Australian rules football began its evolution in Melbourne, Australia about 1858. The origins of Australian football before 1858 are still the subject...
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Australian rules football, also called Australian football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams...
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from which Australian rules football evolved. Professional historians began taking a serious interest in the origins of Australian rules football in the late...
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laws of Australian rules football were first defined by the Melbourne Football Club in 1859 and have been amended over the years as Australian rules football...
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Australian rules football and Gaelic football are codes of football, from Australia and Ireland respectively, which have similar styles and features of...
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sport of Australian rules football who adjudicates the game according to the "Laws Of The Game", the official handbook of Australian Rules Football. Umpiring...
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In Australia, Australian rules football is the most popular spectator sport and the second most participated code of football. Since originating in Victoria...
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International rules football (Irish: Peil na rialacha idirnáisiunta; also known as international rules in Australia and compromise rules or Aussie rules in Ireland)...
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Sakaki (of Japan). Australian rules is broadcast into Asia on satellite television through the Australia Network. Australian rules football in Japan was first...
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required for a full Australian rules football. Some are essentially identical to Australian rules football, with only minor rule changes, while others...
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Women's Australian rules football (in areas where it is popular, known simply as women's football or women's footy or women's AFL), is the female-only...
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See also Origins of the Game, History of Australian rules football in Victoria (1859–1900) Tom Wills began to devise Australian rules in Melbourne in 1858...
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Western Australia (WA), Australian rules football is the most popular sport. There are 29 regional club competitions, the highest profile of which is...
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In New South Wales, Australian rules football dates back to the 1860s colonial era, with organised competitions being continuous since the 1880s. It is...
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In Tasmania, Australian rules football is a popular spectator and participation sport. It has been played since the late 1860s and draws the largest audience...
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countries with some history of Australian Rules: Main articles: Australian rules football in Asia and Australian rules football in the Middle East Countries...
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list of Australian rules football clubs since their formation. Note that some of these football clubs that formed before 1866 (see Laws of Australian football)...
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Australian rules football in England is a team sport and spectator sport with a long history. It is home to the longest running Australian rules fixture...
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Origins of Australian rules football History of Australian rules football Australian rules football Australian Football League Victorian Football Association...
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Australian rules football is played in more than 60 countries around the world with approximately 1.4 million players worldwide. By 2017 more than 26...
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The AFL Australian Football League is the top professional Australian rules football league in the world. The league consists of eighteen teams: nine based...
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Representative matches in Australian rules football are matches between representative teams played under the Australian rules, most notably of the colonies and...
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In Queensland, Australian rules football (known mainly as "AFL") dates back to the colonial era in 1866, with organised competitions being continuous...
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popular. Australian Football can be referred to as "Australian rules football", "Australian football" (the official name of the sport), "Aussie rules", "football"...
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In Australian rules football, the ruck is the name given to both the contests for the ball initiated by a field umpire to commence play, and to the players'...
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Australian rules football is played in Europe at an amateur level in a large number of countries. The oldest and largest leagues are those in the United...
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particularly Gaelic footballers, to Australia to play Australian rules football professionally. The AFL's focus on Gaelic footballers is due to the similarities...
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South Australia, Australian rules football is traditionally a popular participation and spectator sport. It is governed by the South Australian Football Commission...
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is a list of Australian rules football families, that is families who have had more than one member play or coach in the Australian Football League (previously...
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An Australian rules football card (colloquially referred to as a Footy card) is a type of trading card relating to Australian rules football, usually...
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