prior to this, a scrimmage would be allowed to continue until the ball was won. Victorian Rules of 1877 A major rewrite occurred in 1877 and it is during this time that state bodies began to govern their own leagues and/or affiliate with Victorian Associations. The first of these was the South Australian Football Association (renamed the SANFL in 1907). During this time, transfer of official governing body took place after the formation of the Victorian Football Association in 1877, with the laws in Queensland being directly governed by the Victorian Association. Associations in Tasmania, Queensland and New South Wales would also affiliate from 1879 onward. By around 1884, Tasmanian goal umpires had begun to wave white flags to communicate with each other about the scoring of goals or behinds. This was adopted in the Victorian Rules in 1887. In the same year, the umpire were required to bounce the ball instead of throwing it up in the air. Australasian Rules of 1890 In 1890, delegates from New Zealand were added and the Australasian Football Council was formed to facilitate a growing number of intercolonial matches which at one point also included leagues and teams from New Zealand. Major rule changes during this time were: 1891 – Centre bounce at start of quarters and after every goal; Players required to take up set field positions at start of play. 1897 – 6 points for a goal, 1 for a behind – previously, only goals counted. Push in the back rule introduced to protect players jumping for the ball. VFA reduced number of players on the field from 20 to 18. 1899 – VFL reduced number of players from 20 to 18, a number which remains today. 1903 – Boundary umpires appointed at VFL level – 2 each game. (First appeared in Ballarat and charity games in 1891.) Australian National Football Council, 1927-1994 With the absence of New Zealand delegates, the council reverted to the title "Australian Football". The organisation was rebranded in 1927 and state leagues were encouraged to include "National Football League" in their name. (This continues to be used in the case of the SANFL; the Tasmanian Football League was briefly styled the "TANFL" from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s). Not all leagues chose to affiliate with the new body, which was seen by some to be increasingly swayed by the increasingly commercial and professional aspect of