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Port Adelaide first team Indigenous players (SANFL 1870-1996, AFL 1997-present).
  1. Harry Hewitt (1891, 1 game*)
  2. Malcolm Cooper (1954 - 1955, 5 games)
  3. Richie Bray (1959 - 1966, 77 games, 3 premierships - 1962, 1963, 1965)
  4. Wilf Huddleston (1961 - 1963, 24 games)
  5. Peter Talman (1965 - 1966, 11 games)
  6. Eugene Warrior Snr (1971 - 1972, 1 games)
  7. Stephen O’Brien (1973 - 1975, 56 games)
  8. Ross Agius (1979 - 1984, 53 games, 1 premiership - 1980)
  9. Brenton Owens (1984 - 1989, 41 games)
  10. Michael O’Brien (1985 - 1989, 66 games)
  11. Gavin Wanganeen (1990, 1997 - 2006, 200 games, 2 premierships - 1990, 2004)
  12. Troy Bond (1991 - 2000)
  13. Shane Bond (1993 - 2000)
  14. Che Cockatoo-Collins (1993 - 2005)
  15. Jason Cockatoo (1994, 3 games)
  16. Andrew McLeod (1994 - 1996, 23 games, 1 premiership - 1994)
  17. Eugene Warrior Jnr (1995 - 2002)
  18. Fabian Francis (1995 - 2005, 2 premiership - 1995, 1996)
  19. Peter Burgoyne (1996 - 2009, 2 premiership - 1996, 2004)
  20. Derek Murray (1999 - 2002)
  21. Shaun Burgoyne (2000 - 2009, 1 premiership - 2004)
  22. Allan Murray (2001 - 2002, 1 game)
  23. Byron Pickett (2003 - 2005, 55 games, 1 premiership - 2004)
  24. Danyle Pearce (2005 - 2012, 154 games)
  25. Elijah Ware (2005 - 2006, 2 games)
  26. Daniel Motlop (2006 - 2011, 83 games)
  27. Nathan Krakouer (2006 - 2017)
  28. Marlon Motlop (2008 - 2011, 5 games)
  29. Wade Thompson (2009 - 2010, 2 games)
  30. Chad Wingard (2012 - present)
  31. Brendon Ah Chee (2012 - 2017)
  32. Jake Neade (2013 - present)
  33. Karl Amon (2014 - present)
  34. Jarman Impey (2014 - present)
  35. Patrick Ryder (2015 - present)
  36. Sam Powell Pepper (2017 - present)
  37. Aidyn Johnson (2017 - present)
  38. Steven Motlop (2018 - present)
  39. Dom Barry (2018 - present)
  40. Lindsay Thomas (2018 - present)
  41. Jarrod Lienert (2018 - present)
Correct me if I have made any mistakes.

*Harry Hewitt played for Port Adelaide in a game against Fitzroy at Adelaide Oval in 1891.

I have removed the Eden brothers of the 1920's and 1930's who are actually Mauritian.
 
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These numbers highlight the importance we see in embracing indigenous players & culture. Mentioned by BT last Thursday S.Motlop is Geelongs 12th indigenous player.
Not a pissing contest but shows how clubs have historically differed in their approaches.
 
_VXV said:
These numbers highlight the importance we see in embracing indigenous players & culture. Mentioned by BT last Thursday S.Motlop is Geelongs 12th indigenous player.
Not a pissing contest but shows how clubs have historically differed in their approaches.
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Geelong was the only club that didn't have any Indigenous players at one point (I think 2004). I think we also have the most Indigenous players in the AFL.
 
You could make a fair 22 out of these 39 players.

Harry Hewitt largely played for North Adelaide (Medindie) but was also a fair cricketer and quite intelligent as he wrote for newspapers about indigenous issues.

He also captain coached an all indigenous side against a SAFA representitive side to good results.

I'd say that if he was around today he would have made it to the AFL.
 
The club put this video up of our indigenous stars in the AFL before Thursday night's game.

Alyx I know you do GIFs but do you do small videos? Any chance you can cut up the video from 1.34 to 1.46 and get the late great Clinton Grybus' call of Pickett which includes "Take a bow Byron"???

 
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I remember Eugene snr playing in the reserves telecasts hosted by Dean Davis and Denis Errey.

Lightning quick with an almost vicious daisy cutter drop kick and stab pass.
 
Ford Fairlane said:
I remember Eugene snr playing in the reserves telecasts hosted by Dean Davis and Denis Errey.

Lightning quick with an almost vicious daisy cutter drop kick and stab pass.
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Yes I remember those days and seeing him play so well, so I was shocked when some time in the late 1980's I saw the stats that he only ever played one game for Port's league side.
 
RussellEbertHandball said:
Yes I remember those days and seeing him play so well, so I was shocked when some time in the late 1980's I saw the stats that he only ever played one game for Port's league side.
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So true. If you were in the wrong position, it was awfully hard to force yourself into the side back then from reserves unless you were a special talent. Imagine being a skilful wingman... there was only Bruce Light and Kim Kinnear in your way (or Bruce Nyland). Pat Taylor was a pretty handy wingman too.

Joe Kozlowski could kick 100 goals in the reserves but had to get past a couple of handy forwards like Randall Gerlach and Tim Evans.

There were examples on every line.

Talk about real pressure for spots.
 

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_VXV said:
Not a pissing contest but shows how clubs have historically differed in their approaches.
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Chance Bateman was the second indigenous player at the Hawks, ever.

Which goes a long way to explaining Dermott's treatment of West Coast's Chris Lewis in a bygone era.
 
SgtSchulz said:
Ford Fairlane loved your Guernsey idea
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Thank you. I sent it to someone at the club. See if I get a response :D

It was interesting you came up with this thread while I was wracking my brain for Port's Aboriginal players who played exclusively in the pre-AFL period.

Whilst I remember Port being a trend-setter in playing Aboriginal players, often those players would make it to reserves level but couldn't quite crack the league side.

I'm sure there was a Motlop at Port back in the 70s, Mark I think, but I have a feeling he played at Glenelg too.
 
13 Premierships between them all is surprisingly low, though considering a good chunk are post AFL that's not too surprising.

I am not suggesting correlation implies causation here. Just an observation.
 
SgtSchulz said:
Port Adelaide first team Indigenous players (SANFL 1870-1996, AFL 1997-present).
  1. Harry Hewitt (1891, 1 game*)
  2. John Eden (1928 - 1929, 2 games)
  3. Drozena Eden (1929 - 1936, 77 games)
  4. Malcolm Cooper (1954 - 1955, 5 games)
  5. Richie Bray (1959 - 1966, 77 games, 3 premierships - 1962, 1963, 1965)
  6. Wilf Huddleston (1961 - 1963, 24 games)
  7. Peter Talman (1965 - 1966, 11 games)
  8. Eugene Warrior Snr (1971 - 1972, 1 games)
  9. Stephen O’Brien (1973 - 1975, 56 games)
  10. Ross Agius (1979 - 1984, 53 games, 1 premiership - 1980)
  11. Brenton Owens (1984 - 1989, 41 games)
  12. Michael O’Brien (1985 - 1989, 66 games)
  13. Gavin Wanganeen (1990, 1997 - 2006, 200 games, 2 premierships - 1990, 2004)
  14. Troy Bond (1991 - 2000)
  15. Shane Bond (1993 - 2000)
  16. Che Cockatoo-Collins (1993 - 2005)
  17. Jason Cockatoo (1994, 3 games)
  18. Andrew McLeod (1994 - 1996, 23 games, 1 premiership - 1994)
  19. Eugene Warrior Jnr (1995 - 2002)
  20. Fabian Francis (1995 - 2005, 2 premiership - 1995, 1996)
  21. Peter Burgoyne (1996 - 2009, 2 premiership - 1996, 2004)
  22. Derek Murray (1999 - 2002)
  23. Shaun Burgoyne (2000 - 2009, 1 premiership - 2004)
  24. Allan Murray (2001 - 2002, 1 game)
  25. Byron Pickett (2003 - 2005, 55 games, 1 premiership - 2004)
  26. Danyle Pearce (2005 - 2012, 154 games)
  27. Elijah Ware (2005 - 2006, 2 games)
  28. Daniel Motlop (2006 - 2011, 83 games)
  29. Nathan Krakouer (2006 - present)
  30. Marlon Motlop (2008 - 2011, 5 games)
  31. Wade Thompson (2009 - 2010, 2 games)
  32. Chad Wingard (2012 - present)
  33. Brendon Ah Chee (2012 - present)
  34. Jake Neade (2013 - present)
  35. Karl Amon (2014 - present)
  36. Jarman Impey (2014 - present)
  37. Patrick Ryder (2015 - present)
  38. Sam Powell Pepper (2017 - present)
  39. Aidyn Johnson (2017 - present)
Correct me if I have made any mistakes.

*Harry Hewitt played for Port Adelaide in a game against Fitzroy at Adelaide Oval in 1891.
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I know Harold Oliver isn't indigenous, and there has been a lot debate about it, but didn't he play with an indigenous player between his 1910-22 years at Ports??
 
Chiwigi said:
13 Premierships between them all is surprisingly low, though considering a good chunk are post AFL that's not too surprising.

I am not suggesting correlation implies causation here. Just an observation.
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Yeah, this is the post-script.

• Gavin Wanganeen, 1 x Premiership Essendon (1993)

• Shane Bond, 1 x Premiership WCE (1994)

• Troy Bond, 1 x Premiership Adelaide (1997)

• Andrew McLeod, 2 x Premierships Adelaide (1997, 98)

• Byron Pickett, 1 x Premiership Nth Melb (1999)

• Shaun Burgoyne, 3 x Premierships Hawthorn (2013, 14, 15)
 
Ford Fairlane said:
Thank you. I sent it to someone at the club. See if I get a response :D

It was interesting you came up with this thread while I was wracking my brain for Port's Aboriginal players who played exclusively in the pre-AFL period.

Whilst I remember Port being a trend-setter in playing Aboriginal players, often those players would make it to reserves level but couldn't quite crack the league side.

I'm sure there was a Motlop at Port back in the 70s, Mark I think, but I have a feeling he played at Glenelg too.
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I can confirm that he definitely played at Glenelg.
 
RussellEbertHandball said:
I know Harold Oliver isn't indigenous, and there has been a lot debate about it, but didn't he play with an indigenous player between his 1910-22 years at Ports??
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The Eden brothers were just after him.

Agius categorically ruled him out as being indigenous although he was abused for his darker skin. Both parents from Cornwall.
 
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