A history of the formation and development of Australian rules football was commissioned in 2009 by the MCC library in its journal, "The Yorker". It outlines a great deal of information about early clubs, rules, matches and players. The development of football in Australia was influenced by its people and their prior exposure to ball sports through culture and experiences. Many playing football in 1858 had experiences of football from various places around the world, including the Aboriginal jumping game of Marngrook which had similar elements of the Irish game Caid.