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- ↑ "AFL Photos - Galleries - AFL Photo Galleries". aflphotos.com.au.
- ↑ "IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named - World Footy News". worldfootynews.com.
- ↑ bennylocalfooty (29 August 2011). "David Stynes and The Irish at Moorabbin Football Club" – via YouTube.
- ↑ 1994 All-Ireland football Semi-final Match Programme August
- ↑ "Meet the team". wordpress.com. 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "AFL Statistics by FootyWire : Australian Rules Football League Stats". footywire.com.
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