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On May 14 1859 the first Australian rules football club was established. This club wrote the first set of rules for the game, which were later expanded into "Victorian Rules" in 1866 and then into the "Australasian Rules" of 1890. This Foundation Club was The Melbourne Football Club. Later in 1859 (18th July) The Geelong Football Club was established. Tom Wills was influential in establishing both The Geelong and Melbourne Football Clubs. Perhaps it is time for Melbourne and Geelong to start celebrating their role as the Foundation clubs and play an annual "Foundation Game" at the MCG for the Tom Wills Cup? To be Played around the time of Toms Wills Public declaration of football when he sent a letter to Bell's Life in Victoria dated July 10 1858 which was to be the founding document of Australian Football and aimed at addressing the fitness of the cricketers during the winter months. A legendary letter, written by a man who was a giant of his time as a footballer and a cricketer, three times football champion of the colony.
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