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have now reached the bottom, and afraid they will find it difficult at times to raise a team. Their old friend Warren has still stuck to them, and tries hard to keep his men together in spite of all the difficulties he has had to contend with, he is a fine follower, but will be at a great loss this season in baring no one to back him. They hare lost
Kirkpatrick, Bushby, Chandler, and Sharp, who have joined other teams, Colgan and Cock, who have left the colony, and A. Slight and Brown, who 1 believe do not intend to play. Their ranks have thus been badly thinned, and heard of no players of any prominence helping them out of their difficulty. They will still be strong forward with Taylor, Watson, and Presgrave, and Downs, Bagot, and Hubble will again assist them.
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17s 6d. It was decided that the ciub should continue its connection with the South
Australian Football Association, and a committee was appointed to secure playing members. Mr. W. Osborne offered to contiibute £5 to the funds of the club with a view to furthering its interests, on condition that another contribution of a like amount was promised. The offer was received with applause, and £7 was raised in the room within a few minutes.
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It was reported preseason that The Vics, by changing their name to the North
Adelaides, seemed to have frightened all their men away, and the Club that once fought such tough battles with the premier Clubs will this season be absolutely last. They have gradually been coming down the tree, until they
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Thursday evening 9 April 1885 the annual meeting of the North Adelaide Football Club was held at the Huntsman's Hotel, North Adelaide. There was a small attendance and Mr. G. Bickle presided. The secretary, Mr. K. Whitfield, read the annual report. The balance-sheet showed a debit balance of £5
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245:. In head to head clashes the Victorians had a scoreless draw and in the final game of the season on their home ground at foot of Montefiore Hill a win by scoring a single goal against the previously undefeated South Adelaides.
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was a player who became a long-serving administrator as secretary of South
Adelaide Football Club and of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL); most likely his brother Alf Marlow as well; both transferred to
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Adelaide Club (formed from a merger of North Adelaide Junior and North Park Clubs) for the 1885 SAFA season and several of their other players joined the
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Victorian Football Club first recorded game was against a team called Young Clubs on Saturday 13 June 1874. The game resulted in a victory with the only goal kicked by H. Barry who played excellently all afternoon.
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Montefiore Hill which started at 3pm. After some hard work and several disputes over the rules of the game, it ceased two hours later after the home team the Victorians scored a goal by H. Barry.
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on both occasions. The club's last game was at
Kensington Oval vs Norwood on 27 Sep 1884, which was a loss. Two weeks earlier, the "Tigers" had their only win of the 1884 season, an upset victory over
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General Meeting held on Friday 16 March 1883 at Scotch Thistle Hotel, North Adelaide, with 40 members present, the club resolved to change its name to North Adelaide Football Club.
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reported that the club had only lost the opening match out of nine matches played, and that they had obtained 23 goals in these matches to four goals scored against them.
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was Captain of the Club and South Australia's First Captain. He also became a First Class Cricket Umpire and a Test Umpire for one test in 1892.
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On Tuesday evening 21 April 1885, the Club tendered its resignation to the South Australia Football Association, where it was accepted.
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William Knill - described as a dashing back man whose play was rarely surpassed also played Cricket for South Australia.
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who had been SAFA premiers for the previous five seasons by 4 goals 4 behinds to 2 goals 10 behinds.
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The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: — Patrons,
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The Victorian club sent delegates and joined the newly formed
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Foundation member and Joint Inaugural Premiers of SAFA (1877)
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was the first to play a game against the newly formed
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1885 Annual General Meeting and Resignation from SAFA
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720:"Football Old and New"
683:List of SANFL premiers
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616:Last (Wooden Spoon)
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301:Mr. W. Gilbert, M.P.
92:(resigned from SAFA)
956:"Run over by a Cab"
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992:"Football"
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862:"Football"
848:nla.gov.au
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