James Wilson (Australian rules footballer)
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James Wilson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong
prior to their inception into the VFL.
Wilson was a former Melbourne Cup
jockey but was most successful when roving for Geelong in the VFA, playing during the 1870s and 1880s.
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
prior to their inception into the VFL.
Wilson was a former Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
jockey but was most successful when roving for Geelong in the VFA, playing during the 1870s and 1880s.