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- ↑ Phelan, Jason (30 April 2009). "CEO Jackson to leave Bombers at season's end". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Jackson receives AFL life membership". Essendon Football Club. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Demons coach Mark Neeld sacked". The Age. Melbourne.
- ↑ "Paul Roos signed as Melbourne coach for two seasons". The Age. Melbourne.
- ↑ Morris, Tom (9 May 2018). "Melbourne chief executive Peter Jackson to leave Demons at end of the 2019 AFL season". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 27 June 2022.