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Sport is an important part of Australian culture and dates back to the early colonial period. The first of the country's mainstream sports to become established in order of their organisation were cricket, Australian rules football, rugby union, tennis, soccer, basketball, netball and rugby league.
Official 2023 All-Australian logo. The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season.It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, traditionally led by that season's premiership coach.
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Sports that were created in Australia. Pages in category "Sports originating in Australia" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total.
Pages in category "Sport in Australia" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A club playing at the highest domestic level of a major Australian sport (Australian Football League, AFL women's, National Rugby League, A-League, NRLW, W-League, domestic cricket, Big Bash League). Also included are venues of the Australian Baseball League. An asterisk indicates that the tenant does not use the venue as their primary home venue.
Sport in the Australian Capital Territory by sport (8 C, 2 P) Sport in Victoria (state) by sport (13 C, 4 P) Sport in Western Australia by sport (14 C, 3 P)
Unlike other sports, Australian rules football has not resisted becoming a professional sport. Although the sport began as amateur competition, the Australian Football League is an elite professional league and has been for nearly 80 years since its initial formation as the Victorian Football Association and then the Victorian Football League in 1897.