The PNG Rules Football Council is the
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...
for the sport of
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 k ...
in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
It works closely with
AFL PNG
AFL PNG is the peak promotional body for the sport of Australian rules football in Papua New Guinea.
AFL PNG organises the national championships tournament and selects the national team, the Mosquitos.
The governing body is the PNG Rules Footb ...
, the development body, as well as the
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...
.
See also
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Australian rules football in Papua New Guinea
Australian rules football in Papua New Guinea (PNG) (typically referred to as "Rules", "Rules football", or less commonly "Aussie Rules", "AFL rules", "AFL", or "football") is a developing team sport which was initially introduced by Australian ...
*
List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia
Note: In order to be recognised as a true national team and not simply expatriates (for the purposes of this entry), the list is subject to International Cup eligibility rules.
Australian Football League has official affiliation agreements wit ...
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.afl-png.com/
Australian rules football governing bodies outside Australia
Australian rules football in Papua New Guinea
Sports organizations established in 1978
1978 establishments in Papua New Guinea