In Australian rules football, how many players are in a team?
Australian rules football, also called Australian football, or simply called "Aussie rules", "football" or "footy", is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the middle goal posts (worth six points) or between a goal and behind post (worth one point).
During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled, for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground.
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Julie Allen
A team consists of 22 players. Only 18 players from each team are permitted on the ground at any one time, with 4 interchange players ‘on the bench’.
Joe Mangan
I've never understood that the mark makes good sense.It eists in Aussie Rules and rugby union and has recently been introduced to Gaelic football. It seems to me to stem the flow of the game. Also, does running up the back of an opponent not risk serious injury to him?
Gemma
18 on the field at any one time 4 interchange players being 22 can play in the match a match is between 2 teams each team has roughly a playing list of 40 players hope that has made it clear as mud for you oh and there is 18 teams in the mens league and 14 in the women's Go the Crows
fdeisner
We had this question within the past couple of weeks. The comments have been changed that there are 22 players on a team. For the answer of 18 the question should have asked how many players are on the field
donpuck
An Australian Rules Football team actually has 22 players in a team ( 4 are interchange players). As you stated there are 18 on the oval at any one time. All the players have positions there 6 forwards, 6 defenders, and 6 midfield players. At the start of each quarter (which there are 4) there has to be 6 players in the forward line, 6 in defence and 6 in the midfield. This also occurs after a goal is scored.The game was partly invented to help keep cricketers fit during the winter for cricket season.
Christopher J Voce
That’s Geelong playing Collingwood at the G on the pic - and the silly thingy moved so my answer was incorrect even though I knew it.
It’s a good game once you get to understand the rules - which unfortunately they’re always tinkering with.
And a QI bit of information is that running up the back of another player, your own or opposing, and grabbing the ball out of the air comes from an ancient indigenous game, from which many of the games skills have been developed. They call it a ‘mark’ but the indigenous called it ‘marook’.
Tony Ririnui
Aerial ping pong
Kathryn Cavanagh
Having watched my ex husband play this game, I have no desire to watch it again. Dirty play can happen very easily causing injury, sometimes, as in this case, serious.!! However nobody could do anything as it "appeared" to be an accident of timing.!!
Louella Wilson
18 on the field at any one time. Plus 4 interchange players. In the top league, the AFL, these are chosen from a squad of up to 44 players.
deborahpmercer
Denise Currie, My reasoning, too!
Paul Greenslade
Player, 18. There are about 30 on the bus with AFL teams.
Paul Greenslade
All questions such as this should specify 'players on the ground' as there are at least 30 AFL (Australian Football League) Team members 'on the bus'. And if you have never seen a game, watch one. It is very fast and athletic - the diametric opposite of NFL.
Player
How many players from an Aussie Rules team are on the field at one time?
Denise Currie
I used to watch this years ago when it was televised in the UK and loved it. I knew it was more than 5 and less than 30 players so that made the choice a bit easier