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ROUND 14

Western Bulldogs 9.10.64 d by Adelaide 19.7.121
Geelong 15.15.105 d Gold Coast 8.12.60
Melbourne 13.17.95 d Essendon 6.14.50
North Melbourne 10.14.74 d West Coast 10.13.73
Port Adelaide 13.12.90 d by Sydney 14.9.93
Richmond 12.8.80 d by Brisbane 17.13.115
St Kilda 14.12.96 d GWS 13.10.88

Byes: Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Hawthorn

ROUNDS 1-13

 

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