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- ↑ "Stevenson, Robert". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.