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Australian Rules Football
aka The Footy

 

 

By Richard Moore

A visit to Victoria would not be complete without going to see an awesome game of Australian Rules Football.

Fast, tough and extremely skilful, Aussie Rules - or The Footy - has to be seen to be believed.

It is played on a giant oval at least 150 metres long by 135 metres wide and at each end there are four goalposts.

If the ball is kicked between the two centre posts it is called a goal and is worth six points. If it hits either of those posts it is known as a behind, or a point, and is worth one point. If the ball goes between an outside post and its nearby centre post then it is a behind, if it hits the outside post on the full it is a free kick to the opposition.

Each side has 18 men with an exchange bench of four extra men to bring on when the coach decides a change is needed.

The Australian Football League, or AFL, is played between clubs - some of which can attract 50,000 fans or more to their games.

The Victorian teams are Geelong (nicknamed the Cats), Melbourne (Demons), St Kilda (Saints), North Melbourne (Kangaroos), Western Bulldogs (Dogs), Essendon (Bombers), Carlton (Blues), Hawthorn (Hawks) and Collingwood (Magpies).

Teams from other states are Sydney (Swans), Greater Western Sydney (Giants), Adelaide (Crows), Port Adelaide (Port Power), West Coast (Eagles), Fremantle (Dockers), Brisbane (Lions), and Gold Coast (Suns).

As an exceptionally biased Cats supporter the team in the blue-and-white hoops is the only one to follow having strung together one of the greatest football eras in history with three premiership titles (or flags) in five years.

Football, particularly in Melbourne, is very tribal and the supporters very one-eyed. However, the games are very safe to attend as the rivalries very rarely end in problems or fights. Attending a game is a family event attended by people from all walks of life.

In Melbourne the two major stadiums are close to the inner city area. They are the smaller Etihad Stadium in the Docklands area and the mighty Melbourne Cricket Ground at the east end of the Central Business District. The MCG, or the Gee, can seat 100,000 people and is filled for the AFL Grand Final.

Public transport makes it easy to get to both grounds.

Go along and enjoy a game of footy - you will be glad you did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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