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- ↑ "Ben Saunders wins third Bernie Naylor Medal in five years". wafc.com.au. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ↑ "Six-goal Saunders stays true to his word". The Western Australian. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
