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The first ever match of Australian Football was played. The match was played between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar School. The match lasted 3 days
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Melbourne is formed as the first official Australian Football Club
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Original rules were created at Bryant's Hotel in East Melbourne
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The first two games played on a cricket field were played during 1969 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Australian Football started to be played in New Zealand in 1876.
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The VFA was formed in 1877 as the first governing body of the sport.
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The Victorian Football League was formed as the premier football league
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The first international math occurred during 1977 between Australia and Papua New Guinea
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The name changed from the VFL to the now famous AFL that we know today
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During 1996 the united States started to see there first Australian Football matches and clubs formed.