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- 1 2 Oates, Stacey (27 September 2018). "AFLW: Cats welcome Rookies". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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- ↑ McWilliams, Phoebe (29 November 2018). "Georgie continues 'powerful' Rankin dynasty". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
