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- ↑ "1975 Preliminary Final : Norwood Defeats Port In Exciting Encounter". SANFL Football Memories.
- ↑ http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1975%5B%5D
- ↑ Jakobsen, Peter (10 May 2015). "The Slaying". www.thevarnishedculture.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ↑ Ross, John (1998). The Clubs: The Complete History of Every Club in the VFL/AFL. Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin Books. p. 14. ISBN 0670878588.
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