Statistically australian rules is the national game it is also the only country in the world where the game is played professionally, there are leagues in new zealand japan several european including the uk, the usa and canada also have leauges, but typically the majority of players are aussie ex pats. Soccer is the fastest growing junior sport, but is a long way from numerically rivaling aussie rules, Rugby leauge is largely restricted to nsw and a smaller following in qld, union however is the reverse, as a national following for the entire country you cant go past cricket, but afl still has numerical superiority and is uniquely australian.
2006-10-25 20:26:01
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answered by Anonymous
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No, no, it could not possibly be Australian Rules Football could it... Mmmm...? Must be that old game of 'What the Dickens..! Conviction". Played first in the Aulde English Courts when teams were matched according to size. On the one side were mainly political prisoners from Ireland and Highland Scotland. On the other side were Redcoated players sponsored by a multinational called George. The prisoners were given splendid iron balls that they swung with alacrity, or with chains if they wished. The Georgian sides were limited to slow firing flintlock muskets and rusty swords.
Play usually commenced on the aforementioned courts with
the series being played through the Assizes of all different sizes, then onto the merry jigs at Highgate, with the losing players left in suspension while consolation prizewinners were given free holidays along the Thames with the overall competition ladder champions being awarded all expenses paid voyages to the arid, wonder wasteland of Orstahlia.
The game has been refined over the years, but rules remain much the same, having been adapted for play in your parliaments and stocks exchanges, boardrooms and bureaucracies.
Well done, chappies....!
2006-10-25 19:16:45
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answered by Solange B 2
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Undoubtedly Cricket
2015-02-12 09:30:45
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answered by IAN S 1
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We have an "australian Rules" football game, similar to gaelic football, but it depends on which state you're asking the question, I think the battle is between that and rugby, and possibly Soccer!, in summer, it's either Tennis, or Cricket.
2006-10-25 19:03:20
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answered by aussiegeezer 3
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Australian Rules is the most popular sport
But as a National game it would be Cricket
2006-10-25 20:09:42
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answered by Anonymous
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the national game of Australia is football (AFL)
2006-10-29 17:39:13
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answered by Anonymous
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There's only one answer - AFL. Rugby codes are pathetic. Cricket is just something to (barely) stave off boredom over the summer months.
2006-10-26 19:30:27
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answered by Kieran R 1
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Sitting in front of the telly with a cold beer, watching others kick a ball around - that's true Aussie sport.
2006-10-25 19:05:37
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answered by Tiijah 3
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Dwarf Tossing
2006-10-25 19:02:21
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answered by Anonymous
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-rugby league
-rugby union
-afl
-tennis
-cricket
- soccer
i think its more a matter of opinion, some people hate cricket casue they think its boring (personally i dont) but htose are the big sports in australia
2006-10-28 21:01:36
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answered by Anonymous
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