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Rivalries in the Australian Football League exist between many teams, most of which typically draw large crowds and interest regardless of both teams' positions on the ladder. The AFL encourages the building of such rivalries, as a method of increasing publicity for the league, to the point of designating one round each year as "Rivalry Round ...
This list deals with Australian rules football rivalries in Australia and around the world. This includes club teams, which compete in local derbies as well as matches between club teams further afield. Also lists international rivalries and rivalries between individual players.
This category covers a list of rivalries in the Australian Football League. Pages in category "Australian Football League rivalries" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
There has been a long-standing rivalry between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest cities in Australia.. In soccer terms, the rivalry has existed for almost 140 years, starting with the first inter-colonial match between Victoria and New South Wales taking place on 16 August 1883 at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, which ended as a 2–2 draw in front of a crowd of 2,000. [4]
A-League Men was established in 2004 as the A-League by the Australian Soccer Association (ASA) as a successor to the National Soccer League (NSL) and competition commenced in August 2005. Administered by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), it is contested by thirteen teams; eleven based in Australia with two based in New Zealand.
Although there is a bitter rivalry on both sides, the make-up of the rivalry is slightly different: [67] for Victoria, being the most successful state in interstate football, it meant that protecting that reputation was of prominent importance; [68] for South Australia, the rivalry stemmed from dislike, and the feeling that Victorians did not ...
In 1998, the clubs established the Madden Cup as an annual prize for matches between the two clubs. The Madden Cup is named in honour of brothers Simon Madden – who played 378 games for Essendon, winning two premierships, four best and fairests, and a Norm Smith Medal – and Justin Madden – who played 45 games for Essendon and 287 games for Carlton, winning two premierships and two best ...
Australia men's national soccer team rivalries (4 P) Pages in category "Soccer rivalries in Australia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.