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Marngrook and Aussie rules: The continuum of football in Australia

David Thompson

Sporting Traditions2017article
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0.34

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Football was a popular game for many Indigenous Australians, which was an expression of athleticism that also served a ceremonial, reconciling purpose. Aboriginal football was watched by colonists on pastoral stations and in the main settlements. Marngrook, an Indigenous football game of Melbourne, placed an emphasis on catching the ball and jumping for a catch - early Australian football similarly emphasised catching. Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian football (Australian Rules), watched Indigenous football. There has been evidence of a connection between marngrook and Australian football for decades, even since the nineteenth century.

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@article{david2017,
  title        = {{Marngrook and Aussie rules: The continuum of football in Australia}},
  author       = {David Thompson},
  journal      = {Sporting Traditions},
  year         = {2017},
}

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0.34

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.00 × 0.4 = 0.00
M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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