Narrm - Melbourne Football Club

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Reigning AFL premiers Melbourne hope the historic temporary rebranding of the club to Narrm will prompt a wider discussion about Indigenous issues.


The Demons will go by Narrm in all Indigenous AFL and AFLW rounds going forward

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  says the move is "really special" and will "start conversations"
• In the rebranding for the rounds, the Demons consulted with the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation
• The Demons will switch to the Aboriginal name for the city of Melbourne during the Sir Doug Nicholls Round later this month.

Demons leaders have hailed the change as significant, with club to continue going by Narrm for all Indigenous rounds in the AFL and AFLW beyond this year.

Great Initiative

 

[Engimal v3]

North Narrm

 

[HugeJohnson]

Wondering what sort of conversations this is going to start.... Seems tokenistic to me, but good on them for at least thinking outside the box, just not sure what it achieves or solves.
Maybe in Pride round they can also rename themselves to the Elton Johns, and on Queens Birthday they could be called Elizabeth or Buckingham.

 

[Milanista28]

How do you say it? Go hard on the 'r'?

Edit: Seems it's just arm with an N, sweet.

 

[theyellowsash]

Great initiative and way to teach people about history who otherwise wouldnt hear a thing about it.

cue the conservative, no politics or social issues in footy (unless it's anzac day), white master race brigade in 3....2....1....

 

[theyellowsash]

Wondering what sort of conversations this is going to start.... Seems tokenistic to me, but good on them for at least thinking outside the box, just not sure what it achieves or solves.
Maybe in Pride round they can also rename themselves to the Elton Johns, and on Queens Birthday they could be called Elizabeth or Buckingham.

had you heard of narrm before?

 

[HugeJohnson]

had you heard of narrm before?

Narrm ate, but I'm not about to start calling Melbourne Narrm now that I have.

 

[ImissFrosty]

very cool, love the work the club does with its indigenous players and staff.

 

[hawkman]

Carna Narrm

 

[HugeJohnson]

Are they going to play at the NCG?

 

[theyellowsash]

Narrm ate, but I'm not about to start calling Melbourne Narrm now that I have.

So you've learned something. Its working already, despite your pessimistic resistance to giving a s**t

 

[PerfectFooty]

Narrm ate, but I'm not about to start calling Melbourne Narrm now that I have.

You don't have to start calling it that, but you're more aware of the history than you where yesterday. So the club already achieved what it set out to do

 

[HugeJohnson]

I'm not saying it's a bad idea, if you read my original quote I said good on them for thinking outside the box and doing something. Doesn't hurt anybody... Maybe just sounds like a compromise.... If they feel so strongly about it why don't they officially rebrand to Narrm FC?

 

[McOrist]

Link: Forgotten aboriginal names for 10 Melbourne suburbs

North Melbourne: Yern-da-ville
Richmond: Quo-yung
Collingwood: Yalla-birr-ang

 

[NorthernBastard]

love this, and their guernsey.

 

[DEVO]

Link: Forgotten aboriginal names for 10 Melbourne suburbs

North Melbourne: Yern-da-ville
Richmond: Quo-yung
Collingwood: Yalla-birr-ang

Yern-da-ville sounds more French than Aboriginal.

 

[MUFASA12]

Euro-Yroke Saints love it

 

[Schneebly11]

Great initiative and way to teach people about history who otherwise wouldnt hear a thing about it.

cue the conservative, no politics or social issues in footy (unless it's anzac day), white master race brigade in 3....2....1....

This is one of the least contentious things I can think of. It’s just using an alternate name for the location of the club.

 

[theyellowsash]

love this, and their guernsey.

As a piece of artwork yeah, though i reckon its a bit busy for a playing top even compared to most previous indigenous round tops. The logo is absolutely ace though, i reckon a jumper using the art style of the logo would be spot on.

 

[theyellowsash]

Euro-Yroke Saints love it

"oh we're from quo-yung land"

that would be sweet

 

[theyellowsash]

This is one of the least contentious things I can think of. It’s just using an alternate name for the location of the club.

yet you know people will (and already are) sooking about it

 

[HairyO]

had you heard of narrm before?

Will Narrm mean anything one week later?

Do it for the year and have all the Premiership stuff say Narrm not Melbourne then it means something.

 

[JackFlash]

And when "Narrm" win the game, where will they sit on the ladder? Surely Melbourne cannot claim the 4 points for the victory? It will be a win for "Narrm"?

 

[NorthernBastard]

As a piece of artwork yeah, though i reckon its a bit busy for a playing top even compared to most previous indigenous round tops. The logo is absolutely ace though, i reckon a jumper using the art style of the logo would be spot on.

yeah that's fair, but for a 1 off it's cool!

 

[ImissFrosty]

As a piece of artwork yeah, though i reckon its a bit busy for a playing top even compared to most previous indigenous round tops. The logo is absolutely ace though, i reckon a jumper using the art style of the logo would be spot on.

it's our worst indigenous round jumper imo, the hawk ruins it, the rest is sick as though