AFL teams are named after all sorts of things. Which group has the most teams?a) Birdsb) Mammalsc) Non-animals

c) Non-animals with 8! - Demons, Giants, Saints, Dockers, Suns, Power, Blues, and Bombers. Birds and mammals are tied on 5 each. Birds: Crows, Magpies, Hawks, Swans, Eagles. Mammals: Lions, Cats, Kangaroos, Tigers, Bulldogs

The VFL changed its name to the AFL in what year?a) 1986b) 1990c) 1991

b) 1990 - It changed because teams from outside Victoria had joined the competition, so "Victorian" no longer made sense

In the AFL, "Gather Round" is a special week where all nine matches are played in the same city. Which city hosts it?a) Melbourneb) Adelaidec) Sydney

Adelaide - Every team travels to South Australia for a four-day Festival of Footy.

Every year on Anzac Day (April 25), two AFL teams play a blockbuster match at the MCG in front of over 90,000 fans. Which two teams play in the Anzac Day clash?

Essendon and Collingwood - It's one of the biggest games on the AFL calendar and has been played every year since 1995

Which team was the last to win three premierships in a row?a) Brisbane Lionsb) Geelongc) Hawthorn

c) Hawthorn - The Hawks won in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Only five clubs in VFL/AFL history have ever won three or more in a row!

A team finishes a game with exactly 100 points. If they kicked 15 goals, how many behinds did they kick?

10 behinds - 15 goals = 90 points, so they needed 10 more points from behinds to reach 100. Their score line would be 15.10 (100)

In 1993, a greased animal with a number and a nickname spray-painted on its side was released onto the SCG during a Sydney Swans vs St Kilda match. What animal was it?

A pig - It had the number 4 and "Plugga" painted on its side as a cheeky tribute to St Kilda's legendary full-forward Tony Lockett.

Three clubs are tied for the most VFL/AFL premierships of all time with 16 each. Can you name any two of them?

Carlton, Collingwood, and Essendon

The AFL used to have a pre-season cup competition with a special rule: if you kicked a goal from outside the 50-metre arc, it was worth more than the normal 6 points. How many points was this "super goal" worth?

9 - The super goal existed from 2003 to 2017. It was designed to reward the game's biggest kicks!

What two teams compete in the AFL match known as "The Showdown"?

Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide

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c) 18
c) Non-animals with 8!
Demons, Giants, Saints, Dockers, Suns, Power, Blues, and Bombers. Birds and mammals are tied on 5 each. Birds: Crows, Magpies, Hawks, Swans, Eagles. Mammals: Lions, Cats, Kangaroos, Tigers, Bulldogs
Carlton
Richmond Tigers
b) 1990
It changed because teams from outside Victoria had joined the competition, so "Victorian" no longer made sense
Adelaide
Every team travels to South Australia for a four-day Festival of Footy.
d) Slingshot
Essendon and Collingwood
It's one of the biggest games on the AFL calendar and has been played every year since 1995
c) Hawthorn
The Hawks won in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Only five clubs in VFL/AFL history have ever won three or more in a row!

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10 behinds
15 goals = 90 points, so they needed 10 more points from behinds to reach 100. Their score line would be 15.10 (100)
A pig
It had the number 4 and "Plugga" painted on its side as a cheeky tribute to St Kilda's legendary full-forward Tony Lockett.
Carlton, Collingwood, and Essendon
9
The super goal existed from 2003 to 2017. It was designed to reward the game's biggest kicks!
Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide

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c) 18

c) Non-animals with 8!

Carlton

Richmond Tigers

b) 1990

Adelaide

d) Slingshot

Essendon and Collingwood

c) Hawthorn

10 behinds

A pig

Carlton, Collingwood, and Essendon

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