The term Bushrangers comes from Australian folklore. A Bushranger originally was an escaped convict from Australia’s early years where the British colonized Australia with their criminals. Bushrangers were not dissimilar to the Wild West’s Outlaws and became most notorious in the Gold Rush days in Australia in the 1860s, right when the first game of Aussie Rules was played in Melbourne one winter. The club officially joined the USAFL in 2020!