Maundy Thursday @ the Almanac

 

Dips & Smokie

Great mates, a winning footy team and the local pub are all a part of the love
of being 60 according to Dips O’Donnell HERE

 

ROUND 2

St Kilda 14.10.94 d Collingwood 12.7.79
Adelaide 11.11.77  d by Geelong 14.12.96
North Melbourne 11.10.76 d by Fremantle 15.12.102
Hawthorn 5.8.38 d by Melbourne 14.9.93
Sydney 19.17.131 d Essendon 15.11.101
Western Bulldogs 18.7.115 d Gold Coast 10.7.67
 Richmond 13.14.92 d by Port Adelaide 18.14.122
West Coast 5.13.43 d by v GWS 16.12.108

Byes: Brisbane, Carlton

Round 1 Results HERE

 

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