What are the rules of AFL???

Question

umm...yeah, just want some official rules or something

and/or how they've changed (include years when saying how they have changed, like maybe in a timeline)

most informative, yet not overboard gets best answer

thanks alot =) xoxo

Answer 1

what they said ^^^

By the way, punching innocent bystanders is not one of them!!!!

Answer 2

You can probably buy the rules of Australian Rules footy at any newsagent, and if not try AFL HQ for a copy. Don't believe what you read though, the current interpretations are what count. There are plenty of rules being breached in every game. Seems to me it's to keep the game moving at all costs, ignore the blatant free kicks and pay the soft ones, especially on the team's back line. Ignore the same offence on their forward line. Interference at throw ins - OK. Interference when the ball's not within 5 metres - even with 3 umpires, they don't enforce this one. Grabbing the man when he's not in possession - Oh I see he's near the ball, so must be playing it, and ergo in possession. A nudge in the back with the pot belly is OK, just don't place your hand anywhere near his back or get pinged.

There must be dozens of other examples. Given interpretation is a problem, interpretation by 3 field umpires only triples the indecision (read no decision), and consistency week to week, umpire to umpire being non-existent, the game is a shambles. Not only is the game now reduced to chasey and keepings off, but constant fiddling with the rules has resulted in the game no longer resembling real footy that you might still see at your local club down the road.

It used to be a game for good football players, now it's a game for super fit athletes. The once clear distinctions between player types, forwards, followers, backs, wingers, rovers, have all but gone, and replaced by 16 "flying fools" falling over the ball, and pleading vainly for a free kick. A pox on AFL House.

Answer 3

How many players in a side?

There are 18 players on the field per team during a match and four interchange players per side.

How long does a game go for?

There are four quarters of 20 minutes each. Time-on is added to make up for lost play, usually after a goal is kicked, the ball goes out of bounds or there is an injury. Most quarters run 26-30 minutes.

How big is the field?

The exact size of the field varies, but the biggest AFL venue is Subiaco Oval, which is 175.6m long and 122.4m wide, and the smallest is the SCG, which measures 149m x 136m.

How high are the goalposts and how far apart are they?

The two goalposts need to be a minimum height of 6m and they are 6.4m apart. The smaller point posts are a minimum 3m high and are 6.4m from each goalpost.

What is the Brownlow Medal?

The Brownlow is the game’s highest individual honour, awarded to the fairest and best player at the end of each season. The three field umpires give 3-2-1 votes for the three players they consider were the fairest and best in each home-and-away match. The votes remain sealed until the Monday night before the Grand Final.

Who has played the most VFL-AFL games?

Hawthorn’s Michael Tuck played 426 matches from 1972-1991. Tuck also played in the most finals (39) and won the most premierships (seven).

Which club has won the most premierships?

Both Carlton and Essendon have won 16 premierships. Fremantle is the only club that hasn’t won one.

Which club has won the most wooden spoons?

St Kilda has finished on the bottom of the VFL-AFL ladder 26 times. Adelaide, Port Adelaide and West Coast have never finished last.

Who has kicked the most goals?

Tony Lockett kicked 1360 goals in 281 matches for St Kilda and Sydney from 1983-1999 and 2002. Lockett averaged 4.84 goals a match.

Answer 4

Weeellll.......

First a one-eyed maggot dressed as an umpire bounces an oval ball (harder than it sounds), then 36 men jump on it and beat each other up.

2 hours later, 18 of them cheer and 18 of them cry and then they all go out and get drunk, while their coaches go to press conferences to bag the maggots.

Simple, really.

Answer 5

other answerers are right on the money!

G O S W A N S!