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1628:1991–1992:
1620:1989–1990:
1612:1983–1988:
1604:1979–1982:
1588:1971–1977:
1572:1967–1969:
1551:1962–1963:
1530:1957–1959:
1522:1955–1956:
1447:1933–1934:
1439:1930–1932:
1434:1929: Brown
1421:1926–1927:
1413:1924–1925:
1408:1924: Mills
1299:2012: Hardy
1289:2010: Grima
879:1955: Caust
811:1945: Scott
806:1944: Issac
801:1943: Issac
643:1923: Lewis
446:1892: Woods
441:1891: Woods
423:1888: Woods
368:1877: Young
100:Position(s)
1876:Categories
1641:2001: Hele
1222:Richardson
1214:Richardson
1206:Richardson
1198:Richardson
869:1953: Mayo
408:1885: Hill
355:Ken Farmer
290:Jack Owens
256:; p. 378.
207:Ken Farmer
182:Jack Owens
51:1902-08-03
40:Jack Owens
27:Jack Owens
1861:Whitehead
1765:Captain:
1630:Salisbury
1622:McDermott
1230:Hargraves
858:Churchett
850:Churchett
842:Churchett
834:Churchett
517:1902: Kay
488:1898: Kay
475:1896: Kay
403:1884: Roy
240:Footnotes
138:177 (827)
1819:Kempster
1767:McGregor
1283:Chambers
1275:Chambers
1267:Chambers
1238:Bradshaw
1142:Morphett
1089:T. Evans
1073:T. Evans
1065:T. Evans
1057:T. Evans
1041:T. Evans
1033:T. Evans
923:Kingston
566:Townsend
553:J. Quinn
482:Tompkins
358:in 1981.
228:See also
200:Football
172:Source:
1830:Mucklow
1810:Johnson
1785:Barbary
1781:Bampton
1582:Eustice
1566:McGowan
1121:Nichols
1113:Roberts
1105:Nichols
1025:Phillis
1017:Phillis
994:Phillis
986:Phillis
978:Phillis
960:Freeman
915:Dittmar
907:Dittmar
818:Dalwood
790:Schultz
347:SANFL's
331:winners
192:in the
190:Glenelg
134:Glenelg
129:1924–35
1857:Wadham
1854:Thomas
1836:Oliver
1827:Morris
1794:Handby
1789:Barron
1656:Koster
1654:2003:
1646:2002:
1606:Weston
1598:Cornes
1596:1978:
1590:Marker
1580:1970:
1574:Kerley
1564:1966:
1545:Herron
1543:1961:
1532:Davies
1504:1949:
1498:Betson
1496:1948:
1485:Betson
1483:1946:
1467:Boyall
1465:1940:
1441:Handby
1423:Handby
1345:2020:
1327:2017:
1319:2016:
1281:2009:
1273:2008:
1265:2007:
1254:Schell
1252:2005:
1246:Schell
1244:2004:
1236:2003:
1228:2002:
1220:2001:
1212:2000:
1204:1999:
1196:1998:
1188:1997:
1182:Hodges
1180:1996:
1174:Del-Re
1172:1995:
1166:Hodges
1164:1994:
1156:1993:
1148:1992:
1140:1991:
1134:Hodges
1132:1990:
1119:1988:
1111:1987:
1103:1986:
1097:Blight
1095:1985:
1087:1984:
1081:Davies
1079:1983:
1071:1982:
1063:1981:
1055:1980:
1049:Hewitt
1047:1979:
1039:1978:
1031:1977:
1023:1976:
1015:1975:
992:1971:
984:1970:
976:1969:
958:1966:
952:Brewer
950:1965:
937:1963:
929:1962:
921:1961:
913:1960:
905:1959:
897:1958:
884:1956:
856:1951:
848:1950:
840:1949:
832:1948:
826:McLean
824:1947:
816:1946:
788:1941:
782:Farmer
780:1940:
774:Farmer
772:1939:
766:Farmer
764:1938:
758:Farmer
756:1937:
750:Farmer
748:1936:
742:Farmer
740:1935:
734:Farmer
732:1934:
726:Farmer
724:1933:
714:Farmer
712:1932:
706:Farmer
704:1931:
698:Farmer
696:1930:
690:Dayman
688:1929:
680:1928:
672:1927:
664:1926:
656:1925:
648:1924:
635:1922:
627:1921:
604:1914:
598:Hansen
596:1913:
590:Hansen
588:1912:
582:Hansen
580:1911:
574:Hansen
572:1910:
564:1909:
551:1907:
532:Miller
530:1904:
522:1903:
511:Miller
509:1901:
501:1900:
493:1899:
480:1897:
467:1895:
459:1894:
451:1893:
428:1889:
260:
1845:Riley
1840:Owens
1798:Hawke
1777:Ashby
1773:Scott
1664:Moore
1648:Byrne
1614:Carey
1524:Crabb
1506:Crabb
1449:Owens
1158:Tylor
1150:Tylor
939:Johns
931:Johns
899:Johns
886:Johns
718:Owens
682:Owens
674:Owens
113:Years
1850:Ryan
1833:Munn
1823:Lill
1815:Keal
1805:Hoft
1801:Hine
1553:Long
1415:Hoft
1347:Rowe
1329:Eddy
1321:Eddy
1190:West
666:Bent
658:Bent
650:Bent
637:Hart
629:Bent
606:Dunn
540:Daly
524:Daly
503:Daly
495:Daly
469:Daly
461:Daly
453:Daly
338:The
258:ISBN
117:Club
430:Fry
1878::
1727:–
224:.
1714:e
1707:t
1700:v
1382:e
1375:t
1368:v
716:/
319:e
312:t
305:v
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