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ER (David Wilson) paints a picture of Scott Pendlebury as a motive for the impressionists HERE.

 

ROUND 11

Hawthorn 10.15.75 d Adelaide 9.12.66
Richmond 10.14.74 d Essendon 7.14.56
Fremantle 16.8.104 d St Kilda 11.8.74
North Melbourne 17.9.111 d Gold Coast 16.9.105
Geelong 15.17.107 d Sydney 12.8.80
Collingwood 13.14.92 d West Coast 12.10.82
Port Adelaide 8.10.58 d by Carlton 13.14.92
GWS 26.10.166 d Brisbane 13.10.88
Western Bulldogs 14.9.93 d Melbourne 13.12.90

ROUNDS 1-10

 

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