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- ↑ Nicholson, James (5 November 2000). "Colour blind". The Canberra Times.
Last Saturday's ref, incidentally, was a chap by the name of Peter Green, who is in his first season as an NSL official.
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- ↑ "Peter Green (Referee) - Games Refereed - 2012-13". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ↑ "Green reaches refereeing milestone". MyFootball.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hyundai A-League first to use Video Assistant Referees". A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ↑ "Largest-ever cast of match officials appointed for UAE 2019". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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- ↑ Sydney Festival of Football 2010