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80:(1975-10-20)
18:
2139:1975 deaths
2104:1892 births
2012:2022 (S7):
2004:2022 (S6):
1949:AFL Women's
1723:Koutoufides
275:7 September
248:13 December
123:Position(s)
2098:Categories
1515:Jesaulenko
1507:Jesaulenko
1499:Jesaulenko
794:Fothergill
228:References
205:Background
175:AFL Tables
27:Ern Cowley
1603:Ditchburn
1475:Gallagher
1459:Nankervis
1411:Heathcote
1355:Warburton
610:Stockdale
292:The Argus
211:Brunswick
173:Sources:
152:1918–1919
101:Brunswick
1883:Casboult
1763:McKernan
1747:Whitnall
1739:Whitnall
1731:Whitnall
1715:Kernahan
1707:Kernahan
1699:Kernahan
1691:Kernahan
1683:Kernahan
1675:Kernahan
1667:Kernahan
1659:Kernahan
1651:Kernahan
1643:Kernahan
1635:Kernahan
1595:Bosustow
1587:Johnston
1491:Kekovich
1483:Kekovich
1427:Brereton
1419:Silvagni
1395:Hamilton
1247:Vallence
1239:Vallence
1231:Vallence
1223:Vallence
1207:Vallence
1199:Vallence
1191:Vallence
1175:Vallence
1071:Gardiner
1063:Burleigh
1047:Gardiner
1039:Gardiner
1031:Gardiner
1023:Gardiner
1007:Gardiner
967:Sullivan
951:Sullivan
943:Sullivan
935:Thompson
690:Coventry
674:Vallence
666:Coventry
658:Coventry
650:Coventry
642:Coventry
634:Coventry
618:Moriarty
522:Brereton
514:Brereton
450:Lockwood
426:Thurgood
422:Lockwood
370:, until
1867:Everitt
1851:Garlett
1627:Maclure
1579:Sheldon
1563:Maclure
1523:Kennedy
1451:Carroll
1443:Carroll
1435:Carroll
1387:O'Brien
1379:O'Brien
1371:Spencer
1303:Collins
1295:Mooring
1279:Schmidt
1271:Schmidt
1263:Schmidt
1015:Topping
910:VFL/AFL
858:Collins
850:Coleman
842:Coleman
834:Coleman
826:Coleman
818:Coleman
802:Fanning
786:Fanning
778:Fanning
770:Fanning
682:Moloney
586:Bayliss
506:Martini
434:Hiskins
215:Prahran
201:(VFL).
197:in the
195:Carlton
161:24 (51)
157:Carlton
126:Forward
2022:Austin
2020:2023:
1998:Vescio
1996:2021:
1990:Harris
1984:2020:
1978:Harris
1976:2019:
1970:Vescio
1966:Harris
1964:2018:
1958:Vescio
1956:2017:
1939:Curnow
1937:2024:
1931:Curnow
1929:2023:
1923:Curnow
1921:2022:
1913:2021:
1905:2020:
1897:2019:
1891:Curnow
1889:2018:
1881:2017:
1875:Wright
1873:2016:
1865:2015:
1857:2014:
1849:2013:
1841:2012:
1835:Walker
1833:2011:
1825:2010:
1819:Fevola
1817:2009:
1811:Fevola
1809:2008:
1803:Fevola
1801:2007:
1795:Fevola
1793:2006:
1787:Fevola
1785:2005:
1779:Fevola
1777:2004:
1771:Fevola
1769:2003:
1761:2002:
1755:Lappin
1753:2001:
1745:2000:
1737:1999:
1729:1998:
1721:1997:
1713:1996:
1705:1995:
1697:1994:
1689:1993:
1681:1992:
1673:1991:
1665:1990:
1657:1989:
1649:1988:
1641:1987:
1633:1986:
1625:1985:
1617:1984:
1611:Hunter
1609:1983:
1601:1982:
1593:1981:
1585:1980:
1577:1979:
1569:1978:
1561:1977:
1553:1976:
1545:1975:
1537:1974:
1529:1973:
1521:1972:
1513:1971:
1505:1970:
1497:1969:
1489:1968:
1481:1967:
1473:1966:
1465:1965:
1457:1964:
1449:1963:
1441:1962:
1433:1961:
1425:1960:
1417:1959:
1409:1958:
1401:1957:
1393:1956:
1385:1955:
1377:1954:
1369:1953:
1363:Howell
1361:1952:
1353:1951:
1347:Baxter
1345:1950:
1339:Baxter
1337:1949:
1327:Baxter
1325:1948:
1319:Baxter
1317:1947:
1311:Baxter
1309:1946:
1301:1945:
1293:1944:
1285:1943:
1277:1942:
1269:1941:
1261:1940:
1255:Baxter
1253:1939:
1245:1938:
1237:1937:
1229:1936:
1221:1935:
1213:1934:
1205:1933:
1197:1932:
1189:1931:
1181:1930:
1173:1929:
1167:Clover
1165:1928:
1159:Carter
1157:1927:
1151:Clover
1149:1926:
1141:1925:
1135:Duncan
1133:1924:
1127:Clover
1125:1923:
1119:Clover
1117:1922:
1111:Clover
1109:1921:
1103:Clover
1101:1920:
1095:Fisher
1093:1919:
1087:Cowley
1085:1918:
1077:1917:
1069:1916:
1061:1915:
1053:1914:
1045:1913:
1037:1912:
1029:1911:
1021:1910:
1013:1909:
1005:1908:
997:1907:
989:1906:
981:1905:
973:1904:
965:1903:
959:Webber
957:1902:
949:1901:
941:1900:
933:1899:
925:1898:
919:O'Cock
917:1897:
856:1954:
848:1953:
840:1952:
832:1951:
824:1950:
816:1949:
808:1948:
800:1947:
792:1946:
784:1945:
776:1944:
768:1943:
760:1942:
754:Murray
752:1941:
744:1940:
736:1939:
728:1938:
722:Harris
720:1937:
712:1936:
704:1935:
696:1934:
688:1933:
680:1932:
672:1931:
664:1930:
656:1929:
648:1928:
640:1927:
632:1926:
626:Hagger
624:1925:
616:1924:
608:1923:
602:Clover
600:1922:
594:Rankin
592:1921:
584:1920:
576:1919:
570:Cowley
568:1918:
560:1917:
552:1916:
546:Freake
544:1915:
536:1914:
528:1913:
520:1912:
512:1911:
504:1910:
496:1909:
488:1908:
480:1907:
472:1906:
466:Pannam
464:1905:
458:Coutie
456:1904:
448:1903:
440:1902:
432:1901:
420:1900:
412:1899:
404:1898:
392:1897:
222:Austus
115:Weight
107:Height
2049:This
2014:Moody
2006:Jones
1915:McKay
1907:McKay
1899:McKay
1859:Waite
1843:Betts
1827:Betts
1619:Ralph
1555:Walls
1547:Walls
1539:Davis
1531:Walsh
1467:Quirk
1403:Burke
1331:Garby
1287:Wrout
1215:Crisp
1183:Allen
999:Caine
991:Grace
983:Caine
975:Grace
927:O'Day
810:White
762:White
746:Titus
706:Pratt
698:Pratt
474:Grace
442:Baker
414:James
406:Smith
398:James
394:Leith
136:Years
2055:stub
1571:Galt
1143:Dunn
1079:Dick
1055:Cook
738:Todd
730:Todd
714:Mohr
530:Park
373:1954
367:1897
277:2014
250:2014
140:Club
1986:Gee
578:Lee
562:Lee
554:Lee
538:Lee
498:Lee
490:Lee
482:Lee
361:VFL
2100::
258:^
177:,
2086:e
2079:t
2072:v
2061:.
1988:/
1968:/
1329:/
893:e
886:t
879:v
424:/
396:/
382:.
340:e
333:t
326:v
279:.
252:.
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