Australian Rules football

noun

: a game resembling rugby that is played between two teams of 18 players on a field 180–190 yards long that has four goalposts at each end

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Good’s father, Kerry Good, is a former Australian Rules football player and a current board member of the North Melbourne AFL club. San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024 Wankel, based in New Jersey, says expect all four major sports – NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA and NHL – in addition to professional soccer, European and other leagues, Australian Rules football, boxing, cricket, golf, Tour de France, rugby, handball, mixed-martial arts and more. Marc Bona, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023 In Australia, where the main competitor sport is Australian Rules football, a game with zero chance of expansion beyond Australia, international rugby league is a major point of difference. Mike Meehall Wood, Forbes, 25 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Australian Rules football was in 1904

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“Australian Rules football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Australian%20Rules%20football. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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