Monday @ the Almanac

 

 

The New South Wales Blues completed a clean sweep of the weekend’s State of Origin matches.
To read Ian Hauser’s review of Game 2 click HERE.

 

ROUND 15

Melbourne 16.21.117 d Brisbane 7.11.53
Western Bulldogs 19.11.125 d Hawthorn 12.11.83
West Coast 16.11.107 d Essendon 14.13.97
Carlton 12.9.81 d Fremantle 7.8.50
Geelong 13.11.89 d Richmond 13.8.86
Sydney 12.11.83 d St Kilda 4.8.32
North Melbourne 8.10.58 d by Adelaide 17.13.115
Collingwood 11.22.88 d GWS 12.5.77
Port Adelaide 13.15.93 d Gold Coast 13.13.91

 

 

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June 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment

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Almanac Literary: Proximity

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