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Now, any sized person can kick,
But football, you must learn the trick;
With marking the ball
It's good to be tall,
And running, it ought to be quick
But football, you must learn the trick;
With marking the ball
It's good to be tall,
And running, it ought to be quick
AUSSIE RULES FOOTBALl
The Very First Games
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Apart from the very small articles, most are in 2 or more sections. If the article doesn't seem to be finished, click lower for last section
Apart from the very small articles, most are in 2 or more sections. If the article doesn't seem to be finished, click lower for last section
1864
Football- The Value of the Game, its Present Position & the Discussion Concerning the Rules- Chapter 1
Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 9 April 1864
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The Propositions for Amalgamating the Existing Rules & making New ones- Chapter 2
Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 16 April 1864
D.McKay Sth Melbourne
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Chapter 3 doesn't seem to have been printed? it should have appeared in the April 23 edition, but was not part of it, nor the April 30th edition.
There wasn't any May 7th edition, for whatever reason?, the next Chapter (chapter 4) appeared in the May 14th edition However, two articles with the title-
'Football in Melbourne' appeared in the May 14th & May 21st editions. Football in Melbourne
Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 14 May 1864
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Football in Melbourne
Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 21 May 1864
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The Game at Eton in 'The Fields' & the Winchester Rules- Chapter 4
Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 21 May 1864
Warren, Williamstown
G. Sparrow, Richmond
R. Dick, Footscray
J. McShane, Geelong
F. Carpenter, Sth Melb
T. Banks, Fitzroy
A. Sykes, Essendon
T. Blake, Carlton
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The Harrow Game, The Charter House Rules & the Winchester Goals- Chapter 5
Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 28 May 1864
T.C. Wilson, Nth Melb
C. Gambetta, St. Kilda
Angus, Collingwood
G. Cornelius, Port Melb
I. Warne-Smith, Melb
Australasian (Melb, Vic), Saturday 23 June 1888
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The Rugby Game, The Shrewsbury Rules & the Collated Summary of Football Laws-
Chapter 6 Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 4 June 1864
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The Game Played by the New University Rules & What Schools would Lose and Gain by Adopting them-
Chapter 7 Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 2 July 1864
The Future of the Game & What the Discussion has done for it-
Chapter 8 Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle (Melbourne, Vic), Saturday 11 June 1864
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Continued from Chapter 8, left to Right
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