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- ↑ "Farewell to glory days of netball". www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Thunderbirds back Delaney in residency row". www.theage.com.au. 12 March 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Jacqui Delaney". diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ↑ "Roger living another Port dream here in Noosa". www.noosanews.com.au. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
