The AFL season is coming to an end for another year but thankfully you can still get your footy fix in the off season by playing AFL 9s.
AFL 9s ‘The Game for Everyone’ is the latest sporting trend to hit Australian parks and is a revised competition of the game, formally known as Rec Footy.
This non-contact game is a social, fun and easy sport to play for people of all ages and skill level which incorporates all the fundamentals of AFL football in a simple, modified version.
AFL 9s will run from October through to December in various locations in NSW and ACT, so start gathering your friends, family and workmates to form a team.
Click here to register your 9-a-side team now and to find out more information.
After hanging up the boots in 2009, two time premiership captain of Geelong, Tom Harley, started playing AFL 9s to keep fit and he thoroughly enjoys being part of a team again.
“AFL 9s is the perfect team sport to play as it is social, fun and it can be a great workout”, Harley said.
AFL 9s is a great game for people new to the sport to learn the skills and rules, those wanting to have fun and get fit and players looking to refine their skills over the off-season.
Some of the rules include: AFL 9s is non contact (tags are worn by all players to substitute a tackle), matches are played on smaller fields broken into three zones (forwards, midfielders, defenders) with three players per zone (nine per team), only forwards can score goals and the mixed competitions must have at least three female players.
AFL 9s is a great way to have fun, meet new friends and to be active over summer. Don’t miss out.
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