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interstate representative half, he played club football for the
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541:2 August 2012 at the
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959:E. Hilliard
912:(3rd title)
858:Secretary:
811:Andy Morton
786:Bill Heidke
761:Dan Frawley
706:Bill Bailey
679:Alex Burdon
673:Denis Lutge
472:forfeited.
466:Grand Final
436:grand final
100:Five-eighth
64:30 May 1947
44:8 June 1884
988:Categories
922:Roy Almond
860:Bill Noble
816:Bill Noble
806:Peter Moir
801:Tom McCabe
721:Billy Cann
581:1875169571
501:References
381:Australian
339:Metropolis
40:1884-06-08
945:Jim Davis
846:Manager:
841:Pat Walsh
796:Lou Jones
756:Alf Dobbs
746:Sid Deane
741:Jim Davis
675:(captain)
492:Annandale
431:' games.
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314:Australia
202:Annandale
79:Australia
55:Australia
926:O. Brown
906:squad -
617:2 August
539:Archived
365:Source:
335:1911–15
310:1908–09
283:1908–11
198:1918–19
173:1916–17
148:1908–15
96:Halfback
92:Position
477:Newtown
470:Balmain
71:Ashbury
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415:, the
250:Years
225:Total
115:Years
98:,
47:Sydney
521:6 May
488:Glebe
393:Glebe
253:Team
177:Glebe
118:Team
110:Club
619:2012
577:ISBN
523:2020
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61:Died
34:Born
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