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- ↑ Rugby League News Feb 1972 Edition. Mick Dryden reference https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-779087159/view?sectionId=nla.obj-782120677&partId=nla.obj-779097511#page/n7/mode/1up
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. ( ISBN 1875169571)
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