About Australian Rules

• The Game From US Footy, covering all aspects of the game and its play.
• The Game From the International Australian Football Council; includes Laws, field dimensions, player skills and much more
• Beginners guide FAQ from Rec Sport Football Australian, covering in particular playing the game, player positions and their roles, pitch details, umpire signals, details of the play etc
• FAQ A great place to learn about the sport
• Some alternatives views of the sport From Urban Dictionary
• Understanding the game From the official AFL. " Is there something about the AFL you didn’t know, don’t understand, a question you’ve always wondered about, a rule you’ve never quite understood, a quirky fact you didn’t even know existed, whether it be how does the ladder work, how have the finals changed, why did something first happen, how did it happen or if your after just the basic explanation of why we do the most basic things, hopefully, here you will find the answer."

History of Australian Rules

• Brownlow Medal winners From 1924; Wikipedia
• A brief History From SmartGambler; includes teams in the Victorian Football Association in 1877
• Full Points Footy Devoted to the history of Australian Rules Football; Chronology from 1858
• The first 60 years Of Tasmanian Footy; "In 1864 a club existed at New Town but disbanded soon after ...." Origins of the game from Footy-stamps;"Football was first played in Melbourne, Victoria, perhaps as early as 1840 although there was probably little resemblance to the game that is played today. The origin of Australian Football has long been in dispute. One theory is that it originates from an Aboriginal game,
• Early History of Australian Football From Wikipedia
• Footy Stamps AFL - a brief History
• History of Australian Rules From the official AFL site

Rules of Australian Rules

• The Laws of the Game From the official AFL site, with helpful videos and downloadable documents.

Australian Rules Equipment

• Australian Podiatry Association puts out a press release highlighting Concerns correctly fitting boots for Australian Rules players

Australian Rules Organisational bodies

• Australian Rules International The ARI promotes the game around the world in 7 regions:
  Europe | North America | South America | Africa | Asia | Middle East | Pacific
  focussing on: Establishing national junior development programs; Providing footballs and other resources to international leagues and clubs; Coordinating coaching, umpiring and administration clinics; Running international tournaments and events, and Raising awareness of Australian football and the AFL competition.

Australian Rules News

• World Footy News Provides independent reporting on all the international Australian Rules footy news, articles, stats, polls links etc with an emphasis on the leagues and clubs outside of Australia

Australian Rules Portals

• SportsToday
• Try The Footy Banter Team For a lighter approach
• The Drafter Is dedicated to AFL (Australian Rules Football) Draft news, information, ratings, rankings, statistics and predictions.
• US Footy Forums Announcements, clubs, college, general, Juniors National Championships, Umpires
• Talking Football Forum From Australia; general, betting, polls, unhappy?
• Australian Soccer Links OzFootball. A very informative and updated set of links to the full Oz Scene
• BigFooty Share your passion! message boards, fantasy football, members calendar (your birthday is not a secret!)
• OzRules Forums, chat, news, clubs, broadcasts, AFL ladder, fixtures, stats on clubs, players, matches and premierships, links etc
• Realfooty From The Age Fixtures, ladder, live football, news, fixtures and results for AFL clubs, columnists, International links, best of the 90's, city and country...
• The Bladder Ezine with an alternative look at Australian Rules

Australian Rules Forums

• AFL Footy Forums Talking football Forum and newsdesk

Overview of Australian Rules in Denmark

• Danish AFL

Play/Watch Australian Rules in Ireland

Play/Watch Australian Rules in the United Kingdom

Australian Rules in England

Australian Rules Organisational bodies in North America

• Australian Football Association of N. America FAQ

Overview of Australian Rules in Canada

• Canada (CAFA)

Overview of Australian Rules in the USA

Overview of Australian Rules in Australia

• Melbourne Demons Official site.

Play/Watch Australian Rules in Australia

• Aussie Rules Masters State Associations Provides a directory of links to the state sorganisations and clubs oroviding Masters Aussie Rules

Overview of Australian Rules in New Zealand

• New Zealand AFL