Talk:Barassi Line

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Section sizes

Section size for Barassi Line (21 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	9,072	9,072	429	429
Origin of the term	2,210	2,210	186	186
History and development of Australia's football divide	297	11,570	31	1,070
Origin of Australian rules football (1850s)	992	992	89	89
Arrival of rugby (1860s)	799	799	111	111
Australian rules and rugby vie for dominance in the north (1870s)	1,683	1,683	147	147
Divide begins to form (1880s–1890s)	2,222	2,222	312	312
Battle lines drawn in the Riverina (1940s)	1,142	1,142	87	87
Code wars as national competitions professionalise and expand (1980s)	1,434	1,434	126	126
Current status	3,001	3,001	167	167
League structures and expansions	1,348	44,637	80	2,897
Australian rules football	1,965	29,520	123	1,956
Australian Capital Territory	9,870	9,870	614	614
New South Wales	10,948	10,948	704	704
Queensland	6,737	6,737	515	515
Rugby league	9,300	9,300	480	480
Rugby union	4,469	4,469	381	381
Physical commemorations	1,354	1,354	118	118
See also	42	42	0	0
References	42	42	0	0
External links	366	366	0	0
Total	69,293	69,293	4,700	4,700

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A suggestion

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Someone better than me at making such maps, please change Perth to a hollow dot. Perth does not currently have an NRL team, but they did have a team (the Reds) in the old ARL. I don't know why Perth is solid but Adelaide is appropriately hollow, given the Rams were significantly less well known and popular than the Reds were. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DracoFire3001 (talk • contribs) 04:17, 30 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

The Age says the line is moving

Latest comment: 8 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

The Age of 26 September 2025 has an article about the Barassi Line slowly moving north up the NSW coast from the Victorian border to now include at least Tathra. HiLo48 (talk) 23:12, 25 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

frightening, its expansion is akin to Cane toads Jookieapc (talk) 11:04, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Suggestion: participation rates

Latest comment: 8 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Participation rates in Touch Football (aka Touch Rugby for Victorians) and Oztag should be added to the graph. Touch football has around 700,000 participants including competitions in every state Jookieapc (talk) 11:07, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

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A suggestion

The Age says the line is moving

Suggestion: participation rates