On 2 July 1859, Melbourne (MFC) changed their rules to remove tripping, hacking and holding so other clubs would play them. (T W Wills was not involved in this change.) Uniforms for teams were introduced. The match between Melbourne and South Yarra on 9 July 1959 was watched by over 2000 people. A follow up game occurred between South Yarra and Melbourne on 23 July 1859, where a good report was written in papers afterwards. After forming on 18 July, Geelong played its first inter club match also on 23 July. On 8 August there was a game between Melbourne and the best players of Emerald Hill and Prahran. another game between St Kilda and Melbourne was played on 13 August 1859. There were also calls for the police to attend matches to keep the spectators off the field, this continued to be a problem for decades to come.