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References
- ↑ Luke Morfesse (23 July 2009); Van Berlo 11th debutant for Fremantle Archived 4 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Pike, Chris (5 October 2008); WAFL best and fairest winners; PerthNow
- ↑ AFL Pre-season and Rookie Drafts; Realfooty
- ↑ Hope, Shayne (25 June 2009) Dockers rookie van Berlo back in the frame
- ↑ Greg Denham (23 July 2009); Injury crisis leaves Fremantle Dockers reeling; The Australian
- ↑ Clarke, Tim (25 July 2009) Freo knocks off Eagles in tight finish; The Age
- ↑ Fremantle Dockers pinch Anzac Day thriller over Western Bulldogs
- ↑ Quayle, Emma (17 December 2008); Former Hawk gets second chance
- ↑ van Berlo first to go in Freo cull