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- Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. For the movie, see Australian Rules (film). For other codes of football played in Australia, see Football in Australia
Australian football, also known as Australian rules football, is a code of football that originated in Melbourne, Australia. In areas where the game is popular, the game is simply called "football" or "footy". When contrasted with other codes, it is often called "Aussie rules", and sometimes referred to by the name of its most presitigious league, the "AFL". The game is played between two teams of 18 players (plus interchange players) on cricket ovals or similar-sized grassed arenas that vary in size and may be up to 185 metres (200 yards) long; these are much larger than those used by other codes of football (almost four times the area).
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 mark (clean catch) of a ball that has been kicked more than 15 metres. Spectacular high marks or "speccies", tackles, bumps and fast fluid play are the game's main attributes as a spectator sport.
Although it is a winter sport, pre-season competitions usually begin in late February (late summer in the southern hemisphere). The football season, proper, is from March (early autumn) to August (late winter) with finals being held in September (early spring).
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Ok seriously the Justin bieber australian site keeps changing the rules for the Xbox comp! Now it says you have to enter you phone number!
abbyglasby (abby glasby) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:15:30 -0000
Ok seriously the Justin bieber australian site keeps changing the rules for the Xbox comp! Now it says you have to enter you phone number!
Australian Rules to test for HGH, EPO under new testing program http://bit.ly/a8bXGp #WADA #doping
wada_ama (WADA - AMA) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:56:16 -0000
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Funny..i knw all d rules but dont apply dem..jus like the australian cricket team...
jokerstory (mystory) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:35:47 -0000
Funny..i knw all d rules but dont apply dem..jus like the australian cricket team...
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Australian Football Association of North America - News, scores, and information on Australian football, television coverage in North America and most other matters concerning Aussie Rules football in the United States and Canada.
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The Australian Football League - The official site with news, previews, and general information. Also provides the rules of Australian Rules for the beginners to the game.
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