160 Years of Australian Rules Football (TV Series)/Season One

== Episodes ==
Ep #	Title 	Years in Active	Airdate
1 	The Birth of the Game 	1858-1860 	TBA 2018
 	 	 	
2 	Melbourne Rules 	1860-1863 	TBA 2018
3 	Challenge Cup: Part 1 	1864-1869 	TBA 2018
 	 	 	
4 	Challenge Cup: Part 2 	1870-1876 	TBA 2018
 	 	 	
5 	A Golden Era Begins: Part 1	1877-1878 	TBA 2018
6 	A Golden Era Begins: Part 2	1879-1885 	TBA 2018
7 	 	 	TBA 2018
 	 	 	
== Establishment Clubs ==
1858
*10th July 1858: Melbourne Football Club was formed
1859
*30th May: St. Kilda Football Club was formed. but defunct & Not related to the current St Kilda Football Club
*15th June: Castlemaine Football Club was formed
*18th July: Geelong Football Club was formed
*1859: Melbourne University Football Club was formed
1860
*26th April: Adelaide Football Club was formed, but disbanded in 1893.
*20th May: Ballarat Football Club was formed
1861
*3rd June: Sandhurst Football Club was formed
1862
*Modbury and Teatree Gully Football Club was formed
*The Original Williamstown Football Club was formed, now been defunct
1863
*Sydney University Australian National Football Club was formed. SUANFC claims to be a spin-off of Australia's oldest rugby union club, Sydney University Football Club, which experimented with Australian rules in its early years. If the claim is accepted, this would make SUANFC the oldest Australian rules football club in NSW, although it did not play an inter-club fixture until 1887
1864
*July 1864: Carlton Football Club was formed
*South Yarra Football Club. Merged with the St Kilda Cricketers' Club in 1873 to form the present-day St Kilda Football Club
*Williamstown Football Club
1866
*18th April: Kapunda Football Club was formed
*22nd May: Brisbane Football Club was formed. Club disbanded in the late 1880s (precise date uncertain). No connection to Brisbane Bears or Brisbane Lions
1868
*Woodville Football Club was formed. Club disbanded in 1877. Club with same name later formed in 1938.
*Wharehousemen Football Club was formed. Club Disbanded
1869
*Gawler Football Club was formed. Founded in 1869. Disbanded in 1890 to form the precursor to the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association.
*North Melbourne Football Club was formed. Founded as the North Melbourne Football Club in 1869. Amalgamated with Albert Park to form Albert Park-North Melbourne in 1876. Reformed as the Hotham Football Club in 1877. Reverted to the name North Melbourne Football Club in 1888.
1870
*12th May: Port Adelaide Football Club. Fielding teams in the SANFL since foundation and in the AFL since 1997. Only pre-existing non-Victorian club to be competing in the league.
*Volunteer Artillery was formed. Club disbanded
*Brisbane Grammar School Football Club. New junior club established in 2005 to participate in Queensland Independent Schools Australian Football League
*Civil Service Football Club was formed. Club disbanded
*Ipswich Football Club was formed. Club disbanded
1871
*Kensington Football Club was formed. Folded in 1881
*Ararat Football Club was formed.
1872
*Lilydale Football Club was formed.
1873
*2nd April: St Kilda Football Club was formed
*Essendon Football Club was formed.
*Hawthorn Football Club was formed. The continuity of clubs with this name is disputed. The existing Hawthorn Football Club is purported to have formed in 1901.
1874
*29th May: Willunga Football Club was formed
*8th June: Rochester Football Club
*South Melbourne Football Club was formed. Now as the Sydney Swans in 1982
*Port Melbourne Football Club was formed.
*Penshurst Football Club was formed.
1875
*16th July: Launceston Football Club was formed.
*Victorian Football Club was formed.
1876
*Heidelberg Football Club was formed.
*Inglewood Football Club was formed.
*South Adelaide Football Club was formed. Merged with a club of the same name to form the modern club in 1876
*Winchelsea Football Club was formed.
==Abbreviations==
===Clubs===
# 	Club name 	# 	Club name
Abbots'd 	Abbotsford FC 	Norw. 	Norwood, South Australia
Adel. 	Adelaide FC 	PA 	Prince Alfred (Carlton Juniors)
AP 	Albert Park 	P. Adel. 	Port Adelaide FC
Ball. 	Ballarat FC 	Parkv. 	Parkville
Barw. 	Barwon FC 	PM 	Port Melbourne FC
Brunsw 	Brunswick FC 	PMI 	Port Melbourne Imperial
Burn. 	Burnley FC 	Prah. 	Prahan
Carl 	Carlton FC 	PS 	Parkside
Carl. Imp 	Carlton Imperial 	RC 	Riddell's Creek
Carl. Jun.	Carlton Juniors 	RD 	Richmond District
Carl. Utd 	Carton United 	Rich. 	Richmond
CGS 	Caulfield Grammar School 	Rich. Stand	Richmond Standard
Chilw. 	Chilwell (Geelong) 	Rich. Un. 	Richmond Union
Coll. 	Collingwood 	RP 	Royal Park
Crem. 	Cremore (Richmond) 	RP Acad. 	Royal Park Academy
Dand. 	Dandenong FC 	RPC 	Royal Park Crescent
ED 	Essendon District 	RS 	Rising Sun (South Melbourne)
EH 	Emerald Hill 	SA 	South Australia
EMs 	East Melbourne FC 	SC 	Scotch College
Ess. 	Essendon FC 	Seym. 	Seymour FC
E. St. K 	East St. Kilda 	SIS 	St. Ignatius School
Exc. 	Excelsior (Royal Park) 	SM 	South Melbourne FC
FI 	Fitzroy Imperial 	SMD 	South Melbourne District
Fitz. 	Fitzroy 	SMI 	South Melbourne Imperial
Foots. 	Footscray 	SMJ 	South Melbourne Juniors
Geel. 	Geelong FC 	SP 	South Park (South Melbourne)
GC 	Geelong College 	SPC 	St. Patrick's College (East Melbourne)
GD 	Geelong District 	Sth. Adel. 	South Adelaide, South Australia
GGS 	Geelong Grammar School 	St. K 	St. Kilda FC
GI 	Geelong Imperial 	St. K A 	St. Kilda Alma
Haw. 	Hawthorn 	St. K C 	St. Kilda College
HBR 	Hobson's Bay Railway 	St. K Esp. 	St. Kilda Esplanade
HG 	Hawthorn Grammar 	St. K Jun 	St. Kilda Juniors
Hoth. 	Hotham 	St. X 	St. Xavier's, Geelong
Hoth. Hill	Hotham Hill 	SY 	South Yarra
Hoth. Un. 	Hotham Union 	SYS 	South Yarra School
Hoth. Utd 	Hotham United 	Tas 	Tasmania
Inglew 	Inglewood FC 	Univ. 	University (Melbourne)
Kard. 	Kardinia FC 	Vaucl. 	Vaucluse (Richmond)
MC 	Melbourne College 	VR 	Victorian Railways
Mej 	Melbourne Juniors 	XC 	Xavier College, Melbourne
Melb. 	Melbourne FC 	Wav. 	Waverly (Carlton Jun.)
MGS 	Melbourne Grammar School 	WA 	Western Australia
MiP 	Middle Park 	WC 	Wesley College
MP 	Moonee Ponds 	WD 	Western District
NCI 	North Carlton Imperial 	Will. 	Williamstown FC
NED 	North Eastern District 	Winc. 	Winchelsea FC
NF 	North Fitzroy 	WM 	West Melbourne FC
NI 	Napier Imperial (South Melbourne)	WMA 	West Melbourne Alberts
NM 	North Melbourne 	WMU 	West Melbourne United
Northc. 	Northcote FC 	YP 	Yarra Park
 	 	14th Reg. 	HM 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment
==Leagues==
===Teams (1858-1864)===
====Senior Clubs====
Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup 	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup
Club 	1858 	1859 	1860 	1861 	1862 	1863 	1864 	1865 	1866 	1867 	1868 	1869 	1870 	1871 	1872 	1873 	1874 	1875 	1876
4th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No
Banks 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Booroondara 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No
Carlton (original) 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No
Carlton FC 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Civil Service 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Collingwood (original) 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Customs 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Collingwood 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Hill 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Emerald Hill/Albert park 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Essendon & Flemington 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No
Fitzroy (original) 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
HM 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Melbourne FC 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Prahan (original) 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Richmond (Original) 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Royal Park 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South Melbourne (original) 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South Yarra FC 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Kilda (Original) 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No
University FC 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Volunteers 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No
Warehousemen 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Williamstown 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Williamstown (Alliance) 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No
====Provincial Clubs====
Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup
Club 	1859 	1860 	1861 	1862 	1863 	1864 	1865 	1866 	1867 	1868 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ballarat FC 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ballarat Imperials 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bendigo FC 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Castlemaine FC 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Geelong FC 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kangaoro Flat 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sandhurst FC 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
====School Clubs====
Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup	Melbourne Rules/Challenge Cup
Club 	1858 	1859 	1860 	1861 	1862 	1863 	1864 	1865 	1866 	1867 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Geelong College 	No 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Geelong Grammar 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Melbourne Grammar 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scotch College 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
====Minor/Junior Clubs====
Challenge Cup 	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup
Club name 	District 	1866 	1867 	1868 	1869 	1870 	1871 	1872 	1873 	1874 	1875 	1876 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brighton Park 	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carlton Imperial 	 	No 	No 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Collingwood 	 	No 	No 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East End 	 	Yes 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Melbourne 	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fitzroy (original) 	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hobson's Bay United Railway Club 	 	No 	No 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
National Gymnasium 	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pentirdge 	 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Prahan Rifles 	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Richmond Rifles 	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Richmond Volunteers 	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rysleigh (South Melbourne District)	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Union (Richmond District) 	 	No 	Yes 	No 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
====Employee Clubs====
Challenge Cup 	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	 	 	
Club name 	1867 	1868 	1869 	1870 	1871 	1872 	1873 	1874	1875	1876
Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Employees	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Messrs Beauchamp Rock 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Victorian Railways 	Yes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Teams (1870-1876)===
====Senior Clubs====
Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup 	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup	Challenge Cup
 	1870 	1871 	1872 	1873 	1874 	1875 	1876
1 	Melbourne 	Melbourne 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Albert-park 	Albert-park 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Carlton 	Carlton 	 	 	 	 	
4 	South Yarra 	South Yarra 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Hobson's Bay Railway	 	 	 	 	 	
==Players Interviewed==
*Jason Akermanis
*Marcus Ashcroft
*Ron Barassi
*Simon Black
*Jonathan Brown
*Nathan Buckley
*
*Anthony Daniher
*Chris Daniher
*Neale Daniher
*Terry Daniher
*Tyson Edwards
*Danny Frawley
*
*
*Adam Goodes
*Chris Grant
*Barry Hall
*Jason Heatley
*Brett Lovett
*Glen Lovett
*Garry Lyon
*Leigh Matthews
*Gillon McLachlan
*Andrew McLeod
*Robert Neill
*Michael O'Loughlin
*Mark Ricciuto
*Brad Scott
*Chris Scott
*Jarrad Schofield
*Jim Stynes (archive)
*Mark M. Williams
*Barry Young
*Matthew Young
==Timeline Events==
*10th July 1858: Tom Wills' letter
*7th August 1858: A famous match between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College began at Richmond Paddock
==Plan of Play-grounded==
Order	Field Position name 	Alternative Position
1 	Goalkeeper 	
2 	Back 	Full Back
3 	Backs on the Right wing 	Right Back Pocket
4 	Backs on the Left wing 	Left Back Pocket
5 	Centre Half-Back 	Centre Half-Back
6 	Half-Back on the right wing 	Right Half-Back Flank
7 	Half-Back on the left wing 	Left Half-Back Flank
8 	Centre Players - Right Wing 	Centre Players - Right Wing
9 	Centre Players - Centre 	Centre Players - Centre
10 	Centre Players - Left Wing 	Centre Players - Left Wing
11 	Centre Half-Forward 	Centre Half-Forward
12 	Centre Forwards on the left wings 	Left Half-Forward Flank
13 	Centre Forwards on the right wings	Right Half-Forward Flank
14 	Centre Forward on Goal 	Full Forward
15 	Right wing Forwards on goal 	Right Forward Pocket
16 	Left wing Forwards on goal 	Left Forward Pocket
17 	Goal Sneak 	
18 	Followers - Ruck 	Followers - Ruck
19 	Followers - Ruck/Rover 	Followers - Ruck/Rover
20 	Followers - Rover 	Followers - Rover
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