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Australian rules football
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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 m
A ruckman leaps above his opponent to win the hit-out during a ball-up
A ruckman leaps above his opponent to win the hit-out during a ball-up
Statue next to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the approximate site of the 1858 football match between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. Tom Wills
Statue next to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the approximate site of the 1858 football match between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. Tom Wills is depicted umpiring behind two young players contesting the ball. The plaque reads that Wills "did more than any other person – as a footballer and umpire, co-writer of the rules and promoter of the game – to develop Australian football during its first decade."
Engraving of a football match at the Richmond Paddock, 1866. The MCG and its first pavilion are visible in the background, as are kick-off posts, the
Engraving of a football match at the Richmond Paddock, 1866. The MCG and its first pavilion are visible in the background, as are kick-off posts, the forerunner of today's behind posts.
Engraving of the first intercolonial football match between Victoria and South Australia, East Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1879
Engraving of the first intercolonial football match between Victoria and South Australia, East Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1879
Gaelic football
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Gaelic football, commonly known in Ireland as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. Th
Australian rules football
…oldest continuous football competition. Since the 1920s, it has been suggested that Australian football may have been derived from the Irish sport of Gaelic football. However, there is no archival evidence in favour of a Gaelic influence, and the style of play shared between the two modern codes appeared in Australia…
Gaelic footballers in action during the 2009 National Football League Final
Gaelic footballers in action during the 2009 National Football League Final
A league game between Dublin and Tyrone in 2013
A league game between Dublin and Tyrone in 2013
The ball used for a match, made by Irish company O'Neills
The ball used for a match, made by Irish company O'Neills
A player from a Canada GAA club shoots for goal
A player from a Canada GAA club shoots for goal