This phenomenon was dubbed “the Barassi Line” in 1978, describing a cultural dividing line based on football preference proposed to run from Eden, NSW, through Canberra and up to Arnhem Land.

By Rory Smith Rory Smith reported from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, on both sides of Australia’s (imaginary) Barassi Line. Inside the vast sweep of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, almost nobody ...

The Barassi Line became the name for the imaginary border between AFL and NRL.Credit: Kathleen Adele “It meant a great deal to him, that cup, and to name it after him is an appropriate and ...

The “Barassi Line” – a divider separating the AFL states of Victoria and the south and west of Australia from the rugby codes in NSW and Queensland – has moved significantly north.

This phenomenon was dubbed “the Barassi Line” in 1978, describing a cultural dividing line based on football preference proposed to run from Eden, NSW, through Canberra and up to Arnhem Land.