Rochester Football Club
The Rochester Football Club was formed at a meeting held on 8 June 1874 at Tidy's Restdown Hotel. The club was formed with the purpose of soon "playing and beating Echuca". An intense rivalry that has endured ever since regardless of which competition each was playing in.
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“The clog of all pleasure, the luggage of life,
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—John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)
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—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)