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46-685: The AFL Record is the official matchday programme of the Australian Football League (AFL). The publication began as the Football Record in Melbourne in 1912, making it one of the oldest magazines in Australia . The Record , in its current format, is owned and produced by Sports Entertainment Network . Physical editions are available for purchase at all nine weekly matches, and digital versions are available to access online. As of 2023,

92-474: A carrier bag for this reason). While, until the 1950s, programmes produced by individual clubs were typically limited to team sheets and advertising, some clubs started to introduce "more sophisticated" magazine formats. Modern programmes have more pages than their four or eight-page predecessors and are often full colour and glossy. In June 2018, clubs in the English Football League voted to end

138-482: A center. At least ten minutes before the game is scheduled to begin, the scorers need to be supplied with the name and number of each player who is to participate in the game. The various positions are not mentioned anywhere in the official NBA rule book, and most players play more than one position. The starting lineup on a basketball team usually comprises five positions and is called the 2-1-2 lineup (2 guards, 1 center, 2 forwards): In American college basketball ,

184-561: A common hobby among fans in Britain during the 1960s and a number of specialist dealers subsequently began to appear. One of the earliest matchday programmes recorded, for an 1873 football match between alumni representatives of Eton College (in England) and Yale College (in the US), was reputedly sold in 2016 for £15,000. In English league football, matchday programmes were used from the late 1880s as

230-486: A defensive back. Since most of the positions are essentially identical to those in American football, only the main differences will be listed here. Positions generally similar to those in American football. Gaelic football and hurling , as well as ladies' Gaelic football and camogie , use the same starting lineup. Teams consist of one goalkeeper and fourteen outfield players (underage teams may play 13-a-side, omitting

276-536: A defensive player have to be on the team that does not; the first play from scrimmage after the first change of possession counts as well.) The third platoon, special teams , in modern times is composed mostly of backup and reserve players from the offensive or defensive platoons, with the exception of the placekicker or punter ; the players who, for instance, take part in the opening kickoff are typically not considered starters. The player positions dictate certain responsibilities and privileges in regard to handling

322-678: A digital version of the Record . They were also sold in newsagents in Victoria. Links to these digital editions are made available via the Record's social media pages such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and the SEN website. During 2021 and 2022, a single standard version of the AFL Record is published weekly, containing information on all nine games. This replaces the previous format of one unique magazine per game. It

368-532: A few positions as "starters"; other than these specialists the other positions on the field are taken up as secondary positions by players who normally play offense or defense. In association football , the starting lineup is termed a starting 11 (starting eleven) or starting XI. The starting 11 or starting XI is a list of the players who will actively participate in the game when the match begins. The starting 11 consists of 11 players, with 1 designated goalkeeper . All other positions are optional, and teams can vary

414-430: A left corner back (4). Players sometimes swap positions during a match and there are sometimes tactical variations in formation, such as dropping one of the six forwards back to provide a third midfielder. Up to five substitutions are allowed during normal time (and another three if there is extra time), from a bench of 9 or sometimes 11 substitutions; substitutions are not numbered in any particular order. In ice hockey ,

460-420: A programme from the 1913 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was sold at auction in 2018 for more than € 2,000. Among the traditions in attending a league or cup football match in Britain is the purchase of a matchday programme. Due to their initial expendable nature (like the ticket) it took many decades for the format to gain respectability as a collectible. Collecting football programmes became

506-560: A scorecard which would have been a single card or sheet with dateline, team names, player positions and advertising. West Midlands team Aston Villa were one of the first clubs to publish a programme, The Villa News and Record , which was printed in the form of a journal with a different number and volume for each season and week respectively. Of particular interest for UK collectors is the FA Cup Final programme. The covers of FA Cup Final matchday programmes have had designs which reflected

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552-402: A starting lineup is announced for each team before the game. Starting players are designated as either centers , forwards , or guards . A team can name at most one center, but otherwise any combination of positions is allowable, as long as five players are named. Lineups of three guards, one forward, and one center, or of three guards and two forwards, are the most common alternate lineups. In

598-419: A team starts out with six players on the ice: The starting forwards are typically known as the top line or first line , as most professional teams rotate four distinct three-man forward lines and three defense pairings. In ice hockey, a team must submit their starting lineup to the opposing team's captain and to the officials before the game. If a team inserts any other player into the lineup at game time,

644-480: A team starts with eighteen players on the field. The traditional positions are as listed below, however in modern football the players are organised into three main groups, forwards, midfielders and defenders, each consisting of between four and eight players. Only four midfielders from each team are allowed to start inside the centre square , the other 14 players can start anywhere on the field. The starting lineup in baseball comprises either nine or ten players. In

690-435: A team starts with seven players on the court: A Rugby league football starting lineup is Rugby union starting lineups consist of: The starting lineup for a volleyball match typically includes: Variations do exist – sometimes there will be two setters, or three outside hitters without a true opposite. Though the libero is typically announced with the starting lineup, the libero is not considered to be part of it, as

736-474: A team's coach, provided that no more than 11 players are on the field at any given time and at least seven (usually exactly seven) are positions along the line of scrimmage. In addition to the center, guards and tackles, at least two ends (be they tight ends or split end wide receivers) must also be in the lineup. In recent history the 4-3 defense (4 defensive linemen plus 3 linebackers) formation has been standard among college and professional squads. However,

782-417: A three- platoon system , each with its own starting lineup. The starting lineups for offense and defense, each with eleven players, typically get the most attention. The starting lineups are defined as the eleven players who take the first offensive or defensive play from scrimmage of a given game. (An offensive player does not have to be on the team that gets possession first to be considered a starter, nor does

828-403: Is available at Coles, Victorian newsagents, as well as at every AFL game. However, exclusive variant covers are available at some games. This has been returned to the normal game specific versions as of 2023. Matchday programme A matchday programme or match programme is a booklet associated with a live sporting event which details the proposed starting lineup and other details of

874-435: Is common for a player's position to be denoted by a number, for example: in baseball scorekeeping the shortstop position is "6", while in basketball the small forward position is known as the "three". Thus, the lineups for some sports can include a uniform number, the player's name, and an abbreviation (consisting of letters or numbers) denoting a position. In American football since the 1950s, most upper level teams use

920-502: Is darker too. The programme for the first ever FA Cup Final held in Wembley in 1923 is rarer than the 1966 programme, and would typically cost over £1000. The programme for the 1924 FA Cup Final is also rare; the game was played in torrential rain and fans used their programmes as part of their effort to cover themselves against the weather. An example, offered at auction in 2017, was estimated at between £3,500 and £4,500. Following

966-608: Is distributed in newsagents, available the Monday prior to the Grand Final (the "News Stand Edition") as well as at the game (the "Match Day Edition"). These were discontinued after a time. During 2009 to 2011, the week's records are now published and are able to be viewed in an " online magazine " format. In late March 2020, following the COVID-19 lockdowns and as crowds were no longer permitted to attend AFL matches, Crocmedia began publishing

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1012-559: Is often a bit of prestige that is associated with being a starter. This is particularly true in sports with limited substitutions, like baseball or association football (soccer). When listing a team's lineup, it is common in some sports to include each player's uniform number and their position, along with their name. Position are often designated by abbreviations that are specific to the sport (for example, in American football ; "SS" for strong safety ). In both baseball and basketball , it

1058-619: The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final (held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic ) was made available in physical form for supporters ahead of the game, either online (via an emailed PDF and follow-up copy send through the postal system ) or to purchase at SuperValu and Centra outlets in the competing counties. Home teams produce matchday programmes for National Football League games. County boards , such as Kerry GAA , also produce matchday programmes for their own local competitions. As with Gaelic football,

1104-453: The 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final matchday programme's "roll of honour section". Matchday programmes for rugby games are also produced and collected. A programme from a Grand Slam decider, contested by Wales and Ireland in the 1911 Five Nations Championship , was sold in 2009 for £2,400. Starting lineup The starters are commonly the best players on the team at their respective positions. Consequently, there

1150-469: The AFL Record Season Guide. Today's official AFL Record is published in a sports magazine style format. Nine different versions (one for each game) were published for each weekly round (60,000 copies in total) prior to 2022 and Roy Morgan Research estimated in 2014 that the Record has a weekly readership of over 200,000. To reduce costs, the format for the record changed in the 1990s with

1196-461: The Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball , there are nine players in the starting lineup and all players bat . American League , National League (MLB) and Pacific League (NPB) teams have the option of using a designated hitter (DH) in place of the pitcher in the batting order . The DH does not play when the team is on defense. In softball , where ten players are in the field,

1242-503: The FIBA 3x3 World Cup the game is played 3 on 3, and the positions can be a mix of guards, forwards, and centers. In Canadian football , a team starts with 12 players on offense, 12 players on defense, and a special teams squad of 12 players for punts, kickoffs, and extra point attempts. As in American football , most of the special teams players are starters or bench players for offence or defence. Because of substantial differences between

1288-593: The Munich air disaster in February 1958, Manchester United's planned game against Wolverhampton Wanderers was cancelled and a majority of programmes that had been printed were destroyed. One of the rare surviving examples of this matchday programme was sold in 2024 for £7,500. Another notable Manchester United programme is the example printed in February 1958 for the FA Cup game between Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday . This

1334-407: The ball . A uniform numbering system restricts players' ability to change positions in the middle of the game. The offensive lineup is heavily restricted by rules that have been adopted over the course of the game's development. Several positions (indicated with * in the list below) are mandatory and must appear in any lineup, starting or otherwise. Others can be used or unused at the discretion of

1380-407: The 3-4 (3 defensive linemen plus 4 linebackers) formation is becoming more popular among professional and NCAA Division I teams. Unlike offenses, defenses have no restrictions on positions (as long as no more than 11 players take the field), and the standard lineups have developed largely through tradition, experimentation, trial and error. The third phase, special teams , generally designates only

1426-612: The GAA produces matchday programmes for every game in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , and sells prints and posters of past programmes. Home teams produce matchday programmes for National Hurling League games. A matchday programme from the 1913 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final sold at auction in Kilkenny for more than €2,000 in 2018. The GAA apologised after forgetting to include Clare in

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1472-446: The advent of the national league to include an outer magazine which covers regular columns and stories about the entire league and an insert with specifics on the current game such as teamsheets and scoresheets. With the advent of themed rounds in the AFL, the Record is often themed accordingly, with issues such as "Women's round", for example, containing articles about women's involvement in

1518-521: The age, with the late 1920s and 1930s covers bearing Art Deco styles, for example. Programmes from the 1940s and early 1950s are rarer due to recycling for paper shortages as part of the war effort and times of post-war austerity. The size of the programmes increased over the decades from a smaller pocket size to a larger A4 size, but a number of clubs in the early 21st century have reverted to more convenient sizes. The FA Cup Final programme has, however, retained its larger size (customarily being sold with

1564-511: The country. The AFL Record was known as the Football Record until 1998; in 1999, the current title was adopted. In July 2018, the AFL sold the AFL Record and its related products to Crocmedia (now known as Sports Entertainment Network ) in an $ 8.1 million deal. The sports media company took all weekly match-day magazine content, including the AFL Record , AFL Women's publications, and

1610-509: The field. As only their numbers were worn on their guernseys, the record contained a list of player names so that spectators could tell who is who. Over time, the record included a section for keeping track of how many goals and behinds players have kicked while the game is being played and this became a traditional pastime of many footy spectators, something which is fairly unusual to the game. Special interest articles were also added, as well as scores, reports and updates from other leagues around

1656-437: The full back and full forward positions). Teams lineup in six lines, with the goalkeeper furthest back and the full-forward line closest to the opposing team's goal. Players play on the left or right of the field looking in the direction they are attacking. Position numbering is fixed and positions are set up so that every attacker has a corresponding defender: for example, a right corner forward (jersey number 13) will be marked by

1702-468: The game. Many themed rounds are repeated annually, such as the ANZAC Day edition, Hall of Fame, Derby Day, Showdown, Indigenous or "Dreamtime" round, the "Big Freeze", and Maddy's Round. In addition, players who reach a milestone of 250, 300 or 350 AFL games are typically honoured with a front cover and a feature story. The Grand Final Record is typically more expensive and has significantly more content. It

1748-618: The match. To some spectators, the purchase of a matchday programme is part of the "ritual" of attending football and hurling matches in Britain and Ireland. Until 2018, the printing of matchday programmes was compulsory for English Football League games. Souvenir programmes are also collected as sports memorabilia , and rare FA Cup Final matchday programmes have fetched in excess of £ 35,000 at auction houses such as Sotheby's . Matchday programmes from early 20th-century hurling and Gaelic football games are also collected in Ireland, and

1794-406: The opposing captain can direct the official to call a starting the wrong lineup penalty , a two-minute minor. The starting lineup in field lacrosse comprises ten players: 3 Attackmen, 3 Defensemen, 3 Midfielders, and 1 Goalkeeper. A team may start a Long-Stick Midfielder for a defensive advantage. A team may have a player reserved exclusively to take face-offs, known as a FOGO. In netball ,

1840-450: The outgoing editor of the AFL Record is Michael Lovett, who has edited the publication since 1997. The publication began as the Football Record in Melbourne, Australia on 27 April 1912, making it one of the oldest magazines in Australia . It was initially formatted as a pocketbook guide to assist spectators of matches when the league was known as the VFL. The guide helped identify players on

1886-494: The player formations they use. The formation are often described using the numbers of defenders , midfielders and forwards . For example, a commonly used formation is 4-4-2, which means there are 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers. Some formations may list 4 numbers, which usually differentiates between defensive and attacking midfielders, e.g. 4-2-3-1 would mean 4 defenders, 2 defensive midfielders, 3 attacking midfielders, and 1 striker. In Australian rules football ,

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1932-453: The requirement for programmes to be produced for every game. Some clubs have a programme shop for collectors. One of the most sought-after of all programmes is the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final . There have been at least two reprints — with the original being heavier than the reprints at 130 grams — and the inside advert for Player's No. 6 is different. The blue of the Union Flag on the cover

1978-574: The tenth is usually placed in the outfield (OF); if placed between the infield and outfield, the extra fielder is known as a "rover." The designated hitter (DH), when used, is designated with the number zero. In variants of the game where all nine positions plus a designated hitter must bat, the designated hitter is instead known as an extra hitter (EH). In the National Basketball Association (NBA), two starting players are traditionally announced as guards, two as forwards, and one as

2024-659: The two codes – most notably the larger field and only having three downs to advance the ball 10 yards instead of four – offensive formations are somewhat different in the Canadian game. Most notably, tight ends are almost completely absent in Canada. The Canadian Football League has an additional rule that at least seven of the 24 offensive and defensive starters in a game be Canadian citizens. These seven starters can be of any position except quarterback. Defences are broadly similar to those in American football, with an extra player used as

2070-568: Was sold in a 2012 auction for £23,500. The programme for the 1973 European Cup Final between Ajax and Juventus is also rare, with only 400 produced. The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) produces a matchday programme for every game in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship . Photographs, prints and posters of past programmes are available to buy from the Croke Park shop. The official matchday programme for

2116-548: Was the club's first game after the Munich air disaster and the team layout was left blank. A football programme from the 1882 FA Cup Final between Blackburn Rovers and Old Etonians sold at auction for a world record of £35,250. The programme was sold by Sotheby's in May 2013 to Old Etonians Football Club. The previous record for a football programme was for the 1909 FA Cup Final contested between Manchester United and Bristol City . It

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