 The VFA did not have regular finals during this period and the above table represents the situation at the end of what is now called the home-and-away matches.In 1886 a rule change was introduced, with the two halves being replaced by four quarters of football, that is, three breaks of varying lengths.Until 1886, the ball was thrown into the air to start a quarter but in 1887 the bounce, now a traditional part of Australian football, was introduced.