The Adelaide University Football Club (AUFC) is a South Australian based Australian rules football club. It is an affiliate of the Adelaide University Sports Association (AUSA) and plays in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL). The club promotes itself as the largest amateur football club in Australia. The club trains on the University Oval No 1 located across the river from the University on Park 12, and Park 10 in the portion of the Adelaide Parklands between the University and North Adelaide. The AUFC is known as "The Blacks". Notable club members include Dr Fred Bloch (Adelaide University Professor of Commerce) and Bob Neil (official club legend).
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