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- ↑ "Keith Maddison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
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