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Football in Australia
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Australia is unique among major sporting markets in having four football codes competing for market share. The irony is that the two international games, football and rugby union, are getting trounced
Australian football: AFL match at the Adelaide Oval, South Australia
Australian football: AFL match at the Adelaide Oval, South Australia
Rugby league: NRL match at Suncorp Stadium, Queensland
Rugby league: NRL match at Suncorp Stadium, Queensland
Rugby union: Super Rugby at ANZ Stadium, New South Wales
Rugby union: Super Rugby at ANZ Stadium, New South Wales
Soccer: A-League Men at AAMI Park, Victoria
Soccer: A-League Men at AAMI Park, Victoria
Barassi Line
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The Barassi Line is an imaginary line in Australia which approximately divides areas where Australian rules football is the most popular football code from those where rugby is more widely followed, p
Football in Australia
…saw it boom in popularity. Strong Australian regional rivalries have helped keep a regional football code divide in Australia, popularly known as the "Barassi Line", strong for generations. This divide was still strongly evident in the 1980s after the first national competitions became established. Rugby continued…
The Barassi Line, as proposed by Ian Turner in 1978. The line divides regions where Australian rules football (southwest) and rugby league (northeast)
The Barassi Line, as proposed by Ian Turner in 1978. The line divides regions where Australian rules football (southwest) and rugby league (northeast) dominate. Solid dots mark cities with at least one top-level club defying the divide; hollow dots indicate former clubs.
Statue of Australian rules football star Ron Barassi Jr., namesake of the Barassi Line
Statue of Australian rules football star Ron Barassi Jr., namesake of the Barassi Line
Manuka Oval, home of the code in the ACT. During the 2010s, the Greater Western Sydney Giants drew higher average attendances here than at their prima
Manuka Oval, home of the code in the ACT. During the 2010s, the Greater Western Sydney Giants drew higher average attendances here than at their primary home ground, Giants Stadium in Sydney.
Banner at the inaugural Sydney Derby between Greater Western Sydney and Sydney in 2012, heralding the Australian Football League's 'giant leap' in New
Banner at the inaugural Sydney Derby between Greater Western Sydney and Sydney in 2012, heralding the Australian Football League's 'giant leap' in New South Wales.