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297:"Full Points Footy: Lester Ross (Prahran, St Kilda, Norwood, South Adelaide, Subiaco)"
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354:Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007).
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244:He played the next five years with
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344:, 24 February 1960. p. 13
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575:Interchange
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471:Lester Ross
225:Ted Whitten
191:Lester Ross
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27:Lester Ross
614:Categories
581:Peter Judd
456:Alan White
271:References
179:AFL Tables
51:1936-08-27
534:Tony Shaw
528:Full-back
506:Half-back
478:Alf Skuse
177:Sources:
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126:1961–1962
307:12 April
265:Adelaide
261:Jonathon
199:St Kilda
116:St Kilda
566:Ian Day
337:The Age
253:Subiaco
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82:Weight
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95:Years
69:, Moe
548:Ruck
360:ISBN
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111:1959
99:Club
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