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- ↑ "Cross-coding Kimber makes footy a family affair". Rookie Me. 13 May 2022.
- ↑ "AFL Mackay Grand Final Weekend". AFL Queensland. 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "Young guns making their mark in their respective codes". Courier Mail. 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "SUNS AFLW List Update". Gold Coast Suns. 15 August 2022.
- ↑ "Kaylee Kimber to make AFLW debut". Gold Coast Suns. 14 October 2022.
- ↑ "List changes: Port cuts second twin, Roos delist four". afl.com.au/aflw. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ↑ Gemma Bastiani [@glbastiani] (27 August 2024). "Kaylee Kimber, who two days ago was named Best on Ground in Southport's maiden QAFLW Grand Final victory, has been given a second chance at #AFLW level, signed as the Bulldogs' replacement for an injured Mua Laloifi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
