Thursday @ The Almanac

Chris Shinners takes readers on a 50km walk to visit
every VFL ground in Melbourne within a day HERE

 

ROUND 9

Fremantle v Hawthorn
Brisbane v Carlton
Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs
North Melbourne v Sydney
GWS v Essendon
Gold Coast v St Kilda
Geelong v Collingwood
Melbourne v West Coast
Richmond v Adelaide

ROUNDS 1-8

 

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