In England, Australian rules football is a team and spectator sport with a long history. It is home to the longest-running Australian rules fixture outside Australia: the match between Oxford and Camb
Englands two oldest clubs Cambridge and Oxford Universities contest centre bounce in 2008
Daguerreotype of Tom Wills, founder of Australian Football, from his years at the Rugby School
Tom Wills, founder of Australian Football, was singled out in the national press for his prowess on the football field at the Rugby School in the 1850s.
William Hammersley (standing, third from left), J. B. Thompson (seated, second from left), Jerry Bryant (standing, second from right) and Tom Wills (seated, far left), each having strong connections to England, met in 1859 to establish what is now known as Australian football.
Cameron Mackenzie is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League.
Australian rules football in England
…Southern Division (2007) Thanet Bombardiers (2006) University of Birmingham Lions National University League (2009-) Juniors Clapham Cubs Players Men's Cameron Mackenzie playing for the Box Hill Football Club in 2023 Callum M. Brown playing for Greater Western Sydney in 2019 Connor Idun playing for Greater Western Sydney…
Mackenzie in May 2026