Divisions
Rivalries
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- Reluctance to break up traditional rivalries kept these divisions in place until the league finally reached 32 teams in 2002, allowing a realignment into eight equal-sized divisions.
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It is worth pointing out that while fans take their rivalries very seriously, you don't see barbed wire separating the supporters of different teams in Aussie Rules crowds, nor are divisions of riot police needed to stop battles in the streets.
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