Universal Football Variations of Australian rules football



universal football proposed hybrid sport of australian rules football , rugby league, means of unifying australia under single dominant football code. first codified in 1914, game designed played teams of 15 on rectangular fields rugby-style goalposts featuring crossbar. off-side rules of rugby league applied within in forward quarter of ground , did not apply elsewhere. handpasses, included throws, made backwards. rugby scrums eliminated , replaced australian rules football style ball-up. players tackled anywhere between knee , shoulders. australian rules style of mark kept. tries worth 3 points, conversions , goals marks kicked on crossbar worth 1 point, , goals kicked on run worth 2 points.


there progress towards amalgamating 2 sports in 1915, these halted escalation of world war , new code not revived after war ended. concept briefly revisited in 1933 similar rules, , private trial match played @ sydney showground, did not result in lasting revival of concept has not been seen since.








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