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1847:Sandy Nelson
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1767:Full-forward
1652:Paul Bagshaw
1626:Bruce Winter
1602:Sandy Nelson
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1544:Half-forward
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1522:Full-forward
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1406:Paul Bagshaw
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1337:Bob Shearman
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1187:Malcolm Hill
1169:Roger Rigney
1121:Sandy Nelson
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1098:Bob Shearman
1069:Paul Bagshaw
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1868:Colin Casey
1820:Tony Burgan
1804:John Murphy
1773:Trevor Sims
1676:Trevor Sims
1647:Rick Davies
1631:John Murphy
1606:Colin Casey
1575:Tony Burgan
1364:Terry Short
1360:Rick Schoff
1308:Tony Burgan
1293:Dean Ottens
1148:Tony Burgan
1125:Terry Short
1103:Daryl Hicks
1074:Rick Schoff
1054:Dean Ottens
941:Tony Burgan
922:John Murphy
870:Terry Short
847:Daryl Hicks
827:Rick Schoff
676:John Murphy
626:Terry Short
604:Daryl Hicks
584:Rick Schoff
558:Graeme Weir
455:John Murphy
386:Terry Short
364:Daryl Hicks
1945:Categories
1930:Jack Oatey
1897:Mick Nunan
1865:Nigel Wark
1843:Tony Lloyd
1691:Jack Oatey
1658:Mick Nunan
1598:Tony Lloyd
1531:Ken Whelan
1446:Jack Oatey
1425:Mick Nunan
1203:Jack Oatey
1045:Mick Nunan
962:Jack Oatey
717:Jack Oatey
564:Roger Dunn
476:Jack Oatey
323:Roger Dunn
196:References
1859:Full-back
1837:Half-back
1776:Greg Wild
1614:Full-back
1592:Half-back
1528:Greg Wild
1430:Peter Yeo
1402:Greg Wild
1372:Full-back
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1163:Greg Wild
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66:1966–1977
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689:Reserves
448:Reserves
173:His son
138:Source:
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219:19 June
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1813:Centre
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1879:Ruck
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221:2014
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