Australian Rules football

noun

1. a variation of rugby played almost exclusively in Australia, engaging two teams of eighteen players each on an oval-shaped field about 180 yards (165 meters) long with four upright posts at each end, the object being to kick a rugby ball between these posts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Australian Rules football¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

But with the National Rugby League expanding, Australian Rules Football baked into the fabric of society, and the Wallabies struggling to capture the hearts and minds of a fickle public, it feels as though the sport is under pressure like never before.

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It is the home of Australian Rules football - a religion in these parts - often hosting two or three games a week during the AFL season.

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In a city dominated by the coughs and splutters of Australian rules football teams the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles, the British and Irish Lions have been living in a bit of a parallel universe in Perth this past week.

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As a youngster, Webster was a good enough Australian Rules Football player to have considered entering the draft.

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

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