MELBOURNE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The Australian Football League (AFL) will revive its "State of Origin" concept after a 27-year break, with a Western Australian (WA) representative team to host a ...

After three rounds, this is what the numbers say about scoring. Have the AFL’s rule changes had the desired effect?

Ten players are ‘in all sorts of trouble’ - including one Hall of Famer with an ‘interesting’ and uncertain future.

The AFL field is 50 yards long (excluding two 8-yard end zones) and 85 feet wide. In terms of an NFL field, this is half as long and, for some reason, 53.125% as wide. Players are not made to scale.

Already it’s clear the league’s new ruck rules are favouring a certain type of ruckman and threatened the future of some ...