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Recruited by
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Needless to say, with the newspaper, radio and television coverage, added to a slogan-covered Moomba
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World War Two
Nominal Roll: Major Charles Wykeham William Perry (58016),
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1980–1984: Old Geelong Grammarians VAFA Football Club, captain-coach.
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because of a four-game suspension for striking Footscray's
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McFarline, P., "Richmond's Mike Perry out for 4 games",
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Jellie, Dugald, "Oh We're from Tigerland: Mike Perry",
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in the last home-and-away match of the 1969 season.
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161:Interstate Games: 1967
602:16.18 (114) defeated
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201:Family
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