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Australian rules football

Australian rules football or Aussie rules, and also known simply as Australian football, football or footy in Australia, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts, or between a central and outer post. During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing, and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctive feature of the game is the mark, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick are awarded unimpeded possession.

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• Entity:  Sport

• Highest governing body:  Afl Commission
• Nicknames:  Australian Football, Aussie Rules, Football, Footy, Afl
• First played:  June 15, 1859 In, Melbourne, Australia
• Contact:  Yes
• Team members:  22 (18 Onfield, 5 Interchange)
• Mixed gender:  Up To Age 14
• Type:  Team Sport, Ball Game
• Equipment:  Football
• Venue:  Australian Rules Football Playing Field
• Country or region:  Australia
• Olympic:  Demonstration Sport, 1956 Melbourne Olympics
• Wikidata description:  Contact Sport Invented In Melbourne
• Wikidata label:  Australian Rules Football
• Wikidata aliases:  Australian Rules Football, Football, Footy, Aussie Rules, Australian Football, Aussie Rules Football, Afl, Vfl, Victorian Rules, Victorian Rules Football

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