Table 1.

Categorization of teams into climate zones

	Northern (warmer)	Southern (cooler)
Teams	Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle, Gold Coast, Port Adelaide, Sydney, West Coast	Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, Hawthorn, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs
Cities/towns where home games are typically played	Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth	Melbourne, Geelong, Launceston
Climate zones	Csa – Adelaide, Perth; Cfa – Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney	Cfb
Predominant grasssurface	Bermuda grass ± early-mid season ryegrass oversow (warm-season dominant)	Ryegrass or Bermuda grass base with preseason ryegrass oversow (cool-season dominant)
Traction levels	Medium-high	Low-medium

Abbreviations: Cfa, Humid Subtropical; Cfb, Maritime Temperate; Csa, Mediterranean.