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- ↑ Mascord, Steve (20 October 1999). "Anderson's son told by Storm to look elsewhere". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales. p. 47.
- ↑ Barba was almost sent to Storm smh.com.au, 25 September 2015