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- ↑ "SUNS add Alana Barba and Tara Bohanna to AFLW List". goldcoastfc.com.au. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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- ↑ "AFLW Round 2 Team Announcement: Returns & a debut to face the Eagles". goldcoastfc.com.au. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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