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325:Collingwood
186:Collingwood
75:(2nd title)
1689:Categories
1177:References
1118:8.10 (58)
1024:West Coast
836:West Coast
541:West Coast
294:Click here
269:Capacity:
241:West Coast
164:West Coast
94:1986 (AFC)
81:Runners-up
1129:8.6 (54)
1101:Melbourne
1079:Melbourne
1074:29 April
1034:Melbourne
977:Melbourne
955:Melbourne
915:Melbourne
858:Melbourne
801:Melbourne
779:Melbourne
744:Melbourne
677:Melbourne
620:Melbourne
563:Melbourne
553:Footscray
506:Melbourne
449:Melbourne
427:Melbourne
392:Melbourne
335:Melbourne
256:Melbourne
216:Melbourne
201:Footscray
72:Melbourne
68:Champions
1160:Wight 1
1127:7.4 (46)
1125:3.4 (22)
1123:1.4 (10)
1116:7.9 (51)
1114:3.6 (24)
1112:3.2 (20)
1097:VFL Park
1091:Essendon
1030:VFL Park
1012:Essendon
973:VFL Park
911:VFL Park
893:Essendon
854:VFL Park
797:VFL Park
791:Hawthorn
740:VFL Park
673:VFL Park
667:Brisbane
616:VFL Park
610:St Kilda
598:Essendon
559:VFL Park
502:VFL Park
484:Hawthorn
445:VFL Park
439:Richmond
388:VFL Park
331:VFL Park
263:VFL Park
231:St Kilda
226:Richmond
211:Hawthorn
191:Essendon
168:Brisbane
101:→
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85:Essendon
52:Venue(s)
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422:24 Feb
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370:Carlton
365:21 Feb
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313:Geelong
308:17 Feb
301:Round 1
288:Results
206:Geelong
196:Fitzroy
181:Carlton
1156:Dean 3
1071:Final
1018:148–40
950:7 Apr
905:Sydney
899:103–42
661:146–70
655:Sydney
593:7 Mar
536:3 Mar
490:112–72
271:72,000
248:Venues
1147:Goals
1085:58–54
1062:Final
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842:87–64
785:96–67
728:80–61
604:94–51
547:87–58
433:89–73
376:64–53
319:79–59
154:Teams
144:SANFL
42:Teams
34:Dates
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1664:1952
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1654:1943
1649:1941
1644:1940
1628:2019
1623:2018
1614:AFLX
1604:2024
1599:2023
1594:2022
1589:2021
1584:2020
1579:2019
1574:2018
1569:2017
1564:2016
1559:2015
1554:2014
1538:2013
1533:2012
1528:2011
1523:2010
1518:2009
1513:2008
1508:2007
1503:2006
1498:2005
1493:2004
1488:2003
1483:2002
1478:2001
1473:2000
1468:1999
1463:1998
1458:1997
1453:1996
1448:1995
1443:1994
1438:1993
1433:1992
1428:1991
1423:1990
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1390:1985
1385:1984
1380:1983
1375:1982
1370:1981
1365:1980
1360:1979
1342:1987
1337:1978
1332:1977
1327:1971
1322:1970
1317:1969
1312:1968
1307:1967
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1282:1962
1277:1961
1272:1960
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1262:1958
1257:1957
1252:1956
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