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of the sport, invitations were sent to all of the major football clubs or leagues. The meeting was attended by delegates representing Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania; delegates from New South Wales also travelled to Melbourne but due to communication errors missed the conference; New Zealand was also invited to send a delegate. After debating rule differences which existed at that time between the colonies (including Tasmania's desire to have a crossbar on the goal posts, or South Australia's desire to have behinds count towards the final score of matches), a uniform set of rules was agreed to; the decisions were not binding, but were adhered to due to the collective desire of the delegates. Over the following decade, delegates from the different colonies or regions (Northern and Southern Tasmania, for example, were separately represented) met most Novembers to make adjustments to the playing and administrative rules of the game, coming to agreements based on a vote of attending delegates. Western Australia, where Australian rules football was not prominent until the mid-to-late 1880s, was not involved at this early stage.

553:(AAFC) – which was a body similar in structure to the ANFC but in charge of amateur football – and the VFA. The VFA made a bold step in 1938 by making major rule changes which legalised throwing the ball and re-introduced the boundary throw-in, and by aggressively recruiting VFL players without clearances, causing a football schism in Victoria and Tasmania. The AAFC also played with different rules to the ANFC, although its differences were not as significant as in the VFA. This meant three distinct variants of Australian rules football were being played in Victoria, and this lack of uniformity filtered down to developmental levels, with many schools adopting the VFA's rules as a matter of preference, and others adopting the amateur rules due to their close association with their 400: 602:); then in 1967, the VFL ceased recognition of VFA clearances in retribution for the VFA's introduction of excessive transfer fees on its players. The ANFC initially found itself powerless to stop the clearance war, as it had jurisdiction only over interstate clearances; so a regulation change was approved at the council before the 1969 season to force two Victorian bodies to recognise each other's clearances again. The VFA refused to comply, and after continuing to field VFL players without clearances, it was provisionally suspended from the ANFC in 1969, and formally expelled in March 1970. 469:

control; but after discussion, the council decided that the game had a chance to prosper in the new city, and that it could be better developed there if it had its own controlling body, rather than a New South Wales body preoccupied with competing with rugby league in Sydney – thus a non-voting delegate was granted. In a rebranding exercise, the council was renamed the Australian National Football Council, and (with the exception of the VFL) the controlling bodies took names ending with 'Australian National Football League' – resulting in the

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representative matches against un-affiliated leagues or their clubs without permission. It also meant that players who broke the ANFC's transfer rules by switching to an un-affiliated league without a clearance would be banned from affiliated leagues. Any penalties imposed by the council were inherently valid only within the council-affiliated competitions, and there was nothing to stop a league or player from ignoring council rules and carrying on in an unaffiliated system – and the

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Melbourne on 7 November 1906. The council's initial structure was that each state and New Zealand would have two delegates who would discuss and vote on matters. The decision to appoint two delegates was to allow states which had more than one main league to be represented separately by each, resulting in each being a controlling body for a different region of their state. Several states could have adopted this approach, but only Western Australia did. The delegates were:

696:, to improve its access to federal sports funding to stay relevant in light of the VFL's expansion to Sydney. The National Football League in 1985 began to advocate for a 12 team national club competition to begin in 1987 as an expansion of the VFL. Much of this masterplan was later followed by the AFL with the notable exceptions being the recommended reduction of Victorian teams and removal of the independent national governing body. 565:. Canberra, where the game had made great progress over the previous decades, was also upgraded from a non-voting delegate to a voting delegate in 1949; and the constitution was amended such that a motion could be carried on a simple majority of the eight voting delegates, provided at least four of the five major delegates (Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the AAFC) voted in favour. 582: 420:

of its propaganda disbursements on its junior game, New Zealand's strength as a senior body with council representation was questioned. A motion to exclude New Zealand from the council was raised and defeated in 1910; funding to New Zealand ceased in 1913, with its funds diverted to New South Wales and Queensland; before finally another motion to expel New Zealand was raised and passed in 1914.

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To maintain Victorian representation in its Night Series, which was important for its television deals, the NFL invited the top VFA clubs to compete, despite the fact that the VFA was still not affiliated with the NFL, and for three years from 1977 until 1979, the NFL and VFL ran their rival Night Series separately.

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The NFL had planned to expand from the twelve-team 1976 competition into a larger competition involving additional teams from the three major leagues and representative teams from the minor states in 1977. However, in November 1976 the VFL withdrew from the NFL's competition, having secretly arranged

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in 1947. The three-man committee, comprising Melbourne-based delegates from Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, did not have the power to make changes but did have the power to carry out administrative matters which had previously required full council approval, such as the allocation of

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In November 1892, the conference recommended the formation of a formal administrative body known as the Australasian Football Council which could make binding decisions. The council was ostensibly formed, and continued to put out rules. However, the legal status of this council came under question in

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The first effort towards higher-level administration of the game took place in 1883, with an informal intercolonial football conference which took place on 9 November in Melbourne. With a growing desire to have a uniform set of rules across the country to facilitate intercolonial play and development

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The tenability of New Zealand's representation on the council quickly came into question. A New Zealand team had attended the 1908 Carnival and was the strongest of the three rugby territories; and while the game had proliferated at the amateur and schoolboys' level with New Zealand having spent all

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The desire to re-establish a binding national governing body persisted, and after an agreement was reached at a conference of state delegates in November 1905, the Australasian Football Council was formally established during 1906, with its inaugural meeting taking place at the Port Phillip Hotel in

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in 1986, increasing professionalism and the consolidation of the AFL as the highest level competition in all states of Australia gradually made much of the NFL's historical interstate player transfer system obsolete. By the end of the 1980s, the VFL was so comfortably established as the pre-eminent

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in Melbourne, where it erected light towers. This act of openly opposing the NFL was met with anger in other states, and resulted in the SANFL ceasing to play matches against the VFL for the next few years (clubs from the two states had often faced each other in practice matches in previous years).

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The VFA was granted a voting delegate in 1953, bringing the council to nine voting delegates. However, the VFA's time in the council was short-lived following a domestic clearance dispute in Victoria: in 1965, the VFA ceased recognition of VFL clearances in retribution for two takeovers of VFA club

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In 1919, the council met for the first time in five years. At that meeting, the council voted to reduce representation for each state from two delegates to one, deciding that it would be preferable for each state to have only one controlling body. This meant that the Goldfields Football League lost

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was made the inaugural president of the council. It was initially decided that clubs affiliated with the state controlling bodies would be charged a levy equal to 5% of their income to finance the council's activities, which included the expense of holding meetings, and for propaganda campaigns and

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Leagues not represented by delegates on the council would still come under the council's influence by affiliating under the umbrella of their state controlling body. Notably, the VFA remained unaffiliated, refusing to affiliate with the league which had seceded from it ten years earlier. Victoria's

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pre-dominated, including Sydney, country New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT. It did this by taking levies from the leagues where Australian rules football was dominant, and re-distributing those funds to the other markets for advertising and propaganda purposes, as well as arranging exhibition

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between Australia and Ireland in Canberra between 1984 and 1990. The NAFC which was funding junior development to form a pathway to the state leagues was openly critical of the AFL's restructuring of junior leagues focus on a pathway to the elite competition, the NAFC believed that there should be

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In 1933, voting rules were amended such that a motion could be carried on a 4–2 majority provided at least two of the three major states (Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia) voted in favour. This had two benefits of giving the major states – who were the main financial contributors to

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In 1911, the SAFL was threatened with expulsion from the council for arranging matches with the unaffiliated VFA. The VFA and SAFL had an existing five-year arrangement for annual interstate matches when the council was established, and that agreement was allowed to stand but could not be renewed

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In 1988, the nine-man Council board which needed to pass rule changes by supermajority vote was streamlined by establishing a semi-independent five-man commission to make rule changes; such a shift was typical of many football bodies during the 1980s, which had replaced delegate-based boards of

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Ending this schism was the priority of the ANFC throughout the 1940s, and in 1949 the matter was solved by expanding the council. The AAFC was given a full voting delegate on the council, and the VFA was given a non-voting delegate – the latter owing to the council's reluctance to have separate

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to be held in Melbourne in 1908. Teams representing each state and New Zealand played several matches over a two-week period in August 1908, with Victoria emerging unbeaten as the champion state. Considered a great success, interstate carnivals were held approximately triennially (except during

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player Robert Byers, the VFA concluded that the council had not been legally and procedurally established; the VFA ceased to recognise the council, and returned to using the 1890 set of rules. After formal written communication from the VFA in 1895 that it did not recognise the existence of the

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The council maintained control by forbidding its affiliates from competing in matches against unaffiliated bodies without permission, and with the threat of excluding from the council any leagues, players or clubs who defied its rules. This meant that leagues could face exclusion if they played

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The structure of the council mirrored that of most football leagues in Australia at the time: each affiliated full member league appointed a delegate (or, in the early years, two delegates) to the council to act on its behalf in discussions and votes. The decision-making process followed by the

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In 1927, Canberra was granted a non-voting position on the council. The city of Canberra was only about fifteen years old, Australian rules football had only been played in Canberra for a few years, and the council had originally intended to let Canberra fall under the New South Wales league's

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called Australian Football Championships Pty Ltd in 1978 to run its Night Series, and offered shareholdings to the other state leagues in an attempt to completely supersede the NFL's Night Series. The WAFL clubs defected to the VFL's Night Series in 1979, and the SANFL clubs switched in 1980,

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Australasian Football Council established, and comprises fourteen delegates: two each from Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia (one from Perth and one from the Goldfields), Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and New Zealand. All changes require three-quarters majority.

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in 1976. The Night Series was a new competition, played concurrently with the premiership seasons, among twelve clubs from the VFL, SANFL and WANFL invited based on their finishing positions from the previous year. The event was mostly played on Tuesday nights, with night games at

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It established and supervised the processes of interstate player clearances and transfers. This included maintaining rules relating to residential qualifications for interstate clearances, intervening in disputes between the states, and ensuring that the clearance systems were

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in 1858, and developed over the following decades. The game was spread to other cities, but due to the large distances between cities in Australia, the game developed independently in each city. Until the 1870s, football in each city or colony was administered in an

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Council announces that it will not admit any further delegates from outside of Australia, or tour outside of Australia, and that (excepting New Zealand) funds for international development will be diverted to grow the game in New South Wales and Queensland.

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spent much of its history operating in this manner – however, by virtue of the council's size, the number of options for unaffiliated leagues and players was sufficiently small to encourage most competitions to adhere to council rules and remain affiliated.

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was admitted to the NFL as a full voting member, and in 1987, the VFA was re-admitted as a playing but non-voting member of the NFL, with a view to it potentially becoming the controlling body in Victoria if the VFL expanded to become a national league.

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In 1929, in response to the cost and time required to assemble quorate meetings of interstate delegates in a time before commercial air travel, the council determined that motions could be passed in a vote by rotary letter instead of a

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national competition and was so wholly self-reliant that the NFL had become powerless to impose any meaningful control over it. The NFL was renamed the National Australian Football Council in 1989, then finally dissolved in 1995. The

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Through the late 1930s and the 1940s, the ANFC faced the first serious challenge to its ability to maintain uniform rules and a nationwide permit and transfer system for players, owing to the actions of two unaffiliated bodies: the

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in 1982 gave the VFL a strong influence in New South Wales, and it began to seek recruiting zones and therefore player transfer controls in New South Wales and the ACT, eroding the traditional notion of state controlling bodies.

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Each state's representation was reduced from two delegates to one, leaving six delegates: VFL, SAFL, WAFL, TFL, NSWFL and QFL. Western Australian Goldfields representation excluded. Name changed to Australian Football Council.

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management with independent commissions to both streamline and remove self-interest from decision-making. The new rules commission comprised two VFL delegates, one SANFL delegate, one AAFC delegate and the NFL president.

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in Adelaide, which was the premier night football venue in the country at the time. The event was the first fully national club competition in Australian rules football; and, as all games were televised live in colour on

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not being contested for the next two years. With the reduction in delegates and the expulsion of New Zealand, the council was reduced to six delegates and its name was amended to the Australian Football Council.

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which required an overall simple majority plus minimum number of the designated major states to vote in favour. The council also elected an executive committee which managed the game's administrative matters.

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its representation on the council, and in the bitter aftermath it temporarily broke off its relationship with the WAFL, choosing to affiliate with the VFA rather than the WAFL and resulting in the annual

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in Australia from 1906 until 1995. The council was a body of delegates representing each of the principal leagues which controlled the sport in their respective regions. The council was the owner of the

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without permission; when the SAFL renewed the agreement in 1911, the council issued an ultimatum that the agreement be cancelled or the SAFL would be expelled from the council, and the SAFL acquiesced.

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controlling bodies in the same state. This brought all bodies under the same set of rules, and it brought the VFA into the national transfer system and ended the poaching of VFL players by the VFA and

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Provision introduced for changes to be approved by a simple majority, conditional on at least two of the three major states (Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia) voting in favour.

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Through the 1920s and into the 1930s, the council's ability to manage the game was hindered by conservative procedural provisions, so some changes were made to streamline its operation:

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council was that delegates would meet, generally every one to three years, to discuss and vote on proposed changes. All changes to on-field or off-field laws needed to be passed by a

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the council – more voting power than the minor states, and in removing the need for a three quarters majority (which required at least 5–1 in favour) to pass motions.

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territories; the size of levies and funds varied throughout the council's history. Changes to the council's laws or rules required a three-quarters majority to pass.

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New Zealand: two delegates from the dominion's overall administrative body. The North and South Islands did not receive separate representation.

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was inaugural president from 1906 until 1909, and continued to be the face of the council as secretary from 1910 until his death in 1937

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In 1975, the council changed its name to the National Football League (NFL), and embarked on an ambitious plan by establishing the

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Council coordinates the first major representative carnival with representative sides from all Australian states and New Zealand.

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Four other notable men who served long periods with distinction in the council in roles with high administrative burden were:

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A five-member rules committee established and replaced the full council to streamline changes to the laws of the game.

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As the football landscape shifted in the 1980s, the NFL's utility and relevance declined. The relocation of the VFL's

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put any efforts to amalgamate on hold; interest in the amalgamation waned after the war and efforts were not revived.

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periods of war) until the 1970s, and were the main on-field events for which the council was directly responsible.

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The council underwent several name changes during its existence, and at different times it was also known as: the

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manner by the participating clubs, before colony-level administrative bodies began to be established, with the

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council, national administration of the game returned to the informal process which had existed since 1883.

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Name changed to Australian National Football Council. Canberra given a non-voting delegate on the council.

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bringing an end to the NFL's Night Series. This power play, coupled with the election of VFL president

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Provision introduced to pass motions by rotary letter, eliminating the need for a quora meeting.

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to play under different rules in the unaffiliated VFA shaped Council priorities during the 1940s.

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During this period, the ANFC made a further efficiency improvement with the establishment of a

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and managed interstate administrative and football matters. Its function was superseded by the

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developing school football in Queensland, New South Wales and New Zealand, all of which were

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In its final years, the NAFC was instrumental in the establishment and coordination of the

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Throughout its history, the ANFC was the top level administrative body for the sport of

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career options for senior players who didn't aspire to play at professional AFL level.

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South Australia: two delegates from Adelaide's SAFA (which was soon renamed the SAFL).

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In 1985, in a bid to stay relevant, the NFL proposed a move of its head office to

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Pivot (28 November 1914). "Football amalgamation – Australian and rugby codes".

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The souvenir programme of the council's inaugural Interstate Carnival in 1908

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The following men served as president of the council during its existence:

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vote – this was originally a three-quarters majority, then later became a

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Percy Taylor (11 March 1947). "Committee of three to control football".

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W. S. Sharland (13 November 1929). "Victoria and the Football Council".

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Alex Jesaulenko (24 May 1988). "NFL 'paper tiger' must lift its game".

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Rohan Connolly (30 November 1989). "League and SA still poles apart".

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de Moore, Greg; Hess, Rob; Nicholson, Matthew; Stewart, Bob (2021).

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The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Mon 2 Sep 1907

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Barry Rollings (2 October 1975). "Name change expected for CANFL".

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Percy Taylor (5 November 1938). "Football Laws – Conference Plan".

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Barry Rollings (15 April 1976). "First NFL Cup match next month".

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Damian Bourne (13 May 1969). "CANFL claims ANFC rules not valid".

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Among its first orders of business, the Council arranged for the

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Stephen Linnell (2 March 1993). "Clubs give up their control".

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Phil Read (25 July 1951). "Difficult to change football laws".

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Forward (9 August 1933). "Football – laws altered vitally".

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presided over the council from 1919 until his death in 1924

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It sought to develop and promote the game in markets where

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Rover (6 July 1938). "Brighton gets forward from League".

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Scot Palmer (17 March 1970). "Permits: VFA is expelled".

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restraint of trade case in 1983, the introduction of the

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of the council from 1978 until its dissolution in 1995.

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"bargained" 18 months with A.N.F.C.". 1190:of the council from 1910 until his death in 1937 837:Full voting delegates given to Canberra and the 829:established to expedite administrative matters. 423:In 1914, the Council held a conference with the 2642:"Football council firm on junior trafficking". 2612:Centre (22 July 1950). "Can play after month". 2601:. Launceston, TAS. 20 February 1946. p. 6. 2192:Ken Knox (1 March 1977). "NFL chief hits VFL". 1422:Interstate matches in Australian rules football 841:(AAFC), and a non-voting delegate given to the 361:New South Wales Australian Football Association 2586:. Melbourne, VIC. 5 November 1935. p. 13. 2541:. Broken Hill, NSW. 15 August 1914. p. 3. 2304:. Canberra, ACT. 10 December 1988. p. 44. 2274:. Canberra, ACT. 24 November 1985. p. 27. 2166:. Canberra, ACT. 12 November 1976. p. 22. 2151:. Canberra, ACT. 16 November 1976. p. 18. 2127: 2125: 1848:. Melbourne, VIC. 29 December 1919. p. 5. 1800:. Melbourne, VIC. 30 December 1919. p. 7. 1622:. Melbourne, VIC. 8 November 1906. p. 11. 310:Formation of the Australasian Football Council 268:Australian rules football was first played in 3084: 2802: 2627:"Association refused Football Council vote". 2571:. Kalgoorlie, WA. 7 November 1929. p. 6. 2319:. Canberra, ACT. 2 November 1989. p. 25. 2270:"National competition seems likely in 1987". 2181:. Canberra, ACT. 27 January 1977. p. 24. 1640:. Adelaide, SA. 17 November 1906. p. 18. 1537:. Adelaide, SA. 17 September 1895. p. 7. 1507:. Melbourne, VIC. 8 November 1888. p. 8. 719:in 1991, gave the VFL (which was renamed the 639:television and sponsorship deals for its own 479:Tasmanian Australian National Football League 359:New South Wales: two delegates from Sydney's 341:Western Australia: one delegate from Perth's 8: 2698:. Canberra, ACT. 5 October 1985. p. 20. 2646:. Canberra, ACT. 28 August 1956. p. 12. 1968:. Canberra, ACT. 5 November 1949. p. 6. 1953:. Melbourne, VIC. 9 August 1949. p. 20. 1938:. Launceston, TAS. 29 June 1949. p. 14. 1670:. Adelaide, SA. 1 December 1911. p. 16. 1666:"The Football Crisis – how it fizzled out". 507:Australian rules football schism (1938–1949) 2346:http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122471004 1830:. Kalgoorlie, WA. 28 April 1920. p. 6. 1655:. Adelaide, SA. 12 August 1911. p. 11. 1580:. Adelaide, SA. 8 November 1906. p. 3. 475:Western Australian National Football League 213:It was responsible for the organisation of 172:National Australian Football Council (NAFC) 140:Australian National Football Council (ANFC) 3854:Australian rules football governing bodies 3091: 3077: 3069: 2934: 2809: 2795: 2787: 2754:– via National Library of Australia. 2726:– via National Library of Australia. 2661:. Canberra, ACT. 7 March 1972. p. 20. 2526:– via National Library of Australia. 2417:. Canberra, ACT. 7 April 1984. p. 52. 2402:– via National Library of Australia. 2374:– via National Library of Australia. 2211:. Canberra, ACT. 28 June 1978. p. 36. 1998:. Hobart, TAS. 10 January 1947. p. 4. 1863:. Adelaide, SA. 9 August 1927. p. 11. 1859:"Football council – the "national" game". 1743:. Kalgoorlie, WA. 27 June 1914. p. 4. 1698:– via National Library of Australia. 1565:– via National Library of Australia. 1522:. Melbourne, VIC. 23 June 1894. p. 8. 934: 877:Name changed to National Football League. 370:Queensland: two delegates from Brisbane's 2971:South Australian National Football League 2556:. Hobart, TAS. 12 August 1924. p. 5. 2334:. Canberra, ACT. 3 July 1986. p. 24. 2265: 2263: 2261: 2259: 1815:. Perth, WA. 21 November 1919. p. 2. 1613: 1611: 1595:. Perth, WA. 21 December 1906. p. 6. 1444:. Adelaide, SA. 23 April 1948. p. 8. 471:South Australian National Football League 331:Victoria: two delegates from Melbourne's 244:South Australian National Football League 2028:. Canberra, ACT. 8 July 1953. p. 4. 2024:"Vote granted to Football Association". 1839: 1837: 1707: 1705: 1687:Sporting Life : Dryblower's Journal 1631: 1629: 1576:"Football – a National Council formed". 1453: 1451: 743: 534:The defection of superstar players like 80:(The game of the people, for the people) 2043:. Melbourne. 10 April 1965. p. 64. 1636:"Football – the Australasian council". 1432: 784:New Zealand expelled from the council. 431:and Australian rules football known as 3038:Victorian Amateur Football Association 2825:Australian rules football in Australia 1994:"Move to expedite football business". 352:Tasmania: two delegates from Hobart's 28: 3023:Queensland Australian Football League 2597:"Football – Tasn. motions defeated". 2088:. Melbourne. 4 June 1969. p. 66. 1503:"Intercolonial Football Conference". 1367:T. J. Brett (1906, 1908) (Goldfields) 917:Council dissolved, superseded by the 283:South Australian Football Association 7: 3859:Sports governing bodies in Australia 3100:Sports governing bodies in Australia 2058:. Melbourne. April 1967. p. 64. 1332:R. F. C. Sullivan (1906, 1908, 1910) 715:in the VFL in 1987, and finally the 462:Western Australian State Premiership 343:West Australian Football Association 142:was the national governing body for 121:National Australian Football Council 33:Australian National Football Council 3869:1995 disestablishments in Australia 2844:Australian Amateur Football Council 1826:"Goldfields Football Association". 1417:Australian Amateur Football Council 839:Australian Amateur Football Council 551:Australian Amateur Football Council 365:Barrier Ranges Football Association 3018:Northern Territory Football League 2489:. Melbourne, VIC. pp. 38, 34. 1518:"Victorian Football Association". 853:VFA given a full voting delegate. 670:Northern Territory Football League 345:and one from Kalgoorlie-Boulder's 25: 3797:Confederation of Australian Sport 2582:"Football – Australian council". 1844:"Australasian Football Council". 1811:"Australasian Football Council". 1712:"Australasian Football Council". 1591:"Football: the Australian Game". 192:laws of Australian rules football 190:It was the owner of the official 3864:1906 establishments in Australia 2818: 2458:Silkstone, Dan (28 March 2009). 2330:"ACTAFL 'no' to grab by Swans". 2039:"VFA shock: war on clearances". 1222: 524: 515: 127: 45: 3573:Paralympics and disabled sports 2976:West Australian Football League 2738:"AUSTRALASIAN FOOTBALL COUNCIL" 2510:"AUSTRALASIAN JUBILEE CARNIVAL" 2222:Morris, Grey (1 October 2014). 1796:"Australian Football Council". 861:VFA expelled from the council. 367:did not receive representation. 347:Goldfields Football Association 166:(1920–1927 and 1973–1975), the 3585:Disabled Wintersport Australia 2315:"NFL future under spotlight". 2300:"VFL gets more say on rules". 2054:"'Open go' now on transfers". 843:Victorian Football Association 585:Australian Football Park (now 287:Tasmanian Football Association 285:(SAFA) formed in 1877 and the 279:Victorian Football Association 252:Victorian Football Association 168:National Football League (NFL) 1: 2447:. Melbourne, VIC. p. 28. 2013:. Melbourne, VIC. p. 10. 1919:"Uniform code for football". 1908:. Melbourne, VIC. p. 14. 1893:. Melbourne, VIC. p. 15. 1785:. Melbourne, VIC. p. 21. 1477:. Melbourne, VIC. p. 24. 1310:A. E. Nash (1906, 1908, 1910) 707:The establishment of Perth's 682:South Melbourne Football Club 664:Final years (1980s and 1990s) 160:Australasian Football Council 115:Australasian Football Council 18:Australasian Football Council 3833:Australian Sports Commission 3792:Commonwealth Games Australia 3787:Australian Olympic Committee 2865:Australian Capital Territory 2657:"Rule rejected by council". 2432:. Canberra, ACT. p. 26. 2207:"$ 2m night-football plan". 2177:"'Not act of brotherhood'". 2136:. Canberra, ACT. p. 18. 2118:. Canberra, ACT. p. 28. 2073:. Canberra, ACT. p. 26. 1878:. Melbourne, VIC. p. 1. 1348:W. H. Gill (1906, 1908 1910) 425:New South Wales Rugby League 3472:Mountaineering and Climbing 3373:Other IOC Recognised Sports 3267:Volleyball/Beach volleyball 1983:. Adelaide, SA. p. 18. 1923:. 10 March 1944. p. 4. 653:proprietary limited company 164:Australian Football Council 117:Australian Football Council 3885: 2997:AFL Under 18 Championships 2945:Australian Football League 2849:Women's Football Australia 2694:"NFL boss loses his job". 1949:"Association joins ANFC". 721:Australian Football League 701:International Rules Series 684:into Sydney to become the 504: 372:Queensland Football League 217:, including the triennial 3828:Sport Integrity Australia 3780:Multi-sport organisations 3731:Thoroughbred horse racing 3606:Australian rules football 3033:Tasmanian Football League 2966:Victorian Football League 2832:National governing bodies 2616:. Burnie, TAS. p. 3. 1618:"Australasian Football". 1578:The Express and Telegraph 1389:E. L. McKeon (1906, 1908) 1329:W. K. Harvey (1906, 1908) 1266:A. Collinson (1906, 1910) 600:North Melbourne at Coburg 409:first Interstate Carnival 354:Tasmanian Football League 333:Victorian Football League 240:Victorian Football League 184:Australian rules football 144:Australian rules football 125: 58:Australian rules football 44: 3823:National Sports Tribunal 2675:. AustralianFootball.com 2289:. Melbourne. p. 36. 2252:. Melbourne. p. 68. 2196:. Melbourne. p. 34. 2103:. Melbourne. p. 62. 2084:"VFA takes out a writ". 1739:"Australasian control". 1682:"Young Australia League" 1205:Ed Biggs, who served as 301:over the eligibility of 119:National Football League 3726:Radio-controlled racing 2710:"AUSTRALASIAN FOOTBALL" 1554:The Register (Adelaide) 1319:M. Chesney Harte (1910) 1300:W. H. Strickland (1910) 1297:J. Worrall (1906, 1908) 198:to control rough play). 3559:Waterski and wakeboard 2772:. Hardie Grant Books. 2250:The Sun News-Pictorial 2101:The Sun News-Pictorial 2086:The Sun News-Pictorial 2056:The Sun News-Pictorial 2041:The Sun News-Pictorial 1533:"A football dispute". 1233:is missing information 651:The VFL established a 618: 594:grounds by VFL clubs ( 590: 456: 404: 323: 3807:Paralympics Australia 3802:Deaf Sports Australia 3287:Winter Olympic sports 3109:Summer Olympic sports 3013:Adelaide Footy League 2858:By state or territory 1458:"Unity in football". 1379:H. W. Padfield (1910) 1370:J. Webb (1908) (WAFL) 613: 596:St Kilda at Moorabbin 584: 505:Further information: 450: 402: 317: 178:Structure and purpose 2743:Mount Alexander Mail 2147:"Rules pools plan". 1754:de Moore et al. 2021 1727:de Moore et al. 2021 1364:E. Udy (1906) (WAFL) 219:Interstate Carnivals 170:(1975–1989) and the 3721:Professional boxing 3626:Brasilian Jiu Jitsu 1593:The West Australian 1395:A. H. Tucker (1908) 1392:A. K. McKeon (1906) 1316:E. W. Butler (1908) 1278:A. S. Gerard (1910) 1269:W. G. Foster (1906) 1194:Thomas Seymour Hill 270:Melbourne, Victoria 76:Populo ludus populi 3691:Mixed martial arts 2884:Northern Territory 2696:The Canberra Times 2659:The Canberra Times 2644:The Canberra Times 2430:The Canberra Times 2415:The Canberra Times 2391:The Canberra Times 2363:The Canberra Times 2332:The Canberra Times 2317:The Canberra Times 2302:The Canberra Times 2272:The Canberra Times 2209:The Canberra Times 2179:The Canberra Times 2164:The Canberra Times 2162:"VFL criticised". 2149:The Canberra Times 2134:The Canberra Times 2116:The Canberra Times 2071:The Canberra Times 2026:The Canberra Times 1966:The Canberra Times 1921:The Beverley Times 1876:The Sporting Globe 1398:J. Callinan (1910) 1335:J. J. Woods (1910) 1313:C. Nitschke (1906) 1170:Western Australia 1112:Western Australia 1068:Western Australia 1020:Western Australia 827:standing committee 641:rival Night Series 619: 591: 573:propaganda funds. 570:standing committee 501:Schism era (1940s) 457: 433:universal football 405: 324: 318:VFL administrator 215:interstate matches 3841: 3840: 3816:Government bodies 3554:Underwater sports 3468:Motorcycle racing 3217:Modern pentathlon 3066: 3065: 3046: 3045: 2919: 2909:Western Australia 2880: 1359:Western Australia 1281:W. Conelan (1928) 1275:R. W. Long (1908) 1256: 1255: 1177: 1176: 925: 924: 711:and Queensland's 709:West Coast Eagles 162:(1906–1919), the 136: 135: 81: 16:(Redirected from 3876: 3661:Greyhound racing 3093: 3086: 3079: 3070: 2935: 2911: 2872: 2823: 2822: 2811: 2804: 2797: 2788: 2783: 2779:9781-74379-657-3 2756: 2755: 2753: 2751: 2734: 2728: 2727: 2725: 2723: 2706: 2700: 2699: 2691: 2685: 2684: 2682: 2680: 2669: 2663: 2662: 2654: 2648: 2647: 2639: 2633: 2632: 2624: 2618: 2617: 2609: 2603: 2602: 2594: 2588: 2587: 2579: 2573: 2572: 2569:Kalgoorlie Miner 2564: 2558: 2557: 2549: 2543: 2542: 2534: 2528: 2527: 2525: 2523: 2515:The Australasian 2506: 2500: 2497: 2491: 2490: 2482: 2476: 2475: 2473: 2471: 2466:. 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Tucker (1910) 1345:R. Gibson (1906) 1272:A. Becker (1908) 1251: 1248: 1242: 1235:about delegates. 1226: 1218: 1186:, who served as 1140:South Australia 1082:South Australia 1036:South Australia 1000:Charles Brownlow 988:New South Wales 974:South Australia 935: 825:Melbourne-based 744: 623:NFL Night Series 587:Cazaly's Stadium 528: 519: 363:. Broken Hill's 149:laws of the game 132: 131: 79: 49: 39: 34: 29: 21: 3884: 3883: 3879: 3878: 3877: 3875: 3874: 3873: 3844: 3843: 3842: 3837: 3811: 3775: 3589: 3568: 3367: 3351:Nordic combined 3281: 3103: 3097: 3067: 3062: 3058:Auskick program 3042: 3001: 2980: 2954: 2929: 2922: 2894:South Australia 2870:New South Wales 2853: 2827: 2817: 2815: 2780: 2767: 2764: 2759: 2749: 2747: 2736: 2735: 2731: 2721: 2719: 2708: 2707: 2703: 2693: 2692: 2688: 2678: 2676: 2671: 2670: 2666: 2656: 2655: 2651: 2641: 2640: 2636: 2626: 2625: 2621: 2611: 2610: 2606: 2596: 2595: 2591: 2581: 2580: 2576: 2566: 2565: 2561: 2551: 2550: 2546: 2536: 2535: 2531: 2521: 2519: 2508: 2507: 2503: 2498: 2494: 2484: 2483: 2479: 2469: 2467: 2457: 2456: 2452: 2442: 2441: 2437: 2427: 2426: 2422: 2412: 2411: 2407: 2397: 2395: 2384: 2383: 2379: 2369: 2367: 2356: 2355: 2351: 2343: 2339: 2329: 2328: 2324: 2314: 2313: 2309: 2299: 2298: 2294: 2284: 2283: 2279: 2269: 2268: 2257: 2247: 2246: 2242: 2232: 2230: 2221: 2220: 2216: 2206: 2205: 2201: 2191: 2190: 2186: 2176: 2175: 2171: 2161: 2160: 2156: 2146: 2145: 2141: 2131: 2130: 2123: 2113: 2112: 2108: 2098: 2097: 2093: 2083: 2082: 2078: 2068: 2067: 2063: 2053: 2052: 2048: 2038: 2037: 2033: 2023: 2022: 2018: 2008: 2007: 2003: 1993: 1992: 1988: 1978: 1977: 1973: 1963: 1962: 1958: 1948: 1947: 1943: 1933: 1932: 1928: 1918: 1917: 1913: 1903: 1902: 1898: 1888: 1887: 1883: 1873: 1872: 1868: 1858: 1857: 1853: 1843: 1842: 1835: 1825: 1824: 1820: 1810: 1809: 1805: 1795: 1794: 1790: 1780: 1779: 1775: 1765: 1764: 1760: 1752: 1748: 1738: 1737: 1733: 1725: 1721: 1711: 1710: 1703: 1693: 1691: 1680: 1679: 1675: 1665: 1664: 1660: 1650: 1649: 1645: 1635: 1634: 1627: 1617: 1616: 1609: 1604: 1600: 1590: 1589: 1585: 1575: 1574: 1570: 1560: 1558: 1547: 1546: 1542: 1532: 1531: 1527: 1517: 1516: 1512: 1502: 1501: 1497: 1487: 1486: 1482: 1472: 1471: 1467: 1457: 1456: 1449: 1439: 1438: 1434: 1430: 1408: 1386: 1361: 1354:G. Crisp (1910) 1342: 1326: 1324:South Australia 1307: 1305:New South Wales 1288: 1263: 1252: 1246: 1243: 1236: 1227: 1216: 1207:general manager 1123:Perce Mitchell 985:Albert E. Nash 930: 742: 725:Silvio Foschini 666: 658:Dr Allen Aylett 643:to be based at 608: 579: 577:1950s and 1960s 546: 545: 544: 543: 531: 530: 529: 521: 520: 509: 503: 445: 397: 312: 299:South Melbourne 289:(TFA) in 1879. 266: 261: 232:double majority 180: 126: 120: 118: 116: 78: 37: 35: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3882: 3880: 3872: 3871: 3866: 3861: 3856: 3846: 3845: 3839: 3838: 3836: 3835: 3830: 3825: 3819: 3817: 3813: 3812: 3810: 3809: 3804: 3799: 3794: 3789: 3783: 3781: 3777: 3776: 3774: 3773: 3768: 3766:Touch football 3763: 3758: 3753: 3748: 3743: 3738: 3733: 3728: 3723: 3718: 3713: 3708: 3706:Pitch and Putt 3703: 3698: 3693: 3688: 3683: 3678: 3673: 3671:Harness racing 3668: 3663: 3658: 3653: 3651:Fullbore rifle 3648: 3643: 3638: 3633: 3628: 3623: 3618: 3613: 3608: 3603: 3597: 3595: 3591: 3590: 3588: 3587: 3582: 3576: 3574: 3570: 3569: 3567: 3566: 3561: 3556: 3551: 3550: 3549: 3544: 3534: 3529: 3524: 3519: 3514: 3512:Sport climbing 3509: 3504: 3499: 3496: 3491: 3486: 3483: 3478: 3473: 3470: 3465: 3460: 3455: 3450: 3445: 3440: 3437: 3434: 3429: 3424: 3419: 3416: 3413: 3408: 3405: 3404: 3403: 3398: 3393: 3391:Aero-modelling 3388: 3377: 3375: 3369: 3368: 3366: 3365: 3360: 3359: 3358: 3355: 3352: 3349: 3346: 3338: 3333: 3328: 3323: 3322: 3321: 3318: 3315: 3307: 3302: 3297: 3291: 3289: 3283: 3282: 3280: 3279: 3274: 3269: 3264: 3259: 3254: 3249: 3244: 3239: 3234: 3229: 3224: 3219: 3214: 3209: 3204: 3199: 3194: 3189: 3184: 3179: 3174: 3169: 3164: 3159: 3154: 3149: 3144: 3139: 3134: 3133: 3132: 3127: 3122: 3113: 3111: 3105: 3104: 3098: 3096: 3095: 3088: 3081: 3073: 3064: 3063: 3061: 3060: 3054: 3052: 3051:Related topics 3048: 3047: 3044: 3043: 3041: 3040: 3035: 3030: 3025: 3020: 3015: 3009: 3007: 3003: 3002: 3000: 2999: 2994: 2988: 2986: 2982: 2981: 2979: 2978: 2973: 2968: 2962: 2960: 2956: 2955: 2953: 2952: 2947: 2941: 2939: 2932: 2924: 2923: 2921: 2920: 2906: 2901: 2896: 2891: 2886: 2881: 2867: 2861: 2859: 2855: 2854: 2852: 2851: 2846: 2841: 2839:AFL Commission 2835: 2833: 2829: 2828: 2816: 2814: 2813: 2806: 2799: 2791: 2785: 2784: 2778: 2763: 2760: 2758: 2757: 2729: 2701: 2686: 2664: 2649: 2634: 2619: 2604: 2589: 2574: 2559: 2544: 2529: 2501: 2492: 2477: 2450: 2435: 2420: 2405: 2377: 2349: 2337: 2322: 2307: 2292: 2277: 2255: 2240: 2214: 2199: 2184: 2169: 2154: 2139: 2121: 2106: 2091: 2076: 2061: 2046: 2031: 2016: 2001: 1986: 1971: 1956: 1941: 1926: 1911: 1896: 1881: 1866: 1851: 1833: 1818: 1813:The Daily News 1803: 1788: 1773: 1758: 1756:, p. 265. 1746: 1731: 1729:, p. 249. 1719: 1701: 1673: 1668:The Advertiser 1658: 1643: 1625: 1607: 1598: 1583: 1568: 1540: 1535:The Advertiser 1525: 1510: 1495: 1480: 1465: 1447: 1442:The Advertiser 1431: 1429: 1426: 1425: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1412:AFL Commission 1407: 1404: 1403: 1402: 1399: 1396: 1393: 1390: 1385: 1382: 1381: 1380: 1377: 1371: 1368: 1365: 1360: 1357: 1356: 1355: 1352: 1351:E. Burn (1908) 1349: 1346: 1341: 1338: 1337: 1336: 1333: 1330: 1325: 1322: 1321: 1320: 1317: 1314: 1311: 1306: 1303: 1302: 1301: 1298: 1295: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1282: 1279: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1262: 1259: 1254: 1253: 1230: 1228: 1221: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1210: 1203: 1197: 1191: 1175: 1174: 1171: 1168: 1165: 1161: 1160: 1157: 1154: 1149: 1145: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1135: 1131: 1130: 1127: 1124: 1121: 1117: 1116: 1113: 1110: 1105: 1101: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1087: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1073: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1061: 1057: 1056: 1053: 1050: 1045: 1041: 1040: 1037: 1034: 1029: 1025: 1024: 1021: 1018: 1013: 1009: 1008: 1005: 1002: 997: 993: 992: 989: 986: 983: 979: 978: 975: 972: 971:John J. 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