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References
- ↑ "Kevin Goss". AFL Tables.
- ↑ The Age, "Goss out", 20 May 1980, p. 1
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.