Violence in the Australian football league: Good or bad?

David Booth; Robert Brooks

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6630-8_9

Violence in the Australian football league: Good or bad?

David Booth
, Robert Brooks

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In this chapter, the trend in violence in the Australian Football League (AFL) is examined for the period 2000-2009. We begin with a brief history of the league and the key features of the game. A distinction is made between controlled aggression and unsanctioned violence. The potential effects of both forms of violence on the future of the AFL are discussed along with the responses by the league in terms of programs to increase participation, changes to the laws of the game and their interpretation, and implementation of the tribunal system. Tribunal data for the period 2000-2009 is analyzed to see whether these changes have had any impact on both the level of violence and of attendance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Violence and Aggression in Sporting Contests: Economics, History and Policy
Editors	R Todd Jewell
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Springer
Pages	133-151
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781441966308
ISBN (Print)	9781441966292
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6630-8_9
Publication status	Published - 2011

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