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Metro Footy

Metro footy is a smaller, locally organised variant of Australian rules football, especially in the USAFL context. It uses goals/behinds and AFL-like skills, but not automatically the full 18-a-side large-oval format.

LevelVariant FamilyFootball Codes CategoryAustralian football variant

AI-generated illustration: Metro Footy — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Australian football variant

Family Football Codes

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Small-sided Australian football variant on a reduced field.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want Aussie rules skills with fewer players and a local league setting.

Cost Low to medium: ball, field, local league/club and boots. Club fee, travel, optional protection, entry fee and team kit. USAFL club, local metro league or Australian football training group.

First progress Basic skills quickly; game sense and positioning need rounds.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

Australian football
goals/posts
field
teams
local rules

First steps

check USAFL/club rules
practise kicking and handball
mark a small field
clarify contact rules

USAFL club, local metro footy league, Australian football community or university/park training.

Brief contact, tackling and field size locally; start low-contact without clearance.

Weitere Angaben

Tags variant, variante, metro-footy, australian-football, small-sided, usa, ball-sport, football-codes

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Use Australian-football skills to score more points through goals and behinds.

Teilnehmer

Two local teams with reduced player numbers.

Teamgröße

Usually small-sided; exact number by league/club.

Spielfeld

Reduced oval/park field with goal posts.

Dauer

Quarters/halves by local rule.

Wertung

Goals score 6, behinds 1 unless local rules specify otherwise.

Gewinnbedingung

More points at full time.

Ausrüstung

Australian football
goal posts
boots
team kit

Wichtige Regelpunkte

holding the ball
high tackle
out of bounds
local contact breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Metro United States Australian Football League · official-league-index · high
About Metro Footy Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium
Rules of the Game United States Australian Football League · official-rules-index · medium