AFL

HISTORY

Australian Football League Also known as AFL. Is a the professional football competition in Australia that is sometimes known as Aussie Rules. VFL was the original name. AFL dates back to 1897 when eight teams belonging to the Victorian Football Association fell away to start the Victoria Football League. The league was given the name (AFL) Australian Football League in 1990. It has gained significant importance and media coverage. At present, the AFL has sixteen teams. Twenty-two rounds are played at both home and away matches from late March to late August. This four week final series is then conducted, culminating in two teams playing for the premiership.

Teams

Western Bulldogs Essendo

n/demons

Gold coast Suns

Melbourne/demons

Geelong/cats

West coast/ eagles

Brisbane/lions

Collingwood/magpies

Carlton/ Blues

Freemantle/ Dockers

North Melbourne/ kangaroos

Hawthorn/ hawks

Sydney/ swansAdelaide/

crowsRichmond/ tigers

port Adelaide/ power

Greater western Sydney/ Giants

St Kilda

There are 18 different teams as you can see below

Australian Football League, others mite call it AFL as it's more commonly known, is a popular type of football in Australia. Played on a large, oval field, AFL dates back as far as 1858. Established in Melbourne, AFL was made to keep cricket players fit during winter.

Facts

There are actually seven state and territory's based AFL organizations around Australia.

Rules . When a player is running with the ball they must do what is known as a running bounce every 15 metres. If the player does not, the umpire decides to give a free kick to the other team.

. One of the biggest AFL rules is holding the ball which helps stop players from purposely slowing down the play. This happens when a player is tackled and they must get rid of the ball by kicking it or handballing it.

. When handballing, the ball it must be punched with one hand with the other fist, it can not to be punched like a volleyball serve. The ball is not allowed to be handed to another teammate. Also the ball can’t be thrown to another player.

. In Aussie rules there isn’t an offside rule, that means all 18 players on both teams are allowed anywhere on the oval at any time in the match.

Umpire signs

Umpires use these signs so players can understand what the umpire is saying

Local teams

There are About 10 Different teams that play each other at different times Until the grant final were two teams play at the final. Some teams there are the Tamworth Kangaroos, Tamworth swans, Muswellbrook cats, Inverell saints, Gunnedah Bulldogs

Players

There are many players. E.g. Adam Goodes( Sydney swans) Gary ablett (gold coast suns) Steve Johnson (Geelong cats) there are many more these are some of the other players Grigg, Shaun  (Richmond Tigers)  Grima, Nathan  (North Melbourne Kangaroos)  Grimes, Dylan  (Richmond Tigers)  Grimes, Jack  Melbourne Demons)  Grimley, Sam  (Hawthorn Hawks)  Growden, Josh  (GWS Giants)  Grundy, Brodie  (Collingwood Magpies)  Grundy, Heath  (Sydney Swans)  Guerra, Brent  (Hawthorn Hawks)  Gumbleton, Scott  (Essendon Bombers)  Gunston, Jack  (Hawthorn Hawks)  Guthrie, Cameron  (Geelong Cats Gwilt, James  (St Kilda Saints)  Gysberts, Jordan  (North Melbourne Kangaroos)

Equipment

There is plenty of equipment such as the Football, Goal posts, A whistle for the umpire, Also a whistle for the boundary umpire, Football boots, jerseys also known as Jumpers, Mouth Guard if a player wants one. That is some of the equipment. Some equipment is used for training but most is used for a actual game

Favourite player

Adam Goodes

Born: January 8, 1980 (age 33), WallarooHeight: 1.94 mSalary: 586,500 AUD (2012)Parents: Lisa May GoodesSiblings: Brett Goodes, Jake GoodesAwards: Brownlow Medal

Some info on Adam Goodes

Adam Goodes plays for the Sydney swans. He is a very good player. He is my favourite player because he plays well and is a good Role model

Adelaide Crows: Red, Gold, Navy Blue

Brisbane Lions: Maroon, Gold and Blue

Carlton: Blue (the Carlton logo is the only white in it)

Collingwood Magpies: Black and White

Essendon Bombers: Red and Black

Fremante Dockers: Purple and White

Geelong cats: Navy Blue and White

Gold Coast suns: Red and Gold

GWS giants: Orange, Grey and White

Hawthorn hawks: Brown and Gold

Melbourne Demon's: Red and Blue

North Melbourne Kangaroos: Blue and White

Port Adelaide power: Black, White and Teal (greeny blue)

Richmond tigers: Yellow and Black

St Kilda saints: Black, White and Red

Sydney swans: Red and White

West Coast Eagles: Blue, Gold and White

Western Bulldogs: Red, White and Blue

Team colours

Mascots

Sydney swans Essendon Bombers Western bulldogs

Adelaide crows Brisbane lions Fremantle Dockers

Collingwood magpies

Geelong cats Carlton blues Gold coast suns

Greater western Sydney giants

Hawthorn hawks

Melbourne DemonsNorth Melbourne Kangaroos

Port Adelaide power Richmond tigers

These are all the teams mascots. There are 16 different team mascots.

Positions

Positions are very important. They let the coach and other people know were a certain player is or were they want to put a certain player.

Teams Coaches

Adelaide: Brenton Sanderson St Kilda: Scott Watters

Brisbane: Michael Voss Sydney Swans: John Longmire

Carlton: Mick Malthouse West coast Eagles: John Worsford

Collingwood: Nathan Buckley Western Bulldogs: Brendon McCartney

Essendon: James Hird

Fremantle: Ross Lyon

Geelong: Chris Scott

Gold coast: Guy McKenna

GWS: Kevin Sheedy

Hawthorn: Alistair Clarkson

Melbourne: Ned Neeld

North Melbourne: Brad Scott

Port Adelaide: Ken Hinckley

Richmond: Damien Hardwick

Brownlow medal Winners

2000: Shane Woewodin 2001: Jason Akermanis 2002: Simon Black2003: Adam Goodes, Nathan Buckley, Mark Ricciuto2004: Chris Judd2005: Ben cousins 2006: Adam Goodes2007: Jimmy Bartel2008: Adam Cooney2009: Gary Ablett2010: Chris Judd2011: Dane swan2012: Jobe Watson

National Draft

GWSLACHIE WHITFIEL D

GWSJONATHAN O’ROURKE

MELBOURNEJIMMY TOUMPAS

WESTERN BULLDOGSJACKSON MACRAE

WESTERN BULLDOGSJAKE STRINGER

PORT ADELAIDE OLLIE WINES

BRISBANE LIONSSAM MAYES

RICHMONDNICK VLASTUIN

GOLD COASTJESSE LONERGAN

NORTH MELBOURNENATHAN HROVAT

FREMANTLEJOSH SIMPSON

COLLINGWOODTIM O’BRIEN

SYDNEYMASON WOOD

Teams Home ground

Adelaide crows: Home ground is AAMI Stadium (Docklands Stadium) which is located West's Lakes, South Adelaide.

Brisbane lions: Home ground is The Gabba which is located in Brisbane the capital of QLD

Carlton Blues: Home Ground is Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) It is located in Melbourne

Teams Home ground

Collingwood Magpies: Home ground is Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG) It is located in Melbourne Victoria.

Essendon Bombers: Home ground is AAMI Stadium (Docklands Stadium) which is located West's Lakes, South Adelaide.

Fremantle Dockers: Home ground is Subiaco Oval it is located in Subiaco, Suburb of Perth WA

Teams Home ground

Geelong Cats: Home ground is Kardinia Park. It is located in South Geelong, Victoria.

GWS Giants: Home ground is Skoda Stadium. It is located in Sydney Olympic park Homebush, NSW. (Suburb of Sydney)

Gold coast suns: Home ground is Carrara Stadium. It is located in Carrara suburb of the Gold Coast, QLD.

Teams Home ground

Hawthorn Hawks: Home ground is Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG) It is located in Melbourne Victoria.

Melbourne Demons: Home ground is Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG) It is located in Melbourne Victoria.

North Melbourne Kangaroos: Home ground is AAMI Stadium (Docklands Stadium) which is located West's Lakes, South Adelaide.

Teams Home ground

Port Adelaide Power: Home ground is (AAMI Stadium) which is located West's Lakes South Adelaide, SA.

Richmond Tigers: Home ground is Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG) It is located in Melbourne Victoria.

St. Kilda Saints: Home ground is Moorrabin Oval. It is located in Melbourne, VIC.

Teams Home ground

Sydney Swans: Home ground is ANZ Stadium. It is located at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush, NSW (suburb of Sydney)

Western Bulldogs: Home ground is AAMI Stadium (Docklands Stadium) which is located West's Lakes, South Adelaide.

West Coast Eagles: Home ground is Subiaco Oval it is located in Subiaco, Suburb of Perth WA

Goal Umpires

A goal umpire is an umpire that stands at the goals. The first signal they use when a goal is kicked through the two middle posts is with your pointer fingers towards pointing the umpire in a gun like fashion They will then wave two white flags in a special criss –cross way. They wave one white flag if it is a point and use one finger pointing to signal the umpire as well.

Field Umpires

Field Umpires are the ones that run around on the field. They bounce the ball at the beginning of the game and after a goal is scored. They also can give free kicks when the players do not follow the rules.

Boundary Umpires

Boundary umpires are the ones that run along the boundary of the field. They will whistle when the ball is out of bounds. They then will throw the ball back on to the field. This is done with the boundary umpires back facing the field and the two ruck man will then compete for the ball.

Bibliography

www.vafaua.asn.au

www.footywire.com/afl/footy/

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow_idx.html

http:/www.afl.com.au

www.aflhistory.com.au

www.riddellumpires.com.au/