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'''Australian Rules Football''', sometimes called '''Aussie Rules''' or '''AFL''', differs from most types of [[football]] in that it is played on an oval field instead of the usual rectangular field used by [[rugby]] and [[soccer]].  At its highest point this type of football is overseen by the Australian Football League (AFL)<ref>http://www.afl.com.au</ref> which is a national competition of 16 teams. Teams are as follows

'''Australian Rules Football''', sometimes called '''Aussie Rules''' or '''AFL''', differs from most types of [[football]] in that it is played on an oval field instead of the usual rectangular field used by [[rugby]] and [[soccer]].  At its highest point this type of football is overseen by the Australian Football League (AFL)<ref>http://www.afl.com.au</ref> which is a national competition of 16 teams. Teams are as follows

Victorian Teams

Victorian Teams:

Melbourne Demons

Melbourne Demons,

St. Kilda Saints

St. Kilda Saints,

Collingwood Magpies

Collingwood Magpies,

Carlton Blues

Carlton Blues,

Western Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs,

Hawthorn Hawks

Hawthorn Hawks,

Richmond Tigers

Richmond Tigers,

Essendon Bombers

Essendon Bombers,

North Melbourne Kangaroos

North Melbourne Kangaroos,

Geelong Cats

Geelong Cats

Western Australian Teams

Western Australian Teams:

Fremantle Dockers

Fremantle Dockers and

West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles

Queensland Teams

Queensland Teams:

Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions,

(A new Gold Coast team (GC17)is expected to join the AFL competition in 2011)

(A new Gold Coast team (GC17)is expected to join the AFL competition in 2011)

South Australian Teams

South Australian Teams:

Adelaide Crows

Adelaide Crows,

Port Adelaide Power

Port Adelaide Power

NSW Teams

NSW Teams:

Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans