Basically, the umpire bounces the ball in the middle of the field to start the game: the two ruckmen jump up in the air and try to tap the ball to a team mate. Once you get the ball, you can kick the ball to a team mate, just kick for distance (towards your goal), or you can handball it - which is like punching the ball to them. When a player catches/ "marks" the ball at least 15meters from where it was kicked, he may have a free kick.
The goals look like this illi (without the dots on the i) ... If you kick the ball between the 2 middle, bigger posts, it is "a goal" (worth 6 pts). If it goes between a big and a little post on either side, it worth one point.
The aim is to be on the highest scoring team at the end of the fourth/last quarter (each quarter lasts about 25 mins - 30mins).
You can also run, carrying the ball, but you have to bounce it every 15 meters. You can only pass it by punching it off the palm of your hand or by kicking it. You can kick it forward to another player or through the goalposts.
You can only tackle an opponent if he is holding the ball. If he is held, he must get rid of the ball by punching it or kicking it. You can only bump a player if he is within 5 meters of the ball.
OK ... Now you're ready!
Go to ... ! :)
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian Rules Football (AFL), football, rugby, cricket
Australian rules football is a game played by two teams each comprising 18 players. The field of play is oval in shape, as is the ball. Information about Australian rules football can be found on Wikipedia.
If you are talking about Gaelic Football and Australian rules teams, then the answer is no. The first time Gaelic Football and Australian rules teams played each other was in 1967. A Meath team played an Australian team.
"Australian Football - 100 Years" "How to Play Aussie Rules", printed about 1960 [likely to be out of print] "The Australian Game of Football" - recent print "How to Play Australian Football", by D Russell "The Footy Almanac" "Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers" "Learning from Legends: AFL"
There is no minimum number of games that an Australian rules football player has to play to qualify for finals. It depends on if your team makes it to the finals, then the coach can choose whichever players he thinks are best to play in the finals .
if you want to know how to play Australian rules football I suggest that you Google it if you want to know more about the type of football I suggest that you look up www.afl.com.au
Mark Jamar is a professional Australian rules football player.
AFL ( Australian Rules Football)
australian rules football
Australian Rules Football.