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AFLX

AFLX was a short-form version of Australian rules football introduced by the AFL and played on a rectangular field. Senior showcase tournaments ran in 2018 and 2019; current participation is better framed through local X/AFL Nines/community footy offers than an active AFLX pro league.

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Football Codes

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung AFLX was a short-form version of Australian rules football introduced by the AFL and played on a rectangular field.

Geeignet für Fits if you like Australian football but want a shorter faster variant, you want historical show formats and participation formats kept separate, you want to learn team roles, kicking, marking and spacing, you are looking for AFL 9s/X-style participation rath…

Cost Low: ball, marked space, sports shoes and a team are enough for X/Nines-style entry. Low to medium for local league, club or field fees. Australian football club, AFL Nines offer, university sport or community footy group. Do not look for a current AFLX pro league; the senior event was a 2018/2019 experiment.

First progress Kicking and simple running lines come quickly; marking, spacing and game pace need several sessions.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Australian football ball, marked rectangular/small-sided field, posts or markers, sports shoes, team and clear contact/zone rules.

First steps

Start with kicking, handball, marking and small-sided zone games; for current participation, look for AFL 9s, Junior X, Youth X or local footy programmes.
Look for Play AFL/AFL Nines offers, local Australian football clubs, university sport or community footy programmes.

Look for Play AFL/AFL Nines offers, local Australian football clubs, university sport or community footy programmes.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags variant, variante, aflx, ball-sport, modified-australian-football, football-codes, ballsport, kurzformat-australian-football

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score more points than the opponent by kicking through the posts.

Teilnehmer

Small teams with interchange; exact numbers by format.

Teamgröße

2019 used eight on field plus bench; local X/Nines formats may differ.

Spielfeld

Rectangular small-sided field with goal/launch zones depending on rules version.

Dauer

Short halves or compact event matches by format.

Wertung

Goals, behinds and supergoals/multipliers by event rule.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest score after the short game time.

Ausrüstung

Australian football
rectangular field
posts/markers

Wichtige Regelpunkte

last touch / out
running too far without bounce by rule version
foul/contact infringement
wrong restart

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Australian Football League (AFL)

Refresh yourself with AFLX: Teams, rules and innovations Australian Football League · official-format-guide · high
AFLX rules explained Essendon Football Club / AFL Media · club-guide · medium
AFLX ditched after two-season trial The Guardian / Australian Associated Press · news-review · medium
AFL Nines Play AFL · participation-guide · high