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­­The game is played with 2 teams of 22 players, 18 of which are on the field at a time. The oval ball can be advanced either through kicking, hand passing, or by running with the ball. Hand passing involves hitting the ball with the fist – throwing is not allowed. When running, a player must bounce the ball every 15 metres The objective of the game is to score points by kicking the ball between any of the four posts at the opponent’s end. A kick between the two middle posts scores 6 points. A kick between a side post and middle post (called a 'behind') scores 1 point. After 4 quarters of 20 minutes, the team with the highest score wins. ­

     


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