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 ...

Credit: Joe Armao But there’s a line we cross, an invisible one that stretches from the mouth of Port Phillip Bay all the way up to the Gulf of Carpentaria; the Barassi line, dividing the parts ...

The Barassi Line - highlighting the division between states where Australian rules football and the rugby codes are most popular - was named after the football legend; but was one he fought to ...

This animosity likely stems from a phenomenon known as “the Barassi Line”, a cultural and geographical divide based on football preference which runs from Eden, NSW, through Canberra and up to ...

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.