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'''AFLX''' is a shortened[[Variations of Australian rules football|variation]] of [[Australian rules football]], playeddesigned intermittentlyin as2017 to be played on a [[pre-seasonfootball pitch|soccer field]] event(significantly insmaller than the [[Australian Footballrules Leaguefootball playing field|Australian rules oval]]). Unlike the full 18-a-side game (or the already established variant for rectangular fields, [[nine-a-side footy]], including the AFL's own variant [[AFL 9s]])., TheAFLX alteredrequired versionfewer ofplayers the(initially game7, wasbut foundedincreased into 20178) with some modified rules aimed at generating higher scores, including increased scoring points. It was founded in an attempt to appeal to a wider audience outside of its origin country of [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/business/sport/aflx-the-business-strategy-behind-the-spectacle-20180209-h0vud5|title=AFLX: the business strategy behind the spectacle|work=[[Australian Financial Review]]|date=11 February 2018}}</ref> The AFL billed AFLX as its answer to [[Twenty20]] or [[Rugby Sevens]].<ref>[https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/radical-new-concept-aflx-set-to-be-launched-on-prefinals-bye-weekend/news-story/f5410d336ab237b455db5b771d28b765 Radical new concept AFLX set to be launched on pre-finals bye weekend] by Chris Cavanagh for the Herald Sun 22 June 2017</ref>

The rules of the game differdiffered from standard Australian rules football in some significant ways. The game iswas played on a rectangular [[soccer]]-sized pitch, allowing matches to be hosted by stadiums that usually lacklacked the suitable field dimensions for Australian rules football. The format iswas evolvingmodified andin the second year, with AFLX 2019 will seeseeing slightly changed rules:<ref name="AFLX1"/><ref name="AFLX2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWb_dZ9USI|title=AFLX 2019 rules explained|last=|first=|date=4 February 2019|work=YouTube, AFL official account|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>[http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2019-02-05/aflx-rules-explained AFLX 2019 rules explained, Essedon FC official site]</ref>

* Last -touch out-of-bounds rule introduced (team that had last touch loses possession)

* The field umpire will throw the ball up to begin play at the start of each half and after a supergoal is scored

* 10-point super goals are registered for goals kicked from outside the 40m40-metre arc

* No marks paid for backwards kicks (except for kicks/marks inside the forward<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/aflx/aflx-explained|title=AFLX Explained|date=13 February 2018|work=AFL.com.au}}</ref> 40m40-metre arc)

* Free shot from inside the 40m40-metre arc to the opposite team in the event of a [[rushed behind]]

* Players can run 20m20 metres without taking a bounce or touching the ball on the ground.

The reception to the gametwo AFL pre-season competitions among fans and the media has beenwas mostly poor,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tendaily.com.au/views/a181218obp/the-aflx-is-the-greatest-farce-in-professional-sport-20181218|title=The AFLX Is The Greatest Farce In Professional Sport|work=Ten Daily|date=16 December 2018|author=Jackson Ryan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/17/not-even-superpowers-can-give-soulless-aflx-what-it-most-needs|date=17 December 2018|work=The Guardian|title=Not even superpowers can give soulless AFLX what it most needs|author=Alana Schetzer}}</ref> with [[ABC Radio Grandstand]] journalist Richard Hinds being particularly savage in labelling it a "hollow, unappealing, pressure-free, atmosphere-deficient, oval-in-a-rectangle hole yawn-fest",.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-16/aflx-not-an-exciting-new-format-of-a-beloved-sport-richard-hinds/9452570|title=AFLX: If you wanted to kill AFL stone-dead, you'd turn it into this hollow yawn-fest|work=ABC News|date=16 February 2018|author=Richard Hinds}}</ref> and critics have also noted that admitting a [[Tasmanian AFL bid|Tasmanian team]] to the competition would cost less and be of more benefit to the league.

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==AFL Pre-season Tournaments==

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