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Les Flintoff
Leslie Francis Flintoff (5 October 1930 – 7 February 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond Football Club, Richmond in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). In 1954, Flintoff was captain-coach of Ganmain that lost the South West Football League (New South Wales) to Ariah Park Mirrool. He was the father of Olympic hurdler Debbie Flintoff-King. In 1987 he was an unsuccessful candidate on the National Party of Australia, National Party's Victoria (Australia), Victorian Australian Senate, Senate ticket. Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Flintoff, Les 1930 births 2019 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Richmond Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctive feature of the game is the mark, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
