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- ↑ "King may ease Broncos crisis" . The Independent . 7 March 2003. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ↑ "Storm trump King holds loyalty card close to his chest". The Sydney Morning Herald . 21 May 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2018.