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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Michael Lovett, ed. (2009). "Awards". AFL Record Season Guide 2009. The Slattery Media Group. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- 1 2 3 4 "Collingwood club history". AFL Record . 98 (Finals Week 3, 2009 – Second Preliminary Final, Geelong Cats v Collingwood): 69. 19 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Richmond historical perspective". AFL Record . 97 (Round 14, 2008 – Richmond v Carlton): 42. 27 June – 5 July 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Carlton club history". AFL Record . 98 (Round 19, 2009 – Carlton v Geelong Cats): 38. 7–9 August 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hawthorn club history". AFL Record . 98 (Round 17, 2009 – Geelong Cats v Hawthorn): 52. 24–26 July 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Western Bulldogs club history". AFL Record . 98 (Finals Week 1, 2009 – Second Qualifying Final, Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs): 69. 5 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Melbourne club history". AFL Record . 98 (Round 6, 2009 – Melbourne v Geelong Cats): 38. 1–3 May 2009.
- 1 2 "Geelong club history". AFL Record . 98 (Finals Week 3, 2009 – Second Preliminary Final, Geelong Cats v Collingwood): 57. 19 September 2009.
- 1 2 "St Kilda historical perspective". AFL Record . 97 (Finals Week 1, 2008 – First Qualifying Final, Geelong v St Kilda): 57. 7 September 2008.
- ↑ "West Coast Eagles historical perspective". AFL Record . 96 (Round 5, 2007 – Richmond v West Coast Eagles): 54. 25–29 April 2007.
- ↑ "Media honour Swan's season". collingwoodfc.com.au. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ↑ Michael Lovett, ed. (2010). "Awards". AFL Record Season Guide 2010. The Slattery Media Group. p. 557. ISBN 978-1-921778-19-3.
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