The women playing Australia's biggest sport - in London
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Australian Rules Football, played professionally by women in Australia only since 2017, has spread internationally with roughly 75,000 women and girls participating outside the country; London now has its own AFL league with multiple teams, including the West London Wildcats, whose players include London-born women and Australian expatriates who have built an inclusive community.
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