April 15, 2012 by

Wednesday @ The Almanac


The memorial gates at the Paruna footy ground in the South Australian Mallee
which feature in Sheralee Menz’s moving ANZAC Day tribute HERE

 

ROUND 7

Western Bulldogs v Sydney
Richmond v Melbourne
Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns
Essendon v Collingwood
Port Adelaide v Geelong
Fremantle v Carlton
St Kilda v West Coast
Brisbane v Adelaide
GWS v North Melbourne

 ROUNDS 1-6

 

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