Australian Rules

noun

1. functioning as singular a game resembling rugby football, played in Australia between teams of 18 men each on an oval pitch, with a ball resembling a large rugby ball. Players attempt to kick the ball between posts (without crossbars) at either end of the pitch, scoring six points for a goal (between the two main posts) and one point for a behind (between either of two outer posts and the main posts). They may punch or kick the ball and run with it provided that they bounce it every ten yards Also callednational code

Example Sentences

"I said 'punter'," says Bennett, who moved to the United States as a 29-year-old after a successful career as an Australian Rules footballer.

From BBC

Under the floodlights of a chilly Australian Rules football pitch In Melbourne's inner suburbs, another community programme is trying to do just that.

From BBC

Teammate Nahkita Wolfe was told at 11 that she had to stop playing Australian Rules football because she was a girl.

From BBC

"There were definitely some comments that these days you wouldn't walk past anymore - things like 'girls can't play footy' or 'you play like a girl,'" says 26-year-old Conor Fowler, who's been playing Australian Rules football since he was a boy.

From BBC

Rugby and Australian Rules are potentially good sources of talent like Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit, who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a returner/running back/wide receiver.

From Seattle Times