'''Australian Rules Football'''
Created in 1857 by former Rugby School student, Tom Wills, and his cousin and friends, Australian Rules Football was initially designed to keep cricket players fit in the offball'>rugby ball.
Sherrin supplies game balls for the professional Australian Football League. Each ball is assigned a number referring to the firmness of the ball; the higher the number, the firmer the ball. A Sherrin AFL game ball is a 5 but can be a 3 and should be inflated to about 10psi.
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mouthpiece is highly recommended to protect teeth and tongues and to prevent concussions.
In competition, each team has 18 players on the field at a time, there is no offsides rule and players are free to roam the field. Points are scored by kicking, punching, or otherwise advancing the ball through the opponents' set of four uprights, or posts. Kicking the ball through the middle 2 posts is a "goal" and results in six points for your team. Kicking the ball through the outer posts is a "behind" and results in one point. Behinds are also awarded for passing the ball through any of the opposing posts in any manner other than a kick on the fly. A ball can be touched, batted, punched, carried, or fumbled through the uprights. If a ball is kicked and hits any of the posts, a behind is awarded and the ball is brought back into play by the opposing team at the kickoff square, in front of the uprights.
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