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- ↑ 2008 Claxton Shield Rosters Flintoff and Dunn
- ↑ Redcliffe coach rates Muskets hitting 'best in league' Ben Wilmott, The Queensland Times 10 March, 2017
- ↑ Nilsson's Bandits secure ABL four-peat SBS News 3 February 2019
- ↑ DAVID PENROSE (8 October 2019). "BORAL TEAM AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER12 ROSTER ANNOUNCED". baseball.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
