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48:. Priority draft picks are additional draft picks, located at or near the start of the draft, which are given only to the poorest performing teams, to provide additional help for those teams to improve on-field performances in future years. Prior to 2012, a team automatically received a priority draft pick if its win–loss record met pre-defined eligibility criteria; since 2012, priority draft picks will be awarded on a discretionary basis by the AFL commission.
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In late 2012 and early 2013, Melbourne was thoroughly investigated for its conduct in this and other games which occurred in late 2009. The club was found not guilty of tanking, but were found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and fined $ 500,000, with Bailey (who was fired as coach in 2011)
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made similar statements in 2008, when he claimed that he felt like "winning wasn't the be all and end all" when
Carlton received a priority pick in 2007, but he also said that he'd never seen anything to suggest that players were deliberately losing matches. In both cases, the statements were seen as
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While all of these behaviouurs can be interpreted as an attempt to avoid winning matches, all but the first point can also be justified as a sensible player management and development strategy for a team with no chance of playing finals, which complicates the debate about tanking. Another sign cited
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By shifting the
Priority Round from before to after the First Round in 2006, the AFL reduced the incentive to tank, but did not eliminate it; the incentive was reduced further with the 2012 reform. The AFL has the endorsement of the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation that the integrity of
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The stakes were particularly high in
Carlton's case, because the club had also received a priority pick in the 2006 season; as such, if it lost this match, it would receive the No. 1 draft pick as its priority pick. In Melbourne's case, the priority pick it could have received would be the No. 18
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The legal implications of tanking on sports betting is also a significant problem, and in 2009 a betting agency temporarily suspended betting on the wooden spoon when it became concerned about the potential legal ramifications if tanking or other corruption were ever proven. The penalty for any
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Despite the best efforts of the AFL, the priority draft pick became controversial in the late 2000s and early 2010s because of the potential for corruption, since it could be automatically awarded based on the performance of the club over the past two seasons with a defined cut-off point (16.5
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There was annual speculation that poorly performing teams manipulated their results after they were eliminated from finals contention in order to ensure they remained below the eligibility criterion and received a priority pick under the 1993-2011 format; this was referred to as
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It became clear, however, that a team with reasonable prospects could finish with five wins and receive a roster boosting priority draft pick as a result of an isolated poor season due to key players suffering injuries, internal dissent and/or other off-field trouble.
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In the 2012 pre-season, the AFL Commission, with the unanimous support of the 18 clubs, removed all provision for priority picks automatically based upon finishing results, with the
Commission retaining the power to award priority picks on a discretionary basis.
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Another way to describe this is that in a sequence of consecutive poor seasons, the priority draft pick in the first season would be taken after the first round, and any second or subsequent priority draft picks would be taken before the first round.
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Melbourne entered the match with a record of 3–14. Because it had received a priority draft pick in 2008, it had the potential to receive a priority draft pick at the start of the draft if won no more than one of its final five matches.
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later accused
Melbourne coach Dean Bailey of making positional changes in the final quarter which were so nonsensical that they could only have been designed to ensure Richmond would make a comeback: this included moving key defenders
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Where the team finished with more than 16.5 premiership points in the previous season, and fewer than 16.5 premiership points in the current season, the priority draft pick was taken between the first and second rounds of the
National
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coach Dean Bailey stated that he coached to "ensure the club was well placed for draft picks" in 2008 and 2009, and admitted to playing players in unusual positions, but he never claimed that the team had deliberately lost matches.
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as evidence of tanking is the practice of fans openly supporting their clubs' opponents on game day; however, this can also be justified as a sign of fan dissatisfaction at the club's poor performance and/or its administration.
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67:: the National Draft, the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft. The National Draft is the most important of the drafts, as it is the primary recruitment method for prospective young players once they reach the age of 18.
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A formula which will assist with determining whether or not a team receives a priority draft pick, and at which round in the draft that pick will be taken, has been developed that takes into account such factors as:
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an admission of guilt to tanking by some, but in the absence of an explicit directive to deliberately lose, acceptable by others, and the AFL was satisfied that neither team had broken its tanking rules.
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said he personally thought it was wrong to play younger players in place of senior players whose niggling injuries would not be bad enough to force their omission if the team were playing finals, and
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By 1992, some of the weakest teams (e.g. Sydney Swans, Brisbane Bears and
Richmond) were still enduring prolonged periods of poor performance, so the priority draft pick was introduced in the
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of the priority pick, which was to assist consistently poor teams with minimal or no prospects to rebuild: as such, AFL made further amendments to the priority pick rules in 2006.
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In the draft, the selections are arranged into rounds, with each team having one selection per round. Selections in each round are arranged in reverse ladder position order.
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Where more than one team participated in the same round of priority picks, selections were made in reverse ladder position order, as is the case for normal selection rounds.
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From the 2006 draft, a club became eligible for a priority draft pick in the
National Draft if it finished a season with fewer than 16.5 premiership points (four wins).
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a club's percentage (points for/points against x 100) over a period of years (another indication of on-field competitiveness, with greater weight to recent seasons),
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a club's percentage (points for/points against x 100) over a period of years (another indication of on-field competitiveness, with greater weight to recent seasons),
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The match was close for much of the game, but
Melbourne kicked away to lead by a few goals in the final quarter. Richmond was then able to make a comeback, and an
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Where the team finished with fewer than 16.5 premiership points in both seasons, the priority draft pick was taken prior to the first round of the
National Draft.
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The match between Melbourne and Carlton in Round 22 of 2007 was dubbed the Kreuzer Cup, as a Carlton loss would have seen them earn the first pick of the
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had secured it with a final record of 3–18–1. Overall, this meant that there was no benefit for either club to win, but a significant benefit to losing.
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player or club official found to have been involved in tanking is a possible lifetime suspension and/or a fine of up to $ 100,000 for each offence.
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The location of the priority draft picks within the overall National Draft now depended upon the team's performance over the previous two years:
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pick; the No. 1 pick would go to wooden spooners Richmond if Melbourne lost the match. The match became known as the Kreuzer Cup, named after
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became the first club to be given a priority draft pick under the current rules, with that pick located after the first round (although
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openly defended his right to play young players in unfamiliar positions to assist their development; but, when speaking about
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being suspended for 16 matches and football operations manager Chris Connelly being suspended for 12 months (22 matches).
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became the first club to be awarded a priority draft pick under the current rules. However, through a series of trades in
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Gold Coast assistance package - 2019 #1, #20; 2020 Mid 1st Round + Pre Draft Selections, 2021 first pick in 2nd round.
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premiership points that a club has received over a period of years (with greater weight to recent seasons),
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because he disagreed with similar strategies in the lead-up to Melbourne's 2009 priority draft pick.
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1833:"Draft concessions will help top teams dominate for longer, former AFL player Corey McKernan says"
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1733:"AFL 2019: Gold Coast, Melbourne to present to AFL Commission next week"
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1884:"AFL bosses throw draft-pick lifeline to floundering Gold Coast Suns"
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Type of draft selection in the Australian Football League's AFL Draft
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Greater Western Sydney enters the competition with draft concessions
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to be applied in the first round for the bottom five or six clubs.
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1685:"Swans land top-10 selection after late pick swaps with Power"
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the game is sufficiently protected under the priority system.
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any finals appearances that a club has made in recent seasons,
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any finals appearances that a club has made in recent seasons,
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This situation was both unfair and counterproductive to the
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any premierships that a club has won in recent seasons, and
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into the forward-line, resting key midfielders, and using
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revealed that he requested to be traded away from the
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At the conclusion of each AFL season, there are three
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Instructing the players to deliberately lose matches
2027:"AFL to interview Brock McLean over tanking claims"
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1426:Some members of the media, particularly from the
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98:a club's injury rates in each relevant season.
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1652:"AFL grants struggling Lions a priority pick"
1403:'s 2007 priority draft pick, assistant coach
954:Essendon finished 15th with 3 wins on %
430:Brisbane finished 13th on % with 4 wins
216:was selected as a priority draft pick by the
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831:Western Bulldogs finished 14th with 5 wins
224:, despite the club having just played in a
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2134:. Sportal. 29 October 2010. Archived from
2025:Hayes, Mark; Timms, Daryl (31 July 2012).
2024:
1807:"A look at Gold Coast's AFL draft history"
726:Western Bulldogs finished 16th with 1 win
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1755:"League to strip Carlton of prized picks"
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1781:"AFL toughens priority draft pick rules"
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2001:"Experimentation not tanking: Worsfold"
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1735:. Fox Sports Australia. 22 August 2019
1548:Round 18, 2009 – Melbourne vs Richmond
1272:Gold Coast finished 18th with 3 wins.
873:Collingwood finished 15th with 5 wins
577:Collingwood finished 16th with 4 wins
2527:Australian rules football terminology
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1470:Round 22, 2007 – Melbourne vs Carlton
1465:Notable matches in the tanking debate
1097:West Coast finished 16th with 4 wins
1038:West Coast finished 16th with 4 wins
686:West Coast finished 14th with 5 wins
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556:Melbourne finished 16th with 4 wins
40:is a type of draft selection in the
1951:Do Blues need a win, or a Riewoldt?
1859:"AFL draft priority pick explained"
1482:, which was expected to be used on
1395:'s 2010 priority draft pick, coach
1017:Melbourne finished 16th win 3 wins
996:Richmond finished 16th with 3 wins
894:Hawthorn finished 14th with 5 wins
810:Hawthorn finished 15th with 4 wins
789:Richmond finished 16th with 4 wins
665:St Kilda finished 15th with 2 wins
451:Richmond finished 14th with 4 wins
388:Brisbane finished 14th with 4 wins
342:Brisbane finished 14th with 4 wins
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933:Carlton finished 16th with 3 wins
852:Carlton finished 16th with 4 wins
747:Carlton finished 15th with 4 wins
619:St Kilda finished 16th with 1 win
535:Fitzroy finished 16th with 2 wins
233:premiership points or four wins).
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2105:Cooper, Adam (20 February 2013).
2053:"Legal risk over tank admissions"
1999:Schmook, Nathan (3 August 2011).
514:Sydney finished 15th with 4 wins
493:Sydney finished 15th with 4 wins
2522:Australian Football League draft
2132:"Demons finish season on a high"
2076:Lane, Samantha (6 August 2011).
1683:King, Travis (20 October 2016).
472:Sydney finished 15th with 1 win
409:Sydney finished 15th with 1 win
150:to further assist these teams.
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1922:"Watchdog backs AFL on tanking"
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2159:"How Melbourne tanked in 2009"
1920:Denham, Greg (5 August 2011),
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1650:Ryan, Peter (6 October 2016).
1621:Paton, Al (21 February 2012).
1447:Statements alluding to tanking
142:First priority round amendment
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2078:"Club chiefs 'happy to tank'"
2051:Pierik, Jon (3 August 2011),
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1207:Priority Pick Rule Adjustment
911:Priority Pick Rule Adjustment
181:2006 priority round amendment
2157:Ralph, Jon (3 August 2011),
1978:"Carlton tanked: Liberatore"
1948:Lyon, Garry (31 July 2007),
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2107:"Integrity intact: Demons"
1623:"AFL scraps priority pick"
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42:Australian Football League
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1785:The Sydney Morning Herald
205:2012 priority pick reform
153:In its original version:
74:Priority draft pick rules
2367:Deliberate out of bounds
1980:. ABC News. 15 July 2014
1439:When asked in 2011, the
28:, the first pick of the
1707:"Pick 21: Will Hayward"
1441:AFL Players Association
1413:Melbourne Football Club
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1314:Greater Western Sydney
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130:Priority round history
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108:that year's AFL draft
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1558:after-the-siren goal
2481:Priority draft pick
2415:coast-to-coast goal
2329:chicken wing tackle
2003:. West Coast Eagles
1890:. 30 September 2019
1345:, pick traded from
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315:, pick traded from
38:priority draft pick
1839:. 10 November 2011
1813:. 18 November 2014
1811:goldcoastfc.com.au
1787:. 17 November 2005
1761:. 13 November 2002
1713:. 25 November 2016
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722:Western Bulldogs
547:Travis Johnstone
379:Justin Leppitsch
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1562:Jordan McMahon
1550:
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1538:Heath Scotland
1531:2007 AFL Draft
1497:match between
1495:Round 22, 2007
1480:2007 AFL draft
1472:
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463:Glenn Gorman
421:Nigel Lappin
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112:Sydney Swans
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2214:terminology
2169:10 November
2142:10 November
2116:20 February
2062:11 November
2007:25 February
1984:10 November
1958:25 February
1632:21 February
1581:Brad Miller
1507:Kreuzer Cup
945:Leroy Jetta
869:Collingwood
864:Dale Thomas
843:Marc Murphy
717:Adam Cooney
573:Collingwood
568:Josh Fraser
226:Grand Final
120:Grand Final
2516:Categories
2501:Footy gods
2423:super goal
2362:Coathanger
2349:Free kicks
2261:place kick
2163:Herald Sun
2031:Herald Sun
1837:Fox Sports
1691:20 October
1656:AFL.com.au
1627:Herald Sun
1603:References
1567:Herald Sun
1525:' ruckman
1429:Herald Sun
1393:West Coast
1347:Gold Coast
1320:pick from
1318:Gold Coast
1293:Gold Coast
1268:Gold Coast
1157:West Coast
1136:Gold Coast
1093:West Coast
1050:Tom Scully
1034:West Coast
1029:Luke Shuey
1008:Sam Blease
987:Alex Rance
682:West Coast
677:Chris Judd
631:Luke Hodge
313:West Coast
222:2016 draft
65:AFL drafts
2476:Positions
2253:drop punt
2249:drop kick
1894:1 October
1868:1 October
1843:1 October
1817:1 October
1791:1 October
1765:1 October
1739:23 August
1665:6 October
1499:Melbourne
1453:Melbourne
1343:Fremantle
1182:Fremantle
1055:Melbourne
1013:Melbourne
764:Melbourne
656:Luke Ball
640:Fremantle
594:Fremantle
552:Melbourne
59:AFL draft
46:AFL Draft
2461:Guernsey
2456:Flooding
2333:fend-off
2319:Shepherd
2269:set shot
2233:Handball
1888:ABC News
1863:The Roar
1717:16 April
1591:See also
1515:Richmond
1132:Adelaide
992:Richmond
950:Essendon
890:Hawthorn
806:Hawthorn
785:Richmond
661:St Kilda
636:Hawthorn
615:St Kilda
447:Richmond
359:Essendon
2491:Time-on
2441:Ball-up
2391:Scoring
2288:Kick-in
2257:grubber
2228:Clanger
2111:The Age
2087:15 July
2082:The Age
2057:The Age
2036:31 July
1931:15 July
1759:The Age
1660:Bigpond
1503:Carlton
1401:Carlton
1365:tanking
1358:Tanking
1322:Geelong
971:Carlton
929:Carlton
848:Carlton
743:Carlton
701:Carlton
531:Fitzroy
288:Player
220:in the
53:tanking
2496:Umpire
2446:Banner
2398:Behind
2324:Tackle
2221:Skills
1225:Sydney
510:Sydney
489:Sydney
468:Sydney
405:Sydney
363:Sydney
317:Sydney
269:Sydney
193:Draft.
136:zoning
110:, the
2471:Names
2434:Other
2237:Kick
1513:, as
1331:2021
1302:2020
1277:2019
1256:2019
1213:2016
1170:2011
1145:2011
1120:2011
1081:2010
1043:2009
1022:2008
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980:2007
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938:2006
917:2006
878:2005
857:2005
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815:2004
794:2004
773:2004
752:2003
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710:2003
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624:2001
603:2000
582:1999
561:1999
540:1997
519:1995
498:1994
477:1994
456:1993
435:1993
414:1993
393:1993
372:1992
347:1992
326:1992
301:1992
285:Pick
282:Year
2466:Laws
2410:Goal
2293:Mark
2273:snap
2265:punt
2171:2011
2144:2011
2118:2013
2089:2014
2064:2011
2038:2012
2009:2015
1986:2011
1960:2015
1933:2014
1896:2023
1870:2023
1845:2023
1819:2023
1793:2023
1767:2023
1741:2019
1719:2017
1693:2016
1667:2016
1634:2012
1575:and
1501:and
1493:The
1239:2019
1196:2012
1103:2011
1064:2010
900:2006
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