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- ↑ "Keith Doncon (East Perth)". wafl.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- 1 2 Devaney, John; Full Points Footy’s WA Football Companion, p. 63
- ↑ See Farmer, Barry; ‘Doncon Makes Sound Return’; The West Australian , 1 September 1969, p. 35
- ↑ Christian, Geoff; ‘Doncon Out, East Perth Pick 22 Players for Final’; The West Australian, 19 September 1969, p. 36