Footy 9s


Footy 9s is a version of Australian rules football created by Australian Football International.

Background

The traditional 18-a-side version of Australian rules football provides significant participatory barriers to entry outside of Australia.
These include a lack of access to suitably sized fields, significant infrastructure in the form of goal and behind posts, line marking and the number of players required to field two teams.
Footy 9s has been created by Australian Football International to allow Australian rules football to be played on smaller playing fields, both in Australia and internationally.

Rules

The rules of Footy 9s differ from Australian rules football in some significant ways. The game is played on a rectangular field, allowing matches to be hosted by stadiums that usually lack the suitable field dimensions for Australian rules football.
The inaugural AFI World 9s tournament was held at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 16 February 2019.