Australian Football is a unique game utilizing many skills. It is a favorite Australian pastime, generally regarded by the players and spectators as the greatest game of all. Spectacular high marking, penetrating long kicking and non-stop action are features which distinguish Australian Football from other football codes such as Rugby Union, Rugby League and Soccer.
The standard Australian Football ground is a grassed oval measuring between 135–185 meters in length and 110–155 meters in width, with smaller grounds being used for junior games.
The standard size football is made of leather, is oval shaped, and measures 550 millimeters × 725 millimeters in circumference. The shape of the ball produces an unpredictable bounce, which increases the amount of skill required both to kick and mark it. For young players of primary school age, smaller balls are used.
The object of the game is to score points by kicking the ball between sets of four posts equally spaced at 6.4 meters apart, at each end of the ground. The middle two are the goal posts and the outside ones are the behind posts. Six points are scored when the ball is kicked between the two middle posts without being touched by any player. A six-point score is called a goal and is signalled by the goal umpire waving two flags overhead. One point is scored when the ball passes between a goal post and a behind post (or hits a goal post, or is touched by a player before going between the two middle posts). This is called a behind and is signaled by the goal umpire waving one flag overhead. the team with the highest score at the end of the game is the team that will take the victory.