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- ↑ "ALL AUSTRALIAN TEAMS 1953 TO 1988". Full Points Footy. Full Points Publications. Archived from the original on 20 November 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ Linnell, Gary (7 May 1986). "Richardson a Bomber; Rioli may go west". The Age. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
