VGA Pennant - History
VGA Pennant commenced in 1899
between 5 clubs consisting of Geelong, Royal Melbourne, Surrey Hills
(Riversdale), Kew and Essendon (Northern). Six players represented each
club with Geelong winning the inaugural Season.
Over the past 100 years many changes
to Pennant have taken place including:-
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“B”
Division Pennant commencing in 1903 and concluding in 1957.
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Junior Pennant being
introduced in 1954 with an initial age limit of 18. The following year
the age limit was extended to 23. Junior Pennant was renamed Minor
Pennant in 1967.
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The introduction of
Divisional Pennant in 1957, with 32 seven man teams divided into four
Divisions, each with two sections. The addition of further clubs caused
the formation of a fifth Division in 1972.
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The conclusion of
sections, “Home and Away” contests and Saturday play in
Senior Pennant in 1988. This was replaced by the Divisional structure
which exists today.
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The addition of further
clubs to the Pennant Competition saw the creation of Division 6 in
1999.
Today, in all Divisions of VGA Pennant, each
club is represented by a seven man “VGA” team and a five man
“Colts” team for Colts/Junior players. At both VGA Pennant
and Colts Pennant levels, the 44 competing clubs are divided into 6
Divisions with a promotion/relegation system in operation to determine
the composition of Divisions for the following Season.
The Pennant Season runs for 8 weeks with “Round Robin” match
play contests between clubs at one venue in each Division every week. At
the conclusion of the “Round Robin” contests, the two
leading teams in each Division compete in finals to decide the
Divisional flags.
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VGA (SENIOR) PENNANT - DIVISION 1
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COLTS (MINOR) PENNANT - DIV 1
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YEAR
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WINNER
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YEAR
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WINNER
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YEAR
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WINNER
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2009 |
Yarra Yarra |
| 2010 |
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2009 |
Commonwealth |
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2008 |
Yarra Yarra |
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2008
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Victoria
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2007
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Yarra Yarra
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2007
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Kingswood
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2006
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Kingswood
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2005
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Victoria
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2006
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Kingswood
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2004
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Commonwealth
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2003
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Southern
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2005
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Kingswood
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2002
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Kingswood
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2001
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Kingswood
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2004
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Kingswood
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2000
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Spring Valley
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1999
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Woodlands
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2003
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Kingswood
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1998
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Woodlands
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1997
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Victoria
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2002
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Yarra Yarra
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1996
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Woodlands
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1995
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Woodlands
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2001
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Commonwealth
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1994
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Southern
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1993
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Spring Valley
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2000
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Woodlands
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1992
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Southern
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1991
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Huntingdale
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1999
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Southern
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1990
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Huntingdale
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1989
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Huntingdale
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1998
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Victoria
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1988
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Victoria
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1987
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Metropolitan
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1997
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Woodlands
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1986
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Metropolitan
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1985
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Victoria
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1996
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Yarra Yarra
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1984
|
Victoria
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1983
|
Commonwealth
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1995
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Southern
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1982
|
Commonwealth
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1981
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Victoria
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1994
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Spring Valley
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1980
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Southern
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1979
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Woodlands
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1993
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Yarra Yarra
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1978
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Kingswood
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1977
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Kingswood
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1992
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Kingswood
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1976
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Commonwealth
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1975
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Kingswood
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1991
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Kingswood
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1974
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Victoria
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1973
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Yarra Yarra
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1990
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Yarra Yarra
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1972
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Victoria
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1971
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Yarra Yarra
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1989
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Latrobe
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1970
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Yarra Yarra
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1969
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Kingswood
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1988
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Latrobe
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1968
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Southern
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1967
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Southern
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1987
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Commonwealth
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1966
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Victoria
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1965
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Victoria
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1986
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Yarra Yarra
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1964
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Victoria
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1963
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Southern
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1985
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Northern
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1962
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Victoria
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1961
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Victoria
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1984
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Woodlands
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1960
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Southern
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1959
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Victoria
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1983
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Woodlands
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1958
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Victoria
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1957
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Victoria
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1982
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Northern
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1956
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Yarra Yarra
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1955
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Commonwealth
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1981
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Southern
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1954
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Huntingdale
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1953
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Commonwealth
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1980
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Keysborough
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1952
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Commonwealth
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1951
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Huntingdale
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1979
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Southern
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1950
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Victoria
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1949
|
Commonwealth
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1978
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Southern
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1948
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Victoria
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1947
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Yarra Yarra
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1977
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Yarra Yarra
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1946
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Yarra Yarra
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1945
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Not played during war
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1976
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Patterson
River
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1944
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Not played during war
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1943
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Not played during war
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1975
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Woodlands
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1942
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Not played during war
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1941
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Not played during war
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1974
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Patterson
River
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1940
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Northern
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1939
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Kingston
Heath
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1973
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Woodlands
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1938
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Kingswood
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1937
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Victoria
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1972
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Huntingdale
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1936
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Kingston
Heath
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1935
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Yarra Yarra
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1971
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Southern
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1934
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Kingston
Heath
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1933
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Commonwealth
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1970
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Southern
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1932
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Victoria
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1931
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Royal
Melbourne
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1969
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Huntingdale
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1930
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Commonwealth
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1929
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Royal
Melbourne
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1968
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Long Island
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1928
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Victoria
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1927
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Victoria
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1967
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Patterson
River
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1926
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Victoria
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1925
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Royal
Melbourne
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1966
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Kingswood
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1924
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Royal
Melbourne
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1923
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Royal
Melbourne
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1965
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Southern
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1922
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Metropolitan
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1921
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Royal
Melbourne
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1964
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Long Island
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1920
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Metropolitan
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1919
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Royal
Melbourne
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1963
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Long Island
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1918
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Not played during war
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1917
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Not played during war
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1962
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Yarra Yarra
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1916
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Not played during war
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1915
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Not played during war
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1961
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Patterson
River
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1914
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Royal
Melbourne
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1913
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Riversdale
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1960
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Keysborough
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1912
|
Royal
Melbourne
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1911
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Riversdale
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1959
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Yarra Yarra
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1910
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Royal
Melbourne
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1909
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Royal
Melbourne
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1958
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Patterson
River
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1908
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Royal
Melbourne
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1907
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Metropolitan
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1957
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Southern
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1906
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Royal
Melbourne
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1905
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Royal
Melbourne
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1956
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Kingswood
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1904
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Royal
Melbourne
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1903
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Royal
Melbourne
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1955
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Huntingdale
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1902
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Abandoned
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1901
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Geelong
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1954
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Royal
Park
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1900
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Geelong
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1899
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Geelong
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