Australian football
Oval ball, goalposts
Australian football is a contact sport played on an oval field, primarily in Australia.
Two teams of eighteen players score by kicking an oval ball through goalposts.
The game permits running with the ball, handballing, and tackling, but not throwing.
Often called Aussie rules or footy, it developed in Melbourne in the 1850s and remains Australia's most popular spectator sport.
Visible impression or sign
- handballWall-based striking game
- tackleGear or takedown
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- bounceSpring back after impact
clearance · disposal · free kick · play on · spoil · shepherd · smother · ruck
Informal term for soccer
- barrackingVocal harassment from crowd
- guernseyWoolen athletic pullover
- jumperPullover or pinafore dress
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
membership · coterie · reserves · colts
Desired end result
- behindAt the rear
- pointExact location or meaning
- majorOf chief importance
- minorScale with lowered third
goalposts · set shot · torpedo · snap · banana kick · scoreboard · accuracy · conversion
Historic football league
- premiershipHead of government role
- grand finalChampionship-deciding last match
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- ladderPortable climbing frame
draft · trade · salary cap · wooden spoon · rivalry · derby · blockbuster
Defensive football position
- wingmanSupportive second in formation
- roverDrifter or space explorer
- midfielderCentral pitch position
- small forwardVersatile perimeter basketball position
tagger · utility · captain · vice-captain
mark
Visible impression or sign
bounce · clearance · disposal · free kick · play on · spoil · shepherd · smother · ruck · rover
footy
Informal term for soccer
- barrackingVocal harassment from crowd
- guernseyWoolen athletic pullover
- jumperPullover or pinafore dress
mascot · membership · coterie · reserves · colts
goal
Desired end result
minor · goalposts · set shot · torpedo · snap · banana kick · scoreboard · accuracy · conversion
AFL
Historic football league
- premiershipHead of government role
- grand finalChampionship-deciding last match
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
ladder · draft · trade · salary cap · wooden spoon · rivalry · derby · blockbuster
full back
Defensive football position
- wingmanSupportive second in formation
- roverDrifter or space explorer
- midfielderCentral pitch position
small forward · tagger · utility · captain · vice-captain
oval
Elongated rounded shape
turf · grass · grandstand · cheer squad
- footballtouchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone, goal
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- Contact Sportsboxing, wrestling, judo, rugby, MMA
- folk sportshighland games, Highland games, hurling, shinty, caber toss
Australian footballchess
Strategic board game
gymnastics · golf · lawn bowls · croquet · darts
Australia, Australian, Australians, footed, footer, footers, footing, footings, football