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- ↑ Chris Scott's wish granted as AFL "recognises the minor premier" in combined AFL, AFLW McClelland Trophy by Aidan Cellini for Sporting News 9 March 2023
- ↑ Perkin, Steve (5 May 1991). "Exposed! The Dr McClelland Trophy". The Age . p. 69.
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- ↑ Football Record 30/31 March 1 April 1991 page 3, McClelland Trophy - A New Look -