Английская Википедия:Australian rules football playing field

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Explanation of Australian rules football ground markings

An Australian rules football playing field is a venue where Australian rules football is played.

The playing field is typically a large oval-shaped grass surface, usually a modified cricket field, hence often known as an oval. These fields may vary especially for variations of the game. However, for official Australian Football League matches, strict requirement specifications must be met for stadiums.

Standard specifications

Ground dimensions

Australian rules football grounds, even at the highest level of the game, have no fixed dimensions. For senior football, the playing field is an oval, typically between Шаблон:Convert long goal-to-goal and Шаблон:Convert wide wing-to-wing. Grounds can vary from long and narrow to almost circular, and are not necessarily symmetrical, depending upon how and where the field was constructed. At least Шаблон:Convert of space between the boundary line and any fence is required for safety.

Smaller fields are generally used for junior football; some are purpose-built, and some are temporarily marked out within the confines of full-sized oval; as for a senior match, there are no fixed dimensions for a junior-sized field. The Western Australian Football Commission advises that a good rule of thumb is to set the length of the field equivalent to Шаблон:Frac times the length of an average kick of the age group playing.

Ground markings

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Diagram of a professional level Australian rules football field, 2021

A top-level Australian rules football ground has the following markings:

• Two goal-lines, one at each end of the field, which are straight and Шаблон:Cvt long, and contain the goal posts and behind posts. This the area through which points are scored.
• Two boundary lines, which are curved around the edge of the field and connect the two goal-lines. Together, the boundary-lines and the goal-lines mark out the playing area, in a slightly truncated oval.
• Two goal squares, one at each end of the field, which are Шаблон:Cvt in front of each goal-face. The line parallel to the goal line is called the kick-off line. This marks out the area from which a kick-in is taken.
• The imaginary continuation of the kick-off line in both directions is called the nine-metre line; it is not marked, but radial markings outside the boundary line, two at each end of the ground, indicate where the nine-metre line crosses the boundary line. The position of a mark or free kick taken on the defensive side of this line is always advanced to it.
• Two blue dots, Шаблон:Cvt in front of the centre of each kick-off line, indicating where the man on the mark stands for a kick-in.
• The centre square, which is Шаблон:Cvt in the centre of the ground. This square dictates how many midfielders can be present at a centre bounce.
• The centre circles: two concentric circles of Шаблон:Cvt and Шаблон:Cvt diameter, with a line bisecting them running wing-to-wing. These markings dictate where the ruckmen and other midfielders can stand during a centre bounce.
• Two fifty-metre arcs: a circular arc at each end of the field drawn between the boundary lines at a distance of Шаблон:Cvt from the centre of the goal-line, one red-and-white, and one blue-and-white. Originally introduced as a visual indicator of distance only, these markings now dictate starting positions for forwards and defenders at a centre bounce. Some competitions and exhibition games also allow for super goals, which score more points for a goal kicked from long range.
• Interchange gates: a series of yellow and white markings on the boundary line near the teams' interchange benches, which dictate where players may enter and exit the ground for interchanges.

Grounds at lower or junior levels will lack many of these markings, or paint them in lower detail.

Goal posts

Four tall white posts spaced in a line, the outer pair somewhat shorter.

The goal and behind posts. Also note the painted 50 meter arc and goal square.

At each end of the ground there are two goal posts, spaced Шаблон:Cvt apart, and a further Шаблон:Cvt on either side of these are behind posts, Шаблон:Convert in height. The goal posts are conventionally painted white, and in South Australia, the behind posts are customarily painted red. All posts are typically padded with wall padding to minimise injury due to players colliding with them.

Surface

Due to possible injuries caused to players moving at high speed by marking, jumping, turning and being tackled without protective padding, the playing field standards imply use of lawn as a surface.

Purpose-built stadiums

Шаблон:Incomplete list Almost all Australian rules football fields are of a suitable size and shape for cricket; and in the majority of cases, the fields are used for cricket in the summer and Australian rules football in the winter, a seasonal strategy which is part of the history of Australian sport. As a consequence of this, there are very few fields which were purpose-built for and used by Australian rules football to the exclusion of cricket and all other sports.Шаблон:Cn Like the cricket oval, the field is usually referred to and named as an oval.

However, there are many grounds – particularly those built more recently – which were built with Australian rules football as the primary intended purpose, but upon which other sports, including cricket, have been played.

Stadium	Location	Opened	Built for	Capacity at construction	Comments
Yarraville Oval	Yarraville, Victoria	1903	Ground trustees, Yarraville Football Club	unknown
North Hobart Oval	North Hobart, Tasmania	1921	City of Hobart	unknown	Opened to other sports in 1957
Linkbelt Oval	Aiwo, Nauru	1924	Government of Nauru	3,000	Now also hosts soccer and cricket
Gardens Oval	Darwin, Northern Territory	1950	City of Darwin, Northern Territory Football League	unknown	Built to replace the old Darwin Oval. Opened up to soccer and rugby in 1953. Less used after construction of Marrarra Oval, became a primarily cricket oval in 2002
Moorabbin Oval	Moorabbin, Victoria	1952	City of Moorabbin, Moorabbin Football Club	unknown
Cazalys Stadium	Cairns, Queensland	1957	Australian National Football Council		Used by some other sports since 2001
Richmond Oval	Adelaide, South Australia	1958	West Adelaide Football Club	16,500	Has also hosted American football
Skinner Reserve	Braybrook, Victoria	1966	Victorian Football Association		Has been opened to other sports since 1989
Football Park	West Lakes, South Australia	1974	South Australian National Football League	60,000	Hosted World Series Cricket matches
Waverley Park	Mulgrave, Victoria	1970	Victorian Football League	78,000	Hosted World Series Cricket matches
Carrara Stadium	Gold Coast, Queensland	1987	Brisbane Bears, Shire of Albert	15,000	Opened to other sports in 1988
Marrara Oval	Darwin, Northern Territory	1991	Northern Territory Football League, Government of the Northern Territory	12,500	Opened to other sports since 2003
Docklands Stadium	Melbourne Docklands, Victoria	2000	Australian Football League	53,000	Primarily for Australian rules football, but regularly hosts other football codes, concerts and cricket
Casey Fields VFL Oval	Cranbourne, Victoria	2006	City of Casey	15,000	Other ovals in the complex are used for cricket
Tianjin Oval	Tianjin, China	2011	Melbourne Football Club, City of Melbourne, Australian Football League	N/A	Was never used and abandoned and derelict in 2014
Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex	Burpengary, Queensland	2013	Moreton Bay Region	6,500
Zagreb Australian Football ground	Zagreb, Croatia	2021	University of Zagreb	N/A	First purpose built ground in Europe. Hosted the 2022 AFL Europe Championship
Springfield Central Stadium	Springfield Central, Queensland	2022	City of Ipswich, Brisbane Lions	10,000	First purpose built women's sports field in Australia

Variations

Variations of the standard field dimensions and layout exist. For junior levels, smaller fields are often used. Rectangular fields have also been used in the past in Australia and also overseas, as well as adapted fields from other sports such as association football and American football.