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- ↑ Bryce Ayshford Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine nrlstats.com
- ↑ Glenn Jackson (3 September 2010). "After catching Sheens' eye, young Ayshford is now kept on his toes". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2010.