Wheelchair Australian rules football

The first organised game of competitive wheelchair Australian rules football was played at the RAAF base in Adelaide, South Australia on 8 November 2015.^[1][2] The game involved a team of wounded Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel undergoing rehabilitation at Darwin's soldier Recovery Centre and a Disability Sports Australia (DSA) team made up of players from South Australia. The game was organized by the ADF, Australian Football League and DSA. The final score was: DSA team 16.8.104 defeated the ADF team 14.5.89.^[2]

In April 2015, Prince Harry whilst visiting Darwin, Northern Territory raised the profile of this new sport by participating in a game of wheelchair AFL.^[3] The game involved wounded Australian soldiers.^[3]

In November 2015, there were plans to create a national league.^[2]

Rules of the game have some similarity to AFL rules for Australian rules football and include:^[2]

• Game is started by throwing up the ball in the centre of the field.
• Six points for a goal, and one point for a behind.
• Kicks are replaced with handballs, and handballs replaced with underarm throws.
• A red Sherrin football is used, with the game split into four quarters.
• Game is played on a basketball court with plastic posts at each end of the court.
• Only five players from each team can be on the field at any given time.
• Team is divided in backs, centres and forwards but only forwards can score.

• Wheelchair sports
• Wheelchair rugby league
• Wheelchair rugby