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    19th June 1874 - 140 Years

    Thanks to Paul for pointing this out on Facebook
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Roach
    For all the history buffs out there: on June 19th, 1874, the South Melbourne Football Club was officially formed. 140 years ago today.
    South Melbourne, Sydney Swans, Detailed History
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    Congrats to a club with proud and long history , just need a few more premierships but there coming!

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    Facebook post links to this article at the Swans website:

    The birth of a club - 140 years on - sydneyswans.com.au

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    That's a good read
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    Certainly was.

    I have read some of that before, but had forgotten a fair bit.

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    I knew some of that but also learnt a lot. So we could be yelling out "Go The Cecils"! Or "Go the Cecil Swans"! Now that would have been fun.

    And that old saying about needing to have a contingency plan in case someone gets hit by a truck has an historical basis!
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    I think Ivan from Ivanhoe was at the Scotch vs Melbourne Grammar game.

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