Australian Rules Football
Events
- The South Australian Football Association is formed on 30 April. The first premiers are South Adelaide FC
- The Victorian Football Association (now called the Victorian Football League) is formed on 17 May and is the highest level of the sport in Victoria until surpassed in 1897 by the breakaway Victorian Football League (now known as the Australian Football League). The first premiers are Carlton FC.
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