Originally <a href='https://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=30855095'>posted</a> on 04/23/2022:
It's nothing like rugby or gridiron.
Closest thing is Gaelic football.
It's played on an oval, not square, field that is 150 to 200 yards long.
You can't throw the ball and must immediately let it go if tackled.
You can only tackle around the torso.
It's weird and has lots of rules a new person would ever work out from watching.
Teams
–There are 22 players a side.
–18 players on the field
–3 players on interchange with 1 substitute.
Game time
–Game goes for 4 quarters.
–20 minutes a quarter, with the clock stopping when the ball is out of play.
Scoring
–6 points for a GOAL and 1 point for a BEHIND
–Goal; kicked through the middle posts
–Behind; kicked through the side posts, hits the middle posts or rushed through the posts
Umpires: there are 4 on field umpires, 2 boundary umpires and 2 goal umpires
2.Player can only pass the ball with their hands using a handball – punching the ball from one hand with the alternate fist.
3.Tackling must be lower than the shoulders and higher than the waist.
4.If a player is tackled with the football and has had chance for prior disposal that’s ‘holding the ball’ and it’s a free kick to the other team.
5.If the ball goes out of bounds it’s a throw in.
6.If the ball is kicked out of bounds on the full it’s a free kick to the other team.
7.When a goal is scored the ball is returned to middle for the centre bounce and the two ruckman tap for it.
8.When a player is running with the ball they have to bounce every 15 metres.
9.A player can shepherd another player using their body if they’re within 5 metres of the ball.
10.Free kick is awarded against a player if they: throw, trip, push in the back, hold the man, run too far, hold the ball, high tackle, kick in danger or kick out on the full.
It's nothing like rugby or gridiron.
Closest thing is Gaelic football.
It's played on an oval, not square, field that is 150 to 200 yards long.
You can't throw the ball and must immediately let it go if tackled.
You can only tackle around the torso.
It's weird and has lots of rules a new person would ever work out from watching.
Teams
–There are 22 players a side.
–18 players on the field
–3 players on interchange with 1 substitute.
Game time
–Game goes for 4 quarters.
–20 minutes a quarter, with the clock stopping when the ball is out of play.
Scoring
–6 points for a GOAL and 1 point for a BEHIND
–Goal; kicked through the middle posts
–Behind; kicked through the side posts, hits the middle posts or rushed through the posts
Umpires: there are 4 on field umpires, 2 boundary umpires and 2 goal umpires
10 MUST KNOW RULES
1.When a player catches a kick greater than 15 metres it’s called a ‘mark’ and results in a free kick.2.Player can only pass the ball with their hands using a handball – punching the ball from one hand with the alternate fist.
3.Tackling must be lower than the shoulders and higher than the waist.
4.If a player is tackled with the football and has had chance for prior disposal that’s ‘holding the ball’ and it’s a free kick to the other team.
5.If the ball goes out of bounds it’s a throw in.
6.If the ball is kicked out of bounds on the full it’s a free kick to the other team.
7.When a goal is scored the ball is returned to middle for the centre bounce and the two ruckman tap for it.
8.When a player is running with the ball they have to bounce every 15 metres.
9.A player can shepherd another player using their body if they’re within 5 metres of the ball.
10.Free kick is awarded against a player if they: throw, trip, push in the back, hold the man, run too far, hold the ball, high tackle, kick in danger or kick out on the full.