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Ring Master
Aboriginal Australia has produced some exceptional boxers over the years, men who have scaled the heights of the sport, winning world titles at home and abroad, but among them, only one man holds the distinction of being both an elite Aboriginal fighter and an elite boxing referee. That man is the late Trevor Christian, who […]
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Big Artie
For Arthur Beetson – the man who’d go on to become one of the great icons of Australian sport, one of rugby league’s seven Immortals, the first Aboriginal person to captain an Australian sporting team and the figurehead of State of Origin football – it all began in the Queensland country town of Roma, where […]
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2012 All-Stars Announced
It’s taken three years, but now that Greg Inglis and Justin Hodges are both finally available for selection at the same time, the 2012 Indigenous All Stars’ line-up is the strongest team on paper yet, since the inception of the Indigenous All Stars’ concept in 2009. The full team was announced recently in Sydney, and […]
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Born to Ride
You might not be familiar with saddle-bronc champion Sam Spreadborough, but the Americans and the rest of the world certainly are! Sam’s made it to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the second year running. The Wrangler Finals are rodeo’s world championships. To compete, you need to be in the top […]
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Life in the Fast Lane
Patrick Johnson has just arrived at the Gadigal Information Service office in Redfern, Sydney, for a live interview with Deadly Vibe on the ‘Black Gold’ sports radio program. The location is literally a stone’s throw from where he works: the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence. Patrick has […]
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2011 Sports Round Up
NRL player Anthony Mitchell has expressed his desperation to play for the Indigenous side at next years All Stars match to NRL.com. Anthony is currently locked in a three-way battle with Travis Waddell and Joel Romelo for the hooking role going onto the late stages of Indigenous All Stars team voting, and described his All […]
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The Wright Stuff
In this year’s New South Wales Cup rugby league Grand Final, it seemed that the Bulldogs were headed for a disappointing loss. Then, fate smiled on the young team. Miraculously, they came up with the ball with less than a minute on the clock. The footy drifted wide, finding its way to 22-year-old Jonathan Wright, […]
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Heart of the City
At 23, David Williams speaks and carries himself with confidence and a level of professionalism well beyond his age – one of the many positive effects of having made the enormous leap to travel to the other side of the world, away from friends and family, to chase his sporting dream. In 2006, at the […]
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Jesse’s Giant-sized Potential
Jesse Williams hasn’t even finished college and yet the 21-year-old Indigenous Australian from Brisbane has already played on a bigger stage, and in front of more fans than most professional sportspeople will in their lifetimes. If you haven’t heard about Jesse yet, you are sure to be hearing plenty about this 193cm, 140kg athlete in […]
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The Growing Soccer Tribe
When most people think of Indigenous achievement in football, they think of AFL and rugby league, but as this new book shows, it doesn’t end there. John Maynard: I think we’ve excelled in just about every sport you can point your finger at where we’ve been given a go, and soccer is one that’s sadly […]
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From humble beginnings
Twenty-two-year old Australian Wallaby and soon to be Melbourne Rebel, Kurtley Beale is the toast of Australian Rugby at the moment after a stellar 2011 season that saw him win the John Eales’ medal and play at his first World Cup. While Kurtley has set the rugby world on fire with his unique talent, his […]
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High Flyers: 2011 AFL highlights
Looking at the full-year statistics, the huge impact of Indigenous players on the ladder is obvious. For starters, Aboriginal players accounted for over 10 per cent of senior players’ lists, which is incredible for a community that represents only 2–3 per cent of the Australian population. Put it another way: Indigenous players are four times […]
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2011 NRL Highlights
The People’s Choice Taking out the coveted Deadly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rugby League for the fourth time this year was Cowboys’ halfback Johnathan Thurston . Despite suffering a nasty looking leg injury in Game III of the State of Origin series, Johnathan bounced back to lead the Cowboys into the finals. “It’s great […]
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ACHIEVEMENT IN AFL
CYRIL RIOLI Cyril was drafted by Hawthorn with the 12th pick in the 2007 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2008 season and went on to play 25 games in what was a close to perfect debut year, playing in every game of the season, winning the Premiership Flag, […]
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ACHIEVEMENT IN NRL
SAM THAIDAY Sam made his NRL debut playing for the Brisbane Broncos in 2003 and has gone on to become a regularly selected second rower for both Queensland and Australia. In 2009, Sam was named Man of the Match in Game II of the State of Origin Series and played for Australia in the successful […]
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MALE SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
PATRICK MILLS Patrick first played for the Australian Boomers at the 2007 FIBA Oceania Men’s Championships and in 2009, was selected with the 25th pick in the second round (55th pick overall) by the Portland Trailblazers, becoming the second Indigenous player to be drafted into the NBA. During the NBA lockout in 2011 – Patrick […]
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