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  • List analysis: Which club has the most All-Australians, top-10 picks?

    Which club has the most All-Australians, and which has the most top-10 picks?

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    The top 50 biggest AFL stories of 2024: 10-6

    The emergence of Hokball, Dusty's moment and a Brownlow record feature in the fifth instalment of Nathan Schmook's annual countdown

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  • Gawn 'in good spirits' despite freak training injury

    Melbourne provides an injury update on a handful of players ahead of Christmas

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  • Buddy, Plugger and G-Train: 10-goal hauls at your club

    Take a look at the big bags of goals kicked by players at your club

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    The top 50 biggest AFL stories of 2024: 20-11

    Ken Hinkley, Isaac Heeney and the perfect Kangaroos feature in the fourth instalment of Nathan Schmook's annual countdown

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  • Pies, Hawks handed brutal starts: Your club's fixture breakdown

    Check out when your club's easiest, and most difficult, stretches of the fixture are set to come in 2025

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    The top 50 biggest AFL stories of 2024: 30-21

    Pendles' chalks up game No.400, a retiring Demon delivers a moving tribute and a Blue's inspirational comeback feature in the third instalment of Nathan Schmook's annual countdown

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  • List analysis: Which club has the most goalkicking firepower?

    Who has kicked 100-plus career goals, and who has booted 50-plus in a season before?

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  • 'Miracle on Grass' to Bomber blitz: Your club's biggest comeback win

    Check out your club's biggest ever comeback win

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  • 'If you can see it, you can be it': Alice's newest hero aims to inspire

    Amid declining Indigenous player numbers, Ricky Mentha jnr hopes his decision to make the move from Alice Springs inspires others in his community to take the leap

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    Every club's new jumper numbers: Lion follows dad, Swan takes famous digits

    Check out the new jumper numbers at your club for 2025

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  • The player at your club ready to fire after a frustrating 2024

    Check out the player at your club we're tipping to have a big impact next year

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  • No.11 pick on track after PCL injury, star Dees nearing full fitness

    The Demons were put through their paces during a training session on Wednesday

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  • Your club's best 22 in 2025: Who's in, who's out, who's new

    With the trade period and draft done, our reporters have their say on your team's best line-up for next year

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  • Out with the old: How much experience has your club lost?

    Check out how many games of experience your club has lost heading into the 2025 campaign

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  • 'Bidney' at it again in 2025: Every club's draft bidding history

    The Swans continued their recent history of enthusiastic bidding on rival clubs' prospects, and even had their first 'win'

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  • LATEST PICS: Petracca, Oliver back on track for 2025

    Christian Petracca was back at Demons training on a hot day in Melbourne

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    Who did you pick? The rundown on every club's 2024 draft haul

    Take a look at who your club picked up in this year's national draft

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  • LIVE FROM 2.55PM AEDT: Flag heroes to be picked up in pre-season, rookie drafts

    Watch the 2024 Telstra Pre-Season and Rookie Drafts live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app

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    When dreams come true: Best reactions of the 2024 draftees

    We've scoured social media for the best reactions from the players as they celebrate the news of becoming an AFL player

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    Tigers hold firm as father-sons, mature-agers realise draft dreams

    Richmond has drafted Thomas Sims at pick No.28, the opening selection on night two

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    Six of the best? Tigers grab gun mid with pick 1, Roos shock late

    Vic Country star Sam Lalor has been taken at pick No.1 in the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft

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  • Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft: Top 30, late picks, whispers

    Who will your club take in this year's AFL Draft? Our guru makes the call

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  • Talent, not type, to drive Demons' first-round calls

    Melbourne will take the best players available rather than pursuing a particular position in Wednesday night's first round of the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft

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  • Double-ups, prime slots, degree of difficulty: We rank your club's fixture

    Check out all you need to know about your club's fixture for the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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  • Street Fighter, recorders, AI: Which club's fixture release was best?

    Check out how all 18 clubs announced their fixtures for the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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  • Mark 'em in your calendar: The 25 must-watch games in 2025

    You won't want to miss some of these mouthwatering clashes

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  • Gather Round
    Gather Round

    GATHER ROUND FIXTURE: Hawks, Power in huge finish

    The match-ups, venues and times have been confirmed for Gather Round 2025 in South Australia

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  • Hits and misses: Your club's best draft steal, biggest regret

    Who's been a success story? Who's been a bust? We look back over the past decade of drafts to find your club's hits and misses

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  • Demons shuffle coaches after review, club great to lead midfield

    Melbourne overhauls Simon Goodwin's assistants as a result of a review into the club's football department

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  • Demon cops four-year ban for cocaine use and trafficking

    Melbourne player Joel Smith has been sanctioned under the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code after testing positive in August 2023

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    Melbourne CEO resigns as Demons turmoil continues

    Gary Pert will leave his role as Melbourne CEO by the end of the year

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  • LISTEN: Dees facing pivotal off-season, fierce spotlight on key club figures

    Join Nat Edwards and Damian Barrett for AFL Daily

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  • The season that was: Your club's 2024 analysed, what to expect next year

    Watch The Season That Was for quick-fire reviews on your club's 2024 season

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  • 'I had a stinker': Demons star out to atone after horror season

    Melbourne star Clayton Oliver is eager to bounce back next season after a difficult year, having seen a possible trade to Geelong fall through

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  • Hawks hoping for Blues slide, Eagles' bold call

    With several future picks having changed hands, check out who your club is barracking against next year

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  • 07:30

    Footy Feed: Inside Demon's long road back from horrific facial fractures

    Olivia Purcell recalls her two-month recovery after having three plates inserted following nasty pre-season incident

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  • Opinion
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    IF the Pies' off-field problems are growing larger by the day ... THEN

    The Trade Period is over but Sliding Doors is still in top form ... and Damo's got plenty to say

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  • Our verdict on your club's ins and outs after the Trade Period

    AFL.com.au's experts assess your club's performance after another intense finish to the Trade Period

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  • Demons delist veteran defender after injury-hit stint

    The Demons have announced another change to their list

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  • Your club's draft order: Richmond's incredible haul of picks, Dees load up

    Get the rundown of your club's draft picks following the end of the trade period

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  • Looking Sharp: Hard-running Lion joins Demons

    Harry Sharp has joined the Demons from the Lions

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    EIGHT picks change hands as Demons, Bombers get deal done

    A major pick swap between Melbourne and Essendon has been completed

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  • 04:09

    Footy Feed: Bailey Smith trade latest, star Blue's new deal, Demon's plea

    Sarah Olle with the latest news

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  • Crows, Demons complete pick swap to set up pick 9 deal

    Adelaide and Melbourne complete a pick swap

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  • Hard-running Lion requests trade to Demons

    Harry Sharp wants to leave Brisbane after four years with the premiers

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    IF the Demons tried to shut down Clarry talk ... THEN

    The Trade Period is here and Sliding Doors is in top form ... and Damo's got plenty to say

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    BARRETT: Hurting Demons must act to stop 'three-year implosion'

    Clayton Oliver's unrest at Melbourne should force Demons powerbrokers to enact change and stop the off-field rot, writes Damian Barrett

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  • 07:42

    Footy Feed: Freo talks tough on Bolton, compo debate rages, what’s Baz worth?

    Nat Edwards with all the latest trade news

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  • Crows seal deal for Demons premiership forward

    Alex Neal-Bullen is officially a Crow

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  • WHAT THEY SAID: Your club reveals its trade plans

    Club list managers speak on day one of the 2024 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period

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  • WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: The top 10 in your club's B&F

    Who won your club's best and fairest count? Check it out

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  • On the road again: Ruck journeyman set to join exclusive club

    Tom Campbell is the latest member of the AFL's four-club club

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  • Like father, like son: 'Heart and soul' Demon claims B&F

    A thrilling 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy count ends with tough midfielder claiming the prize

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  • Oliver not going anywhere, Dees pres claims at B&F

    New Melbourne president Brad Green has hosed down speculation midfielder Clayton Oliver is on the trade table

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  • 06:30

    Footy Feed: Key Pies back, pressure on Tigers, Dons’ big Bonnie call

    Sarah Black and Nat Edwards with a cheat sheet to week six of the 2024 NAB AFLW season

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  • 01:40

    Historical footage of 1963 Hawks-Demons preliminary final

    The AFL has gratefully received amateur vision of the 1963 preliminary final between Hawthorn and Melbourne at the MCG, shot by Michael Tricarico

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  • Dees secure support for Gawn as ruck lands at fourth AFL club

    Tom Campbell has joined his fourth AFL club after signing with the Demons

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  • New footage of 1963 Hawks-Demons preliminary final discovered

    The colour vision of the 1963 preliminary final was found by the family of Michael Tricarico

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    IF Harry McKay has no intention of playing anywhere else ... THEN

    The off-season's here and Sliding Doors is in top form ... and Damo's got plenty to say

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  • 07:32

    Footy Feed: Saints' Battle compo 'line-ball', still no deal for star Cat

    Riley Beveridge joins Nat Edwards on Footy Feed to preview the free agency window

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  • Dees approach ex-Blues coach to fill vacancy

    Melbourne is looking to fill two vacancies on Simon Goodwin's coaching panel

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  • How your club fared in close games as record broken again

    The 2024 season delivered more thrillers than ever before

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  • 20:54

    WATCH: Eagles unveil new coach, Andrew McQualter

    Newly appointed West Coast coach Andrew McQualter speaks to the media

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  • 08:31

    Footy Feed: Rampe’s ‘bittersweet’ moment, Fagan on Ted Lasso inspiration

    Nat Edwards and Sarah Olle with the latest Grand Final news

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    IF one of the Callums has hogged the headlines ... THEN

    It's Grand Final week for Sliding Doors, too ... and Damo's STILL got plenty to say

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  • 04:46

    Footy Feed: Katy ready to roar, Lion’s mission to stop Papley

    Nat Edwards with all the latest Grand Final news

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  • Veteran Demon and flag Bulldog calls time after 12 seasons

    Former Bulldogs best and fairest announces his retirement after 199 games

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  • 05:45

    Footy Feed: Swans' big call, AFL on Brownlow rethink, trade latest

    Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich with the latest news

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  • 07:22

    Footy Feed: Swans skipper's big test, why Lions are like '16 Dogs

    Nat Edwards and Josh Gabelich with the latest news

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  • Raw emotion on show as beloved Demon speaks of retirement toll

    Angus Brayshaw toasts his fellow retirees at Monday night's Brownlow Medal, saying it's a relief to know there's life after football

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  • Your club's Brownlow Medal night: Leader, top five, total votes

    We break down how your club fared during the 2024 Brownlow Medal count

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  • 07:03

    Footy Feed: Daicos chasing Judd feat, which GF coach enhances legacy?

    Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich with the latest news

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  • Club-by-club guide: Every team's best Brownlow chance, top three

    Your one-stop shop for all you need to know about every club's Brownlow Medal hopes

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  • Your club's Brownlow winners, most three-vote games

    Ahead of Monday night's Brownlow Medal, take a look at you club's Brownlow winners and leading votegetters

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  • 05:45

    Footy Feed: Cat ‘stiff’ to be overlooked, Ken backs big forward, Lions unchanged

    Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich dissect the preliminary final teams

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    IF Brand Petracca has hated the criticism directed its way ... THEN

    Sliding Doors is in full swing for 2024 ... and Damo's got plenty to say

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  • 05:07

    Footy Feed: Fagan hits back, Cat's wild rise, Clarkson's call

    Nat Edwards with all the latest footy news

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  • Petracca to miss best-and-fairest night, optimistic about 2025

    Christian Petracca is optimistic about Melbourne's chances in 2025

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  • Eagles' coach hunt: Demon, Magpie assistants set to fly west

    West Coast will interview two of the three contenders for its vacant senior coach position in Perth this week

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  • 04:01

    Footy Feed: Ken's selection call, how Cat plans to stop Charlie

    Sarah Olle with all the latest footy news

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  • 05:26

    Footy Feed: Zak’s chat with Lion, Dog eyes new club, Giant out

    Nat Edwards with all the latest news

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  • 06:20

    Footy Feed: Cats' veteran calls, Lion's injury, who replaces Swan?

    Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich with the latest news

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  • The Season That Was: What's Kane Cornes saying about your club?

    Watch The Season That Was for quick-fire reviews on the big issues that your club faces heading into the off-season

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  • 09:23

    Footy Feed: How Port can exploit Hawks, Giant task for Toby

    Nat Edwards and Sarah Olle unpack the semi finals

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    IF people lost their minds over Ginni's social media post ... THEN

    Sliding Doors is in full swing for 2024 ... and Damo's got plenty to say

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  • Koz and the city: Star Dee fashions a home away from home

    From Quairading to Collins Street, Melbourne livewire Kozzy Pickett tells AFL.com.au how he's grown more comfortable at the top end of town in Australia's most cosmopolitan city

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  • 06:47

    Footy Feed: Ken fires up over future, Lions with ‘not much to lose’

    Nat Edwards with all the latest news

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  • 05:27

    Footy Feed: Wiz on the Wiz, Hawk conundrum, Tiger trade latest

    The Footy Feed team with all the latest news

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  • 04:46

    Footy Feed: Port on Jack, Toby not feeling heat, Lion in brace

    Nat Edwards with all the latest news

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  • 04:54

    Footy Feed: Dog wants out, Lion's injury update, Giant in strife

    Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich with all the latest news

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  • Gawn welcomes external review as Dees turmoil continues

    Max Gawn welcomes ex All Black's involvement, says 'every club should get reviewed every year'

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  • Dees president Roffey steps down, club legend to take charge

    Kate Roffey has announced she will step down as Melbourne president

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  • 07:31

    Footy Feed: Forgotten Dog back, Swan squeezed out, Blue missing

    Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich with all the latest news

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    IF Daisy has coached just one AFLW match ... THEN

    Sliding Doors is in full swing for 2024 ... and Damo's got plenty to say

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    opinion
  • 05:52

    Footy Feed: Lions won't budge, Swans return, watch on Giant

    Nat Edwards with all the latest news

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  • 05:21

    Footy Feed: Bulldogs' Baz call, Ken dismisses history, Hawk's CJ dilemma

    Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich with all the latest news

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    BARRETT: Petracca 'farce' a mess of his own making

    There have been no winners as the dust settles on Christian Petracca's ultimately futile bid to leave Melbourne, writes Damian Barrett

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    opinion
  • 04:32

    Footy Feed: Huge boost for Blues, Lion's warning, Swans to return

    Nat Edwards with all the latest news

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Melbourne Squad

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Steven

May

1 Key Defender
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Jacob

van Rooyen

2 Key Forward
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Christian

Salem

3 Defender
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Judd

McVee

4 Defender
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Christian

Petracca

5 Midfielder
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Caleb

Windsor

6 Midfielder
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Jack

Viney

7 Midfielder
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Jake

Lever

8 Key Defender
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Charlie

Spargo

9 Forward
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Daniel

Turner

10 Key Forward
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Max

Gawn

11 Ruck
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Koltyn

Tholstrup

12 Forward
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Clayton

Oliver

13 Midfielder
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Jack

Billings

14 Midfielder
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Ed

Langdon

15 Midfielder
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Bailey

Laurie

16 Midfielder
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Jake

Bowey

17 Defender
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Jake

Melksham

18 Forward
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Harvey

Langford

19 Midfielder
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Xavier

Lindsay

20 Midfielder
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Matthew

Jefferson

21 Key Forward
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Blake

Howes

22 Defender
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Shane

McAdam

23 Forward
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Trent

Rivers

24 Defender
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Tom

McDonald

25 Key Defender
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Jed

Adams

26 Key Defender
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Marty

Hore

27 Defender
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Will

Verrall

28 Ruck
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Tom

Campbell

29 Ruck
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Harry

Sharp

30 Midfielder
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Bayley

Fritsch

31 Key Forward
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Tom

Sparrow

32 Midfielder
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Tom

Fullarton

33 Ruck
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Harrison

Petty

35 Key Forward
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Kysaiah

Pickett

36 Forward
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Kade

Chandler

37 Forward
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Oliver

Sestan

38 Midfielder
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Ricky

Mentha

39 Forward
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Taj

Woewodin

40 Defender
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Kynan

Brown

41 Midfielder
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Luker

Kentfield

42 Key Forward
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Aidan

Johnson

43 Key Forward
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Andy

Moniz-Wakefield

45 Defender
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