In AFL what does the 150 written on the 50meter line mean?

Question

In AFL what does the 150 written on the 50meter line mean?

Answer 1

150 years of the finest sport the world has ever seen.

Lets all put out hands over our hearts and sing Up There Cazaly or the Holy Grail (it was so good when they used to play that before footy games)!

Answer 2

It is for the 150 years of football celebration

Answer 3

As everyone else has said- 150 years of AFL.

Answer 4

I was just wondering that yesterday and I realised that it was 150 years of footy when I saw the ads..

Answer 5

150 years of footy

Answer 6

They wrote 150 instead of 50 to mark the 150th anniversary of Aussie Rules Football.

Answer 7

In means 150 years of football.

Answer 8

The "1" has been added to the "50" as commemoration of 150 years of Australian Rules Football.

If you feel confused about the AFL Centenary back in 1996, that was a celebration of 100 years of the VFL/AFL competition.

The 150 years celebration is about the time that Aussie Rules has been a recognised sport.

Answer 9

Its the 150th year since footy began, the first reported match was in 1858, aug 7th.

They've marked the ground 150 in celebration and recognition of it!!

Answer 10

It means this question has been asked 150 times before!!!

Answer 11

It's for the celebration of 150 years of VFL/AFL football.