Glossary of Australian rules footballW
Glossary of Australian rules football

This list is an alphabetical glossary of Australian rules football terms, jargon and slang. While some of these entries are shared with other sports, Australian rules football has developed a unique and rich terminology.

List of AFL debuts in 1995W
List of AFL debuts in 1995

During the 1995 Australian Football League (AFL) season 111 Australian rules footballers made their AFL debut with 55 others playing their first game for a new club.

List of AFL debuts in 1998W
List of AFL debuts in 1998

A total of 82 players made their debut in the Australian Football League's 1998 season, while another 39 players debuted for a new club having previously played for another club.

List of AFL debuts in 2003W
List of AFL debuts in 2003

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for an Australian Football League (AFL) club in 2003.

List of AFL debuts in 2004W
List of AFL debuts in 2004

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for an Australian Football League (AFL) club during the 2004 AFL season.

List of AFL debuts in 2005W
List of AFL debuts in 2005

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for an Australian Football League (AFL) club in 2005.

List of AFL debuts in 2006W
List of AFL debuts in 2006

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers to have made their debut with a club for the Australian Football League season 2006.

List of AFL debuts in 2007W
List of AFL debuts in 2007

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their debut with a club during the 2007 Australian Football League season.

List of AFL debuts in 2008W
List of AFL debuts in 2008

The 2008 season was the 112th completed season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in Australia. There were 84 players who first participated in an AFL premiership match during the 2008 season. The regular season commenced on 20 March and concluded with the AFL Grand Final on 27 September where the premiership was won by Hawthorn. This year celebrated the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Australian football as a sport in 1858.

1993 AFL Rising StarW
1993 AFL Rising Star

The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. This was the first season the medal was awarded and the award went to Nathan Buckley in his debut, and only, season at the Brisbane Bears.

1994 AFL Rising StarW
1994 AFL Rising Star

The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1994 medal was won by Brisbane Bears player Chris Scott.

1996 AFL Rising StarW
1996 AFL Rising Star

The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1996 medal was won by West Coast player Ben Cousins.

1997 AFL Rising StarW
1997 AFL Rising Star

The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1997 medal was won by Port Adelaide player Michael Wilson.

1998 AFL Rising StarW
1998 AFL Rising Star

The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1998 medal was won by Kangaroos player Byron Pickett.

1999 AFL Rising StarW
1999 AFL Rising Star

The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 1999 medal was won by Sydney player Adam Goodes.

2002 AFL Rising StarW
2002 AFL Rising Star

The National AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2002 medal was awarded to St Kilda player Nick Riewoldt.

2003 AFL Rising StarW
2003 AFL Rising Star

The National AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2003 medal was awarded to Hawthorn player, Sam Mitchell.

2004 AFL Rising StarW
2004 AFL Rising Star

The National AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2004 medal was won by Melbourne player Jared Rivers.

2005 AFL Rising StarW
2005 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2005 medal was won by Richmond player Brett Deledio.

2006 AFL Rising StarW
2006 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2006 medal was won by Port Adelaide player Danyle Pearce.

2008 AFL Rising StarW
2008 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2008 Ron Evans medal was given to Rhys Palmer from the Fremantle Football Club.

2009 AFL Rising StarW
2009 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2009 Ron Evans medal was won by Brisbane Lions player Daniel Rich.

2010 AFL Rising StarW
2010 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2010 Ron Evans Medal was awarded to Dan Hannebery of the Sydney Swans.

2011 AFL Rising StarW
2011 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2011 award was won by Dyson Heppell of the Essendon Football Club, who received the Ron Evans Medal.

2012 AFL Rising StarW
2012 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2012 Ron Evans Medal will be awarded to one of the 23 nominees. The 2012 award was won by Daniel Talia of the Adelaide Football Club.

2013 AFL Rising StarW
2013 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The winner for 2013 was Jaeger O'Meara.

2014 AFL Rising StarW
2014 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2014 winner was Lewis Taylor. Taylor polled one more vote than Marcus Bontempelli, making it the closest ever count.

2015 AFL Rising StarW
2015 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The award was won by Jesse Hogan of Melbourne who polled 49 votes, beating Carlton's Patrick Cripps who finished on 41 votes.

2016 AFL Rising StarW
2016 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. An eligible player is nominated for the award each round during the AFL's regular season, and a panel of experts vote for the winner at the end of the season.

2017 AFL Rising StarW
2017 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. An eligible player is nominated for the award each round during the AFL's regular season, and a panel of experts votes for the winner at the end of the season.

2017 AFL Women's Rising StarW
2017 AFL Women's Rising Star

The AFL Women's Rising Star is an Australian rules football award given annually to the best young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW) for the year. Two eligible players are nominated each round of the home-and-away season; the players must have been under 21 at the beginning of the year and cannot have been previously nominated. Players suspended during the year cannot win. After the season's completion, an expert panel votes on the recipient.

List of current Australian Football League coachesW
List of current Australian Football League coaches

This list includes the appointment date and performance record of current Australian Football League senior coaches. The league consists of 18 clubs across Australia, with at least one club in every state/territory apart from Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

Coleman MedalW
Coleman Medal

The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals in the home-and-away season. It is named after John Coleman, a full forward and Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend who scored 537 goals in 98 games for Essendon. The award was first presented in 1981 to Richmond's Michael Roach, who scored 86 goals for the season. At the time, the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL); it would become the AFL in 1990.

Countries playing Australian rules footballW
Countries playing Australian rules football

Note: In order to be recognised as a true national team and not simply expatriates, the list is subject to International Cup eligibility rules.

List of Australian rules footballers and cricketersW
List of Australian rules footballers and cricketers

This is a listing of players to have played both Australian rules football in the nation's premier leagues and first-class cricket or higher. These leagues are the Australian Football League (AFL), formerly the VFL, West Australian Football League (WAFL) and South Australian National Football League (SANFL). First-class cricketers who played football in other states are eligible if they had a notable career in that state's top league.

Geoff Christian MedalW
Geoff Christian Medal

The Geoff Christian Medal, commonly referred to as the Christian Medal, is an Australian rules football award given to the best player in the Australian Football League (AFL) from one of the two teams based in Western Australia, the Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles. First awarded during the 1999 season, the award is named after and struck in honour of Geoff Christian (1934–1998), a sports writer and broadcaster who served as chief football writer for The West Australian between 1961 and 1988, before being posthumously inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame and the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and 2004, respectively.

List of Greater Western Sydney Giants seasonsW
List of Greater Western Sydney Giants seasons

The Greater Western Sydney Giants, also known as the GWS Giants, are an Australian rules football club based in the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales. The club joined the Australian Football League (AFL) as an expansion club, playing their first match during the first round of the 2012 AFL season. In six completed seasons, the club has qualified for the finals series twice, with no premierships. A reserves team has also competed in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) since 2011, winning the league's premiership in 2016.

List of Australian Football League groundsW
List of Australian Football League grounds

The Australian Football League has numerous grounds upon which senior VFL/AFL games have been played. This list comprises current grounds in use, former grounds in use, regional pre-season grounds and international grounds.

Mark of the YearW
Mark of the Year

The annual Australian Football League Mark of the Year competition is a sporting award that celebrates each season's best mark. A mark is the action of a player cleanly catching a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres (49 ft) without the ball hitting the ground.

Mark of the Year (SANFL)W
Mark of the Year (SANFL)

The annual South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Mark of the Year competition is a sporting award that celebrates each season's best mark. A mark is the action of a player cleanly catching a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres (49 ft) without the ball hitting the ground.

Norm Smith MedalW
Norm Smith Medal

The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990 the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was first presented in the 1979 VFL Grand Final, and was won by Wayne Harmes, playing in Carlton's premiership victory against Collingwood. The award is named in honour of Norm Smith who won four VFL premierships as a player and six as coach for the Melbourne Football Club.

List of VFL debuts in 1922W
List of VFL debuts in 1922

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for a Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1922.

List of VFL debuts in 1933W
List of VFL debuts in 1933

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for a Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1933.

List of VFL debuts in 1969W
List of VFL debuts in 1969

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for a Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1969.

List of VFL debuts in 1897W
List of VFL debuts in 1897

The inaugural Victorian Football League (VFL) season in 1897 saw 284 players make their senior debut for the eight clubs that comprised the VFL. Many of these players previously played for their clubs in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) prior to the establishment of the VFL.

List of VFL debuts in 1898W
List of VFL debuts in 1898

The 1898 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the second season of the VFL. The season saw 138 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and six players transferring to new clubs having previously played in the 1897 VFL season.

List of VFL debuts in 1899W
List of VFL debuts in 1899

The 1899 VFL season was the third season of the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ninety two players made their senior debut in the 1899 season, while another 18 players debuted for a new club having previously played in the VFL.

List of VFL debuts in 1914W
List of VFL debuts in 1914

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for a Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1914.

List of Victorian Football League players who died on active serviceW
List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service

Since the inception of the Victorian Football League in 1897, many of its players have served in the armed services, including the Anglo-Boer War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.