Four of the five can freely enter and exit the game so long as one of the on-field players exits first.
There are 18 players per side, plus a five-player bench.A distance of 50 metres from each goal is marked by lines on the turf. There are sets of goals at each far end, consisting of two bigger central posts and two smaller outer posts. very often, this is a current or former cricket ground. Note of course that unlike Aussie Rules, polo is played on horseback. The game is played on an oval-shaped ground considerably larger than any playing field apart from that for polo note the standard polo field is gigantica rectangle of 270 by 150 m, equivalent to about 1.5 Aussie rules fields (and thus, by implication, approximately 1.5 cricket pitches), 4-5 baseball fields (those being wildly variable in size), 6 soccer pitches, or 9 American football fields.Rules? There are rules other than POUND THE CRAP OUT OF WHOEVER HAS THE BALL? Well, yes: Despite stereotypes of Collingwood and Port Adelaide fans in particular, fans of different teams can mingle at the game and expect no more than a good-natured, if passionate, verbal stoush - hooliganism is virtually unknown. Regardless of any on-field violence, though, Aussie Rules fans tend to be a civil lot. Those sissies in Mixed Martial Arts should give this sport a try. Still, even when they play by the rules, it's hard to watch without wincing.
In recent times, AFL has been trying to clean up the game's image and counteract this - certainly, the actions of players such as Robbie Muir, David Rhys-Jones and Jack "Captain Blood" Dyer would be unacceptable today. Go ahead, try to hail a taxi on the day of the Grand Final.Īussie Rules is.
In Victoria, especially Melbourne, Aussie Rules is not a religion, it's more important than that. Rugby League is more popular in New South Wales (north of Sydney, which has often been quoted as the "border" between AFL and NRL territory) and Queensland, although there are AFL teams based there.
The dominant football code in the Australian states of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Rugby on a Cricket pitch with half the stoppage and all the violence.