Australian Rules

British  

noun

1. Also called: national code.  (functioning as singular) a game resembling rugby football, played in Australia between teams of 18 men each on an oval pitch, with a ball resembling a large rugby ball. Players attempt to kick the ball between posts (without crossbars) at either end of the pitch, scoring six points for a goal (between the two main posts) and one point for a behind (between either of two outer posts and the main posts). They may punch or kick the ball and run with it provided that they bounce it every ten yards

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Example Sentences

Under the floodlights of a chilly Australian Rules football pitch In Melbourne's inner suburbs, another community programme is trying to do just that.

From BBC • May 11, 2024

Rugby and Australian Rules are potentially good sources of talent like Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit, who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a returner/running back/wide receiver.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

It would also force Brisbane’s Australian Rules football team the Lions and cricket to find a new home.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Australian Rules footballer Heather Anderson was the first professional female athlete to be officially diagnosed with CTE earlier this year.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

As a result, Adam Gotsis, a defensive tackle with the Jacksonville Jaguars, is the only non-kicker to make the jump from Australian Rules to the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2023