Wheelchair Australian rules football

The first organised game of competitive wheelchair Australian rules football was played at the RAAF base in Adelaide, South Australia on 8 November 2015. [1][2]The game involved a team of injured Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel undergoing rehabilitation at Darwin's soldier Recovery Centre and a Disability Sports Australia (DSA) team made up of players from South Australia. The game was organized by the ADF, Australian Football League and DSA. The final score was: DSA team 16.8.104 defeated the ADF team 14.5.89.[2]

In April 2015, Prince Harry whilst visiting Darwin, Northern Territory raised the profile of this new sport by participating in a game of wheelchair AFL.[3] The game involved injured Australian soldiers.[3]

In November 2015, there are plans to create a national league. [2]

Rules

Rules of the game have some similarity to AFL rules and include: [2]

See also

References

  1. Hartigan, Brian. "First officially organised wheelchair Aussie Rules". Contact - Air, Land and Sea. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Wheelchair Aussie rules makes official debut in match between diggers and locals at Adelaide RAAF base". ABC News. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Martin, Lisa (19 April 2015). "Prince Harry plays wheelchair AFL". The Australian. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

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