Abstract
The debates about the origins of modern sports have left a number of puzzles yet to be fully explored. In particular the links, if any, between indigenous games and cultural practices and the codified modern sports are the subject of furious argument and assertion where present-day political and commercial concerns often get in the way of historical research and understanding. This is particularly true of Australia where the contribution of Aboriginal games to early Australian football has generated enormous controversy, but the recent re-interpretation of the origins of association football in the United Kingdom has also generated lively argument among historians. In this contribution the main focus will be on the Australian debate both because that may not be as well known to scholars in other parts of the world and because it throws light on the re-interpretation taking place in the United Kingdom.
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