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For much of the 1970's the football for Upwey was disappointing. A couple of the seasons saw us missing the finals and, although we were producing in the main very competitive teams, success in the finals continued to elude the teams. Until finally, in 1978, all the hard work was rewarded. The Senior team's premiership win that year was the first of a hat trick of flags, the first time that this had happened in the League. In addition, the '78 team was undefeated throughout that season, yet another first in the League, and their Grand Final score of 26.18.174 and the winning margin of 99 points were both record highs. The Reserve team also joined in the record making. The team won the 1977 premiership and would go on to win the next four flags to make it five in a row. Along the way they would at one stage notch up 53 wins in a row.
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1970-RESERVES PREMIERS
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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Jim Mackie
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Seniors
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Neil Edwards
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Seniors
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Peter Williams
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Secretary
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Terry Cormack
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Reserves
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Jim Mackie
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Reserves
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Hank Van Oosten
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Treasurer
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John Burley
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Juniors
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Bill Haines
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Juniors
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Wayne McKenzie
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1971
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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Jim Mackie
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Seniors
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Trevor Westacott
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Seniors
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Rowan Litchfield
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Secretary
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Terry Cormack
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Reserves
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Reserves
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Alan Pearson
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Treasurer
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John Burley
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Juniors
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John Brown
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Juniors
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Peter Johnston
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1972-RESERVES PREMIERS
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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Jim Mackie
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Seniors
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John Brown
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Seniors
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Leigh Fisher
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Secretary
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Peter Marke
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Reserves
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Don Hodge
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Reserves
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Peter Johnston
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Treasurer
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John Burley
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Juniors
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John Brown
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Juniors
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Ken Dempsey
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Senior Ladder Position
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Third
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Reserves Ladder Position
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Second
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Junior Ladder Position
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Third
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1973
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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Jim Mackie
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Seniors
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John Brown
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Seniors
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John Bye
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Secretary
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Peter Marke
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Reserves
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Don Hodge
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Reserves
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Dennis Fuller
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Treasurer
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John Burley
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Juniors
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Mal Stanton
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Juniors
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Ian Hammond
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Senior Ladder Position
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Fifth
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Reserves Ladder Position
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Fifth
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Junior Ladder Position
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Second
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1974
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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John Burley
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Seniors
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Jeff Pitts
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Seniors
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John Bye
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Secretary
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Terry Cormack
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Reserves
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Don Hodge
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Reserves
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Dennis Fuller
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Treasurer
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Phillip Peterson
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Juniors
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Vic Ressom
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Juniors
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Craig Graham
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Senior Ladder Position
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First
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Reserves Ladder Position
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Second
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Junior Ladder Position
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Fifth
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1975
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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John Burley
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Seniors
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Jeff Pitts
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Seniors
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Jeff Pitts
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Secretary
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Alan Giles
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Reserves
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Reserves
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Dennis Fuller
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Treasurer
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Phillip Peterson
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Juniors
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Steve Hayes
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Juniors
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Kevin Delaney
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1976
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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John Burley
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Seniors
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Alan Giles
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Seniors
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Peter Johnston
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Secretary
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Alan Giles
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Reserves
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Reserves
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Trevor Westacott
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Treasurer
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Alan Baylisss
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Juniors
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Juniors
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Clive McArthur
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Senior Ladder Position
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Fifth
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Reserves Ladder Position
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Seventh
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Junior Ladder Position
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Fourth
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1977-RESERVES PREMIERS
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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Alan Giles
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Seniors
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Jeff Pitts
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Seniors
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John Bye
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Secretary
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Geoff Brown
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Reserves
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Dennis Fuller
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Reserves
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Frank Moss
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Treasurer
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Andrew Peterson
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Juniors
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Alan Probyn
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Juniors
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Philip Burns
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Senior Ladder Position
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First
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Reserves Ladder Position
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Second
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Junior Ladder Position
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Second
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1978-SENIORS & RESERVES PREMIERS & CHAMPIONS
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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Alan Giles
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Seniors
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Alan Stephens
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Seniors
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Neville Roberts
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Secretary
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Neil Sach
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Reserves
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Gary Wragg
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Reserves
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Lindsay Blythe
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Treasurer
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Andrew Peterson
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Juniors
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Alan Probyn
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Juniors
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Gary Marshall
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Senior Ladder Position
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First
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Reserves Ladder Position
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First
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Junior Ladder Position
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Seventh
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1979-SENIORS PREMIERS,RESERVES PREMIERS & CHAMPIONS
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Club Officials
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Coaches
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Best & Fairest
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President
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Alan Giles
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Seniors
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Alan Stephens
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Seniors
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Alan Stephens
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Secretary
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Neil Sach
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Reserves
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Gary Wragg
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Reserves
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Stephen Bluett
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Treasurer
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John Waters
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Juniors
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John Brache
Norm Charles
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Juniors
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Bruce Strong
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Senior Ladder Position
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First
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Reserves Ladder Position
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First
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Junior Ladder Position
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Eighth
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