Australian Rules football
noun
: a game resembling rugby that is played between two teams of 18 players on a field 180–190 yards long that has four goalposts at each end
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Good’s father, Kerry Good, is a former Australian Rules football player and a current board member of the North Melbourne AFL club.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
Wankel, based in New Jersey, says expect all four major sports – NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA and NHL – in addition to professional soccer, European and other leagues, Australian Rules football, boxing, cricket, golf, Tour de France, rugby, handball, mixed-martial arts and more.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
In Australia, where the main competitor sport is Australian Rules football, a game with zero chance of expansion beyond Australia, international rugby league is a major point of difference.
—Mike Meehall Wood, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
Wankel, based in New Jersey, says expect all four major sports – NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA and NHL – in addition to professional soccer, European and other leagues, Australian Rules football, boxing, cricket, golf, Tour de France, rugby, handball, mixed-martial arts and more.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
In Australia, where the main competitor sport is Australian Rules football, a game with zero chance of expansion beyond Australia, international rugby league is a major point of difference.
—Mike Meehall Wood, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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“Australian Rules football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Australian%20Rules%20football. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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