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- ↑ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Whitticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen; The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Playersp. 252. ISBN 1-875169-76-8