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783:1933:
775:1932:
769:Sexton
767:1931:
759:1930:
751:1929:
745:Handby
743:1928:
735:1927:
727:1926:
715:1925:
707:1924:
699:1923:
693:Barnes
677:Karney
659:1920:
651:1919:
627:1915:
621:Ashley
619:1914:
611:1913:
603:1912:
595:1911:
587:1910:
579:1909:
571:1908:
563:1907:
555:1906:
547:1905:
539:1904:
531:1903:
523:1902:
515:1901:
507:1900:
499:1899:
491:1898:
169:Weight
161:Height
118:Whatsa
1590:This
1525:Young
1513:Gibbs
1505:Combe
1489:Grigg
1481:Grigg
1465:Cross
1441:Symes
1437:Cross
1429:Allan
1421:Allan
1413:Ezard
1401:Crane
1393:Allan
1337:Brown
1249:Naley
1121:Woite
973:Deane
937:Deane
913:McKay
901:Crabb
869:Quinn
845:Brock
825:Quinn
817:Hawke
761:Scott
753:Snell
709:Scott
701:Riley
685:Scott
673:Adams
637:Perry
629:Barry
613:Leahy
501:Malin
493:Green
401:SANFL
301:3 (?)
289:3 (0)
264:Years
247:Total
182:Years
40:, or
1596:stub
1538:Boyd
1169:Aish
1057:Obst
961:Boyd
885:Hank
877:Hank
837:Pash
785:Dunn
721:Lill
565:Mack
533:Waye
324:1979
268:Team
186:Club
605:Low
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36:,
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1620:t
1613:v
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465:e
458:t
451:v
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