Penalties
In Australian rules penalties available (in increasing order of severity) are:
- free kicks (loss of possession)
- distance penalties (often in multiples of 15, 25 or 50 metres)
- ordering off (similar to a yellow card in association football (soccer), not used in the Australian Football League)
- reporting (to be sent to a tribunal post-match for suspension from future matches and/or paying a fine)
In Gaelic football the penalties available (in increasing order of severity) are:
- free kicks (loss of possession)
- distance penalties (often in multiples of 13 metres)
- penalty kicks
- black card (also known as a tick, used to note an offence not serious enough for a yellow card)
- yellow card (cautioning a player, similar to association football (soccer))
- red card (player ejected from the game without replacement, similar to association football (soccer))
Read more about this topic: Comparison Of Australian Rules Football And Gaelic Football
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