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Indigenous AFL players : There appear to be parallels between the talent of Indigenous Australians for AFL football and the talents of athletes from a range of races for particular sports. The dominance of African-American NBL players, East African, in particular Kenyan and ... ScienceAlert

Indigenous AFL players (Science Alert) : What causes Indigenous players to shine at Australian Rules Football? Jodi Richardson investigates whether culture or genetics play a larger role.

The national convulsion over race  - This has shocked everyone out of their comfort zones about Australia's proudly proclaimed tolerance and inclusion, often symbolised by the success of Indigenous AFL players. The reaction on all sides has been intense, one of those explosive

AFL greats feature in new indigenous body - The rise of indigenous players in the past two decades is one of the AFL's great success stories. It's what happens to them next that worries a new ...

Australia send Indigenous All Stars team to Ireland for Rules series The AFL have confirmed that the team which travels to Ireland for the International Rules series will be made up solely of indigenous players. The team, which will be known as The Indigenous All Stars, will represent Australia in the two-test series in ...

AFL hopes indigenous players speak up  - Our game – and sport generally – will continue to lead the way in having discussions about race and the role of indigenous Australians in our ...

AFL and clubs to explore ways of retaining indigenous talent  - Only once – in 2013 – did indigenous players leaving the game do so ... The South Australian clubs have almost 40 per cent of local players on their ...

Minister backs Aboriginal academies : Warren Snowden, federal minister for indigenous health, has called on the AFL and its clubs to explore establishing development centres across Australia to prepare indigenous footballers for the AFL. Indigenous players drafted as teenagers would stay ... The Age

AFL scouts line up for country's best young Indigenous talent - More than 300 young Indigenous and multicultural Australian rules football players took part in a special tournament on Thursday at the Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney. Some of the boys have travelled from regional and remote communities for the chance to show off their sporting skills to ...

Call for greater investment to support indigenous players : Betheras, who helped several footballers and artists shift from central Australia , also suggested the AFL should look to indigenous stars - Sydney co-captain Adam Goodes, when he retires, or dual Adelaide premiership star Andrew McLeod - for a role on ... Sydney Morning Herald

Indigenous families reveal struggles NOBODY says it is easy for indigenous players to relocate to big cities to forge careers in the AFL, but in fact we don't know half of it. Only their families know the true struggles of settling in, adapting to new environments and really feeling a ...

Racism, recognition and reconciliation in AFL: A young player's perspective - It's encouraging to see there's that level of support for Indigenous players ... "The AFL probably lead the way in sport in Australia in recognising that ...

Commonwealth Games are an opportunity to face up to the history of colonialism -  Sport has long been a field in which Indigenous Australians have excelled, gained fame, and protested against discrimination. Cathy Freeman's 400m in the Sydney Olympics was proclaimed as a moment that aided “reconciliation”. The on-field protests of AFL players Nicky Winmar and Adam Goodes, ...

Culture shock for indigenous players  - While many were left scratching their heads when West Australian Dayle Garlett turned his back on his fledgling AFL career with Hawthorn, one Perth ...

Brawl at footy match shows racism still prevalent in AFL - The club confirmed it has also received reports about a number of racial comments directed at some of its high profile indigenous players on Saturday ...

Port Adelaide bans fan in latest racism row - The incident has led to the AFL admitting it can do more to stop racism as saddened indigenous players say they're fed up with vilification in the sport.

It's all relative as Tiger Houli says thanks : While indigenous Australians make up 10 per cent of club lists, a further 10 per cent of players come from multicultural backgrounds. Last season Houli was the only practising Muslim in the AFL, and he is regarded as the most observant to have played ... The Age