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Aussie Rules Footy

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was the first game of Australian rules football played?
a)
Perth
b)
Melbourne
c)
Ireland
d)
Adelaide
2.
When was the first game of Australian rules football played?
a)
1910
b)
1901
c)
1858
d)
1915
3.
Who created the game?
a)
The AFL
b)
The VFL
c)
The Collingwood Football Club
d)
Wills, Hammersley, Harrison & Thompson
4.
How long did they play when the game was first invented?
a)
No time limit
b)
3 hours
c)
40 minutes
d)
80 minutes
5.
Which club came first?
a)
Melbourne
b)
Carlton
c)
Geelong
d)
Collingwood
6.
Why was football invented?
a)
To keep cricketers fit
b)
For fun
c)
To entertain the gold miners
d)
No reason
7.

Aussie rules football is a mixture of rugby, gaelic football and ...

a)

cricket.

b)

soccer.

c)

tennis.

d)

marngrook.

8.
Which foundation clubs no longer exist?
a)
South Melbourne and Fitzroy
b)
Footscray and Fitzroy
c)
South Morang and Footscray
d)
Melbourne and Geelong
9.
Which team moved to Sydney?
a)
Melbourne
b)
Fitzroy
c)
Footscray
d)
South Melbourne
10.
What were the Brisbane Lions first called?
a)
Brisbane Bombers
b)
Brisbane Bears
c)
Brisbane Beavers
d)
Brisbane Bees
11.
Which two teams joined the national league in 1987?
a)
Brisbane and West Coast
b)
Sydney and West Coast
c)
Brisbane and Adelaide
d)
West Coast and Adelaide
12.
Which team had so many players from WA in their early years that their mascot is the animal for that state?
a)
Brisbane
b)
Adelaide
c)
Sydney
d)
Hawthorn
13.
Which team joined the competition last?
a)
Port Adelaide
b)
GWS
c)
Gold Coast
d)
Fremantle
14.
Which interstate team was the first team to win a premiership?
a)
West Coast
b)
Adelaide
c)
Brisbane
d)
Gold Coast
15.
Who played the first recorded game?
a)
Carlton and Collingwood
b)
Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar
c)
Melbourne and Geelong
d)
Richmond and North Melbourne
16.
When did the VFL change its name to the AFL?
a)
1975
b)
1990
c)
1980
d)
1985
17.
Which team has won the most premierships?
a)
Melbourne
b)
Geelong and Richmond
c)
Collingwood
d)
Carlton and Essendon
18.

Which team has lost the most grand finals?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Geelong

c)

Collingwood

d)

Carlton

19.
Which teams have never won a premiership?
a)
Port Adelaide and Gold Coast
b)
GWS and North Melbourne
c)
Fremantle and Brisbane
d)
GWS, Gold Coast and Fremantle
20.
Who did Fitzroy merge with to form a new club?
a)
Hawthorn
b)
Carlton
c)
Sydney
d)
Brisbane
21.
What is the mascot of West Coast?
a)
Crow
b)
Hawk
c)
Eagle
d)
Magpie
22.
What was the Western Bulldog's previous name?
a)
Footscray
b)
Fitzroy
c)
Geelong
d)
Hawthorn
23.
What is the mascot of North Melbourne?
a)
Tiger
b)
Kangaroo
c)
Kookaburra
d)
Bomber
24.

How many points on the ladder does a team get for winning an AFL game?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

25.
How many types of umpires are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
How many teams are in the AFL?
a)
12
b)
14
c)
16
d)
18
27.
How many Victorian teams are in the AFL?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
12
d)
14
28.

How many players (from each team) are allowed on the field at any one time?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

18

d)

22

29.

Where is the AFL grand final held every year?

a)

SCG

b)

Different grounds

c)

MCG

d)

Etihad Stadium

30.
How big were the first football fields?
a)
The same as now
b)
Half the size
c)
Double the size
d)
Three times the size
31.

When did the AFLW begin

a)

2015

b)

2016

c)

2017

d)

2018

32.

How many teams are in the AFLW?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

10

d)

8

33.

Who won the first AFLW premiership?

a)

Adelaide Crows

b)

Collingwood

c)

Western Bulldogs

d)

Fremantle

34.

Who won the 2018 AFL Grand Final and crushed Mr Buttigieg's dreams?

a)

Carlton

b)

Dockers

c)

West Coast

d)

Collingwood