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1648:AFL Women's
314:, and son,
282:Eddie Tolan
1798:Categories
1661:Privitelli
1462:O'Loughlin
1454:O'Loughlin
564:24 January
476:24 January
448:24 January
407:The Herald
349:References
246:West Perth
244:(VFL) and
218:AFL Tables
180:West Perth
91:6 May 1988
69:1908-11-21
1110:Goldsmith
1006:Hartridge
557:The Argus
493:The Argus
422:The Argus
256:(WANFL).
216:Sources:
196:‹See Tfd›
190:1938–1939
176:‹See Tfd›
164:154 (250)
155:1927–1937
1657:Lochland
1630:Franklin
1622:Franklin
1598:Franklin
1590:Franklin
1582:Franklin
1574:Franklin
1566:Franklin
1358:Mitchell
1270:Teasdale
1254:Teasdale
1174:Kingston
1062:Williams
1030:Williams
758:Mortimer
750:Mortimer
742:Mortimer
734:Mortimer
726:Mortimer
718:Mortimer
710:Mortimer
702:Clements
694:Clements
441:The Mail
337:See also
327:Corporal
278:champion
1558:Tippett
1446:Lockett
1438:Lockett
1430:Lockett
1422:Lockett
1414:Lockett
1310:Morwood
1302:Roberts
1294:Roberts
1286:Morwood
1238:Bedford
1230:Bedford
1222:Bedford
1214:Sudholz
1206:Sudholz
1198:Sudholz
1190:Sudholz
1158:Skilton
1150:Skilton
1142:McGowan
1126:Skilton
1094:E. Lane
1086:E. Lane
1078:Gillett
1070:G. Lane
1054:G. Lane
974:Reiffel
878:Johnson
870:Johnson
862:Johnson
854:Johnson
846:Johnson
838:Johnson
814:Wootton
774:Freeman
629:VFL/AFL
329:during
284:at the
252:in the
240:in the
204:39 (49)
1669:Molloy
1667:2023:
1638:Papley
1636:2023:
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1614:Papley
1612:2020:
1606:Papley
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1564:2014:
1556:2013:
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1542:Goodes
1540:2011:
1534:Goodes
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1526:Goodes
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1380:1991:
1372:1990:
1366:Toohey
1364:1989:
1356:1988:
1350:Capper
1348:1987:
1342:Capper
1340:1986:
1334:Capper
1332:1985:
1326:Capper
1324:1984:
1318:Braddy
1316:1983:
1308:1982:
1300:1981:
1292:1980:
1284:1979:
1278:Murphy
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1260:1976:
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1228:1972:
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1196:1968:
1188:1967:
1180:1966:
1172:1965:
1166:Papley
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1076:1953:
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1044:1949:
1038:Graham
1036:1948:
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1020:1946:
1012:1945:
1004:1944:
996:1943:
988:1942:
982:Graham
980:1941:
972:1940:
964:1939:
956:1938:
948:1937:
940:1936:
932:1935:
924:1934:
916:1933:
908:1932:
900:1931:
892:1930:
884:1929:
876:1928:
868:1927:
860:1926:
852:1925:
844:1924:
836:1923:
830:Cazaly
828:1922:
822:Cazaly
820:1921:
812:1920:
804:1919:
796:1918:
790:Morgan
788:1917:
782:Morgan
780:1915:
772:1914:
766:Strang
764:1913:
756:1912:
748:1911:
740:1910:
732:1909:
724:1908:
716:1907:
708:1906:
700:1905:
692:1904:
686:Goding
684:1903:
678:Goding
676:1902:
668:1901:
660:1900:
654:Colgan
652:1899:
646:Colgan
644:1898:
636:1897:
538:Record
523:Record
126:Weight
118:Height
1749:This
1550:Jetta
1134:Oaten
1118:Oaten
1046:Jones
1022:Mears
998:Culph
990:White
966:Pratt
958:Moore
942:Pratt
934:Pratt
926:Pratt
918:Pratt
910:Pratt
670:Lampe
662:Lampe
638:McKay
293:Perth
250:Perth
200:Perth
184:3 (2)
139:Years
1755:stub
1698:stub
1518:Hall
1510:Hall
1502:Hall
1494:Hall
1486:Hall
1478:Hall
1470:Hall
1382:Love
1374:West
1262:Dean
1246:Goss
1102:Gunn
1014:Nash
950:Nash
798:Ryan
566:2012
478:2012
450:2012
248:and
170:1937
143:Club
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