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Encyclopedia > Australian Football

Australian Football is the official name for Australian rules football, the code of football. The main governing body and competition are both known as the Australian Football League (AFL). However, several other codes are also referred to as "football" in Australia. The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...

See also Laws of Australian football.

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Australian rules football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4397 words)
Australian football is the most highly attended spectator sport in Australia: government figures show that more than 2.5 million people (16.8% of the population) attended games in 1999 [4].
Australian football is not yet large enough internationally for a FIFA-style governing body, so the AFL is primarily responsible for funding and governance and provides around A$500,000 annually for international development, especially junior programs.
For the centenary of the VFL/AFL in 1996, an Australian Football Hall of Fame was established.
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