Talk:Australian rules football schism (1938–1949)

Interesting, but ...
... almost every single reference is made to primary sources, specifically digitised newspapers found on Trove. Secondary and tertiary sources are preferred on Wikipedia per WP:PSTS. As the policy says, "primary sources that have been reputably published may be used in Wikipedia; but only with care, because it is easy to misuse them." What do football writers and historians have to say about the "schism"? - HappyWaldo (talk) 16:49, 24 April 2016 (UTC)


 * That's an interesting (and creative) interpretation of your own source, since the above paragraph makes it explicitly and unambiguously clear that mainstream newspapers are fine as sources. The Drover&#39;s Wife (talk) 23:17, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * They are still primary sources without the benefit of hindsight, peer review or thorough historical analysis. It would not be amiss to add the tag for too many primary sources: "As a general rule, primary sources include ... news reports and other documents dating from around the time of an event." The reliance on Trove can create narratives that haven't been recognised anywhere else. In the opening paragraph it reads, "In the context of VFA history, this period is often referred to as the throw-pass era." By whom? There are literally no hits for the "throw-pass era" on Google Books, and only scant references are made to the schism itself. - HappyWaldo (talk) 00:33, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

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Original research
This article seems to be original research on behalf of one author; I've never before seen the throw-pass era of the VFA characterised as a great schism in the game, and akin to the split between rugby union and rugby league. Rather, it was an interesting period in the long running rivalry between the two comps as the less popular VFA always sought to do things differently & go their own way as a business option to create interest in their comp. You could make a similar claim about the era when VFA teams had only 16 players. Aussie rules suffers from poor historical documentation & revisionism; this is an example of that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.239.218.104 (talk) 02:39, 20 March 2019 (UTC)