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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.
- ↑ "1987 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Cockerill, Mike (22 September 1987). "Favourites share Brownlow Medal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 48.
- ↑ "1987 Brownlow Medal". YouTube. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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