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307:Grafenwörth
274:'s 24." --
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87:Grafenwörth
73:7 July 1944
1680:Categories
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1213:Duperouzel
693:J. Stewart
685:J. Stewart
625:Sutherland
617:A. Stewart
609:A. Stewart
597:R. Stewart
463:References
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272:Sel Murray
191:1944-07-07
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165:AFL Tables
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530:Bob Flegg
422:The Argus
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981:J. Hall
841:Smedley
833:Shelton
825:Shelton
817:Shelton
733:Sellars
725:Sellars
717:Sellars
701:Barwick
588:VFL/AFL
510:The Age
501:The Age
492:The Age
407:The Age
362:The Age
239:in the
203:in the
151:18 (47)
91:Austria
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1475:2007:
1469:Gehrig
1467:2006:
1461:Gehrig
1459:2005:
1453:Gehrig
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1419:2000:
1411:1999:
1403:1998:
1395:1997:
1387:1996:
1379:1995:
1371:1994:
1363:1993:
1355:1992:
1347:1991:
1339:1990:
1331:1989:
1325:Winmar
1323:1988:
1315:1987:
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989:Loxton
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211:Family
113:Weight
105:Height
1648:Xenos
1541:Bruce
1517:Milne
1509:Milne
1501:Milne
1437:Milne
1389:Loewe
1381:Loewe
1277:Scott
1261:Scott
1205:Davis
1189:Davis
1181:Breen
1173:Neale
1165:Neale
1157:Neale
1149:Neale
977:Snell
953:Kelly
945:Flegg
809:James
801:Moyes
793:Moyes
785:Moyes
777:James
769:James
749:Moyes
665:Baker
657:Baker
649:Baker
641:Baker
601:Ahern
332:Notes
301:Death
126:Years
1664:Exon
1597:King
1589:King
1053:Ross
937:Mohr
929:Mohr
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897:Mohr
889:Mohr
881:Mohr
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