touch footy

(uncountable, Australia) Any code of football that involves physical tackling (i.e. not soccer or touch football); generally refers to Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union or American football.

The beloved abbreviation for Australian rules football, the high-flying, high-contact sport that functions as something close to a religion in Victoria and South Australia. When Australians say AFL they typically mean both the sport itself and the national league that runs it. Footy season conversations, office tipping competitions, and weekend plans all revolve around the AFL in a way that outsiders find both baffling and enviable.

(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.

(Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.