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*** Preliminary Final ***
Townsville Fire vs Dandenong
Sunday 2nd March 2pm (Tsv Time) - Dandenong Stadium
*** Broadcast on ABC1 nationally 3pm AEDST ***
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Live Stats here
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Happy Fire Friday!
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These great businesses are wearing red and black to support the Fire! Wear red or black today (and tomorrow) to support your team!
You can purchase these fabulous Fire Finals shirts at the RSL Stadium during business hours for just $15.
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The Athlete's Foot Castletown and Willows
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Can't make it to Dandenong this weekend?
Come along to the Townsville RSL Stadium where the game will be televised on TVs in the foyer.
Refreshments supplied!!
2:30pm for 3pm tip off
(Please note: the game is 1hr delayed on ABC1 - do not view results or keep it to yourselves!)
Merchandise available for purchase.
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Qld Country Credit Union
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JCU School of Business
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Townsville and Suburban Medical Practice
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Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald, Mr Ewen Jones MP
and Mr George Christensen MP
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Qld Country Health Fund
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Wilson/ryan/grose Lawyers
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Current WNBL Ladder
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G'Day!
What a game ! Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, watched us on TV, listened on radio etc. We appreciate your support !
As our season comes to a close as far as games played in Townsville are concerned, I would like to take the opportunity to thank our office staff - Judy, Mikaela and Eleni, for the incredible job they have done for us all season and in putting on last weekend's event. They are always friendly, honest, hard working and pleasant to be around day to day, but then are each incredibly talented in their own right and are a big part of who we are as a club.
To our support staff for trainings and games - Johnny Mac and Donna, your service to our team is unparalleled and we can't thank both of you enough for the time and effort you both devote to being key parts of what we do.
To all of our specialist staff, from Max to Dr Kev to Jo and everyone inbetween, we are very thankful of all your work in helping our team perform at their very best week in, week out.
To our game-day volunteers, we always notice your selfless service to our club and your undying support and smiling faces are a pleasure to see on game day. Games wouldn't flow like they do off-court, if it weren't for the collective efforts of each and every one of you.
Last but not least, thank you to our fans - your support, your voice, the facebook likes, facebook posts, tweets, stopping us in the street or at the shops to shake hands and wish us well etc - those things really make this season's experience a great one. We love the feedback, the 'keep this, stop this, start that' all are in good will and we love how invested you all are into our Basketball club.
On to Dandenong ...
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Also, check out and follow our Queensland Country Health Fund Townsville Fire Academy Twitter at Twitter.com/TSVFireAcademy - I am having a blast running our Academy program and bridging the gap between elite female junior basketball and WNBL for our hand-picked Academy athletes. Check out our Twitter and have a look at what we do as we continue #FiringUpTheFuture !
Fire up, Townsville!
Mark Alabakov
Assistant Coach - Townsville Fire
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Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov
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Finals preview: Rangers, Fire step into a time warp
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Townsville hoping history repeats when they head down to Dandenong.
Last time they met: Dandenong 103 (O'Hea 23, Kunek 21, Novosel 17) d Townsville 83 (Batkovic 25, Wilson 14, Newley 12), Round 15, Dandenong Basketball Stadium
The story
It's early March and Dandenong are hosting the Fire in a preliminary final. The Rangers are backing up from a second-half fade-out against Bendigo, Townsville coming off a hard-fought elimination final victory.
No, you haven't gone back a year through time, it's on again! And while both teams were full of talent last season, they have taken it up a level in 2013/14. Read more
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SF Report: Townsville hold off Boomers in playoff classic
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It was a game for the ages but ultimately the Fire prevailed in front of their home crowd.
The Townsville Fire kept their season alive with a stunning 78-73 win over the Melbourne Boomers, the contest decided by a heart-stopping fourth quarter.
"That was like Ali vs Frazier, blow for blow," Townsville assistant coach Mark Alabakov said.
"The swings were for us and against us and the crowd certainly rode the bumps, you could tell by the volume how we were tracking.
"Just when you thought you had a little bit of a gap on (Melbourne) they'd shorten it up pretty quick and it was back into a pound-for-pound contest."
After Townsville's Steph Cumming opened the final 10 minutes with a strong drive, tough baskets from Bec Cole and Amber Hegge gave Melbourne the lead. Read more
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McCully still flying under the radar
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Townsville guard Rachael McCully remains one of the most underrated players in the WNBL.
The talk after Townsville's incredible victory over Melbourne last week was about Suzy Batkovic's all-around brilliance, the clutch shooting of Micaela Cocks and Mia Newley, and Bec Allen's coming-out party.
In that breathtaking final quarter, Rachael McCully was scoring, finding teammates, grabbing offensive boards and making clutch free throws - but her contribution seemed to go under the radar. Read more
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MVP Contender: Suzy Batkovic
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She is the two-time defending WNBL Most Valuable Player who hopes to create history if she can become the first player to win the game's highest individual honour three consecutive times - her name is Suzy Batkovic.
The Numbers
Points: 20.5ppg (#2 in WNBL and 3rd consecutive season with 20+ point average)
FG%: 42.7%
3FG%: 24.6% (Most three-point attempts in a season - 65)
FT%: 80.2% (Career-high free throw % and most makes in a season - 105)
Rebounds: 12.8rpg (#1 in WNBL by more than 2rpg and career-high)
Assists: 2.0apg
Steals: 1.5spg (#4 in WNBL)
Blocks: 1.8bpg (#1 in WNBL and 3rd consecutive season leading blocks). Read more
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Townsville Fire Sponsors
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Media Sponsors
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Research Sponsor
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Medical Sponsors
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Girls Development Program Sponsor
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Player & Coaching Team Sponsors
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Townsville Fire WNBL Game Schedule
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Rnd
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Date
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Time
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Venue/Court
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Opposition
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1
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04/10/13 (Fri)
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19:30
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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79
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Bendigo
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67
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2
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13/10/13 (Sun)
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13:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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63
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Melbourne
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67
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3
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18/10/13 (Fri)
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19:30
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State Basketball Centre
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54
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Melbourne
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58
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19/10/13 (Sat)
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14:00
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Dandenong Basketball Stadium
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81
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Dandenong
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84
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4
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26/10/13 (Sat)
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19:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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89
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Logan
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76
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5
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02/11/13 (Sat)
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19:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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76
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Sydney
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66
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6
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10/11/13 (Sun)
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14:00
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Logan Metro (to be replayed)
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na
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Logan
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na
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7
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16/11/13 (Sat)
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14:30
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Adelaide Arena
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68
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Adelaide
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69
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17/11/13 (Sun)
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15:00
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WA Basketball Centre
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95
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West Coast
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61
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8
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22/11/13 (Fri)
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19:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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80
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Canberra
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74
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9
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30/11/13 (Sat)
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19:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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95
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West Coast
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67
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10
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07/12/13 (Sat)
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19:00
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Logan Metro
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80
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Logan
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63
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10
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08/12/13 (Sun)
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14:00
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Logan Metro
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95
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Logan
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71
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11
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13/12/13 (Fri)
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19:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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76
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Canberra
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82
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12
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20/12/13 (Fri)
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19:30
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WA Basketball Centre
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88
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West Coast
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56
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12
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22/12/13 (Sun)
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13:30
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Adelaide Arena
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75
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Adelaide
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67
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14
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08/01/14 (Wed)
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19:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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81
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Sydney
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68
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14
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11/01/14 (Sat)
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19:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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70
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Dandenong
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85
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15
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18/01/14 (Sat)
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15:00
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Bendigo Basketball Stadium
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81
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Bendigo
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70
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15
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19/01/14 (Sun)
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13:00
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Dandenong Basketball Stadium
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83
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Dandenong
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103
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16
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26/01/14 (Sun)
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13:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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57
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Bendigo
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78
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17
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02/02/14 (Sun)
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16:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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78
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Adelaide
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65
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18
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07/02/14 (Fri)
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19:30
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SUSAC
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87
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Sydney
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71
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18
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09/02/14 (Sun)
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13:00
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AIS Arena
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90
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Canberra
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68
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19
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15/02/14 (Sat)
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19:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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70
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Melbourne
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55
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Semi
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22/02/14 (Sat)
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14:00
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Townsville RSL Stadium
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78
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Melbourne
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73
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Prelim
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02/03/14 (Sun)
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15:00
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Dandenong Stadium
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Dandenong
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