Wikiproject Australian Rules Football Style Guide
Wikiproject Australian rules football participants have agreed to the following standards of editorial style to maintain a consistent look and feel to Australian rules football and Australian Football League articles. The guidelines are in sympathy with the origins of the game and with encyclopaedic standards. Editors are encouraged to follow these guidelines wherever possible.
When editing, this guide can be cited in the edit summary as "per Australian rules football style guide".
- Article club names: club article names and subsequent links to those articles should use official club titles as in Collingwood Football Club. Piped links can use Collingwood where applicable. Avoid using Collingwood Magpies as an article title.
- Category club names: category names should similarly use official club titles as in Category:Collingwood Football Club coaches.
- Unlinked references within articles can either use official club names, shortnames or club nicknames (eg. Magpies) according to the editors preference.
- When referring to a player from an earlier era, the club name used should be the name applicable for that player at that time. For example Ted Whitten played for Footscray Football Club (never Western Bulldogs). Use of redirects or piped links (]) to the current club name is acceptable.
- The main article for the sport is Australian rules football. Articles should not use the capitalisation Australian Rules Football.
- In tables or ladders, use of shortnames or nicknames or combinations of both are acceptable as follows:
| Club name | Preferred shortname | Preferred nickname/s | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Football Club | Adelaide | Crows | |
| Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | Lions | after 1996 |
| Carlton Football Club | Carlton | Blues | |
| Collingwood Football Club | Collingwood | Magpies | Do not use 'Pies' |
| Essendon Football Club | Essendon | Bombers | |
| Fremantle Football Club | Fremantle | Dockers | |
| Geelong Football Club | Geelong | Cats | |
| Gold Coast Football Club | Gold Coast | Suns | Avoid "the Gold Coast" |
| Greater Western Sydney Football Club | Greater Western Sydney | Giants | |
| Hawthorn Football Club | Hawthorn | Hawks | |
| North Melbourne Football Club | North Melbourne | Kangaroos | Change to Kangaroos in 1999, back to North Melbourne for 2008 |
| Melbourne Football Club | Melbourne | Demons | |
| Port Adelaide Football Club | Port Adelaide | Power | Do not use "Port Power" |
| Richmond Football Club | Richmond | Tigers | Avoid "Richmond Tigers" |
| St Kilda Football Club | St Kilda | Saints | Avoid "St Kilda Saints", and any reference to "Saint Kilda", which is incorrect |
| Sydney Swans | Sydney | Swans | Avoid "Sydney Swans Football Club" |
| West Coast Eagles | West Coast | Eagles | Avoid "West Coast Eagles Football Club" and "the West Coast" |
| Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs | Bulldogs | Dogs or Doggies is unencyclopaedic, avoid "Western Bulldogs Football Club" |
| Brisbane Bears | Brisbane Bears | Bears | 1987–1996 |
| Fitzroy Football Club | Fitzroy | Lions | 1883–1996 |
| South Melbourne Football Club | South Melbourne | Swans | 1897–1982 |
Read more about this topic: WP:AFL
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