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The first organised game of competitive wheelchair Australian rules football was played at the RAAF base in Adelaide, South Australia on 8 November 2015. The game involved a team of injured 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.〔 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. The game involved injured Australian soldiers.〔 In November 2015, there are plans to create a national league. 〔 ==Rules== Rules of the game have some similarity to AFL rules and include: 〔 *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 six 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wheelchair Australian rules football」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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