Australian Rules Football
Australian Football League clubs have irregularly played matches at Manuka Oval since 2001 although there is still no official Canberra-based AFL team. From 2012 onwards the new Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team will play three regular season matches a year and one pre-season match in Canberra at Manuka Oval. There is the local AFL Canberra competition and the new North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) competition in which both the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney Giants reserves teams compete against clubs from Canberra, Sydney and South East Queensland. The Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament is also held in Canberra.
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