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| | Clarence |
 | | The first mention of the sport came in 1884 when a local side, Bellerive, played a challenge match against VFA side Carlton which, not surprisingly, the Victorians won comfortably. |
 | | After the Great War Bellerive re-formed but did not play in a formal competition until 1930 when it was a founder member, along with 4 other clubs, of the South Eastern Football Association. |
 | | In 1944 the Bellerive committee resolved to pursue admission to the TFL as a serious option and made the strategically astute decision to alter the club name to Clarence, thereby suggesting an association with the entire Clarence region, of which Bellerive was just a part. |
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