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- ↑ "Full Points Football – Biographies [K]". 2007. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Football Champions battle racism". 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
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- ↑ Ortolan, Mikaela. "AFL to confront racism allegations brought on by Phil Krakouer as class action launches". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ↑ Brown, Melissa. "AFL greats Kevin Sheedy and Terry Daniher named in Krakouer brothers' racism class action". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
