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Australian Rules Football is sort of a combination of rugby and soccer, but not exactly. Some refer to it at "Aussie Rules" or "footy".

This sport has evolved from earlier forms of Rugby and Gaelic football, but picked up its characteristics from Australia. The official rules of Aussie Rules were set up in 1858.

The point of Australian Rules Football is to score the most points. The game is played on a 150 metres field with four posts on opposite ends. Six points are given for each goal and one point for each behind.

A goal is when a player kicks the ball through the two center posts. A behind is when a player kicks through a center post and one of the small posts beside the center post.

The game starts with a "ball up." The referee bounces the ball up between the two ruckmen. The players must then work to get control of the football and score until time runs out.

A player may pass the ball by "punching it" [passing it by hand] or kicking it. The players will kick the ball in order to pass it long distances to their teammates.

If any player catches a pass of more than 10 meters length, then he makes a "mark". He is then allowed to kick the ball from where he caught it with no interference.

A player with the ball may be tackled by any of the opposing players, unless he made a mark. The player must try to pass the ball while being tackled or else he will be penalized for "holding the ball".

Aussie Rules keeps in constant action unless stopping when a goal is scored, the ball goes out of bounds, or in the frequent event when too many players are piled up and no one can find the ball.

Now you know the basics, here is where you will find the latest Australian Rules Football news, clubs and events:

• Australian Football League (AFL) - Official site for the Australian Football League (AFL). Includes latest news, schedules, team profiles, photos, feature articles, and upcoming AFL events.
• AFL Cairns - Australian Rules Football league. Information on the clubs, history, results, and fixtures. League news, events and ladder.
• AFL World - Celebrating the history, heritage, and tradition of Australian Rules football.
• AFL - International Rules - Coverage of International Rules matches from the perspective of the Australian Football League. Includes news, results, rules, and photos.
• AFL PNG - Information on activities and teams in the Australian Rules Football League in Papua New Guinea.
• AFL Tipping Competition - Pick the best teams in the comp with this online tipping competition.
• All the News about Footy - Australian Rules Football (WAFL & AFL) site with breaking news, club information, rumours, gossip, competitions and prizes.
• Aquinas Old Collegians Football Club - Australian rules football club for past students of the college. Includes bulletin board, fixture and club song.
• Asian Australian Football League - Upcoming events and information on playing for Japan in the Aussie Rules World Cup.
• Aussie Rules the World - Official site of the International Australian Football Council, with links to worldwide Aussie Rules leagues.
• Australian Football League - History of the AFL/VFL, basic team history and information, and rules of the game.
• Australian Football League Germany (AFLG) - Official homepage. History, rules, image gallery and contact information.
• Australian Football League Players Association (AFLPA) - Official site, featuring up to date information on player issues and activities.
• Australian Football Association of North America - News, scores, and information on Australian football, television coverage in North America and most other matters concerning Aussie Rules football in the United States and Canada.
• Australian Rules Fantasy Football Email League - Includes teams, results, schedules, forums, coaches, rules, history, and statistics for teams of fictitious players.
• Australian Rules Football League Of Ireland (ARFLI) - Contact details for each club, photo galleries, news, world cup fixtures, training schedules, rules, all stars, and league history.
• The Bladder - An Australian site focusing on Cricket, Australian Rules Football and other sports.
• Baulkham Hills Australian Rules Football Club - Play junior AFL in the Hills area of Sydney.
• Bayswater Junior Football Club Inc. - Australian rules football club. News, awards and club history.
• British Australian Rules Football League - The League is the governing body for Australian Rules in the UK. Fixtures, contacts, ladder and news can be sourced from this site.
• Cincinnati Dockers - An Australian Rules Football team based in Cincinnati.
• Danish Australian Football League - Australian Rules Football has been played in Denmark as a properly formulated competition since 1991. From the humble origins of three clubs, all based in Copenhagen, it now boasts seven teams from as far wide as Jutland and Sweden.
• Denver Bulldogs - An Australian Rules Football Club based in Denver.
• Football Victoria - Aims to provide Victorians with opportunity to be involved in Australian Rules Football. Includes organisation, history, and contact details.
• Footy Fanatic - Freeware Australian rules football management game. Offers news, game information, and game download.
• Footy Form - Statistical overview of Australian Rules Football (AFL) matches since 1987, and extensive analysis of the last three games played between any two teams.
• Fox Sports: AFL - Offers articles, results, ladder, tipping, and gallery.
• Full Points Footy - A site devoted to the history of Australian Rules Football.
• Gungahlin Jets - An Australian Rules football club competing in Canberra's division one and two competitions.
• Hamley Bridge Football Club - An Australian Rules Football Club in country South Australia. The website is an easy way to keep up with the Hamley Bridge Bombers.
• Herald Sun: Footy - Round-by-round AFL news, pictures, statistics, opinion, analysis, and more.
• Imperial Football Club Incorporated - Australian rules club affiliated with the river Murray football league. Details of competition, medal winners, history, social calendar, and contact information provided along with guest-book.
• Mark of the Year.com - Celebrating the best marks of Australian Rules Football.
• Melbourne Cricket Ground - Large sports stadium used frequently for cricket and Australian rules football. Includes seating map, tour details and history.
• Melbourne Sports Tours - Half and full day tours to sporting events and for sporting adventures, including Australian rules football, horse racing, skiing and surfing.
• Mississauga Mustangs Australian Rules Football Club - Basic information on the club, photos, news and contact via email.
• Monbulk Football Club - Australian rules football club. Includes news, calendar and results.
• Murray Bushrangers Football Club - Wangaratta based Australian rules football club.
• New Norfolk Football Club - The New Norfolk Eagles is a Premier League club in the AFL Southern Tasmania competition of Australian Rules football. The Eagles were premiers in 1968 and 1982.
• North London Lions ARFC - Home of the North London Lions ARFC, a founding club of the British Australian Rules Football League (BARFL).
• Norwood Football Club - Australian rules football. Official site with details of players, the club, fixtures, merchandise, and supporter information. History and contact details provided.
• Point Me To: Football - Provides links to leagues and teams, including American, Canadian and Australian Rules.
• RealFooty - Offers a comprehensive and up to date offering of AFL news, information, and activity.
• Richmond AFL Card Wantlist-Checklist - Australian Rules Football cards featuring Richmond Tigers players. Over 1500 cards from 1904-2003. Hundreds of pictures. Including Select, Scanlens, Mobil, Coles, Standard, Wills, Hoadleys.
• Richmond Football Club History - Detailed history relating to the local Australian Rules football team. Club records and hall of shame.
• St Mary's Football Club - Australian Rules Football club with junior and senior teams in the Geelong regional competitions, with netball teams. Includes teams, results, news, social calendar, history and photo gallery.
• San Diego Lions Australian Rules Football Club - Aussie rules, club news, notices, photographs, player spotlight, and match reports. Practices held in Standley Park in University City neighborhood of San Diego.
• Southport Sharks Australia Rules Football Club - Member of the Queensland division of the Australian Football League. Includes history, licenced club details and membership information.
• Talking Football - Australian Rules Footy Site - Offers team statistics, news, gossip and rumors plus free weekly tips.
• Tasmanian Football Legends - Dedicated to legends of the game of Australian Rules football who played in Tasmania.
• Telstra Dome - Melbourne's home of AFL.
• Top Tipper Competition - A complex tipping competition where you can tip winning team, winning margin and each teams scores. As well as Australian Rules Football, other competitions include Soccer, Rugby and American Football. Free to play.
• Unofficial Aussie Rules Football Website - With stars of the game, a dictionary of footy terms, links to other sites, and the latest rumors.
• Vancouver Cougars Australian Rules Football Club - Home of the Vancouver Cougars Australian Rules Football Club. For all Canadians and homesick Australian's who want to get their fix of Aussie Rules in Canada.
• Victorian Women's Football League - The only women's Australian Rules football competition, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• Wagga Wagga Rules Club - Australian Rules football club. Numerous indoor sporting and leisure activities.
• Westar Rules Headquarters - Semi-official site for Westar Rules, formerly the West Australian football league. Includes round-by-round season details, images, team information, fixtures and statistics.
• Western Australian Football Commission - The official site of the WAFC, the Governing body in Western Australian Football, covers the Westar Rules, FDT, Umpires and the Eagles/Dockers.
• Willoughby Wildcats - Junior Australian Rules Football in the Lower North Shore of Sydney.
• Wikipedia: Australian Football League - Background and info for Australian rules football.

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