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Australian football started as a variation on the various football games as played in the English Public (private) schools during the 1850s. The person who did the most to establish Australian football was Tom W. Wills. Melbourne born, he was sent to England at age 14 where he attended Rugby School in the Midlands. The game was initially planned to be  simpler than the complicated Rugby game, and of less "vigour and roughness" of Rugby and the other school games. Only  3 of the 10 original rules were taken from Rugby ...from the Early History of Australian Football
See also:  Thomas Wentworth Mills   Word IQ 
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The sport is now played in many countries. The IAFC was formed in 1995 to bring together the people, organisations, clubs and leagues who play or are involved with Australian Football internationally.

A full list of controlling organisations and teams can be found on the Australian Rules Footy links  site. Check out the British BARFL , ARFLI League of Ireland  and the American AFANA sites for regional information

If you need more information, contact Luke  our Australian Rules Librarian from The Drafter

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