Malthouse: ‘Football dream’ on display in Sir Doug Nicholls Round
As the Sir Doug Nicholls Round approaches, AFL legend Mick Malthouse reflects on his involvement with Indigenous players across the AFL, and the beauty of their passion for the game.
Indigenous Sport Week
Gardner denounces Jan 26 Test on ‘day of mourning’
Ash Gardner spoke out earlier this year after Cricket Australia slated her sideside to play on January 26. Now she feels Scott Boland could be put in the same situation.
Hynes, Latrell call out racist fans for booing Buddy
NRL superstars Latrell Mitchell and Nicho Hynes believe the boos directed at AFL champion Buddy Franklin were racially motivated.
Top 50: Australia’s greatest Indigenous athletes
Cathy Freeman’s Sydney 2000 win, Nicky Winmar’s 1993 stand, JT and the Qld dynasty or perhaps Patty Mills and the legacy he is creating. Vote for your number one Indigenous athlete.
More Stories
‘You’re not Aboriginal because you’re not black’
Olympics-bound Indigenous sevens star Dylan Pietsch has fought a silent battle for years to overcome an identity problem. Now he’s poised to celebrate his heritage on the world’s biggest stage.
Mundine: I paved the way for Latrell, Foxy and Cody
Australia’s most polarising athlete says speaking his mind may have stirred up bad blood but it also inspired a generation of Indigenous talent.
NRL coach bombshell: Being Aboriginal cost me jobs
The NRL’s only Aboriginal coach has earned his position the hard way, initially working for free and driving 350km a day, but it beats being overlooked because of the colour of his skin.
Revealed: Where Patty Mills’ NBA paycheques are going
NBA stars have famously thrown millions at jewellery, jets, even a replica Bat Cave. Yet for dream-making Boomers star Patty Mills, it all starts with one pair of bare feet.
The unconscious bias damaging netball
Sharon Finnan-White is a champion of netball but feels there is an enormous amount of work still to be done to make the sport inclusive for all.
Special moment Aussie star reconnected with her home
Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner opens up about how she embraces indigenous culture, why she loves the “smoking ceremony” and the advice she’d give her teenage self.
How Dizzy’s historic moment went unnoticed
It should have been a moment to celebrate. A 119-year wait for Australia’s first Indigenous Test cricketer over – instead it went unnoticed. Jason Gillespie explains why.
Robbo: Can you blame Goodes when game abandoned him?
The AFL and thousands of footy fans are to blame for a “shameful” situation where a champion won’t accept a Hall of Fame nomination, writes Mark Robinson.
Original URL: https://www.couriermail.com.au/topics/indigenous-sport-week/page/6