Australian Rules football


Australian Rules football

noun

Definition of AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

: a game resembling rugby that is played between two teams of 18 players on a field 180–190 yards long that has four goalposts at each end

First Known Use of AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

1904

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