Australian rules football

Australian Rules football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The player taking the mark is Alastair Lynch of the Brisbane Lions, against Collingwood Football Club.

Swifts Creek vs Buchan, 2001 ODTA Grand Final.

Player kicking for goal

Players contest the loose ball in the Tiwi Islands Grand Final

Ruckwork in an AFL match at the Telstra Dome

The West Coast Eagles, 2006 AFL Premiers

Aerial marking contest. Melbourne vs Fremantle

ruckwork

Mark in the VAFA. Collegians vs Melbourne University

Nauru final

Players in action at the 2005 VWFL Division One Reserves Grand Final: Melbourne University MUGARS (black and blue) defeated the Darebin Falcons.

Melbourne University player jostles for best position in a marking contest.

Darebin Falcons Player is wrapped up in a gang tackle by two Melbourne University opponents in the 2006 WVFL senior women's Grand Final. The field umpire (in orange) is about to signal "holding the ball" to penalise Darebin and award Melbourne University a free kick.

The rucks reach for the ball after the umpire (in orange) has balled it up. Taken at the Grand Final of the Victorian Women's Football League, Division 1. Melbourne University MUGARS (black and blue) def. Darebin Falcons.

Action from the 2007 VWFL first division grand final between Melbourne University and Darebin Falcons

Melbourne University player bumps Darebin Falcons player off the ball in contest for possession over a ball on the ground from the 2007 Victorian Women's Football League Grand Final

Action from the 2007 VWFL Grand Final

High flying action from the 2007 Victorian Women's Football League Grand Final

Girl takes a "specky" or "screamer" (high mark) over an opponent in the 2007 Victorian Women's Football League Grand Final

Kicking for goal, 2007 Victorian Women's Football League Grand Final

A hi flyer mark at the 2007 VWFL first division grand final between Melbourne University and Darebin Falcons

A game of Rec Footy.

The goal umpire signals a goal with two white flags, while the field umpire makes his way back to the centre of the ground for the next ball up. Taken at the Grand Final of the Victorian Women's Football League, Division 1 Reserves.

The official men's ball.

The official women's ball

The field distances

The field positions

Diagram of the ground used to play Aussie Rules Football.

Junction Oval (St Kilda Cricket Ground). St Kilda, Victoria.

Football Park, Adelaide

MCG pre-game

Statue of Tom Wills umpiring the first recorded game of Aussie Rules between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar on August 7, 1858

Locations of AFL teams, including former teams (South Melbourne was moved to Sydney and became the Sydney Swans; Fitzroy merged with the Brisbane Bears in 1996; Footscray renamed Western Bulldogs) in Melbourne

Aftergame Kick-to-kick tradition at the MCG