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was elected president. A number of names were suggested for the new club, with "various appellations such as
Cornstalks, Wanderers, Federals, and Victorians" being suggested. It was eventually decided that the club would be known as the Victorian Football Club, and would play in navy blue and
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to assume the position of president of the club. It was also noted that there were: "names of a hundred members on the books". Victorians finished runner-up in the competition in both 1886 and 1887, dropping to third place in 1888.
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The club was established on 2 May 1885, when a meeting was held at the
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574:The West Australian
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488:ROVERS V. VICTORIAN
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440:NEW FOOTBALL CLUB.
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225:) near the
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215:Hugh Dixson
198:guernseys.
112:↓ see below
95:Competition
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781:West Coast
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108:Captain(s)
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587:FOOTBALL.
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282:Secretary
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207:Fremantle
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267:Position
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270:Captain
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187:captain
177:History
78:Colours
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