2410 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Angela from Brisbane sent me a maxi-card of the centenary of the rugby league. Australian Rules Football is a form of rugby played on an oval pitch. Early pitches were cricket pitches.

The Australian Football League is the professional men's league in Australia. There are 18 teams in the league and are located in all of Australia's states except for Tasmania.

The oldest club in the league is the Melbourne Demons who were established in 1858. They play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Melbourne Cricket Ground is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the 11th largest in the world, and the second largest cricket ground by capacity. It can seat 100 024 people! It was built in 1853 and has undergone many renovations in its history. It was the main stadium for the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and two Cricket World Cups.

Melbourne is the current champion (2021), winning their 13th Premiership. The Carlton Essendon have won the most Premierships with 16.

Angela probably supports the Brisbane Lions, who were established in 1996.

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