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  AFL Football Australia - Australian Rules Footy Site - Aussie Rules - Talking Football
Talking Football has been designed to offer a friendly forum for all footy followers to have their say.
Every week during the Aussie Rules season, millions of dollars are wagered on the outcome of eight games of AFL footy.
Talking Football is not responsible for the availability or content of these external sites, nor do we endorse or guarantee the products, apparel, services or information described by these sites unless specified by us.
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 Australian rules football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian football under lights at AAMI Stadium in Adelaide.
Australian rules football goal posts - the two tall central posts are the goal posts, and the two shorter outer posts are the behind posts.
Australian rules is the most popular form of football in the states/territories of Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_rules_football   (5368 words)

  
 Vandy Aussie Rules - History
The rules which most differentiated it from variations of rugby were rule six, which allowed and defined a mark and the resultant free kick, and rule eight, which said the ball could be carried when marked or caught from a bounce.
The formation of the Victorian Football Association in 1877 strengthened the game’s grip on the community, although the rules under which the competition was conducted were, at the very least, open to interpretation.
Australian Football has also grown enormously in terms of its influence on the national culture and our use of leisure time.
www.vandyaussierules.com /aussierules.htm   (555 words)

  
 Australian Rules Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Australian rules football (also known as Aussie Rules) is a game played between two of 18 players generally played on cricket ovals during the winter months.
In Queensland and New South Wales the main winter sports are rugby league and rugby union although with the establishment of successful Australian Football League teams in Sydney and Brisbane and hence the growth of amateur in those areas this is changing to degree.
The Melbourne Football Club rules of 1859 are the oldest surviving set of for Australian Rules.
www.freeglossary.com /Australian_Rules_Football   (2234 words)

  
 Austrailian Rules Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It is a form of football with roots traceable from early forms of Rugby and Gaelic football, but it is uniquely Australian.
Its rules were codified in 1858, and probably predate all other modern forms of football, such as American, Canadian, Rugby Union and League, Association (Soccer) and Gaelic football.
Aussie Rules is the main code of football in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory and has a strong following in the Australian Capital Territory.
www.astnetwork.com /aussie/aus_rules_football.htm   (229 words)

  
 Australian Rules Football: Point Me To It!!!
Australian Rules Football, or "footy", is played with the same intensity as the American style of play, but among the differences: field size is different, scoring is different, and...these guys don't wear any pads!
Australian football, which is also known as Australian Rules Football, or less formally as "Aussie Rules" or simply as "Footy" is a code of football which originated in Melbourne, Australia.
Although it is a winter sport, pre-season competitions usually begin in late February (that is, in the Australian summer); the football season proper is from March to August, with finals being held in September.
pointme.to /football/footy.htm   (415 words)

  
 Australian Rules Football Frequently Asked Questions 1/4
Australian Rules Football (also "Aussie Rules" or "footy") is a physical contact sport.
1995 rule change is for tripping by hand to still be an infringement of the rules allowing a free kick or 50 metre penalty, but to not be a reportable offence.
The role of the coach in Aussie Rules is different compared to other sports in that the coach is only able to address his players before the game, and then during the quarter-time, half-time and three-quarter-time intervals.
www.footy.com.au /dags/FAQ1v1-5.html   (3687 words)

  
 NC Tigers Australian Rules Football Club - Official Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Australian Rules football, or 'footy' as it is colloquially known, is a physical contact sport unlike any sport played in America, but which combines the best elements of Ice Hockey, basketball and football to make for a fast paced, exciting and highly skilled game.
Aussie Rules is generally played on an oval field between 135 and 185 meters in length and 110 and 155 meters in width, although the sizes of grounds do vary.
Australian Football Association of North America: The home of the Australian Football Association of North America and closely affiliated to the USAFL.
www.nctigers.com /footy101.html   (1279 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - We come from a land Down Under
The Australians may be even more passionate about sports than we are, and what captured their interest most during my trip was the sage of Shane Warne.
Meanwhile, the country's beloved Australian Rules Football, or Footy as it is known there, was just beginning again with a preseason tournament played throughout the country.
Aussie football attendance was down last year, and the paper quoted various commentators worrying about the game's hold on the country's fans in the face of international competition from other sports.
espn.go.com /page2/s/caple/030311.html   (892 words)

  
 USAFL | United States Australian Rules Football League
It is a form of football with roots traceable from early forms of Rugby and Gaelic football, but it is uniquely Australian.
Its rules were codified in 1858, and probably predate all other modern forms of football, such as American, Canadian, Rugby Union and League, Association (Soccer) and Gaelic football.
Aussie Rules is the main code of football in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory and has a strong following in the Australian Capital Territory.
www.usfooty.com /usfooty/content.aspx?section=aboutusfooty&id=6   (2655 words)

  
 Australian football - the inventors
Both Australian and Gaelic Football are the only sports that require the player to bounce the ball, lack an offside rule and force players to 'handball'.
Until formally codified, Gaelic football was in a state of flux; alternating in style somewhere between rugby and soccer.
As the rules of Gaelic football had yet to be codified, they may have introduced Australian elements into the game.
www.convictcreations.com /football/inventors.htm   (795 words)

  
 Bet on Australian Rules football with Betfair
The team consist of 18 players with two reserves each team comprises three full forwards, three half forwards, three half backs and three players who make up the ruck this is two followers and a rover who moves with the flow of the play to all parts of the ground.
There is no offside, nor any kind of knock on rule so the game flows freely.
Players may ‘Shepherd’ an opponent from tackling a team mate who is in possession of the ball, provided they don't infringe any of the rules in doing so and the ball is no further than 5 yards away.
www.play-to-win.co.uk /othersports/australianrules.htm   (789 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Australian Rules Football
The rules of the game manage to be simple and a little complex at the same time - this could account for the game's limited appeal outside Australia.
Whistles are blown whenever a free kick is awarded, whether it be for an infringement of the rules or for a mark.
Also, Aussie Rules legend Alex Jesaulenko was awarded (and still holds) the Mark of the Century, after literally running up the back of a luckless Collingwood player to grab the ball in mid flight.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A812639   (1538 words)

  
 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
This item was acquired by writing to the Argus, cost 2/6 early history of Australian Rules.
FOOTBALL Record 1978 H.and A. complete run for 1978 of the magazine `Football Record' and bound as one.
FOOTBALL Record 1978 1978 of the magazine `Football Record' and bound as one.
www.bspgallery.com.au /football.htm   (778 words)

  
 Australian Football Club at UWM.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Australian Rules Football (“footy”) is one of the most spectacular, physically demanding and quickest team sports in the world.
Its rules were codified in 1858, and probably predate all other modern forms of football.
The United States Australian Football League, founded in 1997, is an amateur, grassroots sports organization dedicated to the development of Australian football in the United States.
www.uwm.edu /StudentOrg/footy/news3.htm   (401 words)

  
 "FOOTBALL" DOWN UNDER
He has hosted the Australian broadcast on the SBS network of the Super Bowl, along with Aussie Darren Bennett of the San Diego Chargers.
And after the more popular forms of football - Australian Rules, Rugby Union and Rugby League, not to mention soccer - have taken their share of the athletes, the fans and the sponsors, there really isn't a whole lot left over for American football.
Aussie Rules is unique in that it's a game that was developed in one Australian state - Victoria - long before being pushed by its advocates into neighboring states.
www.coachwyatt.com /ausfootball.html   (1923 words)

  
 Football - Australian Rules   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
News, scores, and information on Australian football, television coverage in North America and most other matters concerning Aussie Rules football in the United States and Canada.
afana.com is the official site for the australian football association of north america.
Also provides the rules of Australian Rules for the beginners to the game.
w3.jdsport.com /dir/Football/Australian_Rules/index-2-398-0-0-0-.html   (256 words)

  
 Australian Rules Football - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Australian Rules Football - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Australian Rules Football, an 18-a-side field game related to rugby union football and Gaelic football and regarded as the national code in...
Football, a field game played by two teams with a ball of various types, usually an inflated bladder or rubber bag in a leather or rubber cover (an...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Australian_Rules_Football.html   (100 words)

  
 Sports Rules - Australian Rules football
No player may enter the circle, and until the ball has touched the ground, only four players per team are allowed inside the square.
If the ball cannot be bounced on the ground (if the ground is muddy) the ball can be thrown into the air, with the same rules applying.
A mark is awarded when a player catches and holds the ball directly from the kick of a player at least 10 metres (33 feet) away.
sportsrules.50g.com /aussierules.htm   (2035 words)

  
 Touch Football Rules: Learn The Rules Of Touch Football Online!
In Australian touch football what you need is a large, grassy playing field, two teams of six players each.
The students' touch football rules are quite different from the professional ones.
The touch football safety rules that you must follow while playing are participating in pre-season training, before playing in competitive games.
www.playtouchfootball.com.au /touch-football-rules.html   (364 words)

  
 Australian Rules: AFL Australian Rules Betting | Australian Rules: AFL Australian Rules Odds - bestbetting
Australian Rules: AFL Australian Rules Odds - bestbetting
Compare AFL Australian Rules betting odds from the UK's leading Internet bookmakers and always get the best odds.
For the best AFL Australian Rules odds, click on a betting event below.
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 AFL Mixed Quizzes and Trivia -- FunTrivia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This is a quiz for Australian Rules fans, if you follow footy religiously you should be right.
Aussie Rules Football is a religion in Australia, let us pray.
Australian Rules is the game that stops the nation.
www.funtrivia.com /dir/3042.html   (513 words)

  
 Australian Rules
You don't have to: be a university student have played the game before know the rules (although it helps) be able to kick, handpass, tackle or take a spekky The MUGARS came into existence with just a handful of players.
The Australian Football Coaches Association promotes Coach Education opportunities for the novice or for the experienced Coach in Australian Rules Football.
Warrandyte Football Club, founded in 1906, competes in the Eastern Football League and provides excellent facilities to enjoy and participate in Australian Rules Football.
www.vicnet.net.au /ent/sport/afl   (792 words)

  
 Australian Football - the best game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Welcome to the most fabulous fun game of Australian Football, aka Australian Rules Football or Aussie Rules, colloquially called "Footy", and on the net sometimes "OzRules", or here at eteamz "AU Rules Football".
Those who had seen the 2002 series, were unanimous in praising the rapid development of skills in just 3 years in what is still primarily a unique Australian game - but may not be just an Aussie game for much longer.
As a game Australian Football offers all who play it the most all-round athletic challenge: skills from ground play to marking (catching) up to 12 feet high!
eteamz.active.com /sites/australianfootball   (375 words)

  
 Australian Football League Germany - AFLG
Falls es keine Australian Football Mannschaft in deiner Nähe gibt, dann kannst du hier andere Spieler in deiner Region finden, die auch Lust haben, Footie zu spielen.
Ob ein Ersatztermin angesetzt wird ist zunächst unklar, wird aber in den nächsten Tagen hier bekanntgegeben.
impressum Ein Projekt der Australian Football League Germany, Postfach 180325, 60084 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
www.aflg.de   (189 words)

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