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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 in 1858 and spreading elsewhere from 1866, it has been played continuously in every Australian state since 1903 plus the two major territories since 1916.
Australian rules football seasons (169 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Australian rules football records and statistics" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total.
Australian rules football is known by several nicknames, including Aussie rules, football and footy. [9] In some regions, where other codes of football are more popular, the sport is most often called AFL after the Australian Football League , while the league itself also uses this name for local competitions in some areas.
The Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990, is the elite national competition in men's Australian rules football. This list only includes home-and-away matches and finals; representative games (i.e. State of Origin or international rules), pre-season and night series games are excluded from the ...
Some of the one percenters of Australian football. Clockwise from upper-left corner: Player 20 effectively spoils a mark by punching the ball with the fist; a player knocking the ball on to advantage using the open hand; players clears the path for a teammate in possession with a shepherd; Player 34 attempts to smother a kick
Port Moresby Australian Rules Football League: Koboni vs Moresby (Grand Final) Hubert Murray Stadium: Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby [18] 3,000: 1999: Nauru Australian Football Association: Menaida vs Panzer (Championship Finale) Linkbelt Oval: Nauru: Aiwo [13] 1,500: 1999: British Australian Rules Football League: West London Wildcats vs ...
Australian rules has a nominal but growing international audience. According to Roy Morgan Polls 7,496,000 North Americans watch Australian rules football at least occasionally on television. [208] This number is twice as many as watch it on television in Australia, but small by US standards. [citation needed]
This is an incomplete list of men's Australian rules football leagues in Australia.. There is also a Victorian only list of former Associations and Leagues too. In the early 1900s a lot of club's would move from one association to another and other football associations would be formed amongst nearby small rural clubs and towns.