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- ↑ Robb, Jim (8 September 1971). "Fitzroy too strong". The Age .
- ↑ McFarline, Peter (10 September 1971). "Carlton by nine points". The Age .
- ↑ "Easy for Demons". The Age . 15 September 1971.
- ↑ Robb, Jim (17 September 1971). "Lions win a fiery clash". The Age .
- ↑ McFarline, Peter (22 September 1971). "Melbourne too strong". The Age .
- ↑ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide to 2010. G. Slattery. p. 900. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.