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- ↑ "Bragg elevated as Ravaillion takes a baby break". Collingwood Magpies Netball. 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "Bragg Earns Full-time Magpies Spot For 2020". Super Netball. 24 September 2019.
- ↑ Monforte, Carla (25 August 2022). "Cats add Super Netballer Melissa Bragg to list". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
