[77] According to market research, the AFL is the second-most-watched sporting event in Australia, behind cricket. At the end of the home-and-away season, the McClelland Trophy is awarded to the minor premiers. [24] This allowed Port Adelaide to enter the AFL for the 1997 season as the sixth and only pre-existing non Victorian club. Jack Elder was declared the Umpire of the Century to coincide with the Team of the Century. * Challenge Cup seasons 1870 to 1876 prior to formation of the VFA . The international rookie list includes up to two players between the ages of 15 and 23 who are not Australian citizens. [40] On 25 April 2013 (Anzac Day), a match took place between St Kilda and Sydney at Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, being the first AFL match played outside Australia for official premiership points.[41]. Being the dominant league drawing many of the country's best players, the Victoria Australian rules football team (nicknamed the "Big V" and composed mostly of VFL players) dominated interstate matches until the introduction of State of Origin selection criteria by the Australian Football Council in 1977, after which Victoria's results with the other main Australian football states became more even. The following is a list of all the video games from the AFL video game series: The AFL is the subject of footy tipping and betting competitions around Australia run by individuals, syndicates, workplaces and professional bookmakers. Matches were played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Brisbane Exhibition Ground, North Hobart Oval, Albury Sports Ground and Victorian country towns Yallourn and Euroa. These issues regarding C7 and AFL broadcasting rights evolved into a court case between not just the Seven Network and News Limited, but Seven against the owners of the Nine Network and Network Ten in the years that followed. In 1979, the WAFL clubs and the New South Wales and A.C.T. Seven also had the option to on-sell one game a week to either Nine or Ten; this did not happen.[85][86]. 3 Capacity reduced due to MCG refurbishment. Zak Rudden celebrates after scoring his 34th minute goal in Argyle's 1-0 League Two win away to ... the second division of Scottish football. On 28 February the game took place at Marvel Stadium with Victoria defeating an All Stars team and Dustin Martin taking out best on ground. 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