THE BASICS OF AFLX
* Played on rectangular fields about 110 metres long
* Seven players per team on-field, with three interchange players
* Two 10-minute halves, no time-on
* Team that touches ball last before going out of bounds surrenders possession opponent
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* Ten points awarded for goals from outside 40-metre arc
* Kick-ins from all scores
* No marks paid from backward kicks, except in 40m-arc
* Twenty-second shot clock for scoring attempts
THE FORMAT
* Three round-robin tournaments featuring six clubs
* The six teams split into two pools. Each team plays two games
* Winners of both pools to play-off in a grand final
THE SCHEDULE
* Adelaide, Thursday night: Port Adelaide, Geelong, Adelaide, Collingwood, West Coast, Fremantle
* Melbourne, Friday night: Carlton, Melbourne, Hawthorn, Essendon, St Kilda, North Melbourne
* Sydney, Saturday night: Greater Western Sydney, Richmond, Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Brisbane, Gold Coast
