▁with ▁the ▁Nelson ▁club ▁before ▁long ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁course ▁is ▁apparent ." ▁The ▁last ▁match ▁played ▁under ▁Melbourne ▁rules ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁matter , ▁however , ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁adding ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁rule ▁of ▁b oun cing ▁the ▁ball . ▁The ▁club ▁revert ed ▁to ▁full ▁Rugby ▁rules ▁soon ▁there after . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Dun ed in ▁Football ▁Club , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁initially ▁played ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁rules . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁a ▁second ▁club ▁in ▁Dun ed in , ▁the ▁Union ▁Club , ▁was ▁formed ; ▁it ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁adopted ▁Victor ian ▁rules . ▁Po or ▁weather ▁meant ▁that ▁few ▁games ▁were ▁played ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁seasons . ▁The ▁Dun ed in ▁Club ▁adopted ▁Association ▁( s occer ) ▁rules ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁while ▁the ▁Union ▁club ▁retained ▁Victor ian ▁rules . ▁The ▁clubs ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁comprom ise , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁clubs ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁played ▁under ▁Victor ian ▁rules ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁The ▁return ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁under ▁Association ▁rules ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁a ▁hy brid ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁clubs . ▁The