Soon after I moved to a share house in Fitzroy in 1980, the year after having finished Uni, I went down to the Brunswick Street Oval and joined the local footy team- the Fitzroy Rovers. The oval was formerly home to the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football Association from 1884 to 1896, and […]
AFL Laws of Australian Football- Are they adequate?
Introduction The AFL is a multi- million dollar organisation. It cannot be beyond the capacity of the organisation to set out the rules of the game in a clear manner. The current rules are set out in a document known as ‘Laws of Australian Football’ an edition of which is published each year. The […]
Confused About Aussie Rules Umpiring? Here is why!
Romantics and egalitarians like to believe that “having a go” at the umpire stems from an anti-authoritarian streak which is part of the archetypical Australian character. There might be some truth to this. But it is also true that, as a sport, Australian Rules has some unique characteristics which lend themselves towards criticism of the umpire. […]