Editing Australian rules football (section)

===Field===
{{Main|Australian rules football playing field}}
[[File:AFL stadium.svg|thumb|Typical [[Australian rules football playing field]]]]

Unlike other forms of football which are played on rectangular fields, Australian rules football playing fields are oval-shaped, and are between {{convert|135|and|185|m|yd}} long and {{convert|110|and|155|m|yd}} wide.<ref name="PlaySurface">{{cite web |title=Pre-Match Provisions – Playing Surface |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2022/03/28/6d92ed7c-efc2-44dc-86bc-9fa1d9b338ad/2022-Laws-of-the-Game-Booklet.pdf#page=18 |website=AFL |access-date=3 March 2024 |archive-date=3 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303143302/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2022/03/28/6d92ed7c-efc2-44dc-86bc-9fa1d9b338ad/2022-Laws-of-the-Game-Booklet.pdf#page=18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

At either end of the field, two sets of posts are erected in a straight line to indicate the scoring areas on the field, each with two kinds of posts, named the goal posts and the behind posts respectively. The goal posts are placed first, located {{convert|6.4|m|yd}} apart from each other, with a behind post being placed a further 6.4 metres to the side of each goal post. The name for the field line between two goal posts is known as the Goal Line.<ref name="PlaySurface" />

Around the perimeter of the field, two white lines are drawn between the set of behind posts in an arc-shape, marking the field of play.<ref name="PlaySurface" />

Other field markings include:<ref name="PlaySurface" />
* An arc drawn {{convert|50|m|yd}} from either end of the playing surface, known as the fifty metre arc.
* A {{convert|50 x 50|m|yd}} square located in the centre of the playing surface, known as the centre square.
* A {{convert|10 x 10|m|yd}} circle located in the centre of the playing surface, known as the centre circle
* A rectangle drawn at either end of the ground, measuring {{convert|9|m|yd}} out from each pair of goal posts. This is known as the goal square.

The 50m arcs, centre square, centre circle and goal square are used at the beginning of each quarter or after each goal. With each team permitted a maximum of six players in each 50m arc, with one in the goal square and four players in the centre square with one in the centre circle. If this is breached, a free kick is awarded.<ref>{{cite web |title=STARTING POSITIONS |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2022/03/28/6d92ed7c-efc2-44dc-86bc-9fa1d9b338ad/2022-Laws-of-the-Game-Booklet.pdf#page=39 |website=AFL |access-date=28 March 2024 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328080926/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2022/03/28/6d92ed7c-efc2-44dc-86bc-9fa1d9b338ad/2022-Laws-of-the-Game-Booklet.pdf#page=39 |url-status=live }}</ref>