Australian rules football

Australian rules football Tom Reynolds from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Contact sport invented in Melbourne

Australian rules football, also called Australian football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the ovoid ball between the central goal posts, or between a central and outer post.

Also known as...football, footy, Aussie rules, Australian football, Aussie rules football, AFL, VFL, Victorian rules, and Victorian rules football
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