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Most of Australia 's citizens love sport. About 24% of Australians over the age of 15 new sports arena, Australia 's cricket, hockey, tennis, swimming, racing, basket tennis, Rugby and federated rugby have first-class standards; cycling, rowing is also among the best in the world. Other domestic sports are Australian rules football, soccer, horse racing, golf and track and field.

In recent years, Australian rules football be the Australia 's most popular winter sports. In recent years the survey found that it was popular more than swimming to become Australia 's most popular sport.

It is quite popular in the Australian Aboriginal community. About 10% of AFL players have Aboriginal descent. It is also improved by two former Australian …show more content…

Australia has four code of football professional leagues. Australian history football be the most unique and famous football code in Australia. Also, it is the oldest major football code in the world. The history of the development of Australian rules football before 1958, because the Lack of detailed records led to a lot of controversy. There are four main arguments: Australian rules football comes from the 19th century Irish immigrants bring a kind of called "caid" early ball games, which is now pred predefessor of Gaelic football; Australian football Originated in the 19th century British public high school football, especially early British football; Australian football originated in Australia is known as a "marn grook" similar to Cuju traditional ball games, by the European colonists observed after the development of football; More than a Few sources have, under the influence of many hodgepodge.

For the number of people entering the field, Australian rules football is the largest audience in Australia to watch the game, the government figures in 1999, more than 2.5 million people to enjoy the event (accounting for Australia 's population 16.8%). Total of 6,283,788 people watched AFL events. 307,181 people watch the preseason NAB Cup and 117,552 people watch the warm-up match Regional …show more content…

For the Televised, more than 3.3 million visitors from the AFL Finals in 2005 watched live television from five major cities in Australia, including 1.2 million Melbourne and 991,000 Sydney. In recent years, the total decision of Australian rules football has become one of the top Five votes programs in Australia. Which in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 have become the first television program in Australia. So, it can see that Australian rules football is the most representative sport of the Australia.

Also, Cricket is Australia 's most popular summer sport and uses the same stadium as Australian rules football. In the past, many football players also in in cricket, but the athletes were disappeared. The cricket can be traced back to the 12th century England. In 1300 or so, England had Edward II, the son of Edward I, in a text called the "creag" movement. Cricket in Australia, every year in November to the following year in February, the Australians are crazy for cricket [1]. If the Ashes Cup is co-organized in the UK and Wales, there will also be a national team tournament from July to

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