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Kevin Densley, by Terry Matassoni

A portrait portrays many things Kevin Densley discovers HERE

 

Round 5 – Gather Round

Adelaide 17.12.114 d Carlton 12.14.86
Collingwood 5.9.39 d by Fremantle 7.3.45
North Melbourne 9.12.66 d by Brisbane 13.14.92
Essendon 17.11.113 d Melbourne 10.8.68
Sydney 14.16.100 d Gold Coast 9.14.68
Hawthorn 15.14.104 d Western Bulldogs 8.16.64
Geelong 17.20.122 d West Coast 11.10.76
GWS 20.11.131 d Richmond 11.9.75
Port Adelaide 9.13.67 d by St Kilda 12.9.81

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