Australia national Australian rules football teamAustralia has named a senior Australian rules football team, known as the All-Australian team since 1947. This team, however has never officially played an international Australian rules football match. This is primarily because the sport is played professionally in Australia.
Interstate matches in Australian rules footballInterstate matches in Australian rules football are Australian rules football matches between representative teams, initially between the colonies and later states and territories of Australia. Senior intercolonial representative matches took place from 1879 to the turn of the 20th century. For most of the 20th century, the absence of a national club competition in Australia meant that interstate matches were regarded as important events.
International Rules SeriesThe International Rules Series was a senior men's international rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team (selected by the Australian Football League) and the Ireland international rules football team (selected by the Gaelic Athletic Association). International rules football is played using a set of compromise rules devised by both governing bodies.
Australian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season in 1897.
Australian rules football in AustraliaIn Australia, Australian rules football is the most popular spectator sport and the second most participated code of football. Since originating in Victoria in 1858 and spreading elsewhere from 1866, it has been played continuously in every Australian state since 1903 plus the two major territories since 1916.
AFL Grand FinalThe AFL Grand Final is an Australian rules football match to determine the premiers for the Australian Football League (AFL) season. Prior to 1990, it was known as the VFL Grand Final, as the league was then known as the Victorian Football League, and both were renamed due to the national expansion of the competition. Played at the end of the finals series, the game has been held annually since 1898, except in 1924.
1953 Adelaide CarnivalThe 1953 Adelaide Carnival was the 12th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian footballinterstate competition. It took place from 8 to 18 July at Adelaide Oval. Home state South Australia was joined by the two Victorian teams Victoria (VFL) & Victoria (VFA), as well as Western Australia, Tasmania. Victoria (VFL) was the best performed side, finishing the carnival unbeaten.Australia national international rules football teamThe Australia international rules football team is Australia's senior representative team in International rules football, a hybrid sport derived from Australian rules football and Gaelic football. The current team is solely made up of players from the Australian Football League. Although Australian rules football is played around the world at an amateur level, Australia is considered far too strong to compete against at senior level.
State of OriginA State of Origin competition is a type of sporting event between players representing the state or territory from which they originate, rather than the one in which they reside. State of Origin began in Australian rules football on 8 October 1977 between Western Australia (WA) and Victoria, at Subiaco Oval in Perth, the initial brainchild of Leon Larkin.State of Origin for Bushfire Relief MatchThe State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the Australian Football League (AFL) to raise funds for recovery efforts following the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season. The match was played on 28 February 2020 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, between Victoria (the "Big V") and the "All-Stars", with a crowd of 51,052 in attendance. Victoria won the match by 46 points.All-starAn all-star team is a group of people all having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and has been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry. SportsSports leagues often organize annual all-star games, an exhibition game aiming to pit top players against each other.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.