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Australian rules football (view source)
Revision as of 02:25, January 6, 2012
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[[Image:Goalposts.jpg|thumb|300px| Goal posts at Subiaco Oval in [[Western Australia]] ]]
[[Image:Goalposts.jpg|thumb|300px| Goal posts at Subiaco Oval in [[Western Australia]] ]]
'''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 for the 2012 season are as follows
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! Team Name
! State
|-
| Adelaide
| Crows
| South Australia
|-
| Brisbane
| Lions
| Queensland
|-
| Carlton
| Blues
| Victoria
|-
| Collingwood
| Magpies
| Victoria
|-
| Essendon
| Bombers
| Victoria
|-
| Fremantle
| Dockers
| Western Australia
|-
| Geelong
| Cats
| Victoria
|-
| Gold Coast
| Suns
| Queensland
|-
| Greater Western Sydney
| Giants
| New South Wales
|-
| Hawthorn
| Hawks
| Victoria
|-
| Melbourne
| Demons
| Victoria
|-
| North Melbourne
| Kangaroos
| Victoria
|-
| Port Adelaide
| Poofters
| South Australia
|-
| Richmond
| Tigers
| Victoria
|-
| St Kilda
| Saints
| Victoria
|-
| Sydney
| Swans
| New South Wales
|-
| West Coast
| Eagles
| Western Australia
|-
| Western Bulldogs
| Bulldogs
| Victoria
|}
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>