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Almanac Footy: Characters of the VFA 1987-1994

September 21, 2024 by [email protected] 12 Comments

Ian Wilson remembers some of the characters who played VFA footy during his time as a player from 1987 – 1994.

Filed Under: Football History, General Footy Writing, VFA Tagged With: Billy Swan, Brett Cooper, Dennis Knight, Donald McDonald, Garry Sheldon, Harold Martin, Ian 'Chops' Rickman, Jamie 'Spider' Shaw, Jeff Saru, Joskun Aziz, Ken Ingram, Neil Jordan, Phil Cleary, Reno Pretto, Robbie mace, Rodd Morgan, Saade Ghazi, Terry Wheeler, Tim Rieniets, VFA

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