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- ↑ Neil Trezise, AFL Tables.
- ↑ On 6 July 1963, on the single occasion that he coached the Geelong First XVIII, he was the coach of the team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.
- ↑ Neil Trezise was a champ, Herald Sun, 22 August 2006.
- ↑ Strong, Geoff (25 August 2006). "Nipper farewelled at his old 'church'". The Age. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ Trezise, Neil Benjamin, Re-Member ('Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament).
- ↑ "The Honourable Neil Benjamin Trezise". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ Former Vic Govt minister Trezise dies, ABC News Online, 21 August 2006.