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637:Detail of
625:The Winner
547:The Leader
272:, and the
238:University
214:AFL Tables
148:University
71:1893-03-24
846:The Argus
586:The Argus
571:The Argus
532:The Argus
502:The Argus
472:The Argus
457:Footnotes
426:pneumonia
264:Education
212:Sources:
202:, London,
1493:Lochland
1350:Maxfield
1342:P. Kelly
1326:Browning
1222:Matthews
1126:Caldwell
1110:H. Kelly
1102:Ricketts
1086:Ricketts
783:22 April
742:21 April
712:21 April
440:See also
414:Tocumwal
410:Numurkah
390:Victoria
301:Tribunal
288:Football
1503:2023–:
1497:Szigeti
1489:Collier
1468:2024–:
1438:Kennedy
1430:Kennedy
1422:McVeigh
1410:McVeigh
1334:Carroll
1302:Bedford
1294:Rantall
1286:Skilton
1270:Gillett
1198:Leonard
1134:Belcher
1118:Belcher
1078:Dolphin
1054:Fogarty
1046:Windley
1030:Windley
1022:Adamson
1005:VFL/AFL
679:YouTube
661:YouTube
601:The Age
406:Malvern
400:Dentist
380:Cricket
240:in the
178:75 (59)
167:29 (18)
152:46 (41)
143:1912–14
1509:Molloy
1505:McEvoy
1458:Parker
1442:Parker
1406:Goodes
1394:Goodes
1390:Bolton
1382:Bolton
1372:2008:
1292:1972:
1268:1956:
1260:1955:
1236:1949:
1230:Graham
1212:1937:
1206:Bisset
1196:1932:
1180:1929:
1172:1928:
1166:Pannam
1148:1922:
1142:Willis
1140:1921:
1132:1920:
1108:1913:
1100:1912:
1094:Thomas
1084:1909:
1070:Howson
1068:1906:
1052:1903:
1044:1902:
1036:1901:
1028:1900:
1020:1899:
1014:Fraser
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834:, and
252:Family
1470:Mills
1462:Rampe
1454:Mills
1446:Rampe
1378:Barry
1366:Barry
1318:Round
1310:Quade
1278:Clegg
1254:Clegg
1238:Lucas
1150:Tandy
1062:McGee
703:(PDF)
420:Death
232:with
172:Total
127:Years
1480:AFLW
1418:Jack
1398:Kirk
1374:Hall
1362:Kirk
1358:Hall
1262:Gunn
1246:Lane
1214:Nash
1038:Trim
896:ISBN
881:ISBN
867:ISBN
785:2017
744:2017
714:2017
280:BDSc
236:and
131:Club
855:3pm
677:on
659:on
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