[[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]] ]]
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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 for the 2012 season are as follows
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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 18 teams. Teams for the 2012 season are as follows