7 August 1858 Posted on August 6, 2014 by Staff The first match of Australian Rules Football was played between Melbourne Football Club and Scotch Grammar Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on LinkedIn Share Famous Words of Inspiration..."Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." Calvin Coolidge — Click here for more from Calvin Coolidge Related posts: 16 June 1858 18 August 1966 7 August 1461 7 August 1933 7 August 1794