The Rules

[julie_l]

I've been following AFL since 1995, but I realise that there is still lots about the game I don't know. It has never really bothered me until now, as I enjoy the game as a spectacle and know a fair amount about it. But having not grown up with the game or played it, I'm sure I don't know all of the aspects of the game that I could know.

So I am wondering if anyone can tell me where would be the best place to find the actual rules of the game, and also some written info and/or pictures on the technical aspects/positional plays/reading the game, etc. Anything that's a bit more in-depth than just the usual info. that we get here in Sydney where most of the info. is merely on the players and the teams.

I've done a google search and came up with 21,000 websites, but couldn't find anything of help without spending a full day reading it. I also did a good search of the AFL website but couldn't find what I'm looking for. My library doesn't have anything.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[ScottH]

Make it up as you go. That is what the umpires do.

Or Try this

[Sanecow]

There's a few things that are paid by tradition rather than being in the actual laws of the game though.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by Sanecow
There's a few things that are paid by tradition rather than being in the actual laws of the game though.

Dependant on crowd noise.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by ScottH
Dependant on crowd noise.

...and if the umpire is Scott McLaren.

[swantastic]

Originally posted by goswannie14
...and if the umpire is Scott McLaren.

You forgot his middle name "@@@@head"