Football codes
Information for Indigenous Australians and football, including AFL (Aussie rules), rugby league and soccer.
AFL
Australian Football or Aussie rules is the sport of choice for many Indigenous Australians.
Information about AFL for Indigenous communities is available by contacting AFL Queensland.
Play AFL
AFL is for people of all ages and abilities. Find out how you can play:
- Auskick (for children of primary school age)
- AFL junior football (for children 8 years of age or over who have mastered AusKick)
- Youth AFL (for youth 13-18 years of age)
- Open aged AFL.
Females in AFL
Find out where females can play AFL in Queensland.
Umpire AFL
Find out how you can become an AFL umpire.
Rugby league
Indigenous Australians have a proud tradition of playing and excelling in Rugby league.
Play rugby league
Find a rugby league club in your area.
Backyard games
Playing Backyard League is a primary and secondary in-school program to teach kids of all ages to play in, and organise rugby league games for themselves.
Be a coach or referee
You can learn how to become a rugby league coach or referee online.
Soccer/football
Contact Football Federation Australia (FFA) for information on the Indigenous Football Participation Pathway which aims to increase the number of Indigenous people playing football.
Get into soccer/football
To get started in football:
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