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Football - Australian Rules
Australian Rules, also known as AFL, is a popular sport in Australia. Each team consists of 22 players and the aim is to kick the ball through the goal-posts.
779 Questions
Who has polled the most brownlow votes in afl history?
Gary Dempsey (Footscray, North Melbourne) 246 votes.
Who has won the most Coleman medals?
Tony Lockett, Peter Hudson, and Doug Wade each won 4 Coleman Medals.
What is Hawthorn's most ever goals in an AFL game?
Hawthorn's highest ever score in an AFL game was: 36.15.231 in 1991 against Fitzroy.
A football ground is an oval shaped ground on which Australian football is played.
When did the Brisbane Bears join the VFL?
Brisbane Bears was founded in 1986, and played its first official VFL football match at the commencement of the 1987 season.
When did Tom Wills invent the Australian Football League rules?
Wills first mentioned formation of various sporting bodies in a letter published in Bell's Life (a sporting newspaper) in July 1858. In May 1859 he and six others including J.B. Thompson, W.J.Hammersley and Tom Smith met initially in the Parade Hotel and the first set of ten simple rules were written. He was also on the committee when the Melbourne Football club was formed a few days prior to the rules meetings. Controversy surrounds the influence of the Indigenous game, commonly known as Marn Grook, on Wills development of football. He grew up amongst the Djab Wurrung people of the Grampians region in Western Victoria. The Djab Wurrung played a game which, according to a few people, includes football-like aspects. The influence of the Indigenous game on Australian Rules Football is topically a subject of fierce debate.
However, forms of football quite akin to the rules drawn up by the seven men, had been around for perhaps 10 years before the formalization of Wills and his team.
Who won the AFL grand final in 1998?
The Adelaide Crows won the 1998 AFL Grand Finalagainst the Kangaroos by 35 points, 15.15 (105) to 8.22 (70).
It was Adelaide's second AFL Premiership, they won their first the previous year.
Who is no 32 for the Richmond tigers AFL?
Ben Cousins, the 2005 Brownlow Medallist wears the #32 for Richmond.
Previously he played with the West Coast Eagles, where he won a AFL Premiership in 2006, but due to a drug addiction he was delisted and banned by the AFL indefinitely in 2007 but he got a second chance (after the AFL lifted their ban) with Richmond in 2009, where he now plays.
What is the official name of the AFL trophy?
There are many medals,But The Trophy Is Called The Premiership Cup which the winner from the grand final
Who won the 2010 afl grand final?
As yet, after last Saturday's draw between the two sides, St. Kilda and Collingwood - at 68 points each, it is yet to be decided. Following the draw, the match will be played again this coming first Saturday in October.
I think, however, that St Kilda turned the tide last Saturday, and I believe it will have the momentum going into this week's Grand Final replay, and will beat the Collingwood Magpies in 2010.
Of course [self-confession], a bloke can be very wrong!
The replay's result:
Collingwood - 108
St-Kilda - 52
Collingwood wins this tough year of footy after their 20 year premiership drought!
Most goals kicked in an Aussie rules game by a single player?
Fred Fanning (Melbourne) has kicked the most goals in a VFL/AFL match with 18 and 1 behind against St Kilda in Round 17, 1947.
The game was his last VFL/AFL appearance.
Where can one find information regarding Australian rules for football?
Australian rules football is a game played by two teams each comprising 18 players. The field of play is oval in shape, as is the ball. Information about Australian rules football can be found on Wikipedia.
Do you have to wear mouth guards in AFL?
No but it is suggested. I don't know anyone who wears them but if you have braces (which I do) then my orthodontist said i should wear this head gear mouth gaurd thingy but i dont and no one i know where's one so i say no you dont have to
When did Knickerbocker Athletic Club football team end?
Knickerbocker Athletic Club football team ended in 1902.
When did Joe Albanese play for Footscray Football Club in the VFL in 1978?
Joe Albanese was a professional American baseball pitcher!
Who is the captain for Richmond tigers?
Mathew Richardson. oh and Go Richmond!!!!!!!!!!!! Richmond forever ur fellow Richmond supporters havo and kyle
How many finals games have the west coast eagles won?
As at the end of 2010 - 17 finals wins. (and 1 draw and 20 losses)
