On Wednesday, the Arena Football League (AFL) announced its grand return with league play scheduled to restart in 2024. The AFL drew a niche following for its electric playing style.

In 2016 Kane went for the job of running The Huddle, North Melbourne’s community arm, but missed out. ... in his new football role at the AFL, poached Kane to work at head office.

The AFL is a form of indoor American football played on a 66-by-28-yard field, which is around a quarter of the surface area of an NFL field. Unlike NFL games, Arena Football is a faster-paced and ...

The AFL has come and gone several times. It started in 1987 with teams in Pittsburgh, Denver, Washington and Chicago. The league was suspended in 2009 because of a lack of funds, but returned in 2010.