AFL Wheelchair
Overview
AFL Victoria in partnership with Disability Sport and Recreation brings you AFL Wheelchair.
A new and exciting adapted version of Australian Rules
AFL Wheelchair was created in partnership with Disability Sports Australia and the Australian Defence Force to provide footballers the opportunity to play a competitive game of football, with or without a disability. Games are played between two teams of five in wheelchairs, plus interchange players. It’s played on a rectangular indoor court divided into thirds (like netball), with goal posts at either end. Similar to AFL Nines, positions include defenders, centres and forwards, and forwards are the only players who can score. A handball is equivalent to a kick, while an underarm throw — below shoulder height — is comparable to a handball.
The AFL host the Toyota AFL Open, which gives the country’s top players an opportunity to represent their State or Territory.
Please contact us to find a competition near you