Australian rules football Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
contact sport invented in Melbourne
About Australian rules football
The origins of Australian rules football are unclear, though at first glance it appears to be a cross betweenrugby footballandassociation football(soccer). A game called "football" was known to have been played in the state of Victoria as early as 1841, though the rules of this game have been lost to history. Some contend that it can trace its origin to 1858, when acricketerattempted to develop of new code of football to keep cricketers fit during the off-season in the winter. In any case, the first set of rules for a uniquely Australian code of football were written down in 1859 at the Melbourne Football Club, and a copy of these rules still survives. Modern Australian rules football likely evolved from this set of rules over the years. Australian rules football is played on an elliptical
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