To what extent is fighting allowed in Australian Rules Football?

Question

I constantly notice with interest that players always like grab each other or each others shirts and wrestle, but without actually throwing punches. To what extent is this allowed?

Answer 1

I suppose that 'fighting' (if your using the grabbing and wrestling as a definition for fighting) is permitted at the umpires digression. Anything deemed to be excessive will be picked up by the umpires or the match review panel and they players may be sent to the tribunal and be fined or suspended.

Ultimately you can't be injuring anybody on purpose.  

Answer 2

actual fighting is not allowed, you are allowed to hip and shoulder and tackle with force, but actual fighting isnot in the rules.

Answer 3

Sunny, "indefinitely", defined as - so long as not selected to play due to injury.

Answer 4

it is not allowed , one player has been suspended indenfinatley because of two incidents that have happened only a few weeks apart.

the last one he fractured the young guys cheek bone only a couple of weeks ago, he hit both players for no reason at all on the field in full veiw of the tv cameras

Answer 5

Yeah sunny that is Big Bad Barry ******* Hall

Answer 6

Down at the local pub it's an AFL free for all

Ps. Barry Hall played yesterday so there goes your 'indefinite' theory

Answer 7

Only when Barry Hall plays

Answer 8

tackling to the ground