Australian Rules Football
On 7 August 1858 he officiated as one of two umpires at a game of football played between Scotch and Melbourne Grammar. This game was a predecessor to the modern game of Australian Rules Football and is commemorated by a statue depicting the game outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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