History of Footy in Nauru

Australian football was first played by Nauruan schoolchildren in the 1930s in schools in Victoria, Australia. Among these schoolkids was Hammer DeRoburt. Schools in Geelong and Melbourne in Victoria were popular destinations of Nauruan schoolchildren of secondary-school age.

After DeRoburt left Australia, he headed back to Nauru with a couple of friends and popularised the sport in his hometown.

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