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333:
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316:
309:
307:
305:
304:Matthew Lloyd
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238:Fitzroy Lions
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160:Games (WāLāD)
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125:Games (Goals)
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109:
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93:
85:
75:Date of death
73:
70:
66:
59:
46:Date of birth
44:
39:
35:
30:
25:
19:
1802:Peter Pianto
1754:Full-forward
1745:Mark Mercuri
1728:Half-forward
1719:Peter Matera
1657:Frank Curcio
1656:
1596:
1581:
1563:
1489:
1471:
1453:
1443:
1425:
1408:
1407:
1365:
1307:
1225:
975:
687:
681:
665:
659:
643:
637:
628:
622:
606:
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591:
585:
569:
563:
547:
541:
525:
519:
510:
504:
488:
482:
466:
437:
431:
415:
363:
356:
352:Scott McIvor
337:
296:Kevin Murray
289:
281:
273:World War II
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266:
251:
229:
228:
159:
154:
124:
119:
80:(1988-11-11)
27:Frank Curcio
18:
1891:1988 deaths
1886:1912 births
1865:Frank Costa
1811:Interchange
1714:Ian Stewart
1546:1991ā1994:
1538:1989ā1990:
1530:1986ā1988:
1522:1981ā1985:
1514:1979ā1980:
1498:1975ā1977:
1480:1971ā1974:
1462:1965ā1970:
1434:1963ā1964:
1416:1958ā1962:
1398:1955ā1957:
1390:1952ā1954:
1382:1949ā1951:
1356:1943ā1947:
1348:1940ā1942:
1340:1937ā1939:
1298:1932ā1933:
1290:1930ā1931:
1258:1926ā1927:
1242:1922ā1924:
1234:1920ā1921:
1216:1916ā1919:
1208:1913ā1915:
1200:1911ā1912:
1142:1995ā1996:
1134:1992ā1994:
1118:1988ā1990:
1110:1985ā1987:
1102:1981ā1984:
1094:1979ā1980:
1078:1973ā1977:
1070:1967ā1972:
1054:1965ā1966:
1046:1963ā1964:
1030:1958ā1961:
1022:1955ā1957:
1014:1950ā1954:
1006:1949ā1950:
990:1943ā1947:
974:1938ā1941:
966:1936ā1937:
926:1932ā1933:
910:1930ā1931:
870:1924ā1925:
854:1921ā1922:
846:1920ā1921:
830:1917ā1918:
814:1914ā1915:
782:1908ā1910:
774:1906ā1907:
766:1903ā1905:
758:1901ā1902:
750:1898ā1900:
370:back pocket
328:Collingwood
1880:Categories
1833:Joe Misiti
1252:Lethbridge
856:Lethbridge
398:References
372:position.
332:Ron McCann
218:AFL Tables
52:1912-11-25
1858:President
1683:Alec Epis
1676:Half-back
1650:Full-back
1583:McConnell
1565:McConnell
1482:Donaldson
1096:Alexander
760:McSpeerin
368:, in the
216:Sources:
176:1 (0ā1ā0)
132:1932ā1948
65:Melbourne
1508:Campbell
1491:Campbell
1455:Williams
1418:L. Smith
1384:N. Smith
1276:Ringrose
1202:Moriarty
1088:Merrigan
1056:Rogerson
1040:Abrahams
936:Moriarty
872:Atkinson
792:McLennan
670:Archived
648:Archived
611:Archived
574:Archived
552:Archived
530:Archived
493:Archived
471:Archived
442:Archived
420:Archived
376:See also
344:Brisbane
330:player,
300:guernsey
254:renowned
141:249 (17)
69:Victoria
1597:Italics
1556:Quinlan
1516:Stephen
1464:Stephen
1427:Edwards
1400:Stephen
1392:Ruthven
1376:Cameron
1367:Hillard
1358:Hughson
1350:Minogue
1342:Rattray
1318:Cashman
1309:Wigraft
1268:Rattray
1260:Belcher
1244:Belcher
1236:Parratt
1227:Melling
1210:Parratt
1128:Osborne
1112:Rendell
1024:Stephen
1016:Ruthven
1000:Ruthven
992:Hughson
960:Cameron
944:Cashman
904:Chapman
896:Rattray
888:Wigraft
864:Rattray
848:Parratt
840:Johnson
824:Johnson
816:Parratt
776:Jenkins
768:Brosnan
240:in the
172:Fitzroy
137:Fitzroy
1702:Centre
1580:1996:
1572:1996:
1562:1995:
1554:1995:
1540:Austin
1532:Parkin
1506:1978:
1488:1974:
1473:Slocum
1470:1968:
1452:1964:
1442:1963:
1436:Murray
1424:1961:
1409:Curcio
1406:1956:
1374:1948:
1364:1945:
1334:Bunton
1332:1936:
1324:1935:
1316:1934:
1306:1934:
1284:Freake
1282:1929:
1274:1929:
1266:1928:
1250:1925:
1224:1919:
1218:Holden
1126:1991:
1104:Wilson
1086:1978:
1080:Murphy
1072:Murray
1062:1966:
1048:Murray
1038:1962:
998:1948:
982:1942:
976:Curcio
968:Bunton
958:1935:
952:Davies
950:1934:
942:1934:
934:1933:
928:Sexton
920:Bunton
918:1932:
902:1929:
894:1928:
886:1927:
878:1926:
862:1923:
838:1919:
832:Holden
822:1916:
808:Walker
806:1913:
800:Cooper
798:1912:
790:1911:
744:Cleary
742:1897:
346:, and
205:(2007)
103:Weight
95:Height
1842:Coach
1574:Nunan
1524:Walls
1445:Clark
1300:Maher
1292:Niven
1064:Hayes
1008:Smith
984:Hearn
912:Niven
880:Adams
784:Sharp
752:Sloan
340:Gabba
151:Years
116:Years
1780:Ruck
1548:Shaw
1500:Rose
1326:Rowe
1144:Boyd
1136:Roos
1120:Roos
1032:Gale
167:1956
155:Club
120:Club
261:'s
1882::
1641:ā¢
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406:^
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220:,
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