1896
The Avoca Free Press published an intriguing article on 8 July 1896, concerning a football match between Avoca and Carisbrook.
"Last Saturday the Avoca and Carisbrook footballers met for the first time this season on the Carisbrook ground.
The home team was victorious by kicking two goals four behinds to Avoca's three behinds.
The defeat of Avoca is mainly ascribed to their superior knowledge of football tactics, which culminated in the Umpire awarding more free kicks to Carisbrook, with the direct result above stated.
Another reason advanced for their failing to kick goals is that they were bamboozled by the colours worn by Carisbrook, being similar to those of Avoca.
The fact that the boundary flags were not provided did not enhance Avoca's chances either".
Meanwhile no excuses were necessary for the Avoca Junior side, which beat Lamplough seven goals to nil.
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