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References
- Bruce Neish's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bruce Neish's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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