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===AFL is the highest level of competitive Football for the Australian Football League. It was first founded and known as the VFL, Victorian Football League as it consists of 8 breakaway teams from Melbourne, Victoria. AFL started out from teams only comprising from Melbourne and VIctoria hence why it was called the VFL (Victorian Football League). But it was later known as the AFL (Australian Football League) as teams changed the states (Sydney Swans) and when extra teams were added to the competition list.===

===AFL is also the most attended sporting league in Australia, averaging over 36,000 people per game. (2011) According to market evidence, AFL is the second most watched sporting event, only behind cricket.===

===As of now, there are 18 teams in the compeition with the newest inclusions being the GWS (Greater Western Sydney) and GCS (Gold Coast Suns). The 18 teams are spread across 5 states across Australia, though the majority of the teams are located in Melbourne Victoria.===

===AFL is simply played on a Oval Shaped Football Field with anoval shaped ball. It is played with 2 sides going against each other, trying to score as many points as you can before the final siren sounds. The aim of the game is to simply beat your opponent by outscoring them until the game ends.===

===There are 3 ways to score points: Kick a goal (Given 6 points), Kick a Behind (Given 1 point) and a Rush Behind (Where your opponent forces the ball into the scoring end) ===

The teams in the competition are listed below:

 * ===Sydney Swans [[image:year9innovations/imagesCA6NF3S9.jpg align="right" caption="Sydney Swans Jersey"]]===
 * ===Greater Western Sydney===
 * ===Gold Coast Suns===
 * ===West Coast Eagles===
 * ===Melbourne Demons===
 * ===Carlton Football Club [[image:year9innovations/d.png align="right" caption="Adelaide Crows Logo"]]===
 * ===St. Kilda Football Club===
 * ===Geelong Cats===
 * ===Adelaide Crows===
 * ===Hawthorn===
 * ===Fremantle Dockers===
 * ===Richmond Tigers===
 * ===Essendon Football CLub===
 * ===Western Bulldogs===
 * ===Port Adelaide===
 * ===North Melbourne===
 * ===Collingwood Football Club===
 * ===And Brisbane Lions===



**There are also many awards that Individual Players may receive at the end of the playing Season such as:**

 * ===**Brownlow Medal**===
 * ===**Coleman Medal**===
 * ===**AFL Rising Star**===
 * ===**Norm Smith Medal**===
 * ===**Mark of the Year**===
 * ===**Goal of the Year**===
 * ===**All Australian Team**===
 * ===**Club Best and Fairest Awards**===
 * ===**Herald Sun Player of the Year**===

**Though the main and most prestigious reward being the Brownlow Medal**


===**One of my most memorable games were the 2005 Grand Final Between my favourite team Sydney Swans and the West Coast Eagles.**=== ===The Sydney Swans and the West Coast Eagles shared one of the biggest rivalries in the history of the game with most of the games they play ending between 0-10 points. On this year, the Sydney Swans won by 4 points. In the 2006 Grand Final between Sydney Swans and the West Coast Eagles AGAIN, the West Coast Eagles then proceeded to win by the tiniest margin of 1 point.===

[[image:year9innovations/400px-The_teams_line_up_for_the_national_anthem,_2005_AFL_Grand_Final.jpg caption="Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles"]]
My favourite player in the AFL would be Adam Goodes, the Co-Captain of the Sydney Swans. Adam Goodes:
 * Dual Brownlow Medallist
 * 4 time All Australian
 * Member of Indigenous Team of the Century

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