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Australian rules football

Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply footy or just football, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post…

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Contact
Yes
Country or region
Australia
Equipment
Football
First played
15 June 1859; 167 years ago (1859-06-15) in Melbourne, Australia
Glossary
Glossary of Australian rules football
Highest governing body
AFL Commission

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History

Laws of the game

Governing bodies and competitions

Women and Australian rules

Variations and related sports

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Australian Football Hall of Fame

  • Legend Australian Football Hall of Fame

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Australian rules football

Nodes243
Edges242
Triples69
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00823
Components1

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Australian rules football

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related to Interstate football and the World Wars · 18
Australian rules football → Australasian Football Council, Australian, Australian Capital Territory, By, Canberra, Darwin, In, Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival, Melbourne, New South Wales, New Zealand, Northern Territory, NSW Australian Football Association, Queensland, Queensland Australian Football League, Territory, The, This
related to External links · 10
Australian rules football → AFL, Australian Football, Australian Football League, Australian FootballAustralian Football, Celebrating The History, Football, GameState Library, Great Australian Game2020 Laws, The Definitive Guide, Victoria Research Guide
related to Ball · 8
Australian rules football → AFL, Australian, For, Sherrin, The, There, While, Yellow
related to Field · 5
Australian rules football → At, Australian, Goal Line, The, Unlike
related to Name · 5
Australian rules football → AFL, Aussie, Australian, Australian Football League, In
Type · 2
Australian rules football → ball game, Team sport
see also · 2
Australian rules football → Australian, Sports
Contact · 1
Australian rules football → Yes
Country or region · 1
Australian rules football → Australia
Equipment · 1
Australian rules football → Football

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football australian ball players afl rules game field melbourne played first clubs player sport team australia may match also club

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Australian rules footballContactYes1.00infobox
Australian rules footballCountry or regionAustralia1.00infobox
Australian rules footballEquipmentFootball1.00infobox
Australian rules footballFirst played15 June 1859; 167 years ago (1859-06-15) in Melbourne, Australia1.00infobox
Australian rules footballGlossaryGlossary of Australian rules football1.00infobox
Australian rules footballHighest governing bodyAFL Commission1.00infobox
Australian rules footballMixed-sexUp to age 141.00infobox
Australian rules footballNicknamesAustralian rules football, Aussie rules, football, footy, AFL1.00infobox
Australian rules footballOlympicDemonstration sport, 1956 Melbourne Olympics1.00infobox
Australian rules footballTeam members22 (18 onfield, 5 interchange)1.00infobox
Australian rules footballTypeTeam sport1.00infobox
Australian rules footballTypeball game1.00infobox
Australian rules footballVenueAustralian rules football playing field1.00infobox

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