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Template:AFLGame

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{{{date}}} {{{home team}}} v {{{away team}}} {{{venue}}}

This template is for adding a single line summary of an Australian rules football game. It must be used with {{AFLGameHeader}} and {{AFLGameFooter}} to form a properly formatted table. It can also be used with {{AFLGameBye}} in seasons where teams have a bye.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Datedate 1

The date and, optionally, time of the match.

Example
Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm)
Datesuggested
Home teamhome team 2

The template or wikilink for the home team of the match.

Example
{{AFL Col}}; {{WAFL Sub}}; [[Collegians Football Club|Collegians]]
Contentrequired
Home team scorehome score 3

The final score for the home team. Can be left blank prior to the match being played.

Example
13.15 (93); 1.12.10 (91)
Contentoptional
Winnerwinner 4

If the match has not yet been played, select 'V'. For a victory by the home team, select 'H'. For a victory by the away team, select 'A'. This will set the winning team's name and score to bold and provide the correct 'def.' or def. by' in the middle. For a draw, select 'D'.

Suggested values
V H A D
Example
V; H; A; D
Stringrequired
Away teamaway team 5

The template or wikilink for the away team of the match.

Example
{{AFL Car}}; {{WAFL SF}}; [[Old Xaverians Football Club|Old Xaverians]]
Contentrequired
Away team scoreaway score 6

The final score for the away team. Can be left blank prior to the match being played.

Example
12.16 (88); 2.11.9 (93)
Contentoptional
Venuevenue 7

The venue the match is being played at. For sponsored venue names, use a piped link to direct users to the generic name article while displaying the sponsored name in use at the time of the match.

Example
[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]; [[Perth Stadium|Optus Stadium]]; [[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]]
Contentsuggested
Crowdcrowd 8

The attendance figure for the match. Can be left blank prior to the match being played, or if no verifiable figure can be sourced.

Example
29,224; 5,000 est.; [[Behind closed doors (sport)|0]]
Contentoptional
Reportreport 9

A news report of the game from a reputable source. Should be an external link, preferably to an archived URL, with the display text of 'Report'. Can be left blank prior to the match being played. There is a known issue with parsing URLs that contain the '=' sign as a parameter for a template. To overcome it, all '=' signs should be replaced with '%3D'.

Example
[https://web.archive.org/web/20230429220049/https://www.afl.com.au/news/913387/power-shut-down-in-form-saints-in-marvel-slugfest Report]
URLoptional