The forgotten story of the first ever game of Australian Rules football played in England

[The_Wookie]

A good read.

The forgotten story of the first ever game of Australian Rules football played in England | Shoot Farken

On Tuesday April 17, 1888, courtesy of that great innovation the electrical telegraph service, Australian newspapers including Melbourne's The Age broke the news of a game of Australian Rules football being played in the mother country.

www.shootfarken.com.au

 

[blueycarlton]

A good read.

The forgotten story of the first ever game of Australian Rules football played in England | Shoot Farken

On Tuesday April 17, 1888, courtesy of that great innovation the electrical telegraph service, Australian newspapers including Melbourne's The Age broke the news of a game of Australian Rules football being played in the mother country.

www.shootfarken.com.au

Blueseum has a piece on it.

A good read.

The forgotten story of the first ever game of Australian Rules football played in England | Shoot Farken

On Tuesday April 17, 1888, courtesy of that great innovation the electrical telegraph service, Australian newspapers including Melbourne's The Age broke the news of a game of Australian Rules football being played in the mother country.

www.shootfarken.com.au

Blueseum has a bit on that game and a link to an English newspaper report of the match. See www.blueseum.org Pre VFL ,1888. Scroll down the page.

 

[Catgirl]

Though it's clear Aussie Rules football never reached the commercial heights in England that it did in Australia, I'm curious as to whether it survived in smaller circles/ communities there. Wish there were anthropological accounts that explored this.

Also, did giggle here:

the competitors are allowed to pick up the ball, but have to bounce it every five yards – a rule which was not too strictly observed on Saturday

Some things never change.

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