Despite football fans rarely agreeing upon anything, there is one belief that we all hold – Australian Rules Football is the greatest sport on earth.

With its laws forged from the Anglo-Celtic ethos of a fair go and its expansiveness born from the indigenous game of Marngrook, our game is more than simply entertainment – it is a true expression of identity.

It is quintessentially Australian, so why wouldn't we want to share it?

Due to this common agreement of sporting superiority and in an effort to spread the good word, we have seen our code exported to various far-flung locations around the globe.

Although these excursions may have ultimately proven futile, it is worth remembering the endeavors all the same.

As none of us will be able to jet off internationally any time in the foreseeable future, here is a list you can live vicariously through, comprised of the eleven countries Aussie Rules has officially been played in.

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The United Kingdom

When the common fan thinks of Australian Rules Football in the UK, their mind often leaps to the venue that commonly hosts the last test of the English summer – The Oval.

Although this association is well entrenched, it was another South London venue that hosted our game's first British excursion.

In 1967, after obtaining funds from numerous sources, former umpire and legendary broadcaster Harry Beitzel led an all-star cast of league footballers on a multi-legged international trip.

The Galahs, as they were affectionately dubbed, were led by Ron Barassi through Darwin, Ireland, America, and Britain. However, most of the matches played were under Gaelic Football laws.

After defeating the All-Ireland Champions Meath using a round ball on the fabled turf of Dublin's Croke Park, the tourists wearily backed up three days later against a British team in Crystal Palace, South London.

An oval ball was used on this occasion, but the result remained the same as the Aussies beat the Poms 101 to 75 in miserable conditions before a sparse crowd.

It would be a further five years before to code returned to ‘Blighty', but a handful of superstar names from the first tour would be in tow.

Following their victory in the highest scoring Grand Final of all time - a combined total of 327 points scored – Carlton jetted off on a world tour.

The first of three stops (don't worry, we'll cover the other two later) was at The Oval on Sunday the 29th of October.

Before a crowd of approximately 9,000 spectators – including Prince Charles – Carlton defeated an All-Stars team comprised of names such as Malcolm Blight, Royce Hart, Barrie Robran and Lleyton Hewitt's father Glynn by nine points.

All of this was able to pass despite the centre wicket area being roped off for the entirety of the contest!

The Blues would be back at the venue in 1986 against North Melbourne and again a year later for a match dubbed ‘The Battle of Britain'.

No doubt still celebrating their 1987 Premiership triumph of a mere fortnight prior, Carlton were bested by the Roos on the day. However, it is the fists and furor that the reportedly inebriated crowd will remember rather than the result.

After current Hawthorn coach Alistair Clarkson's cowardly king hit on Carlton's Ian Aitken, the match degenerated into a contest of square ups rather than sausage rolls.

Following the multi segmented melee - and then Carlton coach Robert Walls' views on international footy – seven players were reported for a total of 12 weeks.

Despite the previous year's chaos, Carlton were invited back to the venue again in 1988 to take on the Hawks, before the combatants were altered in 1989, with Essendon meeting Melbourne.

Aussie Rules was played at The Oval on another eleven occasions between 1990 and 2006, but like America, the forays have dried up since.