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The laws of Australian rules football describe the rules of the game of Australian rules football as they have evolved and adapted, with the same underlying core rules, since 1859.
The current laws consist of an extensive document titled "Laws of Australian Football", which contains the rules and interpretations of the game, and is managed and administered by the Australian Football League.
The rules were first formed by the Melbourne Football Club, chaired by Tom Wills in 1859. The laws significantly predate the advent of a governing body for the sport. The first national and international body, the Australasian Football Council, was formed in 1905 to govern Australian Football. Since 1994, the rules for the game known as Australian football have been governed by the AFL and the organisation's Laws of the Game committee.
18 players are permitted to take the field for each team, with an additional four players on an interchange bench (although this number often varies in exhibition and practice matches). The equipment needed to play the game is minimal. As in other kinds of football, players wear boots with stops (known as "cleats" or "studs" in some regions) in the soles, shorts, and a thick, strong shirt or jumper known as a guernsey, normally sleeveless, although long sleeve jumpers are sometimes worn in very cold weather by some players.
watch you all from high above
I separate all right from wrong
If you look up, you'll see me fly
I am the heaven and the sky
I have the power that I need
And it is time I make you bleed
With every laughter, I can cry
When it's your time, I'll make you die
I know the secrets you should tell
I saw your tears and watch you fell
I am the eye that sees it all
I am the life, I take control
And I will give you life
Carry you through hell
To the other side
And I will give you time
To collect the pieces
That you left behind
And I will give you life
Carry you through hell
To the other side
And I will give you time
To collect the pieces
That you left behind
And I will give you life [give you life!]
Carry you through hell
To the other side
And I will give you time [give you time!]
To collect the pieces