Australian Amateur Football Council
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The Australian Amateur Football Council is the governing body of amateur Australian football in the states of Victoria, South Australia
and Tasmania
in Australia
.
The council was formed in 1933.
The council organises amateur interstate and international representative matches and is responsible for several amateur leagues, including the Victorian Amateur Football Association
, South Australian Amateur Football League
, Western Australian Amateur Football League
.
Not all Australian amateur leagues are represented. The Northern Tasmanian Football Association has been a member in the past and a U23 All-Australian team played an open Tasmanian team in 2007. The Top End Australian Football Association
and AFLQ State Association
and Sydney AFL
are not members of the AAFC. It is also worth noting that these leagues do not follow as strict criteria of "amateur".
Many of these leagues have rules and interpretations which differ from the Laws of Australian Football
and the way that the game is played at professional level. One example is the use of red and yellow cards (as in soccer) and the 25-metre penalty instead of the AFL's 50 metres.
Additionally, while players are often required to sign "transfers" when switching between many other leagues, they do not need to do so for amateur leagues affiliated with the AAFC. However during player registration, most leagues affiliated with the AAFC request statements of a clean history (no major reports or lifetime bans) and that they are not being paid to play elsewhere.
The AAFC's international tours have included under 17 AAFC tours to Ireland to play International Rules Football
against Gaelic Athletic Association
s are one example of this.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
and Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The council was formed in 1933.
The council organises amateur interstate and international representative matches and is responsible for several amateur leagues, including the Victorian Amateur Football Association
Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been strictly a purely amateur league and has affiliations with both AFL Victoria...
, South Australian Amateur Football League
South Australian Amateur Football League
The South Australian Amateur Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over one hundred and ten matches per week, the SAAFL is one of Australia's largest and strongest Australian rules football...
, Western Australian Amateur Football League
Western Australian Amateur Football League
The West Australian Amateur Football League is the largest fully amateur Australian rules football competition in Western Australia.The competition began in 1922.-Clubs:*Ballajura*Bassendean*Beechboro*Belmont Districts*Brentwood Booragoon...
.
Not all Australian amateur leagues are represented. The Northern Tasmanian Football Association has been a member in the past and a U23 All-Australian team played an open Tasmanian team in 2007. The Top End Australian Football Association
Top End Australian Football Association
The Top End Australian Football Association is an amateur Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory, Australia.-External links:**...
and AFLQ State Association
AFLQ State Association
AFLQ State Association is an Australian Rules Football association which includes clubs from South East Queensland...
and Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...
are not members of the AAFC. It is also worth noting that these leagues do not follow as strict criteria of "amateur".
Many of these leagues have rules and interpretations which differ from the Laws of Australian Football
Laws of Australian football
The laws of Australian football describe the rules of the game of Australian rules football as they have evolved and adapted, with the same underlying core rules, since 1859....
and the way that the game is played at professional level. One example is the use of red and yellow cards (as in soccer) and the 25-metre penalty instead of the AFL's 50 metres.
Additionally, while players are often required to sign "transfers" when switching between many other leagues, they do not need to do so for amateur leagues affiliated with the AAFC. However during player registration, most leagues affiliated with the AAFC request statements of a clean history (no major reports or lifetime bans) and that they are not being paid to play elsewhere.
The AAFC's international tours have included under 17 AAFC tours to Ireland to play International Rules Football
International rules football
International rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
against Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
s are one example of this.