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References
- ↑ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ↑ "1949 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ "R. Clegg wins 1949 Brownlow Medal". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 1 September 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Medals awarded retrospectively". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 6 April 1989. p. 18.
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