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- ↑ "Selection 72: Will Young". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ↑ "2008 SANFL Mini Draft". SANFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ↑ "Update: van Berlo out, Young to debut". afc.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2010.