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ROUND 22

Western Bulldogs 11.11.77 d by North Melbourne 15.10.100
Brisbane 18.17.125 d Hawthorn 8.10.58
Melbourne 17.11.113 d Fremantle 17.7.109
Sydney 26.11.167 d Port Adelaide 10.10.70
Geelong 16.11.117 d Essendon 7.8.50
Adelaide 9.9.63 d Richmond 7.12.54
GWS 11.11.77 d by Gold Coast 11.13.79
West Coast 15.8.98 d by Collingwood 17.15.117
St Kilda 8.14.62 d by Carlton 16.10.106

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