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Since it has been awhile since the last assessment, I have had another look at the current version and noticed the following:

• There is uncited text in the article, including entire paragraphs.
• There is an orange "expansion needed" banner from December 2024

Should this article go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 18:11, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

this says he was born in Ferntree Gully without citation, but there are other articles referenced on this page that says he was born in Essendon. Even this page says he grew up in Essendon 103.100.175.181 (talk) 14:26, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]