One of the more popular sports in Australia is Australian Rules Football (AFL). To people outside Australia it is regarded as rather odd as they may see no sports activity similar to it, but are in awe of just what marvelous sports athletes that those who participate in the game at the professional high level can be. This is a completely professional men's competition of Australian rules football and it has been played for over a century. It started out in the state of Victoria, however some other states have teams in what is now considered a nationwide league. The eighteen professional clubs which play in the AFL invest heavily in the sports sciences as well as sports medicine to get the best from the players in each club. The sports medicine group with each team includes a podiatrist included to help look after the foot injury and shoes needs of the athletes. The role of Podiatrists in the AFL in Australia is regarded as a model of how podiatry practitioners could be included in professional sports teams around the world.

For one of the shows of the podiatry related livestream, PodChatLive the hosts talked with 5 of the podiatrists related to Australian Rules Football clubs to take a look at the world leading model for Podiatry within an elite sports team and the growing function of the newly formed, AFL Podiatry Association. The Podiatrists which were on this event ended up Ben Holland with the North Melbourne Kangaroos, Emma Poynton from the Western Bulldogs, Nicki Quigley from the Hawthorn Hawks, Todd Brown from the Geelong Cats and Tom May with the Adelaide Crows. They pointed out the demands of AFL and how that impacts the players along with what the prevalent injuries observed. There was an excellent dialogue about the footwear worn along with the obstacles that can bring. There was additionally a conversation of the preseason screening process process that is normally put into practice in the 44-man teams. The live was broadcast live on Facebook, but is also available today on YouTube.