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- ↑ "Narelle Fletcher - ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Congratulations to Jaspa Fletcher (Year 10) who played for Metropolitan East at the AFL Queensland School Sport State Carnival". Brisbane State High School. 15 May 2019.
- ↑ "AFL greats coaching in this year's QAFL". AFL Queensland. 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "AFL 2021 U19 Championships - Queensland v Tasmania". Australian Football League. 23 September 2021.
- ↑ "There's a SECOND Brisbane father-son gun. He's a draft bolter who's already tasted life as a Lion". Fox Sports Australia. 29 October 2022.
- ↑ "The top 20 prospects in the 2022 AFL draft: Jaspa Fletcher". Wide World of Sports. 27 November 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Draft Recap: A Father-Son Frenzy". Brisbane Lions. 1 December 2022.
- ↑ "Son of a Gun Jaspa Fletcher to Debut". Brisbane Lions. 15 June 2023.
- ↑ "Fletcher fetches first goal to get Gabba going". Australian Football League. 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Jaspa Fletcher". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2023.