Australian football
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Australian Football is the official name for Australian rules football, the code of football. The main governing body and competition are both known as the Australian Football League (AFL). However, several other codes are also referred to as "football" in Australia.
- See also Laws of Australian football.
- Another code of football in Australia is Rugby League, which is governed in Australia by the Australian Rugby League. The main competition is the National Rugby League (NRL); see Rugby league in Australia.
- Football (soccer) is governed by Football Federation Australia, and its elite domestic competition is the A-League; see Football (soccer) in Australia.
- Rugby Union, in Australia is governed in Australia by the Australian Rugby Union.
- American football and Canadian football are known in Australia as "gridiron". The ruling body in Australia is Gridiron Australia.