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- ↑ "Vanderfeen and Scott to be inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame". The Advocate (Tasmania) . Australian Community Media. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ Bresnahan, James (4 July 2015). "Former Richmond AFL starr Matthew Richardson elevated to Icon status". News.com.au . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ "293. Andrew Vanderfeen". Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame . AFL Tasmania.
- ↑ "WAFL FootyFacts - VAN DER FEEN, Andrew Wilfred". waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 28 December 2020.