 This sped up the game and made it look more like the game we have today.It also helped Carlton become the premier club for a number of years.The first match The AFL Commission identified as a direct precursor to the codification of Australian football was organised and umpired by Tom Wills and contested on 31 July 1858 between Melbourne Grammar School Football Club and Scotch College, adjacent to the Melbourne Cricket Ground at the Richmond Paddock.