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- ↑ "Bad boy Williams limbers up for Raiders senior debut". NZ Herald . 16 June 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ "Willie the kid whose dream finally came true". The Canberra Times . 9 March 2006.
- ↑ "One hit wonders: Players who lasted just one season in the NRL". sportingnews.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.