Australian football, also known as Aussie Rules and Footy, is a fast and fluid game that is the most popular sport in Australia. It is a physical contact sport similar to American football with this contact. The game seems to be a hybrid of rugby and soccer with a little bit of basketball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse and volleyball, just in case. It originated in 1858 in Melbourne, Victoria and is now played in most states and territories in Australia.
Australian football may be referred to as Australian rules football, Australian football (the official name of the sport), soccer, or soccer (particularly in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania). Professional Australian football is played in the Australian Football League. Compared to cricket and horse racing, the colonists of the time considered football to be mere fun and there is no evidence to support a causal relationship with Australian football. The atmosphere of the game is fantastic and the tension that exists in some football games around the world is noticeably absent.
Australian football has many different rules that players must follow when possessing the ball and making their next move. The fields do not have fixed dimensions but at higher levels they are usually between 135 and 185 meters long and 110 and 155 meters wide from wing to wing. The goal posts are comprised of two large posts flanked by two shorter posts “behind”. Many related games have emerged from Australian football, mainly with contact variations to encourage greater participation.
Many of these players have been Irish since the interest in recruiting talented Gaelic players dates back to the 1960s. The first facility built specifically for Australian football appeared in 1876 on land leased by Carlton to the University of Melbourne. If the opponent tackles the player with possession below the knees (a low inning or a shot) or above the shoulders (a high inning), the team that has possession of the ball gets a free kick. This rule dates back to the 1850s when Australian football was first invented in Melbourne, Australia before the formation of the Football Association (football) and the Rugby Union in England.
