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- ↑ "Dumped Kiwi Hawk 'praying for a second opportunity'".
- ↑ Kiwi Kurt Heatherley to make Hawks debut
- ↑ Quayle, Emma (22 April 2013). "Taking the long road". The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Jay, Clark (27 November 2013). "Hawthorn rookies teenager Shem Tatupu as one of two New Zealand scholarship holders". Herald Sun . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Collins, Ben (6 August 2016). "Hawthorn's Kiwi to make flying debut against Demons". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Hawthorn Cut Trio". Triple M. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ↑ "Dumped Kiwi Hawk 'praying for a second opportunity'".
- ↑ Kurt Heatherley's player profile at AFL Tables
- ↑ "'Auckland snap up AFL youngster for Mitre 10 Cup". TVNZ. 7 August 2019.