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- ↑ Rugby League Project - Phillip Graham: https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/philip-graham/summary.html
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ( ISBN 1875169571).