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- ↑ "Field Umpires". AFLUA. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ Award Winners - New South Wales Australian Football Umpires Association
- ↑ Gauci, Julia (22 September 2014). "Nomad settles into rightful place".
- ↑ Windley, Matt. "Fans criticised for booing after AFL umpire Troy Pannell stretchered from the field after head clash at Etihad Stadium". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Three changes made to the 2019 Field Umpires list". AFL Umpires Association. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
