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Almost 2.5 million Aussies watch a game of Australian rules football every week.

Researched by Peter Killackey

Australian Rules Football
First introduced to Victoria in 1858, Australian Rules Football (Aussie Rules) is played on a large oval-shaped pitch between two teams of 18 players each. Teams try to score goals by putting a ball through posts situated on either end of the oval. Players may handball, kick or punch the ball, but the ball may never be thrown.

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is one of, if not the biggest football league in Australia and commands a huge following. Australian Rules was mainly played in Victoria, with the league having just 12 teams, it was known as the VFL.

The big push during the 1980's saw the game expand Australia wide and saw the league's conversion into the AFL. Today 20 teams battle it out for Australia's most coveted prize to become Grand Final winners.

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AFL Footy Teams.
Adelaide
Brisbane Lions
Freemantle
Geelong
Hawthorn
Kangaroos
Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Richmond
St. Kilda
Sydney Swans
Carlton
Collingwood
Essendon
West Coast Eagles
Western Bulldogs

Bendigo Footy Teams.
Sandhurst
South Bendigo
Eaglehawk
Maryborough
Castlemaine
Gisborne
Golden Square
Kyneton
Kangaroo Flat

Bendigo Football League.
The Bendigo Football League began way back in 1880.

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Heathcote District Football League

The Heathcote District Football League...

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HDFL Footy Teams.
LBU
White Hills
Colbinabbin
Heathcote
Huntly
North Bendigo
Mount Pleasant
Broadford
Elmore

VFL Footy Teams.
Box Hill Hawks
Werribee
Geelong
Coburg Tigers
Tasmania
North Ballarat
Scorpions
Williamstown
Sandringham
Frankston
Port Melbourne
Bendigo Bombers

Victorian Football League.
The Victorian Football League is...

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