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- ↑ "2019's best recognised at inaugural Football in Queensland Awards Night". 4 November 2019.
- ↑ "Signing news: Western United adds young Aussie defender to roster". 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "Western United FC vs Central Coast Mariners, A-League, Round 15, 19th Jan 2020". 8 August 2019.
- ↑ "Western United squad update". Western United FC . 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
