We compared the match activity profiles of elite footballers from Australian football (AF), rugby league (RL) and soccer (SOC), using identical movement definitions. Ninety-four elite footballers from AF, RL or SOC clubs in Australia participated in this study. Movement data were collected using a 5-Hz global positioning system from matches during the 2008-2011 competitive seasons, including measures of velocity, distance, acceleration and bouts of repeat sprints (RS). Australian footballers covered the greatest relative running distances (129 ± 17 m/min) compared to RL (97 ± 16 m/min) and SOC (104 ± 10 m/min) (effect size [ES]; 1.0-2.8). The relative distance covered (4.92 ± 2.10 m/min vs. 5.42 ± 2.49 m/min; 0.74 ± 0.78 m.min-1 vs. 0.97 ± 0.80 m/min) and the number of high-velocity running (0.4 ± 0.2 no/min vs. 0.4 ± 0.2 no/min) and sprint (0.06 ± 0.06 no/min vs. 0.08 ± 0.07 no/min) efforts between RL and SOC players were similar (ES; 0.1-0.3). Rugby league players undertook the highest relative number of accelerations (1.10 ± 0.56 no/min). RS bouts were uncommon for all codes. RL and SOC players perform less running than AF players, possibly due to limited open space as a consequence of field size and code specific rules. While training in football should be code specific, there may be some transference of conditioning drills across codes.
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