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- ↑ Perth Metro (Mount Lawley) September 1998 rainfall
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- ↑ Lague, Steve; “Injured Fill Interchange Bench Early”; in The Game, p. 3; from The West Australian, 21 September 1998
- ↑ "Grand Final - 1998 - League". WAFL Online. West Australian Football Commission. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ "Simpson Medalists". WAFL Online. West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.