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AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL PORTAL

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Australian rules football, less formally known as "Aussie rules", or simply "footy", is a code of football which originated in Melbourne, Australia – the rules were chiefly created by Thomas Wentworth Wills.

The game is played between two teams of 18 players (plus interchange players), on cricket ovals or similar-sized grassed arenas which vary in size and may be up to 185 metres (600 ft) long; these are much larger than those used by other codes of football. The game is also distinguished from other games by the fast, relatively free movement of the ball (partly due to the absence of an offside rule) and the awarding of a free kick for any clean catch – known as a mark – of a ball which has been kicked more than 15 metres (49 ft). Spectacular high marks, or "speckies", tackles and fast, fluid play are the game's main attributes as a spectator sport. Despite the game's sometimes rough physical nature, players do not usually wear protective clothing. Although it is a winter sport, pre-season competitions usually begin in late February (that is, in the Australian summer); the football season proper is from March to August, with finals being held in September.

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Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is the elite, professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football. It was formerly known as the Victorian Football League (prior to 1990), and was established in 1897.

See 2011 AFL season for information on this year's AFL competition.

Team	Current Nickname	Joined VFL/AFL
Adelaide Football Club	Crows	1991
Brisbane Lions	Lions	1997
Carlton Football Club	Blues	1897
Collingwood Football Club	Magpies	1897
Essendon Football Club	Bombers	1897
Fremantle Football Club	Dockers	1995
Geelong Football Club	Cats	1897
Gold Coast Football Club	Suns	2011
Hawthorn Football Club	Hawks	1925
North Melbourne Football Club	Kangaroos	1925
Melbourne Football Club	Demons	1897
Port Adelaide Football Club	Power	1997
Richmond Football Club	Tigers	1908
St Kilda Football Club	Saints	1897
Sydney Swans	Swans	1897
West Coast Eagles	Eagles	1987
Western Bulldogs	Bulldogs	1925

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Other Leagues

Apart from the AFL, which is the only elite, fully professional league in the sport of Australian rules, there are numerous other leagues, at state level or amateur level. See List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia and List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia.

Main leagues at state level include:

AFL Canberra (part of AFL NSW/ACT)
AFL Sydney (formerly Sydney AFL, part of AFL NSW/ACT)
Northern Territory Football League (NTAFL)
Queensland Australian Football League (AFL Queensland, formerly Queensland Australian Football League
South Australian National Football League (SANFL, formerly SAFL)
Tasmanian Football League
Victorian Football League (formerly VFA)
West Australian Football League (WAFL, formerly WANFL)

Some clubs from AFL Canberra, Northern Territory Football League and Queensland Australian Football League have formed the new North East Australian Football League, with its first season in 2011.

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Australian rules football outside Australia

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WikiProjects

WikiProject AFL

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AFL Quiz

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Showcase article

Women's Australian rules football (also known as Women's Aussie Rules, Women's footy, Women's AFL or in areas where it is popular, simply football) is a fast growing sport played at senior level in Australia, United States, England, New Zealand, Canada and Japan. At junior level, it is also played in Papua New Guinea, Argentina and South Africa. At a schoolgirls level, it is also played in Tonga and Samoa...

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An Australian rules football match at the Richmond Paddock, Melbourne, in about 1866. The building in the background is the Melbourne Cricket Ground pavilion.

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...that the AFL is one of only six sporting competitions worldwide that draws and average attendance of over 30,000 per game?

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