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unusual facts about Australian rules



Danny Frawley

Recruited from Ballarat, after attending St Patrick's College, Ballarat, where he was a potato farmer which led to his nickname of Spud, Frawley initially played as a forward but soon became a renowned full-back.

Devon Meadows, Victoria

The town has an Australian Rules football team The Devon Meadows Panthers competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.

Joffa: The Movie

Although best known as an active supporter of Australian Rules football, Joffa takes a passionate interest in the Scottish Premier League soccer club Celtic F.C..

Mansfield, Victoria

Mansfield is also the home to the Mansfield Eagles football club, an Australian Rules team competing in the Goulburn Valley Football League.

Matthew Hogg

Matthew Hogg (born 21 December 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Carlton.

Rugby union in Queensland

The earliest known recorded regular Rugby football games in Brisbane commenced in 1876, when the Brisbane Football Club elected to change to Rugby, instead of 'Victorian Rules' (now known as Australian Rules) which it had played since its founding in 1866, to permit competition with the newly formed Rangers and Bonnet Rouge football clubs.

Sorrento, Victoria

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League before winning flags in the PFA in 1929 and 1933, then the MPFL in 1935, 1953, 1964, 1969, 1979, 1980 then the MPNFL in 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011 (seniors and reserves) and 2012.

Tooradin, Victoria

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Dalmore has an Australian Rules football team (Tooradin-Dalmore) competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.

Warren Gatland

His first game as an All Black was in 1988, when he is said to have introduced a hybrid Australian Rules-Gaelic football game to the training sessions, which was well received by the other players.


see also

AAFL

Auckland Australian Football League, an Australian rules football competition in Auckland, New Zealand

Allan Hird

Allan Hird, Jr. (born 1946), Australian rules footballer, father of James Hird

Angwin

Laurence Angwin, Australian rules footballer and grandson of Andy

Arthur Edwards

Arthur A. Edwards (1915–2002), Australian rules footballer with the Fitzroy Football Club

Auskick

The AFL has used the Auskick program the introduce Australian rules football into schools and communities around the country to increase the AFL's profile in areas that traditionally support other football codes such as New South Wales and Queensland.

Australian Football Council

International Australian Football Council, a body formed to govern Australian rules football internationally which existed between 1995 and 2002

Australian Amateur Football Council, the governing body for the sport of amateur Australian rules football in the states of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania in Australia formed in 1927

Australian rules football in the Middle East

Australian Rules in Israel has been played sporadically since at least 1995, when a group of around 20 players began regular social matches in Tel Aviv, although most of the players were based in Jerusalem.

Barassi

Ron Barassi (born 1936), Australian rules football player and coach

Bizzell

Clint Bizzell (born 1976), professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League

Burgmann College

The two original buildings of the college, Homer (named after the poet) and Barassi (named after an Australian Rules Football player), provide single room accommodation for students, with larger 'double rooms' available to second and third year students.

Captain Blood

Jack Dyer (1913–2003), Australian rules footballer nicknamed Captain Blood

Cometti

Dennis Cometti (born 1949), a former Australian rules football player and coach

Corowa

John Longmire is a retired Australian rules football player (North Melbourne Kangaroos), now coach (Sydney Swans) from Corowa

Demaine

Mike Demaine (born 1948), Australian footballer (Australian rules)

Faul

Bill Faul (born 1909, date of death unknown), Australian rules footballer

FEV

Brendan Fevola, an Australian Rules footballer known by the nickname 'Fev'

Gary Ablett

Gary Ablett, Jr. (born 1984), Australian rules footballer, son of Gary, Sr.

Gary Ablett, Sr. (born 1961), Australian rules footballer, father of Gary, Jr.

Gary Wilson

Garry Wilson (born 1953), Australian rules footballer (nicknamed "Flea")

George P. Anderson

In 1914, former St Kilda player, captain, and coach, James Smith, encouraged by the American boxing referee and manager of the major Melbourne boxing venue, Mr Angelo Marre, came up with the notion of taking two teams of Australian rules footballers (all in all, 45 men) to the Panama–California Exposition (scheduled to begin in San Diego, California in March 1915) to demonstrate Australian rules football.

Graeme Anderson

Graeme F. Anderson (born 1939), Australian rules footballer with Carlton

Harry O'Brien

Heritier Lumumba, an Australian rules footballer, who plays for Collingwood Football Club in the AFL.

Hince

Frank Hince (b. 1882), Australian (Australian rules) footballer

Jack Williams

Jack W. Williams (born 1902, date of death unknown), Australian rules footballer

Jeff Morris

Geoff Morris, Australian rules footballer of the 1970s and '80s, and coach of the 1990s

Jerry Dolan

In 1986, the year of his death, Dolan was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions, honouring his contribution to Australian rules football.

Jim Goonan

Jim H. Goonan (1873–1950), Australian rules footballer for Carlton

Alf Goonan (1904–1942), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne

Josh Kennedy

Josh P. Kennedy (born 1988), Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans and previously Hawthorn

Josh J. Kennedy (born 1987), Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles and previously Carlton Football Club

Ken Armstrong

Ken Armstrong (Australian rules footballer) (1936–2009), Australian rules football player and coach for Perth and later commentator

Kerrison

Shane Kerrison (born 1965), former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Australian Football League

Line in the Sand

Line in the Sand Match, an infamous Australian rules football match in 2004

Loxton, South Australia

Grantley Fielke (b. 1962), former Australian rules footballer who played for West Adelaide in the SANFL and for both Collingwood and the Adelaide Crows in the VFL-AFL between 1979 and 1997.

Morningside Australian Football Club

Morningside Australian Football Club, also known as Morningside AFC or the Panthers, is an Australian Rules football club based at Jack Esplen Oval in the suburb of Hawthorne in Brisbane.

Neil Brooks

He once read the sports news segment while inebriated, and was then involved in a drunken argument with the Nine Network's Australian rules football pundit Sam Newman.

Northern Eagles

:For the Australian rules football club previously known as the Northern Eagles, see Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club.

Old Collegians

Scotch Old Collegians Football Club, an Australian rules football club in South Australia

Ron Clarke

His brother Jack Clarke and father Tom played Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League with Essendon.

Ron Evans

On 12 June 2006, in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, he was made a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for service to business and Australian rules football.

Ross Smith

Ross W. Smith (born 1965), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne

Sarcevic

Ray Sarcevic (born 1964), a former Australian rules footballer

Sean Whyte

Sean Wight (1964–2011), Australian rules footballer from Scotland

South Melbourne

Sydney Swans, Australian rules football club formerly known as South Melbourne Football Club

South Melbourne Football Club

Sydney Swans, an Australian rules football club formerly known as the South Melbourne Football Club until 1982

Tom Warhurst

Tom Warhurst, Jr., (b. 1963), Australian rules footballer for Norwood and Adelaide

Torpedo punt

Australian rules footballer Gordon Rattray, who played his football with the Fitzroy Football Club between 1917 and 1928, is credited as the first player to use the torpedo punt.

West Perth

West Perth Football Club, an Australian rules football club in Western Australia

Whiskas

In 1998, Australian rules footballer Garry Hocking changed his name by deed poll to "Whiskas" as part of the Geelong Football Club promotion with the company.