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 or between a goal and behind post.
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, are an Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in the suburb of North Melbourne in 1869, it is based at its traditional home ground, Arden Street Oval, and plays its home matches at both the nearby Docklands Stadium and Blundstone Arena in Hobart, Tasmania.
Alan Ezard is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL. He played 184 games for 200 goals, retiring in 1993.
Alan Didak is a former professional Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League. Didak was a fan favourite and legend of the club, known for his incredible foot skills, marking prowess, and ability to kick seemingly impossible goals.
Ross William Glendinning is a former Australian rules footballer who represented East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and North Melbourne and West Coast in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The Ross Glendinning Medal is named in his honour and is awarded to the player judged best afield in the Western Australian derby between West Coast and Fremantle each AFL season. Solidly built but agile and skillful in equal measure, Glendinning was considered one of the finest key-position players of his era.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men's competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990.
The 1914 Victorian Football League season was the 18th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Alan Toovey is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Alan Joseph McDonald was an Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1939 and 1941 and then again in 1943 for the Richmond Football Club. He coached South Bendigo from 1947 to 1956, then was senior coach of Richmond from 1957 to 1960.
The 1932 Victorian Football League season was the 36th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1941 Victorian Football League season was the 45th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Alan Martello is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1970 and 1980 for Hawthorn, and between 1981 and 1983 for Richmond. Martello was a tough Centre Half Forward and a prodigious kicker of the football. He was the youngest man ever to reach 200 games. Martello left Hawthorn in 1980 after a bitter dispute and played in a losing Grand Final for Richmond in 1982.
Alan Anthony Johnson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played five state of origin games for Western Australia.
Allan William Thomas "Alan" Crawford was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Chris Johnson is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL). The son of Melbourne Demons star Alan Johnson, Johnson was recruited by the Demons under the father-son rule. Johnson, a running defender, was recruited from East Fremantle, at with the 36th selection in the 2003 AFL National Draft. He spent his entire first season in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before making his AFL debut in 2005.
Ainslie Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
Denis Aloysius "Alan" O'Donognue was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and South Melbourne in the VFL.
Alan R. Richardson is a former Australian rules footballer who is the former senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Alan Obst is an Australian rules football player who played for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Central District in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).