First Australian Rules Football Match

Date: August 7, 1858 • Location: South Melbourne, Australia

The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.

Australian rules football or Aussie rules, also known simply as Australian football, football or footy in Australia, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts, or between a central and outer post.