We know just how hard it is to learn a new game......trust me many wet behind the ears aussies have landed in this great country Canada and spent many nights at the pub trying to figure out the rules of hockey.....and more importantly just trying to follow the puck!  So thats why we put this little 101 on Aussie Footy together for anyone who does'nt know a hell of a lot about the game but wants to get involved anyway!  So get to it...read all you like and dont forget to check out the promo video!

So lets start at the begining........the rules were codified in 1858 and probably predate all other modern forms of football, such as American, Canadian, Rugby Union and League, Association (Soccer) and Gaelic football. So the home of football becomes the city of Melbourne with the forming of the VFL League consisting of Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda & South Melbourne as the original teams.  Today it is a multi-million dollar business, with a National Competition and numerous smaller leagues. Interest in the game is generally at an all time high within Australia, yet despite this, some parts of Australia are still lukewarm in support of their team in the AFL, and the game has yet to take a firm hold overseas.

And the hardest question for any Aussie oversease is, trying to describe the game of Aussie Rules Football....

What is Australian Football ?

MCG in Full Flight

Where is Footy played ?
Australia is divided into 6 states and 2 territories. Aussie Rules is the main code of football in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and has a strong following in the Australian Capital Territory. Although played in the States of Queensland and New South Wales, it runs second string to Rubgy League in terms of popularity in those states. The AFL provides financial or practical assistance to leagues in Britain, Canada, Denmark, Japan and New Zealand.