Footy’s ‘code wars’ are back, but which is actually the No. 1 Australian sport: the NRL or AFL?
- Written by Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
NRL Photos, Matt Turner/AAP, Wikimedia, The Conversation, CC BYEvery now and then, so-called “code wars” erupt between the major Australia winter football codes: the National Rugby League (NRL) and the Australian Football League (AFL).
This animosity likely stems from a phenomenon known as “the Barassi Line”, a cultural and...
