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1445:1976ā1978:
1437:1966ā1976:
1411:1964ā1965:
1403:1961ā1963:
1395:1957ā1960:
1379:1953ā1955:
1371:1941ā1952:
1363:1934ā1940:
1347:1927ā1932:
1331:1920ā1925:
1299:1914ā1916:
1259:1908ā1909:
1191:AFL Women's
1167:2022ā2023:
1159:2013ā2021:
1151:2009ā2012:
1143:2005ā2008:
1135:2001ā2004:
1127:1997ā2000:
1119:1994ā1996:
1103:1988ā1992:
1095:1985ā1987:
1087:1983ā1984:
1039:1976ā1977:
1031:1972ā1975:
1023:1968ā1971:
1007:1963ā1966:
999:1960ā1962:
991:1958ā1959:
983:1952ā1957:
975:1950ā1951:
967:1941ā1949:
959:1932ā1940:
927:1927ā1928:
911:1920ā1925:
879:1914ā1916:
523:He died at
488:Grand Final
300:21 (16ā5ā0)
1691:Categories
1447:Richardson
719:References
432:The Herald
333:AFL Tables
126: vs.
70:1887-12-29
1570:McQualter
1471:Patterson
1381:A. Pannam
1285:C. Pannam
1277:Incigneri
1181:Nankervis
1173:Nankervis
1105:Weightman
977:B. Morris
921:M. Morris
857:Incigneri
724:Hogan P:
416:drop kick
331:Sources:
264:165 (148)
128:Melbourne
1606:Ferguson
1561:Hardwick
1552:Rawlings
1527:Gieschen
1495:Bartlett
1397:McDonald
1301:Ricketts
1137:Campbell
1089:Rowlings
1065:Monteath
1057:Bartlett
937:Lilburne
531:See also
371:Football
124:Richmond
1619:Italics
1604:2021ā:
1577:2024ā:
1543:Wallace
1535:Frawley
1511:Northey
1479:Sproule
1365:Bentley
1357:Schmidt
1333:Minogue
1309:Maybury
1293:Jenkins
1252:VFL/AFL
1200:Brennan
1198:2020ā:
1179:2024ā:
1161:Cotchin
1145:Johnson
1129:Knights
1001:Branton
961:Bentley
913:Minogue
889:Maybury
849:Schmidt
816:VFL/AFL
708:The Age
508:Wimmera
444:Geelong
355:in the
193:1908ā11
1598:Hunter
1596:2020:
1567:2023:
1549:2009:
1501:1992:
1487:Jewell
1477:1985:
1469:1984:
1463:Bourke
1455:Jewell
1429:1965:
1422:Harris
1419:1964:
1387:1956:
1355:1933:
1349:Hughes
1341:Morris
1339:1926:
1323:1919:
1315:1918:
1307:1917:
1291:1913:
1283:1912:
1275:1911:
1267:1910:
1261:Condon
1169:Grimes
1153:Newman
1111:1993:
1079:1982:
1071:1981:
1063:1980:
1055:1979:
1049:Sheedy
1047:1978:
1041:Bourke
1015:1967:
993:Wright
953:Hunter
951:1931:
945:Geddes
943:1930:
935:1929:
929:Geddes
919:1926:
905:Thomas
903:1919:
895:1918:
887:1917:
881:Thomas
871:1913:
865:Ohlson
863:1912:
855:1911:
847:1910:
841:Lawson
839:1909:
833:Condon
831:1909:
825:Pannam
823:1908:
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142:Weight
134:Height
1642:This
1519:Walls
1503:Jeans
1439:Hafey
1431:Titus
1413:Smith
1325:Clark
1317:Nolan
1081:Cloke
1017:Swift
1009:Crowe
873:James
624:Argus
606:Argus
543:Notes
519:Death
275:Years
258:Total
155:Years
119:Debut
1648:stub
1405:Rowe
1389:Oppy
1373:Dyer
1269:Hall
1121:Free
1113:Hogg
1073:Wood
1033:Hart
1025:Dean
985:Rowe
969:Dyer
897:Hall
730:ISBN
291:1933
279:Club
237:1921
231:(77)
209:(69)
171:1907
159:Club
1579:Yze
1097:Lee
490:to
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253:(2)
227:90
205:71
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