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The club was established in 1874 in the growing industrial district of South
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waste time throughout the entire second half to defend a 2–1 lead, which was still legal at that time but was considered unsportsmanlike; consequently, Geelong refused to play against Barwon in 1877. Barwon was the permanent winner of the
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