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55:1 August 1905
52:Date of birth
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75:(1991-08-22)
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2150:1991 deaths
2125:1905 births
1723:J. Krakouer
1699:Glendinning
1691:Glendinning
1183:2019–2020:
1176:AFL Women's
1136:2021–2022:
1128:2019–2020:
1120:2010–2019:
1102:2003–2009:
1094:1993–2002:
1086:1990–1992:
1078:1985–1989:
1070:1981–1984:
1054:1973–1980:
1046:1971–1972:
1038:1966–1970:
1030:1963–1966:
1022:1958–1962:
1014:1956–1957:
1006:1954–1955:
998:1948–1953:
990:1944–1947:
982:1942–1943:
974:1941–1942:
938:1938–1939:
930:1935–1937:
924:Fitzmaurice
922:1934-1935:
914:1932–1934:
860:1928–1929:
826:1925–1926:
758:AFL Women's
734:2017–2022:
726:2012–2016:
718:2009–2011:
710:2004–2008:
702:2002–2003:
694:1993–2001:
686:1990–1992:
678:1988–1989:
670:1979–1988:
662:1976–1979:
654:1973–1975:
630:1968–1970:
622:1965–1967:
614:1961–1964:
598:1957–1959:
566:1952–1953:
558:1948–1951:
544:Fairweather
534:1944–1945:
526:1941–1943:
494:1938–1939:
478:1936–1937:
464:Fitzmaurice
462:1934–1935:
454:1932–1934:
446:1930–1931:
430:1927–1929:
406:1925–1926:
278:27 December
213:Jim Adamson
117:Back pocket
114:Position(s)
34:Jim Adamson
2119:Categories
2003:Cunnington
1963:Cunnington
1611:Montgomery
1459:O'Halloran
640:Goodingham
258:References
236:Len Thomas
201:AFL Tables
187:11 (2–9–0)
85:Queensland
1971:Goldstein
1767:M. Martyn
1747:M. Martyn
1491:B. Martyn
1451:McCorkell
1287:Patterson
1032:Killigrew
1008:McCorkell
992:McCaskill
976:McCaskill
958:L. Thomas
897:Pemberton
837:S. Thomas
472:Llewellyn
440:Trevaskis
199:Sources:
143:1929–1941
93:Penshurst
2011:McDonald
1955:Thompson
1923:Rawlings
1887:Rawlings
1871:Rawlings
1755:Longmire
1707:Hodgeman
1587:Kekovich
1563:Teasdale
1555:Teasdale
1547:Teasdale
1539:Teasdale
1411:McKenzie
1387:Crawford
1371:Allister
1156:Clarkson
1040:McKenzie
846:Donnelly
744:McDonald
624:Teasdale
608:Mantello
584:Lawrence
576:Marchesi
416:Donnelly
252:St Kilda
152:180 (13)
2035:Sheezel
2027:Simpkin
2019:Simpkin
1995:Higgins
1987:Higgins
1979:Tarrant
1943:Swallow
1935:Swallow
1911:Swallow
1855:Simpson
1831:Stevens
1815:Stevens
1799:Schwass
1791:Schwass
1667:Dempsey
1627:Rantall
1579:Dugdale
1483:Edwards
1475:Brooker
1443:Spencer
1419:O'Brien
1363:Findlay
1359:Kennedy
1351:Adamson
1335:Cordner
1319:Skinner
1263:Cameron
1206:Italics
1193:Crocker
1191:2021–:
1154:2023–:
1113:Crocker
1104:Laidley
1080:Kennedy
1056:Barassi
1016:Gaudion
984:Findlay
967:Adamson
932:Scanlan
907:Cameron
819:VFL/AFL
767:Kearney
765:2019–:
748:Simpkin
742:2023–:
736:Ziebell
728:Swallow
712:Simpson
704:Stevens
632:Dugdale
592:Brooker
536:O'Brien
528:Findlay
520:Cordner
512:Adamson
488:Adamson
480:Gaudion
399:VFL/AFL
317:The Age
223:in the
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2017:2021:
2009:2020:
2001:2019:
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1977:2016:
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1961:2014:
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1941:2012:
1929:2011:
1919:Harvey
1917:2010:
1909:2009:
1903:Harvey
1901:2008:
1895:Harvey
1893:2007:
1885:2006:
1879:Harvey
1877:2005:
1869:2004:
1863:Harvey
1861:2003:
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1813:1997:
1805:1996:
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1745:1989:
1739:Larkin
1737:1988:
1731:Larkin
1729:1987:
1721:1986:
1715:Larkin
1713:1985:
1705:1984:
1697:1983:
1689:1982:
1681:1981:
1673:1980:
1665:1979:
1659:Blight
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1649:1977:
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1601:1971:
1593:1970:
1585:1969:
1577:1968:
1569:1967:
1561:1966:
1553:1965:
1545:1964:
1537:1963:
1531:Serong
1529:1962:
1521:1961:
1515:Aylett
1513:1960:
1507:Aylett
1505:1959:
1499:Aylett
1497:1958:
1489:1957:
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1473:1955:
1465:1954:
1457:1953:
1449:1952:
1441:1951:
1433:1950:
1425:1949:
1417:1948:
1409:1947:
1403:Condon
1401:1946:
1393:1945:
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1369:1942:
1357:1941:
1349:1940:
1341:1939:
1333:1938:
1327:Carter
1325:1937:
1317:1936:
1311:Carter
1309:1935:
1301:1934:
1293:1933:
1285:1932:
1277:1931:
1269:1930:
1261:1929:
1185:Gowans
1165:Ratten
1162:2023:
1144:2022:
1064:Blight
1062:1981:
1024:Carter
1000:Carter
964:1940:
956:1940:
949:Cusack
946:1939:
940:Forbes
916:Taylor
904:1932:
894:1931:
886:1931:
878:1930:
871:Noonan
868:1929:
854:Barker
852:1927:
844:1926:
834:1926:
720:Harvey
688:Larkin
646:1972:
638:1971:
616:Aylett
606:1960:
590:1956:
582:1955:
574:1954:
550:1947:
542:1946:
518:1941:
510:1940:
504:Thomas
502:1940:
496:Forbes
486:1937:
470:1935:
456:Taylor
438:1929:
424:Barker
422:1927:
414:1926:
106:Weight
98:Height
2070:This
1951:Wells
1931:Wells
1847:Grant
1823:Carey
1807:Carey
1783:Carey
1775:Carey
1763:Sholl
1683:Dench
1675:Greig
1651:Dench
1643:Dench
1635:Davis
1619:Davis
1603:Dench
1595:Cable
1571:Dwyer
1523:Dwyer
1467:Brady
1435:Foote
1427:Foote
1395:Foote
1147:Adams
1138:Noble
1122:Scott
1096:Pagan
1072:Cable
1048:Dixon
888:Clark
880:Lewis
862:Tyson
828:Eicke
696:Carey
664:Greig
656:Davis
648:Dench
600:Brady
568:Dynon
560:Foote
552:Dynon
448:Lewis
432:Tyson
408:Eicke
162:Years
127:Years
2076:stub
1839:Bell
1379:Kemp
1343:Dyer
1130:Shaw
280:2014
178:1940
166:Club
131:Club
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1295:N/A
1279:N/A
1271:N/A
680:Law
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