Friday @ The Almanac

We welcome Marina Cerra to the Almanac. Her first piece is a review of the topical film Mercy.

 

ROUND 6

Carlton 12.11.83 d by Collingwood 13.10.88
Geelong v Western Bulldogs
Sydney v GWS
Gold Coast v Essendon
Hawthorn v Port Adelaide
Adelaide v St Kilda
North Melbourne v Richmond
Melbourne v Brisbane
West Coast  v Fremantle

 Round 5 Match Results and Reports

 

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