The towns were playing against each other.
There’d have to be some sort of similarity in rules, and then agreement before a match.
However, even with variances in the respective town rules, there was more similarity between Australian Football and these games, and with Rugby, and as Perce correctly notes, Gaelic Football than there was with Marn Grook.
We can’t even agree on what sport is being played in a picture, so what hope have we got?
Yes, flags. But not a cup.
Where have they suggested this?
Ball ain’t round.
Did soccer ever use oval balls.
Haha, that’s what I thought! The guy bases his theory on a round ball being used, but the ball in the picture looks like a fat oval shape.
(Unless the artist was just really bad at drawing circles.)
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It does make the ‘these Australian Football fans see what they want to see’ comment pretty funny.
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Ah yes, Moyston, the birthplace of Australian Football…
Because Tom Wills, one of the five contributors to the rules of Australian Football (which make the game nothing like the Aboriginal game) played with local kids at some point.
PS If my brother’s grandson ever tells you a story about me, ask for evidence,
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Why didn’t he let his brother play?
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This thread sets a new Blitz record for people getting irrationally mad about stuff.
This is totally false. There’s that TV show on SBS
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Football was invented in 1993 by Michael Long, James Hird, Kevin Sheedy and Elon Musk.
This is known.
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Rubbish! Stuff like that really makes me mad.
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Shut up!
This is the best and most credible story of aussie rules origins I have read.
Thankyou!
Al Gore claims he invented football in the 1970’s.
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Classic.
Oh RELATION
(Never get tired of bringing that up)