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Australian rules football (view source)
Revision as of 13:48, February 2, 2017
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Aussie Rules is one of [[Australia|Australia's]] most popular sports, especially AFL as a spectator sport. The Grand Final can attract up to 100,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground<ref>http://www.mcg.org.au/</ref> each September. Australian rules football is the sport most attended by Australians; in 2006 2.5 million people had attended at least one Aussie Rules game in the preceding 12 months.<ref>http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ProductsbyCatalogue/1F8FAC9C2C7B1623CA2568A900139417</ref>
Aussie Rules is one of [[Australia|Australia's]] most popular sports, especially AFL as a spectator sport. The Grand Final can attract up to 100,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground<ref>http://www.mcg.org.au/</ref> each September. Australian rules football is the sport most attended by Australians; in 2006 2.5 million people had attended at least one Aussie Rules game in the preceding 12 months.<ref>http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ProductsbyCatalogue/1F8FAC9C2C7B1623CA2568A900139417</ref>
The reigning premiers of the AFL are the Hawthorn Hawks, who are in the middle of a purple patch, having won the last three premierships - against Fremantle in 2013, Sydney (Swans) in 2014 and The West Coast Eagles in 2015.
The reigning premiers of the AFL are the Western Bulldogs, who won their first premiership in 163 years.
== Current Teams ==
== Current Teams ==