Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Australian rules football is a popular sport in Ararat . The Ararat Football Club ( formed in 1871 ) was a founding club of the Wimmera Football League and continues to compete with its most recent premiership in 2001 .
Simplified: Ararat has an Australian Rules Football team which plays in the Wimmera Football League .