Tom Willis (or Wills I think!) first created Australian football in the 1850's. He also established the Melbourne football club and Geelong football club (still running today!)
If you want more information go to www.afl.com.au
I am almost 100% sure that they have a history section of AFL/VFL, although they might of updated it since I last checked it out.
Hope this answers your question!
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