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AJAX Football Club

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “notable as australia's first and only fully jewish club in the sport of australian rules football”. Today it says “australian rules football club based in the melbourne suburb of st kilda”.
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AJAX was formed by the local local Jewish community in 1957, becoming Australia's first and only fully Jewish club competing in the sport of Australian rules football. As of 2025, the club's men's team competes in the Premier C division of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), while its women's team is in Division 2 of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW). An affiliated junior team, the AJAX Junior Football Club , fields teams in the South Metro Junior Football League (SMJFL). "Mark Williams on joining Ajax, his transition to amateur football and his immersion in Jewish culture" .

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “notable as australia's first and only fully jewish club in the sport of australian rules football”. Today it says “australian rules football club based in the melbourne suburb of st kilda”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

notable as australia's first and only fully jewish club in the sport of australian rules football

Now

australian rules football club based in the melbourne suburb of st kilda

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