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- 1 2 "Deadly trio Bowen, Hodges and Prince leading way for Indigenous coaches". National Rugby League. 12 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Ronald Griffiths announced as NRLW Head Coach". Newcastle Knights. 14 April 2022.
- ↑ "Junior Rugby League News, harold matthews cup, sg ball, mel meninga cup, cyril connell cup, uni shield, buckley shield, schoolboys rugby league". ourfootyteam-archives.com.au.
- ↑ "GRETA GETS REVENGE ON DENMAN | NBN News". NBN News.
- ↑ "2014 NSWRL Annual Report" (PDF). nswrl.com.au.
- ↑ "Butcher Boys central to Miller coaching call". Newcastle Herald. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Wests Tigers appoint Ron Griffiths as Coaching Assistant". Match Preview: Round 11 vs Bulldogs. 29 January 2020.
- ↑ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project".