Hybrid codes Variations of Australian rules football
1 hybrid codes
1.1 international rules football
1.2 austus
1.3 samoan rules
1.4 universal football
hybrid codes
an international rules football match @ telstra dome in melbourne, australia, between australia , ireland.
international rules football
international rules football (irish: peil na rialacha idirnáisiunta; known inter rules in australia , compromise rules in ireland) hybrid code of football, developed facilitate international representative matches between australian rules football players , gaelic football players , played between them worldwide.
austus
austus sport started in australia during world war ii when united states soldiers wanted play football against australians. game combined features of australian rules football , american football. rules of game same australian rules football, except american-style forward pass allowed , afforded same benefits australian rules football kick, meaning thrown ball marked or used score goals. name comes first 4 letters of australia (aust) , initials of united states (us). game has rarely, if ever, been played since war.
samoan rules
a hybrid of rugby union , aussie rules.
universal football
universal football proposed hybrid sport of australian rules football , rugby league, means of unifying australia under single dominant football code. first codified in 1914, game designed played teams of 15 on rectangular fields rugby-style goalposts featuring crossbar. off-side rules of rugby league applied within in forward quarter of ground , did not apply elsewhere. handpasses, included throws, made backwards. rugby scrums eliminated , replaced australian rules football style ball-up. players tackled anywhere between knee , shoulders. australian rules style of mark kept. tries worth 3 points, conversions , goals marks kicked on crossbar worth 1 point, , goals kicked on run worth 2 points.
there progress towards amalgamating 2 sports in 1915, these halted escalation of world war , new code not revived after war ended. concept briefly revisited in 1933 similar rules, , private trial match played @ sydney showground, did not result in lasting revival of concept has not been seen since.
Comments
Post a Comment