 The rules changes from this feedback was addressed from at least 1860 in the annual meeting of club secretaries usually held in May.By Federation in 1901, the game was the main winter sport in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, with the Victorian Football League(VFL), South Australian National Football League and the West Australian Football League operating as separate competitions.The game was played in New South Wales and Queensland but was second in popularity to rugby union as the main winter sport.