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177:15 (86)
1637:Keitel
1635:2023:
1627:2022:
1621:Keitel
1619:2021:
1611:2020:
1603:2019:
1597:Strijk
1593:Keitel
1591:2018:
1583:2017:
1575:2016:
1569:Yarran
1567:2015:
1559:2014:
1551:2013:
1543:2012:
1535:2011:
1527:2010:
1519:2009:
1511:2008:
1503:2007:
1497:Wilson
1495:2006:
1489:Oakley
1487:2005:
1479:2004:
1471:2003:
1463:2002:
1455:2001:
1447:2000:
1439:1999:
1433:Ridley
1431:1998:
1423:1997:
1415:1996:
1407:1995:
1401:Cooper
1399:1994:
1391:1993:
1379:1992:
1371:1991:
1363:1990:
1355:1989:
1349:Breman
1347:1988:
1341:Breman
1339:1987:
1331:1986:
1323:1985:
1315:1984:
1307:1983:
1299:1982:
1291:1981:
1279:1980:
1273:Taylor
1271:1979:
1263:1978:
1255:1977:
1247:1976:
1241:Couper
1239:1975:
1233:George
1231:1974:
1223:1973:
1215:1972:
1207:1971:
1199:1970:
1191:1969:
1183:1968:
1175:1967:
1167:1966:
1159:1965:
1151:1964:
1143:1963:
1135:1962:
1127:1961:
1119:1960:
1111:1959:
1103:1958:
1095:1957:
1087:1956:
1079:1955:
1073:Naylor
1071:1954:
1065:Naylor
1063:1953:
1057:Naylor
1055:1952:
1047:1951:
1041:Tucker
1039:1950:
1033:Prince
1031:1949:
1025:Naylor
1023:1948:
1017:Naylor
1015:1947:
1009:Naylor
1007:1946:
999:1945:
991:1944:
985:Farmer
983:1943:
975:1942:
967:1941:
959:1940:
951:1939:
943:1938:
935:1937:
927:1936:
919:1935:
911:1934:
903:1933:
895:1932:
887:1931:
879:1930:
871:1929:
863:1928:
855:1927:
847:1926:
839:1925:
831:1924:
825:Coffey
823:1923:
815:1922:
807:1921:
799:1920:
791:1919:
783:1918:
775:1917:
767:1916:
759:1915:
751:1914:
743:1913:
735:1912:
727:1911:
721:Thomas
719:1910:
711:1909:
703:1908:
697:Sharpe
695:1907:
687:1906:
681:Sharpe
675:1905:
667:1904:
659:1903:
651:1902:
643:1901:
635:1900:
627:1899:
619:1898:
611:1897:
603:1896:
595:1895:
587:1894:
579:1893:
102:12 (1)
1629:Sokol
1605:Sokol
1529:Jones
1521:Jones
1381:Caton
1309:Ralph
1301:Ralph
1293:Ralph
1285:Ralph
1249:Uncle
1145:Evans
1113:Hawke
1097:Glass
1081:Scott
1049:Scott
1001:Baker
993:Watts
945:Tyson
897:Tyson
809:Evans
589:Davis
432:Sport
290:over
238:state
154:Years
137:Total
77:Years
1613:Shaw
1585:Ryan
1105:Mose
953:Gook
761:Limb
737:Limb
653:Loel
645:Loel
637:Daly
629:Loel
621:Loel
581:Knox
273:1927
269:1926
258:1923
225:and
158:Team
93:1915
81:Club
1333:Rea
1325:Rea
286:or
1664::
1595:/
1383:/
1283:/
679:/
362:^
213:.
553:e
546:t
539:v
53:)
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