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- ↑ "Suns' new vice-captain putting her Bess foot forward". Gold Coast Suns. 5 December 2021.
- ↑ "AFLW: Bess a Bomber". Essendon Football Club. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
