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- ↑ These tallies refer to premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only.
- ↑ "NATIONAL DRAFT OF ENORMOUS IMPORTANCE - essendonfc.com.au". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ↑ "Where are they now? Darren Mead". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2019.