tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782415769184117544.post1343886071796749293..comments2023-11-06T11:54:31.103+11:00Comments on Neos Osmos: The ‘Chimera’ of Origins: Association Football in Australia before 1880Ian Sysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14381094556560006623noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782415769184117544.post-49302300078629909902013-05-20T15:33:16.803+10:002013-05-20T15:33:16.803+10:00Even though the Hobart Association adopted Victori...Even though the Hobart Association adopted Victorian Rules in 1879, they kept the crossbar (over which the ball needed to be kicked to register a goal) until 1884. They also saw themselves as engaging in "the English game of football".Ian Sysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381094556560006623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782415769184117544.post-10882250617015628532013-05-20T15:31:05.018+10:002013-05-20T15:31:05.018+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ian Sysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381094556560006623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782415769184117544.post-59437203315894915222013-05-20T13:59:03.059+10:002013-05-20T13:59:03.059+10:00What is interesting in the Tasmanian case is that ...What is interesting in the Tasmanian case is that it is also an example of how Australian clubs often experimented with the rules. This somewhat destroys the myth that the rules of the Melbourne FC quickly spread throughout the southern colonies.<br /><br />JHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com