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[1960][1962]

1961 Season Records

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Win-Loss Record
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	SF	PF	GF
Carlton	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L
Collingwood	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D
Essendon	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	D
Fitzroy	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W
Footscray	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L
Geelong	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L
Hawthorn	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W		W
Melbourne	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L
North Melbourne	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L
Richmond	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
South Melbourne	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L
St Kilda	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L

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Highest Scores
179	Fitzroy	`4.2 11.9 15.19 25.29`	179	South Melbourne	`6.3 9.5 9.10 11.10`	76	Brunswick St	26-Aug-1961
143	Essendon	`7.4 7.7 14.10 22.11`	143	Geelong	`1.7 4.14 6.16 7.19`	61	Kardinia Park	6-May-1961
133	Essendon	`7.2 10.5 15.9 20.13`	133	South Melbourne	`0.5 2.13 3.17 6.18`	54	Windy Hill	20-May-1961
121	Melbourne	`4.8 8.13 14.14 17.19`	121	Collingwood	`0.1 3.6 3.10 7.10`	52	M.C.G.	12-Jun-1961
120	Melbourne	`5.5 8.9 14.16 17.18`	120	Richmond	`2.5 2.9 4.11 7.12`	54	M.C.G.	1-Jul-1961
120	Melbourne	`1.4 1.7 10.12 17.18`	120	Geelong	`0.2 1.9 4.10 7.13`	55	Kardinia Park	13-May-1961
120	Hawthorn	`2.3 7.4 11.5 19.6`	120	St Kilda	`4.1 8.4 11.5 14.7`	91	Glenferrie Oval	19-Aug-1961
119	Collingwood	`0.3 8.8 12.8 18.11`	119	Essendon	`3.5 6.5 8.9 8.10`	58	Victoria Park	3-Jun-1961
118	Geelong	`3.3 5.5 14.12 17.16`	118	Carlton	`0.5 3.11 4.13 10.18`	78	Princes Park	1-Jul-1961
117	Fitzroy	`3.6 9.9 13.11 17.15`	117	South Melbourne	`3.2 4.5 6.7 7.8`	50	Lake Oval	3-Jun-1961
116	Fitzroy	`4.4 8.9 11.14 16.20`	116	Collingwood	`3.1 6.3 7.4 8.7`	55	Victoria Park	13-May-1961
112	Geelong	`4.7 8.8 11.10 16.16`	112	Richmond	`4.2 6.7 8.9 9.14`	68	Punt Rd	20-May-1961
111	Carlton	`3.3 9.6 15.6 17.9`	111	South Melbourne	`3.2 4.6 4.7 7.10`	52	Princes Park	5-Aug-1961
110	St Kilda	`6.4 12.6 15.10 16.14`	110	South Melbourne	`0.3 0.6 2.8 5.16`	46	Junction Oval	10-Jun-1961
109	Carlton	`4.1 8.1 13.4 17.7`	109	North Melbourne	`0.6 8.10 10.15 11.17`	83	Arden St	13-May-1961
108	Richmond	`4.3 8.5 10.5 16.12`	108	Fitzroy	`2.3 6.7 12.14 13.17`	95	Brunswick St	6-May-1961

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Lowest Scores
8	Richmond	`0.0 0.4 0.5 0.8`	8	St Kilda	`5.5 9.9 12.15 12.19`	91	Junction Oval	12-Aug-1961
28	North Melbourne	`0.0 2.6 2.8 3.10`	28	Essendon	`1.3 2.3 6.8 9.9`	63	Windy Hill	8-Jul-1961
30	St Kilda	`0.4 1.8 1.9 3.12`	30	Carlton	`1.5 2.7 8.8 9.8`	62	Princes Park	8-Jul-1961
33	Richmond	`0.4 1.6 4.9 4.9`	33	Footscray	`0.0 2.3 3.4 6.6`	42	Western Oval	8-Jul-1961
34	Collingwood	`0.2 3.5 3.13 3.16`	34	Richmond	`0.5 1.11 5.13 7.15`	57	Victoria Park	22-Apr-1961
36	Collingwood	`0.3 1.7 1.8 4.12`	36	Hawthorn	`2.3 3.7 10.11 13.12`	90	Glenferrie Oval	1-Jul-1961
37	Footscray	`0.5 0.7 2.11 4.13`	37	St Kilda	`3.3 5.6 6.10 8.11`	59	Junction Oval	24-Jun-1961
38	Richmond	`1.4 2.5 5.7 5.8`	38	Collingwood	`0.0 4.7 4.11 6.18`	54	Punt Rd	15-Jul-1961
38	St Kilda	`2.3 3.4 4.6 5.8`	38	Carlton	`0.2 4.6 6.7 6.12`	48	Junction Oval	15-Apr-1961
38	Footscray	`0.1 2.5 2.10 4.14`	38	Geelong	`4.5 7.7 10.9 13.13`	91	Kardinia Park	3-Jun-1961
40	Melbourne	`0.1 2.3 3.8 5.10`	40	Hawthorn	`3.2 5.5 7.6 8.10`	58	Glenferrie Oval	15-Jul-1961
40	Collingwood	`0.1 1.4 5.7 5.10`	40	Footscray	`3.3 6.4 9.5 11.12`	78	Victoria Park	5-Aug-1961
41	Collingwood	`0.2 2.9 2.9 5.11`	41	Geelong	`5.5 5.5 8.10 8.10`	58	Victoria Park	8-Jul-1961
42	Footscray	`0.0 2.3 3.4 6.6`	42	Richmond	`0.4 1.6 4.9 4.9`	33	Western Oval	8-Jul-1961
44	Melbourne	`1.0 2.3 4.7 6.8`	44	Fitzroy	`0.1 2.3 3.6 6.8`	44	M.C.G.	8-Jul-1961

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Biggest Wins
103	Fitzroy	`4.2 11.9 15.19 25.29`	179	South Melbourne	`6.3 9.5 9.10 11.10`	76	Brunswick St	26-Aug-1961
83	St Kilda	`5.5 9.9 12.15 12.19`	91	Richmond	`0.0 0.4 0.5 0.8`	8	Junction Oval	12-Aug-1961
82	Essendon	`7.4 7.7 14.10 22.11`	143	Geelong	`1.7 4.14 6.16 7.19`	61	Kardinia Park	6-May-1961
79	Essendon	`7.2 10.5 15.9 20.13`	133	South Melbourne	`0.5 2.13 3.17 6.18`	54	Windy Hill	20-May-1961
69	Melbourne	`4.8 8.13 14.14 17.19`	121	Collingwood	`0.1 3.6 3.10 7.10`	52	M.C.G.	12-Jun-1961
67	Fitzroy	`3.6 9.9 13.11 17.15`	117	South Melbourne	`3.2 4.5 6.7 7.8`	50	Lake Oval	3-Jun-1961
66	Melbourne	`5.5 8.9 14.16 17.18`	120	Richmond	`2.5 2.9 4.11 7.12`	54	M.C.G.	1-Jul-1961
65	Melbourne	`1.4 1.7 10.12 17.18`	120	Geelong	`0.2 1.9 4.10 7.13`	55	Kardinia Park	13-May-1961
64	St Kilda	`6.4 12.6 15.10 16.14`	110	South Melbourne	`0.3 0.6 2.8 5.16`	46	Junction Oval	10-Jun-1961
61	Fitzroy	`4.4 8.9 11.14 16.20`	116	Collingwood	`3.1 6.3 7.4 8.7`	55	Victoria Park	13-May-1961
61	Collingwood	`0.3 8.8 12.8 18.11`	119	Essendon	`3.5 6.5 8.9 8.10`	58	Victoria Park	3-Jun-1961
59	Carlton	`3.3 9.6 15.6 17.9`	111	South Melbourne	`3.2 4.6 4.7 7.10`	52	Princes Park	5-Aug-1961
55	Footscray	`3.5 6.7 7.12 14.17`	101	South Melbourne	`0.8 0.9 3.14 5.16`	46	Western Oval	12-Aug-1961
54	Hawthorn	`2.3 3.7 10.11 13.12`	90	Collingwood	`0.3 1.7 1.8 4.12`	36	Glenferrie Oval	1-Jul-1961
53	Geelong	`4.5 7.7 10.9 13.13`	91	Footscray	`0.1 2.5 2.10 4.14`	38	Kardinia Park	3-Jun-1961
53	Hawthorn	`5.1 7.2 9.3 15.10`	100	North Melbourne	`0.2 5.5 5.10 6.11`	47	Glenferrie Oval	5-Aug-1961

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Win-Loss Record by Margin
Team	0	1-6	7-12	13-18	19-24	25-36	37-48	49-60	61-84	85-108	109-132	133+	1-49	50-99	100+
Carlton		2-1	2-2	2-0	0-0	2-4	0-2	1-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	8-9	1-0	0-0
Collingwood	1	0-1	1-2	1-2	0-2	1-0	1-2	0-1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	4-9	1-3	0-0
Essendon	1	1-0	1-3	1-0	0-2	3-1	1-0	0-1	2-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	7-7	2-1	0-0
Fitzroy	1	3-1	1-2	0-2	3-0	0-2	0-0	0-0	2-0	1-0	0-0	0-0	7-7	2-0	1-0
Geelong	1	2-1	1-1	2-0	0-1	1-1	3-1	1-0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	9-5	1-2	0-0
Hawthorn		0-1	4-0	2-1	1-1	6-1	1-0	2-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	14-4	2-0	0-0
Melbourne	1	2-1	0-3	0-0	0-1	4-2	2-0	1-0	3-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	9-7	3-0	0-0
North Melbourne	1	2-2	1-1	1-1	0-2	0-4	0-1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	4-12	0-1	0-0
Richmond		0-2	1-1	1-2	2-0	0-3	1-3	0-0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	5-11	0-2	0-0
St Kilda		3-2	1-3	1-1	2-0	1-2	0-0	1-0	2-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	9-8	2-0	0-0
South Melbourne		1-1	0-0	0-3	1-0	1-1	2-2	0-2	0-3	0-1	0-0	0-0	5-7	0-5	0-1
Footscray		0-3	5-0	1-0	1-1	3-1	2-2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	12-7	1-1	0-0

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Win-Loss Record by Quarter
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Totals
Carlton	11-0-7 324-325 (18.0-18.1)	7-0-11 318-367 (17.7-20.4)	13-1-4 384-287 (21.3-15.9)	6-0-12 253-346 (14.1-19.2)	37-1-34 1279-1325 (17.8-18.4)
Collingwood	2-0-16 194-402 (10.8-22.3)	10-1-7 383-251 (21.3-13.9)	6-2-10 245-436 (13.6-24.2)	13-0-5 344-286 (19.1-15.9)	31-3-38 1166-1375 (16.2-19.1)
Essendon	11-0-7 393-296 (21.8-16.4)	7-0-11 297-438 (16.5-24.3)	10-0-8 395-309 (21.9-17.2)	10-1-7 377-292 (20.9-16.2)	38-1-33 1462-1335 (20.3-18.5)
Fitzroy	6-0-12 316-364 (17.6-20.2)	8-0-10 358-353 (19.9-19.6)	11-0-7 347-328 (19.3-18.2)	14-3-1 448-213 (24.9-11.8)	39-3-30 1469-1258 (20.4-17.5)
Geelong	12-1-5 344-251 (19.1-13.9)	8-1-9 325-316 (18.1-17.6)	9-0-9 397-401 (22.1-22.3)	6-1-11 301-394 (16.7-21.9)	35-3-34 1367-1362 (19.0-18.9)
Hawthorn	13-0-7 414-303 (20.7-15.1)	12-1-7 366-318 (18.3-15.9)	15-1-4 475-297 (23.8-14.9)	7-0-13 386-379 (19.3-19.0)	47-2-31 1641-1297 (20.5-16.2)
Melbourne	11-3-6 389-298 (19.5-14.9)	9-0-11 361-365 (18.0-18.3)	11-0-9 471-338 (23.5-16.9)	13-1-6 420-315 (21.0-15.8)	44-4-32 1641-1316 (20.5-16.5)
North Melbourne	9-0-9 317-352 (17.6-19.6)	11-1-6 359-329 (19.9-18.3)	6-1-11 255-327 (14.2-18.2)	3-0-15 202-425 (11.2-23.6)	29-2-41 1133-1433 (15.7-19.9)
Richmond	6-0-12 240-393 (13.3-21.8)	7-0-11 304-356 (16.9-19.8)	6-1-11 274-361 (15.2-20.1)	7-1-10 308-318 (17.1-17.7)	26-2-44 1126-1428 (15.6-19.8)
St Kilda	12-1-6 389-268 (20.5-14.1)	10-0-9 355-351 (18.7-18.5)	12-0-7 408-304 (21.5-16.0)	9-1-9 281-319 (14.8-16.8)	43-2-31 1433-1242 (18.9-16.3)
South Melbourne	7-1-10 335-385 (18.6-21.4)	7-0-11 266-430 (14.8-23.9)	6-0-12 291-402 (16.2-22.3)	8-0-10 295-427 (16.4-23.7)	28-1-43 1187-1644 (16.5-22.8)
Footscray	8-2-11 338-356 (16.1-17.0)	14-0-7 448-266 (21.3-12.7)	4-0-17 312-464 (14.9-22.1)	12-0-9 441-342 (21.0-16.3)	38-2-44 1539-1428 (18.3-17.0)

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VFL Debuts				Club Debuts
Garry Hamer	Geelong v Collingwood	R1	18y 61d	John Robertson	Richmond v Collingwood	R2	21y 66d
Graeme Haslem	Hawthorn v South Melbourne	R1	20y 189d	John Carmody	Fitzroy v Hawthorn	R3	22y 305d
Bill Joiner	Hawthorn v South Melbourne	R1	21y 229d	Bob Norman	Geelong v Melbourne	R5	24y 129d
Bob Delanty	Collingwood v Geelong	R1	20y 329d
John Mahon	Collingwood v Geelong	R1	21y 62d
Doug Wade	Geelong v Collingwood	R1	19y 181d
Tom Carroll	Carlton v St Kilda	R1	21y 183d
Ian Collins	Carlton v St Kilda	R1	18y 173d
Martin Cross	Carlton v St Kilda	R1	21y 178d
Ted Fordham	Essendon v North Melbourne	R1	20y 347d
Frank Hodgkin	St Kilda v Carlton	R1	19y 299d
Charlie Stewart	Footscray v Richmond	R1	22y 27d
Trevor Steer	Collingwood v Geelong	R1	22y 186d
Roy West	Geelong v Collingwood	R1	20y 15d
Ray Dawson	Melbourne v Fitzroy	R1	19y 342d
Ron Johnson	Richmond v Footscray	R1	22y 330d
Ray Thomas	Collingwood v Richmond	R2	20y 294d
Barry Davis	Essendon v St Kilda	R2	17y 219d
Ross Smith	St Kilda v Essendon	R2	18y 222d
Gordon Collis	Carlton v Fitzroy	R2	20y 167d
John Hayes	Fitzroy v Carlton	R2	21y 259d
David Norman	Collingwood v Richmond	R2	19y 21d
Kevin Callander	Richmond v Collingwood	R2	20y 308d
Basil Moloney	Richmond v Collingwood	R2	20y 71d
Ron Serich	Richmond v Collingwood	R2	20y 308d
Ken Forge	Essendon v St Kilda	R2	19y 15d
Alf King	Essendon v St Kilda	R2	19y 209d
Robert Miller	Melbourne v Essendon	R3	20y 44d
John Carlile	South Melbourne v Richmond	R3	19y 107d
Barry Hannon	South Melbourne v Richmond	R3	21y 113d
Neil Lewthwaite	South Melbourne v Richmond	R3	21y 257d
Ron Carruthers	Collingwood v North Melbourne	R3	17y 361d
Graeme Lee	St Kilda v Geelong	R3	21y 291d
David Sykes	Fitzroy v Hawthorn	R3	18y 207d
Ian Powell	Fitzroy v Richmond	R4	20y 204d
Darryl Stephens	Geelong v Essendon	R4	17y 116d
Max McMahon	Hawthorn v North Melbourne	R4	19y 47d
Bernie Dowling	Footscray v Collingwood	R4	18y 334d
Brian Roet	Melbourne v St Kilda	R4	21y 185d
Gary Williamson	Richmond v Fitzroy	R4	19y 223d
Keith Hollands	North Melbourne v Hawthorn	R4	21y 126d
Dave Meehan	North Melbourne v Hawthorn	R4	21y 18d
Michael Pickering	North Melbourne v Hawthorn	R4	19y 163d
Dick Burrows	Richmond v Fitzroy	R4	19y 201d
Barry Ion	Footscray v Collingwood	R4	19y 209d
Fred Smith	Collingwood v Fitzroy	R5	19y 256d
Colin Bond	Fitzroy v Collingwood	R5	19y 189d
Warren Roper	Collingwood v Fitzroy	R5	20y 225d
Tom Carey	North Melbourne v Carlton	R5	19y 338d
Bob Carroll	Melbourne v Geelong	R5	19y 207d
Kevin Fitzgerald	Richmond v St Kilda	R5	18y 83d
Brian Tomlinson	South Melbourne v Footscray	R5	20y 264d
Bryan Clements	Fitzroy v North Melbourne	R6	18y 252d
Terry Tate	Geelong v Richmond	R6	18y 46d
Bob Kingston	South Melbourne v Essendon	R6	16y 337d
Tony Polinelli	Geelong v Richmond	R6	18y 91d
Neil Sutherland	Geelong v Richmond	R6	19y 1d
Robert Hickman	Richmond v Geelong	R6	18y 145d
Mike Heffernan	Collingwood v Carlton	R6	21y 155d
Charles Abbott	Hawthorn v St Kilda	R6	21y 351d
Graeme Taylor	Footscray v Geelong	R7	18y 363d
Brian Lowe	Geelong v Footscray	R7	21y 343d
Barry Rist	Collingwood v Essendon	R7	19y 346d
Owen Madigan	Footscray v Geelong	R7	19y 60d
Ian Hughes	North Melbourne v St Kilda	R7	22y 66d
Bruce Leslie	Melbourne v Carlton	R7	21y 113d
Ian Slockwitch	Richmond v Hawthorn	R7	19y 240d
Ken Duff	Footscray v Geelong	R7	19y 154d
Jim Gutterson	Footscray v Geelong	R7	21y 337d
Clem Goonan	South Melbourne v St Kilda	R8	21y 357d
Rod Ward	North Melbourne v Geelong	R8	23y 225d
Adrian Beer	North Melbourne v Geelong	R8	17y 258d
Reg Poole	Hawthorn v Footscray	R8	19y 148d
Merv Hobbs	Footscray v Hawthorn	R8	18y 361d
Edo Benetti	Richmond v Carlton	R8	19y 192d
Bill Stevens	Fitzroy v Footscray	R9	22y 22d
Graeme Anderson	Carlton v Essendon	R9	22y 72d
John Cunningham	Hawthorn v Geelong	R9	20y 207d
Bill Hopkins	South Melbourne v Melbourne	R9	25y 96d
Wayne Athorne	Hawthorn v Carlton	R10	19y 290d
Graeme Beissel	Essendon v Richmond	R10	19y 303d
Wayne Eastman	Fitzroy v Geelong	R10	19y 159d
Graeme ODonnell	Geelong v Carlton	R11	22y 347d
Allan Hotchkin	South Melbourne v North Melbourne	R11	18y 144d
Alan Joyce	Hawthorn v Collingwood	R11	18y 253d
Graeme Saunders	North Melbourne v South Melbourne	R11	22y 340d
Ron Rolfe	South Melbourne v North Melbourne	R11	20y 113d
Robin Fildes	Collingwood v Geelong	R12	20y 237d
John Leahy	Melbourne v Fitzroy	R12	20y 123d
Bob Beaven	Richmond v Footscray	R12	20y 118d
Herbie Matthews	Melbourne v Hawthorn	R13	18y 66d
Mike Darby	North Melbourne v Footscray	R13	19y 26d
Ron OBrien	Richmond v Collingwood	R13	18y 221d
Alan Poore	Collingwood v North Melbourne	R14	19y 22d
Bob Lockhart	Richmond v South Melbourne	R14	20y 337d
Terry Rodgers	Essendon v Melbourne	R14	18y 185d
John Welsh	Essendon v Melbourne	R14	23y 205d
Murray Kick	Carlton v South Melbourne	R15	20y 243d
Peter Marshall	Collingwood v Footscray	R15	18y 217d
Bob Hancock	North Melbourne v Hawthorn	R15	18y 344d
Ian McGregor	North Melbourne v Carlton	R16	19y 138d
Otto Sonnleitner	South Melbourne v Footscray	R16	25y 66d
Brian Holcombe	Carlton v Collingwood	R17	20y 22d
Dennis Bell	Collingwood v Carlton	R17	20y 338d
Barry Perry	Collingwood v Carlton	R17	22y 139d
Bill Barrot	Richmond v Geelong	R17	17y 105d
John Richmond	Richmond v Geelong	R17	18y 177d
David Parkin	Hawthorn v Richmond	R18	18y 348d
Jim Carroll	Carlton v Melbourne	R18	22y 16d
Frank Goode	North Melbourne v St Kilda	R18	21y 250d
Mike Collins	Melbourne v Carlton	R18	22y 123d
Peter Brain	South Melbourne v Fitzroy	R18	16y 259d
Morrie Elliott	South Melbourne v Fitzroy	R18	25y 328d

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Milestones
Round 1
			Ron Barassi	200 goals	97th
Round 2
Kevin Murray	100 games	699th	Max Oaten	100 goals	285th
Round 3
Graham Arthur	100 games	700th	Bob Dummett	200 goals	98th
Round 4
Alan Gale	200 games	51st	Brian McGowan	100 goals	286th
			Leo Brereton	100 goals	287th
Round 6
			Owen Abrahams	200 goals	99th
Round 8
Ken McCormack	100 games	701st	Geoff Tunbridge	100 goals	288th
			Graham Arthur	100 goals	289th
Round 10
John James	150 games	231st	Ted Langridge	100 goals	290th
Jim Taylor	150 games	232nd
Round 13
			John Dugdale	200 goals	100th
			Graham Campbell	100 goals	291st
Round 14
Ken Turner	100 games	702nd
Neil Roberts	150 games	233rd
Round 15
Ron Branton	150 games	234th
Rod Vernon	100 games	703rd
John Dugdale	100 games	704th
Round 17
Graham Campbell	100 games	705th	Hugh Mitchell	200 goals	101st
Round 18
Ron Barassi	150 games	235th	John Peck	200 goals	102nd
Finals
Brendan Edwards	100 games	706th

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