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Australian Football

Australian Football

 

 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Australian Football is played at both Primary and Secondary school levels in the School Sport Victoria interschool program. 

To access information regarding Team Vic opportunities for this sport go directly to the 'Team Vic' button located in tool bar at top of homepage.  

Premier League Competition is also running within the Secondary School Program. This competition was introduced in 2011 for Senior Boys & 2020 for Senior Girls by School Sport Victoria to cater for the sports specialist schools that have high performing sporting teams.

All Events for Australian Football at the various levels including Division, Region, State, Team Vic and Premier League can be found in the Event Calendar located on the right hand side panel of this page. Alternatively to get a more refined search go directly to the relevant buttons (Region, State and Team Vic) at the top of homepage.

 

Secondary Australian Football Links

Rules: Australian Football - Secondary​

Rules: Australian Football - Premier League​

Draws & Scores: State Australian Football - Secondary

Draws & Scores: State Australian Football Premier League

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Primary Australian Football Resources


Rules for Primary Australian Football

The rules are simple to understand with the adoption of slight modifications with the focus on ensuring all participants have an enjoyable experience.

Quick Facts

View Rules

Scorecards

Draws and Scores



Educational videos for Primary Australian Football



A suite of educational videos has been created to assist you, your students, officials, and parents to understand the format and the modified rules.

Click the thumbnail to watch an educational video on any of the six specific topics below.





Equipment for Primary Australian Football


AFL Victoria is providing the following equipment to the SSV community including: *SSV Districts receive 1 goal post set

*SSV Divisions receive 4 kits

*SSV Regions receive 4 kits

*SSV State receives 4 kits

The equipment will be distributed in the coming weeks with the goal post set (including a bag) and the kits consisting of the 2 * size 3 footballs, 1 goal post set (including bag), and cones.


Click here to buy extra equipment

Please note:
If you have never logged in before you will need to contact the AFL Customer Support Team. If you’re a member you will receive an email with your username. If this is the first time you are logging in, you will need to create a password.





Lesson Plans for Primary Australian Football


In this short four-week unit, the students will work on developing their fundamental football motor skills necessary to play Australian Football.
The lessons focus on learning through play and students are encouraged to have fun whilst developing key skills in football as well as developing an understanding of the 
rules.


Download Lesson Plan


Frequently Asked Questions for Primary Australian Football


Please see the FAQs which includes answers to key questions, such as:

* Why the change?

* Where can I find the rules and relevant information?

* What support is available?

* Number of teams that can enter and the progression model?


Download FAQ’s


Key Contacts for the Delivery of Primary Australian Football


SSV and AFL Victoria are teaming up to support teachers to deliver the Australian Football - Primary interschool sport competition. Please see key contacts via the link below to seek support around education in terms of the format changes, rules, field setup, umpiring etc.

Eliza Straford - Metro South eliza.straford@afl.com.au 0433 942 302

Sam Howell - Metro East sam.howell@afl.com.au 0499 303 290

Chris Grigoriadis - Metro North chris.grigoriadis@afl.com.au 0413 726 091

Tim Downes - Metro West tim.downes@afl.com.au 0499 224 098

David Alderuccio - West Country david.alderuccio@afl.com.au 0437 558 971

Kris Mannix - North Country kris.mannix@afl.com.au 0417 666 853


 

 

Western Ranges Secondary Australian Football Junior Boys/Mixed Divisionhttps://ssv.vic.edu.au/western-metropolitan-secondary/western-ranges-secondary/events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=49McMAHON Reserve49{4d89271f-a8db-491d-a11d-fca2ff90f260}Western Ranges Secondary Australian Football Junior Boys/Mixed Division23/05/2025 12:00:00 AM23/05/2025 4:30:00 AM
State Australian Football Premier League Girls State Roundhttps://ssv.vic.edu.au/state/events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=307Various307{a7bbf073-ab7e-41f6-80f7-8a9f895842de}State Australian Football Premier League Girls State Round25/05/2025 11:00:00 PM30/05/2025 6:00:00 AM
Monash Secondary Australian Football Senior Boys/Mixed Division Competitionhttps://ssv.vic.edu.au/eastern-metropolitan-secondary/monash-secondary/events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=59Mulgrave Reserve59{bbce27cd-f21a-4bed-a91a-14e5271b52fc}Monash Secondary Australian Football Senior Boys/Mixed Division Competition25/05/2025 11:00:00 PM26/05/2025 5:00:00 AM
Casey North Secondary Australian Football Senior Girls Division Finalshttps://ssv.vic.edu.au/southern-metropolitan-secondary/casey-north-secondary/events/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=30Marriott Waters Reserve30{f34e4c22-98a4-4791-9b8e-3e8b07a638fb}Casey North Secondary Australian Football Senior Girls Division Finals25/05/2025 11:30:00 PM26/05/2025 4:00:00 AM

Announcements - View announcements  Announcements

 

 

Team Vic Australian Football 15 Years and Under Boys Team Announcement 2025326{05cb3959-cadd-48ae-bc6b-2025bc761f45}Team Vic Australian Football 15 Years and Under Boys Team Announcement 202520/05/2025 11:25:52 PM<div class="ExternalClass4C6F3D039E764778A11FE65046BF4EE2"><div>School Sport Victoria (SSV) is pleased to confirm the Team Vic Australian Football 15 Years and under Boys team to represent SSV at the School Sport Australia Championships to be held at Moreton Bay, QLD from 26 July to 2 August 2025.</div><div><br></div><div>All provisional team members will be sent a bulletin with instructions on how to accept their place in the team plus other documentation in the very near future.</div><div><br></div><div>The team officials wish to congratulate every student who nominated and competed for a place in the team and thank them for their efforts.</div><div><br></div><div>Please note:</div><div>Selection is not confirmed until school’s endorse their student’s participation in the SSA Championships as a representative of their school and any non-selection appeals have been received and resolved.</div><div><a href="https://ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic/Pages/TeamVicTeams2025.aspx" style="font-size:17.3333px;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:segoe, tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;text-decoration-line:underline;transition:0.8s;">See the full team list</a><br></div></div>
Team Vic Australian Football 15 Years and under Girls Team Announcement 2025322{05cb3959-cadd-48ae-bc6b-2025bc761f45}Team Vic Australian Football 15 Years and under Girls Team Announcement 202514/05/2025 6:31:46 AM<div class="ExternalClass355A35C8395C494AADCBFFD004BA2BD3"><div>School Sport Victoria (SSV) is pleased to confirm the Team Vic Australian Football 15 Years and under Girls team to represent SSV at the School Sport Australia Championships to be held at Moreton Bay, QLD from 26 July to 2 August 2025.</div><div><br></div><div>All provisional team members will be sent a bulletin with instructions on how to accept their place in the team plus other documentation in the very near future.</div><div><br></div><div>The team officials wish to congratulate every student who nominated and competed for a place in the team and thank them for their efforts.</div><div><br></div><div>Please note:</div><div>Selection is not confirmed until school’s endorse their student’s participation in the SSA Championships as a representative of their school and any non-selection appeals have been received and resolved.<br></div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17.3333px;"><a href="https://ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic/Pages/TeamVicTeams2025.aspx" style="text-decoration-line:underline;transition:0.8s;">See the full team list</a></span></h1></div></div>