establish Australian football as a serious subject for modernists,<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and many <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Indigenous_Australian_art" title="Contemporary Indigenous Australian art">Aboriginal artists</a> have explored the game, often fusing it with the mythology of their region.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In cartooning, <a href="/wiki/William_Ellis_Green" title="William Ellis Green">WEG</a>'s VFL/AFL premiership posters—inaugurated in 1954—have achieved iconic status among Australian football fans.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_rules_football_statues" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Australian rules football statues">Australian football statues</a> can be found throughout the country, some based on famous photographs, among them <a href="/wiki/Haydn_Bunton_Sr." title="Haydn Bunton Sr.">Haydn Bunton Sr.</a>'s leap, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Dyer" title="Jack Dyer">Jack Dyer</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jack_Dyer#Photograph_from_1944_Essendon_match" title="Jack Dyer">charge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nicky_Winmar" title="Nicky Winmar">Nicky Winmar</a> <a href="/wiki/Nicky_Winmar#Famous_photograph" title="Nicky Winmar">lifting his jumper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1980s, a group of <a href="/wiki/Postmodern" class="mw-redirect" title="Postmodern">postmodern</a> architects based in Melbourne began incorporating references to Australian football into their buildings, an example being <a href="/wiki/RMIT_Building_8" title="RMIT Building 8">Building 8</a> by <a href="/wiki/Edmond_and_Corrigan" title="Edmond and Corrigan">Edmond and Corrigan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dance sequences based on Australian football feature heavily in <a href="/wiki/Robert_Helpmann" title="Robert Helpmann">Robert Helpmann</a>'s 1964 ballet <i><a href="/wiki/The_Display" title="The Display">The Display</a></i>, his first and most famous work for the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Ballet" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Ballet">Australian Ballet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game has also inspired well-known plays such as <i><a href="/wiki/And_the_Big_Men_Fly" title="And the Big Men Fly">And the Big Men Fly</a></i> (1963) by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hopgood" title="Alan Hopgood">Alan Hopgood</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Williamson" title="David Williamson">David Williamson</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Club_(play)" title="The Club (play)">The Club</a></i> (1977), which was <a href="/wiki/The_Club_(1980_film)" title="The Club (1980 film)">adapted into a 1980 film</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Beresford" title="Bruce Beresford">Bruce Beresford</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brady_(musician)" title="Mike Brady (musician)">Mike Brady</a>'s 1979 hit "<a href="/wiki/Up_There_Cazaly" title="Up There Cazaly">Up There Cazaly</a>" is considered an Australian football anthem, and references to the sport can be found in works by popular musicians, from singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Paul_Kelly_(Australian_musician)" title="Paul Kelly (Australian musician)">Paul Kelly</a> to the alternative rock band <a href="/wiki/TISM" title="TISM">TISM</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many <a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_rules_football_video_games" title="List of Australian rules football video games">Australian football video games</a> have been released, most notably the <a href="/wiki/AFL_(video_game_series)" title="AFL (video game series)">AFL series</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame">Australian Football Hall of Fame</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Australian Football Hall of 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That year, 136 significant figures across the various competitions were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Each years since the creation of the Hall of Fame, a panel selects a small group of players they deem worthy for this prestigious honour, resulting in a total number of more than 300 inductees as of 2024. </p><p>In addition to the Hall of Fame, select members are chosen to receive the elite <i><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame#Legends" title="Australian Football Hall of Fame">Legend</a></i> status. Due to restrictions limiting the number of Legend status players to 10% of the total number of Hall of Fame inductees, there are currently only 32 players with the status in the Hall of Fame as of 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Retrieved 5 December 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-149"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-149">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Green, Warwick (16 September 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/from-photo-to-statue-winmar-s-stance-still-powerful-20180916-p5043f.html">"From photo to statue: Winmar's stance still powerful"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220331170750/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/from-photo-to-statue-winmar-s-stance-still-powerful-20180916-p5043f.html">Archived</a> 31 March 2022 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>The Age</i>. Retrieved 31 March 2022.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-150"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-150">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reinmuth, Gerard (2019). "Reflection on Wars Past". In <i>Sydney vs Melbourne</i>. UTS Architecture, p. 54. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-16-148410-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-3-16-148410-0">978-3-16-148410-0</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-151"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-151">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Van Schaik, Leon (1996). In <i>Building 8: 10 Essays</i>. Schwarz Transition, pp. 48–53. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-863-95314-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-863-95314-6">978-1-863-95314-6</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-152"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-152">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Douglas, Tim (30 August 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/ballets-former-glories-show-footys-left-its-mark/story-e6frg8n6-1226461140091">"Ballet's former glories show footy's left its mark"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121130512/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/ballets-former-glories-show-footys-left-its-mark/story-e6frg8n6-1226461140091">Archived</a> 21 January 2015 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>The Australian</i>. Retrieved 8 June 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-153"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-153">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Worrell, Shane (3 April 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/news/local/sport/general/modern-footy-not-in-tune/1793202.aspx?storypage=2">"Modern footy not in tune"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210924105026/https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/708100/modern-footy-not-in-tune/">Archived</a> 24 September 2021 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bendigo_Advertiser" title="Bendigo Advertiser">Bendigo Advertiser</a></i>. Retrieved 5 December 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-154"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-154">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.afl.com.au/hall-of-fame/legends">"AFL – News, Fixtures, Scores & Results"</a>. <i>afl.com.au</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=afl.com.au&rft.atitle=AFL+%E2%80%93+News%2C+Fixtures%2C+Scores+%26+Results&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afl.com.au%2Fhall-of-fame%2Flegends&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-155"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-155">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.afl.com.au/news/1110065/hawthorn-hawks-champion-jason-dunstall-elevated-to-legend-status-in-australian-football-hall-of-fame">"Hawks great Jason Dunstall joins Hall of Fame Legends"</a>. <i>afl.com.au</i>. 15 April 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 April</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=afl.com.au&rft.atitle=Hawks+great+Jason+Dunstall+joins+Hall+of+Fame+Legends&rft.date=2024-04-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afl.com.au%2Fnews%2F1110065%2Fhawthorn-hawks-champion-jason-dunstall-elevated-to-legend-status-in-australian-football-hall-of-fame&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-156"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-156">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2024-jason-dunstall-elevated-to-legend-status-in-the-australian-football-hall-of-fame-latest-news/news-story/66e5b534a7a4ef279dd1d0ce30bd0c1e">"Jason Dunstall's epic resume complete after elevation to Legend status in Australian Football Hall of Fame"</a>. <i>Fox Sports</i>. 15 April 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 April</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Fox+Sports&rft.atitle=Jason+Dunstall%27s+epic+resume+complete+after+elevation+to+Legend+status+in+Australian+Football+Hall+of+Fame&rft.date=2024-04-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsports.com.au%2Fafl%2Fafl-2024-jason-dunstall-elevated-to-legend-status-in-the-australian-football-hall-of-fame-latest-news%2Fnews-story%2F66e5b534a7a4ef279dd1d0ce30bd0c1e&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Books">Books</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_rules_football&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBlainey2010" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Blainey" title="Geoffrey Blainey">Blainey, Geoffrey</a> (2010). <i>A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football</i>. Black Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781863954853" title="Special:BookSources/9781863954853"><bdi>9781863954853</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Game+of+Our+Own%3A+The+Origins+of+Australian+Football&rft.pub=Black+Inc.&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=9781863954853&rft.aulast=Blainey&rft.aufirst=Geoffrey&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCoventry2015" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/James_Coventry" title="James Coventry">Coventry, James</a> (2015). <i>Time and Space: The Tactics That Shaped Australian Rules and the Players and Coaches Who Mastered Them</i>. HarperCollins. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7333-3369-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7333-3369-9"><bdi>978-0-7333-3369-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Time+and+Space%3A+The+Tactics+That+Shaped+Australian+Rules+and+the+Players+and+Coaches+Who+Mastered+Them&rft.pub=HarperCollins&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=978-0-7333-3369-9&rft.aulast=Coventry&rft.aufirst=James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFde_Moore2011" class="citation book cs1">de Moore, Greg (2011). <i>Tom Wills: First Wild Man of Australian Sport</i>. Allen & Unwin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-74237-598-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-74237-598-4"><bdi>978-1-74237-598-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Tom+Wills%3A+First+Wild+Man+of+Australian+Sport&rft.pub=Allen+%26+Unwin&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-1-74237-598-4&rft.aulast=de+Moore&rft.aufirst=Greg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFde_MooreHessNicholsonStewart2021" class="citation book cs1">de Moore, Greg; Hess, Rob; Nicholson, Matthew; Stewart, Bob (2021). <i>Australia's Game: The History of Australian Football</i>. Hardie Grant Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781-74379-657-3" title="Special:BookSources/9781-74379-657-3"><bdi>9781-74379-657-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Australia%27s+Game%3A+The+History+of+Australian+Football&rft.pub=Hardie+Grant+Books&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9781-74379-657-3&rft.aulast=de+Moore&rft.aufirst=Greg&rft.au=Hess%2C+Rob&rft.au=Nicholson%2C+Matthew&rft.au=Stewart%2C+Bob&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHess2008" class="citation book cs1">Hess, Rob (2008). <i>A National Game: The History of Australian Rules Football</i>. Viking. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-670-07089-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-670-07089-3"><bdi>978-0-670-07089-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+National+Game%3A+The+History+of+Australian+Rules+Football&rft.pub=Viking&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-670-07089-3&rft.aulast=Hess&rft.aufirst=Rob&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHessLenkic2016" class="citation book cs1">Hess, Rob; Lenkic, Brunette (2016). <i>Play On! The Hidden History of Women's Australian Rules Football</i>. Bonnier Zaffre. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781760063160" title="Special:BookSources/9781760063160"><bdi>9781760063160</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Play+On%21+The+Hidden+History+of+Women%27s+Australian+Rules+Football&rft.pub=Bonnier+Zaffre&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=9781760063160&rft.aulast=Hess&rft.aufirst=Rob&rft.au=Lenkic%2C+Brunette&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHibbinsMancini1987" class="citation book cs1">Hibbins, Gillian; Mancini, Anne (1987). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/runningwithballf00harr"><i>Running with the Ball: Football's Foster Father</i></a></span>. Lynedoch Publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7316-0481-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7316-0481-4"><bdi>978-0-7316-0481-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Running+with+the+Ball%3A+Football%27s+Foster+Father&rft.pub=Lynedoch+Publications&rft.date=1987&rft.isbn=978-0-7316-0481-4&rft.aulast=Hibbins&rft.aufirst=Gillian&rft.au=Mancini%2C+Anne&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Frunningwithballf00harr&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHibbins2008" class="citation book cs1">Hibbins, Gillian (2008). "Men of Purpose". In Weston, James (ed.). <i>The Australian Game of Football: Since 1858</i>. Geoff Slattery Publishing. pp. 31–45. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9803466-6-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9803466-6-4"><bdi>978-0-9803466-6-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Men+of+Purpose&rft.btitle=The+Australian+Game+of+Football%3A+Since+1858&rft.pages=31-45&rft.pub=Geoff+Slattery+Publishing&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-9803466-6-4&rft.aulast=Hibbins&rft.aufirst=Gillian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHibbins2013" class="citation book cs1">Hibbins, Gillian (2013). "The Cambridge Connection: The English Origins of Australian Football". In Mangan, J. A. (ed.). <i>The Cultural Bond: Sport, Empire, Society</i>. Routledge. pp. 108–127. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781135024376" title="Special:BookSources/9781135024376"><bdi>9781135024376</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+Cambridge+Connection%3A+The+English+Origins+of+Australian+Football&rft.btitle=The+Cultural+Bond%3A+Sport%2C+Empire%2C+Society&rft.pages=108-127&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=9781135024376&rft.aulast=Hibbins&rft.aufirst=Gillian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNaurightParrish2012" class="citation book cs1">Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). <i>Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice</i>. ABC-CLIO. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781598843002" title="Special:BookSources/9781598843002"><bdi>9781598843002</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sports+Around+the+World%3A+History%2C+Culture%2C+and+Practice&rft.pub=ABC-CLIO&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=9781598843002&rft.aulast=Nauright&rft.aufirst=John&rft.au=Parrish%2C+Charles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPennings2012" class="citation book cs1">Pennings, Mark (2012). <i>Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's Early History: Volume 1: Amateur Heroes and the Rise of Clubs, 1858 to 1876</i>. Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781921421471" title="Special:BookSources/9781921421471"><bdi>9781921421471</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Origins+of+Australian+Football%3A+Victoria%27s+Early+History%3A+Volume+1%3A+Amateur+Heroes+and+the+Rise+of+Clubs%2C+1858+to+1876&rft.pub=Connor+Court+Publishing+Pty+Ltd&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=9781921421471&rft.aulast=Pennings&rft.aufirst=Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPippos2017" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Angela_Pippos" title="Angela Pippos">Pippos, Angela</a> (2017). <i>Breaking the Mould</i>. Simon and Schuster. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781925475296" title="Special:BookSources/9781925475296"><bdi>9781925475296</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Breaking+the+Mould&rft.pub=Simon+and+Schuster&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=9781925475296&rft.aulast=Pippos&rft.aufirst=Angela&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilliamson2003" class="citation book cs1">Williamson, John (2003). Bucknell, Mar (ed.). <i>Football's Forgotten Tour: The Story of the British Australian Rules Venture of 1888</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Yorker&rft.atitle=%27A+Code+of+Our+Own%27%3A+Celebrating+150+Years+of+the+Rules+of+Australian+Football&rft.issue=39&rft.date=2009&rft.aulast=Hibbins&rft.aufirst=Gillian&rft.au=Ruddell%2C+Trevor&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcc.org.au%2F~%2Fmedia%2FFiles%2FYorker-Issue%252039_Autumn2009_low-res.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHibbinsRuddell2010" class="citation journal cs1">Hibbins, Gillian; Ruddell, Trevor (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mcc.org.au/~/media/files/mcc/library/the-yorker_issue_41_autumn_2010.pdf">"The Evolution of the Rules of Football From 1872 to 1877"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>The Yorker</i> (41). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191116182933/https://www.mcc.org.au/~/media/files/mcc/library/the-yorker_issue_41_autumn_2010.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 16 November 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 June</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Yorker&rft.atitle=The+Evolution+of+the+Rules+of+Football+From+1872+to+1877&rft.issue=41&rft.date=2010&rft.aulast=Hibbins&rft.aufirst=Gillian&rft.au=Ruddell%2C+Trevor&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcc.org.au%2F~%2Fmedia%2Ffiles%2Fmcc%2Flibrary%2Fthe-yorker_issue_41_autumn_2010.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMewettToffoletti2008" class="citation conference cs1">Mewett, Peter; Toffoletti, Kim (2008). <i>The Strength of Strong Ties: How Women Become Supporters of Australian Rules Football</i>. <a href="/wiki/Australian_Sociological_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Sociological Association">Australian Sociological Association Conference</a>. University of Melbourne. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780734039842" title="Special:BookSources/9780734039842"><bdi>9780734039842</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=conference&rft.btitle=The+Strength+of+Strong+Ties%3A+How+Women+Become+Supporters+of+Australian+Rules+Football&rft.pub=University+of+Melbourne&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=9780734039842&rft.aulast=Mewett&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.au=Toffoletti%2C+Kim&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+rules+football" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPennings2013" class="citation journal cs1">Pennings, Mark (2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61110/2/61110.pdf">"Fuschias, Pivots, Same Olds and Gorillas: The Early Years of Football in Victoria"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Tablet to Scoreboard</i>. <b>1</b> (1). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235758/http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61110/2/61110.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 3 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Footy_tipping" class="mw-redirect" title="Footy tipping">Footy tipping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guernsey_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Guernsey (Australian rules football)">Guernsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_popular_culture" title="Australian rules football in popular culture">In popular culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kick-to-kick" title="Kick-to-kick">Kick-to-kick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mascot_Manor" title="Mascot Manor">Mascot Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_rules_football_clubs_by_date_of_establishment" title="List of Australian rules football clubs by date of establishment">Oldest clubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_oldest_football_competitions" title="List of oldest football competitions">Oldest competitions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_Australian_rules_football" title="Glossary of Australian rules football">Terms and jargon</a></li> <li><a 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title="AFL Sydney">AFL Sydney</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Women%27s_AFL" title="Sydney Women's AFL">Women's</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:dodgerblue; color:white;;width:1%">Regional leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broken_Hill_Football_League" title="Broken Hill Football League">Broken Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Central_West" title="AFL Central West">Central West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farrer_Football_League" title="Farrer Football League">Farrer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hume_Football_Netball_League" title="Hume Football Netball League">Hume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Hunter_Central_Coast" title="AFL Hunter Central Coast">Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_North_Coast" title="AFL North Coast">North Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL North West">North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Riverina_Football_League" title="Northern Riverina Football League">Northern Riverina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverina_Football_Netball_League" title="Riverina Football Netball League">Riverina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Sapphire_Coast" title="AFL Sapphire Coast">Sapphire Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Coast_Australian_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="South Coast Australian Football League">South Coast</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:dodgerblue; color:white;;width:1%">Defunct leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_East_Australian_Football_League" title="North East Australian Football League">NEAFL</a> <small><i>(2011–2019)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albury_%26_District_Football_League" title="Albury & District Football League">Albury & District</a> <small><i>(1930–1957)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barellan_%26_District_Football_League" title="Barellan & District Football League">Barellan & District</a> <small><i>(1911–1971)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Coast_Australian_Football_League" title="Central Coast Australian Football League">Central Coast</a> <small><i>(1976–1999)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Hume_Football_Association" title="Central Hume Football Association">Central Hume</a> <small><i>(1928–1935)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Riverina_Football_League" title="Central Riverina Football League">Central Riverina</a> <small><i>(1949–1981)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coreen_%26_District_Football_League" title="Coreen & District Football League">Coreen & District</a> <small><i>(1909–2007)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deniliquin_Football_Association" title="Deniliquin Football Association">Deniliquin</a> <small><i>(1900–1932)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faithful_%26_District_Football_Association" title="Faithful & District Football Association">Faithful & District</a> <small><i>(1920–1940)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Australian_Football_League" title="New England Australian Football League">New England</a> <small><i>(1962–1984)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Football_Association" title="New South Wales Football Association">NSWFA</a> <small><i>(1880–1893)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Australian_Football_League" title="Newcastle Australian Football League">Newcastle</a> <small><i>(1888–1999)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_Australian_Football_League" title="North West Australian Football League">North West</a> <small><i>(1970s–1993)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QFA_(Northern_Rivers)" title="QFA (Northern Rivers)">Northern Rivers</a> 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style="background:#811A42; color:white;;width:1%">Statewide leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Australian_Football_League" title="Queensland Australian Football League">Queensland Australian Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#811A42; color:white;;width:1%">Metropolitan leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Football_Association" title="Queensland Football Association">Queensland Football Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#811A42; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_leagues_in_regional_Queensland" title="Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland"><span style="color:white">Regional leagues</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Cairns" title="AFL Cairns">Cairns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Capricornia" title="AFL Capricornia">Capricornia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Darling_Downs" title="AFL Darling Downs">Darling Downs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Mackay" title="AFL Mackay">Mackay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Mt_Isa" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Mt Isa">Mount Isa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Townsville" title="AFL Townsville">Townsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Wide_Bay" title="AFL Wide Bay">Wide Bay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#811A42; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Australian_rules_football" title="Women's Australian rules football"><span style="color:white">Women's</span></a> leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Women%27s_AFL" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland Women's AFL">Queensland Women's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#811A42; color:white;;width:1%">Former leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League_Championship_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="League Championship Cup">League Championship Cup</a> <small><i>(2011-2014)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_leagues_in_regional_Queensland#Bundaberg_AFL" title="Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland">Bundaberg</a> <small><i>(1972–86)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_leagues_in_regional_Queensland#Central_Highlands_AFL" title="Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland">Central Highlands</a> <small><i>(1983–97)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_leagues_in_regional_Queensland#Gold_Coast_AFL" title="Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland">Gold Coast</a> <small><i>(1961–96)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_leagues_in_regional_Queensland#Maryborough_AFL" title="Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland">Maryborough</a> <small><i>(1981–83)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_leagues_in_regional_Queensland#Sunshine_Coast_AFL" title="Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland">Sunshine Coast</a> <small><i>(1970–92)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_leagues_in_regional_Queensland#Wide_Bay_AFL" title="Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland">Wide Bay</a> <small><i>(1985–86)</i></small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#811A42; color:white;;width:1%">Principal venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cazalys_Stadium" title="Cazalys Stadium">Cazalys Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#811A42; color:white;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QClash" title="QClash">QClash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football_on_the_Gold_Coast#Broadbeach_vs_Southport" title="History of Australian rules football on the Gold Coast">Broadbeach vs Southport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#811A42; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Australian_Football_League" title="Queensland Australian Football League"><span style="color:white;">QAFL</span></a> teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broadbeach_Australian_Football_Club" title="Broadbeach Australian Football Club">Broadbeach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labrador_Australian_Football_Club" title="Labrador Australian Football Club">Labrador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morningside_Australian_Football_Club" title="Morningside Australian Football Club">Morningside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Gravatt_Football_Club" title="Mount Gravatt Football Club">Mount Gravatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Currumbin_Australian_Football_Club" title="Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club">Palm Beach 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North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Flinders_Football_League" title="Great Flinders Football League">Great Flinders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Southern_Football_League_(South_Australia)" title="Great Southern Football League (South Australia)">Great Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hills_Football_League" title="Hills Football League">Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangaroo_Island_Football_League" title="Kangaroo Island Football League">Kangaroo Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara_Football_League" title="Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League">Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limestone_Coast_Football_Netball_League" title="Limestone Coast Football Netball League">Limestone Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid_South_Eastern_Football_League" title="Mid South Eastern Football League">Mid South Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Valley_Football_Netball_League" title="Murray Valley Football Netball League">Murray Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_Football_League" title="North Eastern Football League">North Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Areas_Football_Association" title="Northern Areas Football Association">Northern Areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Lincoln_Football_League" title="Port Lincoln Football League">Port Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverland_Football_League" title="Riverland Football League">Riverland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Murray_Football_League" title="River Murray Football League">River Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League_(South_Australia)" title="Southern Football League (South Australia)">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Gulf_Football_League" title="Spencer Gulf Football League">Spencer Gulf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Eyre_Football_League" title="Western Eyre Football League">Western Eyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whyalla_Football_League" title="Whyalla Football 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League"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:gold">AFL</span></a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania Football Club</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;">Academy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Devils_(under-18s_team)" title="Tasmania Devils (under-18s team)">Tasmania Devils</a> (<a href="/wiki/Talent_League" title="Talent League">Talent League</a>; 2019–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;">Former clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Devils_(2001%E2%80%932008)" title="Tasmanian Devils (2001–2008)">Tasmanian Devils</a> (<a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">VFL</a>; 2001-2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tassie_Mariners" title="Tassie Mariners">Tassie Mariners</a> (<a href="/wiki/Talent_League" title="Talent League">TAC Cup</a>; 1995-2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;">Former state-wide leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statewide_football_in_Tasmania" title="Statewide football in Tasmania">TFL Statewide League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_State_Premiership" title="Tasmanian State Premiership">Tasmanian State Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winfield_Statewide_Cup" title="Winfield Statewide Cup">Winfield Statewide Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Football_League" title="Tasmanian Football League">Tasmanian State League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;">Current leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Circular_Head_Football_Association" title="Circular Head Football Association">Circular Head FA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darwin_Football_Association" title="Darwin Football Association">Darwin FA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Island_Football_Association" title="King Island Football Association">King Island FA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Tasmanian_Football_Association_(formed_1996)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Tasmanian Football Association (formed 1996)">NTFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Football_Association" title="North Western Football Association">NWFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_Football_League" title="North West Football League">NWFL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oatlands_District_Football_Association" title="Oatlands District Football Association">ODFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Scholars_Football_Association" title="Old Scholars Football Association">Old Scholars FA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League_(Tasmania)" title="Southern Football League (Tasmania)">SFL</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;">Former leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fingal_District_Football_Association" title="Fingal District Football Association">Fingal District Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Northern_Football_League" title="Greater Northern Football League">GNFL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leven_Football_Association" title="Leven Football Association">Leven FA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_Football_Union" title="North Eastern Football Union">NEFU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_Football_Union" title="North West Football Union">NWFU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Tasmanian_Football_Association_(1886%E2%80%931986)" title="Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886–1986)">NTFA</a> (original)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Football_Association_(Tasmania)" title="Peninsula Football Association (Tasmania)">Peninsula FA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasman_Football_Association" title="Tasman Football Association">Tasman FA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Tasmanian_Football_Association" title="Western Tasmanian Football Association">WTFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_Australian_rules_football_competitions_in_Tasmania" title="List of former Australian rules football competitions in Tasmania">List of former Australian rules football competitions in Tasmania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;">Junior leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Tasmanian_Junior_Football_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northern Tasmanian Junior Football Association (page does not exist)">Northern Tasmanian Junior Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Tasmania_Junior_Football_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southern Tasmania Junior Football League (page does not exist)">Southern Tasmania Junior Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;"><span style="color:gold"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Australian_rules_football" title="Women's Australian rules football"><span style="color:gold">Masters</span></a> leagues</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masters_Australian_Football_Tasmania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masters Australian Football Tasmania (page does not exist)">Masters Australian Football Tasmania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;"><span style="color:gold"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Australian_rules_football" title="Women's Australian rules football"><span style="color:gold">Women's</span></a> leagues</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Women%27s_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Tasmanian Women's Football League">Tasmanian Women's Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;">Major events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_vs_Victoria_(1960)" title="Tasmania vs Victoria (1960)">Tasmania vs Victoria (1960)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:darkgreen; color:gold;">Principal venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">York Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Bellerive Oval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macquarie_Point_Stadium" title="Macquarie Point Stadium">Macquarie Point Stadium</a>*</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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href="/wiki/Northern_Football_League_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Football League (Australia)">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riddell_District_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Riddell District Football League">Riddell District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_Netball_League" title="Southern Football Netball League">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Amateur_Football_Association" title="Victorian Amateur Football Association">VAFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Region_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Region Football League">Western</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:#ffffff;;width:1%">Regional leagues (major)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ballarat_Football_League" title="Ballarat Football League">Ballarat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellarine_Football_Netball_League" title="Bellarine Football Netball League">Bellarine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bendigo_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Bendigo Football League">Bendigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Murray_Football_Netball_League" title="Central Murray Football Netball League">Central Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Geelong Football League">Geelong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gippsland_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Gippsland Football League">Gippsland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goulburn_Valley_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Goulburn Valley Football League">Goulburn Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampden_Football_Netball_League" title="Hampden Football Netball League">Hampden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mornington_Peninsula_Nepean_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League">Mornington Peninsula Nepean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Football_Netball_League" title="Murray Football Netball League">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Football_League" title="North Central Football League">North Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_East_Football_Netball_League" title="Outer East Football Netball League">Outer East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovens_%26_Murray_Football_Netball_League" title="Ovens & Murray Football Netball League">Ovens & Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunraysia_Football_League" title="Sunraysia Football League">Sunraysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wimmera_Football_League" title="Wimmera Football League">Wimmera</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:#ffffff;;width:1%">Regional leagues (district)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Highlands_Football_League" title="Central Highlands Football League">Central Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colac_%26_District_Football_Netball_League" title="Colac & District Football Netball League">Colac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Gippsland_Football_League" title="East Gippsland Football League">East Gippsland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellinbank_%26_District_Football_League" title="Ellinbank & District Football League">Ellinbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_%26_District_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Geelong & District Football League">Geelong & District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Rivers_Football_League" title="Golden Rivers Football League">Golden Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathcote_District_Football_League" title="Heathcote District Football League">Heathcote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horsham_%26_District_Football_League" title="Horsham & District Football League">Horsham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyabram_District_Football_Netball_League" title="Kyabram District Football Netball League">Kyabram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loddon_Valley_Football_Netball_League" title="Loddon Valley Football Netball League">Loddon Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryborough_Castlemaine_District_Football_Netball_League" title="Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League">Maryborough Castlemaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid_Gippsland_Football_League" title="Mid Gippsland Football League">Mid Gippsland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millewa_Football_League" title="Millewa Football League">Millewa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mininera_%26_District_Football_League" title="Mininera & District Football League">Mininera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Gippsland_Football_League" title="North Gippsland Football League">North Gippsland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omeo_%26_District_Football_League" title="Omeo & District Football League">Omeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovens_%26_King_Football_League" title="Ovens & King Football League">Ovens & King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picola_%26_District_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Picola & District Football League">Picola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_District_Football_League" title="South West District Football League">South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tallangatta_%26_District_Football_League" title="Tallangatta & District Football League">Tallangatta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Murray_Football_Netball_League" title="Upper Murray Football Netball League">Upper Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrnambool_District_Football_League" title="Warrnambool District Football League">Warrnambool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Gippsland_Football_Netball_League" class="mw-redirect" title="West Gippsland Football Netball League">West Gippsland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:#ffffff;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Australian_rules_football" title="Women's Australian rules football"><span style="color:white">Women's leagues</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Barwon_Women%27s_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Barwon Women's Football">Barwon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_North_East_Border_Female_Football_League" title="AFL North East Border Female Football League">North East Border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talent_League_Girls" title="Talent League Girls">Talent League Girls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFL_Women%27s" title="VFL Women's">VFL Women's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:#ffffff;;width:1%">Other leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Blind_Football_League" title="Victorian Blind Football League">Victorian Blind Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_FIDA_Football_League" title="Victorian FIDA Football League">Victorian FIDA Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarra_Junior_Football_League" title="Yarra Junior Football League">Yarra Junior Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:#ffffff;;width:1%">Defunct leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alberton_Football_Netball_League" title="Alberton Football Netball League">Alberton</a> <small>(1945–2019)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ararat_%26_District_Football_Association" title="Ararat & District Football Association">Ararat</a> <small>(1931-1999)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benalla_%26_District_Football_League" title="Benalla & District Football League">Benalla</a> <small>(1946–2009)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benalla_Tungamah_Football_League" title="Benalla Tungamah Football League">Benalla Tungamah/Central Goulburn</a> <small>(1938-2005)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Goulburn_Valley_Football_League" title="Central Goulburn Valley Football League">Central Goulburn Valley</a> <small>(1946-1952)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiltern_%26_District_Football_Association" title="Chiltern & District Football Association">Chiltern</a> <small>(1912-1956)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euroa_District_Football_Association" title="Euroa District Football Association">Euroa District</a> <small>(1903-1949)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_District_Football_Association" title="Federal District Football Association">Federal DFA</a> <small>(1897-1902)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Football_League" title="Federal Football League">Federal FL</a> <small>(1909–1981)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goulburn_Valley_Football_Association" title="Goulburn Valley Football Association">Goulburn Valley FA</a> <small>(1888-1931)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heytesbury_Mount_Noorat_Football_League" title="Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League">Heytesbury Mount Noorat</a> <small>(1992-2002)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexton_Plains_Football_League" title="Lexton Plains Football League">Lexton Plains</a> <small>(1999–2010)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallee_Football_League_(Victoria)" title="Mallee Football League (Victoria)">Mallee</a> <small>(1997–2015)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Noorat_Football_League" title="Mount Noorat Football League">Mount Noorat</a> <small>(1932–1991)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_%26_Echuca_Football_League" title="Northern & Echuca Football League">Northern & Echuca</a> <small>(1990–1996)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mallee_Football_League" title="Northern Mallee Football League">Northern Mallee</a> <small>(1979–1996)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polwarth_Football_League" title="Polwarth Football League">Polwarth</a> <small>(1922-1970)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reporter_District_Football_Association" title="Reporter District Football Association">Reporter DFA</a> <small>(1903–1928)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riviera_Football_League" title="Riviera Football League">Riviera</a> <small>(1986–2003)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_East_Football_Netball_League" title="South East Football Netball League">South East</a> <small>(2015–2018)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Eastern_Women%27s_Football" title="South Eastern Women's Football">South Eastern Women's</a> <small>(2017–2023)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Mallee_Football_League" title="Southern Mallee Football League">Southern Mallee</a> <small>(1932–1996)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrrell_Football_League" title="Tyrrell Football League">Tyrrell</a> <small>(1945–1978)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFA_Sub-Districts" class="mw-redirect" title="VFA Sub-Districts">VFA Sub-Districts</a> <small>(19??−19??)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFL_Development_League" title="VFL Development League">VFL Development</a> <small>(1928−2017)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VFL_Sub-Districts" title="VFL Sub-Districts">VFL Sub-Districts</a> <small>(1925−1949)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Junior_Football_Association" title="Victorian Junior Football Association">VJFA</a> <small>(1883–1932)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Women%27s_Football_League" title="Victorian Women's Football League">Victorian Women's</a> <small>(1981–2016)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walhalla_Football_Association" title="Walhalla Football Association">Walhalla</a> <small>(1888-1913)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Wimmera_Football_League" title="West Wimmera Football League">West Wimmera</a> <small>(1923-1981)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Plains_Football_League" title="Western Plains Football League">Western Plains</a> <small>(1920-1998)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yackandandah_%26_District_Football_League" title="Yackandandah & District Football League">Yackandandah</a> <small>(1928-1954)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarra_Valley_Mountain_District_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League">Yarra Ranges</a> <small>(1966–2018)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarra_Valley_Football_League" title="Yarra Valley Football League">Yarra Valley</a> <small> (1909-1965) </small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_Australian_rules_football_competitions_in_Victoria" title="List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria">List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:#ffffff;;width:1%">Principal venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:#ffffff;;width:1%">Other articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football_in_Victoria_(1859%E2%80%931900)" title="History of Australian rules football in Victoria (1859–1900)">History (1859–1900)</a></li> <li><a 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rules football in Western Australia</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 black, inset -2px -2px 0 black;;width:1%">Representative side</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Australia_Australian_rules_football_team" title="Western Australia Australian rules football team">Western Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 black, inset -2px -2px 0 black;;width:1%">Governing bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_Commission" title="West Australian Football Commission">West Australian Football Commission</a></li> <li><a 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title="Newman National Football League">Newman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Football_League" title="North Midlands Football League">North Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Pilbara_Football_League" title="North Pilbara Football League">North Pilbara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ongerup_Football_Association" title="Ongerup Football Association">Ongerup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peel_Football_League" title="Peel Football League">Peel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravensthorpe_%26_Districts_Football_Association" title="Ravensthorpe & Districts Football Association">Ravensthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Football_League" title="South West Football League">South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Great_Southern_Football_League" title="Upper Great Southern Football League">Upper Great Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Kimberley_Football_Association" title="West Kimberley Football Association">West Kimberley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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black, inset -2px -2px 0 black;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Australian_rules_football" title="Women's Australian rules football"><span style="color:black">Women's</span></a> leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WAFL_Women%27s" title="WAFL Women's">WAFL Women's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Women%27s_Football_League" title="West Australian Women's Football League">West Australian Women's Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 black, inset -2px -2px 0 black;;width:1%">Principal venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bassendean_Oval" title="Bassendean Oval">Bassendean Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claremont_Oval" title="Claremont Oval">Claremont Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claremont_Showground" title="Claremont Showground">Claremont Showground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Fremantle_Oval" title="East Fremantle Oval">East Fremantle Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Oval" title="Fremantle Oval">Fremantle Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Joondalup" title="Arena Joondalup">Arena Joondalup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lathlain_Park" title="Lathlain Park">Lathlain Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leederville_Oval" title="Leederville Oval">Leederville Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Perth Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rushton_Park" title="Rushton Park">Rushton Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 black, inset -2px -2px 0 black;;width:1%">Major events</th><td 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soccer">Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crab_soccer" title="Crab soccer">Crab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five-a-side_football" title="Five-a-side football">Five-a-side</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Futsal" title="Futsal">Futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_soccer" title="Indoor soccer">Indoor</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_football" title="Freestyle football">Freestyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keepie_uppie" title="Keepie uppie">Keepie uppie</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hacky_sack" title="Hacky sack">Footbag</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paralympic_association_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Paralympic association football">Paralympic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Powerchair_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerchair Football">Powerchair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorkyball" title="Jorkyball">Jorkyball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_soccer" title="Roller soccer">Roller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rush_goalie" title="Rush goalie">Rush 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sevens">Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_rugby" title="Tag rugby">Tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_rugby_league" title="Wheelchair rugby league">Wheelchair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physical_disability_rugby_league" title="Physical disability rugby league">PD Rugby League</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_flag_rugby" title="American flag rugby">American flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beach_rugby" title="Beach rugby">Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mini_rugby" title="Mini rugby">Mini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_rugby" title="Snow rugby">Snow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_rugby" title="Tag rugby">Tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_rugby" title="Touch rugby">Touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_tens" title="Rugby tens">Tens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_X" title="Rugby X">X</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambo_rugby" title="Tambo rugby">Tambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_(sport)" title="Touch (sport)">Touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_rugby" title="Wheelchair rugby">Wheelchair</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Circle_rules_football" title="Circle rules football">Circle rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrow_football" title="Harrow football">Harrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lelo_burti" title="Lelo burti">Lelo burti</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hybrid_sports" title="List of hybrid sports">Hybrid codes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austus" title="Austus">Austus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_game" title="Boston game">Boston game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eton_field_game" title="Eton field game">Eton field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eton_wall_game" title="Eton wall game">Eton wall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_rules_football" title="International rules football">International rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_rules" title="Samoa rules">Samoa rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedball_(American_ball_game)" title="Speedball (American ball game)">Speedball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_football_(code)" title="Swedish football (code)">Swedish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_football" title="Universal football">Universal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volata" title="Volata">Volata</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rules and<br /> regulations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Modern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laws_of_the_Game_(association_football)" title="Laws of the Game (association football)">Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_gridiron_football_rules" title="List of gridiron football rules">Gridiron</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_football_rules" title="American football rules">American</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laws_of_rugby_league" title="Laws of rugby league">Rugby league</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laws_of_rugby_union" title="Laws of rugby union">Rugby union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_rules" title="Cambridge rules">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Rules" title="Sheffield Rules">Sheffield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ancient games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caid_(sport)" title="Caid (sport)">Caid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuju" title="Cuju">Cuju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcio_Fiorentino" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcio Fiorentino">Calcio Fiorentino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_public_school_football_games" title="English public school football games">English school games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episkyros" title="Episkyros">Episkyros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpastum" title="Harpastum">Harpastum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_soule" title="La soule">La soule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marn_Grook" title="Marn Grook">Marn Grook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_football" title="Medieval football">Medieval</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ba_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Ba game">Ba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camping_(game)" title="Camping (game)">Camping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cnapan" title="Cnapan">Cnapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornish_hurling" title="Cornish hurling">Cornish hurling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_division_football" title="Old division football">Old Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Shrovetide_Football" title="Royal Shrovetide Football">Royal Shrovetide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uppies_and_Downies" title="Uppies and Downies">Uppies and Downies</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_football" title="History of American football">American</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Early_history_of_American_football" title="Early history of American football">Early</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_history_of_American_football" title="Modern history of American football">Modern</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_association_football" title="History of association football">Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football" title="History of Australian rules football">Australian rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_league" title="History of rugby league">Rugby league</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union" title="History of rugby union">Rugby union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparisons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_American_football_and_Canadian_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparison of American football and Canadian football">American and Canadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_American_football_and_rugby_league" title="Comparison of American football and rugby league">American and rugby league</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_American_football_and_rugby_union" title="Comparison of American football and rugby union">American and rugby union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_association_football_and_futsal" title="Comparison of association football and futsal">Association and futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_association_football_and_rugby_union" title="Comparison of association football and rugby union">Association and rugby union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Canadian_football_and_rugby_league" title="Comparison of Canadian football and rugby league">Canadian and rugby league</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Canadian_football_and_rugby_union" title="Comparison of Canadian football and rugby union">Canadian and rugby union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Gaelic_football_and_Australian_rules_football" title="Comparison of Gaelic football and Australian rules football">Gaelic and Australian rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Gaelic_football_and_rugby_union" title="Comparison of Gaelic football and rugby union">Gaelic and rugby union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_rugby_league_and_rugby_union" title="Comparison of rugby league and rugby union">Rugby league and rugby union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Memorabilia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_football_card" title="American football card">American football card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_card" title="Association football card">Association football card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_card" title="Australian rules football card">Australian rules football card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_card" title="Rugby card">Rugby card</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attempts_to_ban_football_games" title="Attempts to ban football games">Attempts to ban football games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldest_football_clubs" title="Oldest football clubs">Oldest clubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldest_football_competitions" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldest football competitions">Oldest competitions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Team_sports" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Team_sports" title="Template:Team sports"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Team_sports" 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Basket sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beach_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Beach basketball">beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deaf_basketball" title="Deaf basketball">deaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3x3_basketball" title="3x3 basketball">3x3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_basketball" title="Water basketball">water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_basketball" title="Wheelchair basketball">wheelchair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cestoball" title="Cestoball">Cestoball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dueball" title="Dueball">Dueball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korfball" title="Korfball">Korfball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netball" title="Netball">Netball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fast5_netball" title="Fast5 netball">Fast5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_netball" title="Indoor netball">indoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_netball" title="Wheelchair netball">wheelchair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rezball" title="Rezball">Rezball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ringball" title="Ringball">Ringball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slamball" class="mw-redirect" title="Slamball">Slamball</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Football" title="Football">Football</a><br />codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amputee_football" title="Amputee football">amputee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beach_soccer" title="Beach soccer">beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_football" title="Freestyle football">freestyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futsal" title="Futsal">futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_soccer" title="Indoor soccer">Indoor soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minifootball" title="Minifootball">minifootball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paralympic_football" title="Paralympic football">paralympic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powerchair_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerchair Football">powerchair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_soccer" title="Roller soccer">roller soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socca" title="Socca">socca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Street_football_(association_football)" title="Street football (association football)">street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teqball" title="Teqball">teqball‎</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Australian rules football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFLX" title="AFLX">AFLX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightning_football" title="Lightning football">Lightning football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_footy" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro footy">Metro footy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine-a-side_footy" title="Nine-a-side footy">Nine-a-side</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rec_footy" title="Rec footy">Rec footy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Gaelic_football" title="Ladies' Gaelic football">Ladies'</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circle_rules_football" title="Circle rules football">Circle rules football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gridiron_football" title="Gridiron football">Gridiron</a> codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eight-man_football" title="Eight-man football">eight-man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_football" title="Flag football">flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine-man_football" title="Nine-man football">nine-man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six-man_football" title="Six-man football">six-man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprint_football" title="Sprint football">sprint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_football_(American)" title="Touch football (American)">touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_Football_(American)" title="Wheelchair Football (American)">wheelchair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_football" title="Arena football">Arena football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hybrid_sports" title="List of hybrid sports">Hybrid</a> codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austus" title="Austus">Austus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eton_wall_game" title="Eton wall game">Eton wall game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_rules_football" title="International rules football">International rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_rules" title="Samoa rules">Samoa rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedball_(American_ball_game)" title="Speedball (American ball game)">Speedball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_football_(code)" title="Swedish football (code)">Swedish football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_football" title="Universal football">Universal football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volata" title="Volata">Volata</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medieval_football" title="Medieval football">Medieval/historical<br />football</a> codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ba_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Ba game">Ba game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caid_(sport)" title="Caid (sport)">Caid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcio_Fiorentino" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcio Fiorentino">Calcio fiorentino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camping_(game)" title="Camping (game)">Camping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cnapan" title="Cnapan">Cnapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornish_hurling" title="Cornish hurling">Cornish hurling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuju" title="Cuju">Cuju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpastum" title="Harpastum">Harpastum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemari" title="Kemari">Kemari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_soule" title="La soule">La soule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lelo_burti" title="Lelo burti">Lelo burti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marn_Grook" title="Marn Grook">Marn grook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasuckuakohowog" title="Pasuckuakohowog">Pasuckuakohowog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Shrovetide_Football" title="Royal Shrovetide Football">Royal Shrovetide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uppies_and_Downies" title="Uppies and Downies">Uppies and downies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">Rugby</a> codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Masters_Rugby_League" title="Masters Rugby League">masters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mod_league" title="Mod league">mod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_nines" title="Rugby league nines">nines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_sevens" title="Rugby league sevens">sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_rugby" title="Tag rugby">tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_rugby_league" title="Wheelchair rugby league">wheelchair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_flag_rugby" title="American flag rugby">American flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beach_rugby" title="Beach rugby">beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mini_rugby" title="Mini rugby">mini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_rugby" title="Snow rugby">snow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_rugby" title="Tag rugby">tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambo_rugby" title="Tambo rugby">Tambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_rugby" title="Touch rugby">touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_tens" title="Rugby tens">tens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_X" title="Rugby X">X</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_(sport)" title="Touch (sport)">Touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_rugby" title="Wheelchair rugby">Wheelchair</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other related codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuju" title="Cuju">Cuju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C4%AB-o-rahi" title="Kī-o-rahi">Kī-o-rahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jegichagi" title="Jegichagi">Jegichagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yubi_lakpi" title="Yubi lakpi">Yubi lakpi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stick-and-ball<br />sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bando_(sport)" title="Bando (sport)">Bando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cammag" title="Cammag">Cammag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gateball" title="Gateball">Gateball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">Hurling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camogie" title="Camogie">Camogie</a></li> <li>Super11s</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_rules_shinty%E2%80%93hurling" title="Composite rules shinty–hurling">Shinty–Hurling</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_North_American_stickball" title="Indigenous North American stickball">Indigenous North American stickball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iomain" title="Iomain">Iomain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knattleikr" title="Knattleikr">Knattleikr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knotty" 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