Disorderly proceedings in the park : Western Australian football in colonial times / Steve Errington.

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AuthorErrington, Steve, authorDescriptionIn the early 1880s in the sleepy towns of Perth and Fremantle young men played loosely organised rugby matches. But in 1885 some keen young players of Victorian Rules imposed their will on this tired scene and formed what is now the West Australian Football League, starting a competition which continues 131 years later. Clubs came and went: Centrals, Metropolitans, Victorians and West Australians are no more. Unions changed their name. An early East Perth club lasted two years. The first Fremantle club won the premiership then promptly disappeared. A long-lasting and often bitter rivalry was established between the second Fremantle FC and the Perth Rovers. West Perth joined the fray in 1891 and during the gold boom top players poured in from the other Australian colonies. This book, the result of decades of archival delving, is a must for all lovers of the Australian game.ImprintCarlisle, Western Australia : Hesperian Press, 2016.; Â©2016.Collationv, 189 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 30 cm.LanguageEnglishNotesIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-172)Dewey Class796.336 ERRPublication FormatBook

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SubjectAustralian Rules FootballCollectionPublications Collection

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