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We do have three Indigenous players in the team though.

We have four in Benjamin, Anderson, Walker and Betts.

There is nothing odd about highlighting the special talents of Aboriginal football players. To say it is tokenism is so condescending. It is one of the very few avenues available to what are THE MOST oppressed indigenous people of any western nation, in fact their life expectancy is amongst the lowest in the world.....and one of the very few opportunities which they have to escape this and be recognized for their genuine talents you deride as tokenism.

Sometimes it just makes me sick to come on these boards. I'd have another half dozen Aboriginal players in our team in a heart beat. The only way they are going to get their is if they are the best in the land you morons, but going after them is awesome idea.

Sheedy has implicitly praised the traits of Aboriginals and highlighted the unique qualities.

To ignore the special talents of Aboriginals and denegrade the idea to mere tokenism is not only the height of stupidity it is also verges on the distasteful.


The following list is not one of Tokenism but of a genuine natural talent for the game...something to be encouraged and not laughed at...



* Winston Abraham
* Robert AhMat
* Chance Bateman
* Liam Bedford
* Clint Benjamin
* Eddie Betts
* Ashley Blurton
* Shane Bond
* Troy Bond
* Peter Burgoyne
* Shaun Burgoyne
* Ronnie Burns
* Barry Cable
* Basil Campbell
* Matthew Campbell
* Darren Capewell
* Sean Charles
* Scott Chisholm
* Raphael Clarke
* Xavier Clarke
* Che Cockatoo-Collins
* Richie Cole
* Clayton Collard
* Cyril Collard
* Troy Cook
* Anthony Corrie
* Shannon Cox
* Aaron Davey
* Alwyn Davey
* Leon Davis
* Courtenay Dempsey
* Gary Dhurrkay
* Brad Dick
* Nathan Djerrkura
* Chris Egan
* Phil Egan
* Graham Farmer
* Jeff Farmer
* Cameron Faulkner
* Fabian Francis
* Lance Franklin
* Adam Goodes
* Jonathon Griffin
* Antoni Grover
* Jarrod Harbrow
* Roger Hayden
* Des Headland
* Josh Hill
* Craig Holden
* Rhan Hooper
* Syd Jackson
* Leroy Jetta
* Graham Johncock
* Chris L. Johnson
* Joe Johnson
* Michael Johnson
* Dale Kickett
* Derek Kickett
* Steven Koops
* Andrew J. Krakouer
* Jim Krakouer
* Nathan Krakouer
* Phil Krakouer
* Chris Lewis
* Michael Long
* Andrew Lovett
* Wally Lovett
* Nathan Lovett-Murray
* Malcolm Lynch
* Peter Matera
* Phillip Matera
* Wally Matera
* Adrian McAdam
* Norm McDonald
* Ashley McGrath
* Cory McGrath
* Toby McGrath
* Michael McLean
* Andrew McLeod
* Gilbert McAdam
* Clem Michael
* Stephen Michael
* Harry Miller
* Gavin Mitchell
* Michael Mitchell
* Daniel Motlop
* Shannon Motlop
* Calib Mourish
* Justin Murphy
* Allan Murray
* Phil Narkle
* Douglas Nicholls
* Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
* Michael O'Loughlin
* Danyle Pearce
* Derek Peardon
* Carl Peterson
* Byron Pickett
* Lionel Proctor
* Albert Proud
* Dean Rioli
* Maurice Rioli
* Jason Roe
* Patrick Ryder
* Ashley Sampi
* Eddie Sansbury
* Mathew Stokes
* Richard Tambling
* Garth Taylor
* Lindsay Thomas
* Keren Ugle
* Travis Varcoe
* Rod Waddell
* Andrew Walker
* Gavin Wanganeen
* Elijah Ware
* Sharrod Wellingham
* Daniel Wells
* Matthew Whelan
* Darryl White
* Djaran Whyman
* Mark L. Williams
* Nicky Winmar
* David Wirrpanda
* Clinton Wolf
* Dion Woods



With about 2% of the population being Aboriginal it is the equivalent of Canberra producing all of the above players.

Phenomenal really, Canberra with about 400,000 population the same as the Aboriginal.

Find some respect.

I think you need to lighten up just a bit.

Sheedy named Daniel Kerr in an Aboriginal team he put together a few years ago.

 

[hudson22]

Can't put anything past you Tiges supporters bless you.

haha cheers, i was hoping you'd understand, wasnt sure if i'd been too subtle for you, not direct enough

 

[MBIB]

There is nothing odd about highlighting the special talents of Aboriginal football players. To say it is tokenism is so condescending. It is one of the very few avenues available to what are THE MOST oppressed indigenous people of any western nation, in fact their life expectancy is amongst the lowest in the world.....and one of the very few opportunities which they have to escape this and be recognized for their genuine talents you deride as tokenism.

Sometimes it just makes me sick to come on these boards. I'd have another half dozen Aboriginal players in our team in a heart beat. The only way they are going to get their is if they are the best in the land you morons, but going after them is awesome idea.

Sheedy has implicitly praised the traits of Aboriginals and highlighted the unique qualities.

To ignore the special talents of Aboriginals and denegrade the idea to mere tokenism is not only the height of stupidity it is also verges on the distasteful.


The following list is not one of Tokenism but of a genuine natural talent for the game...something to be encouraged and not laughed at...



* Winston Abraham
* Robert AhMat
* Chance Bateman
* Liam Bedford
* Clint Benjamin
* Eddie Betts
* Ashley Blurton
* Shane Bond
* Troy Bond
* Peter Burgoyne
* Shaun Burgoyne
* Ronnie Burns
* Barry Cable
* Basil Campbell
* Matthew Campbell
* Darren Capewell
* Sean Charles
* Scott Chisholm
* Raphael Clarke
* Xavier Clarke
* Che Cockatoo-Collins
* Richie Cole
* Clayton Collard
* Cyril Collard
* Troy Cook
* Anthony Corrie
* Shannon Cox
* Aaron Davey
* Alwyn Davey
* Leon Davis
* Courtenay Dempsey
* Gary Dhurrkay
* Brad Dick
* Nathan Djerrkura
* Chris Egan
* Phil Egan
* Graham Farmer
* Jeff Farmer
* Cameron Faulkner
* Fabian Francis
* Lance Franklin
* Adam Goodes
* Jonathon Griffin
* Antoni Grover
* Jarrod Harbrow
* Roger Hayden
* Des Headland
* Josh Hill
* Craig Holden
* Rhan Hooper
* Syd Jackson
* Leroy Jetta
* Graham Johncock
* Chris L. Johnson
* Joe Johnson
* Michael Johnson
* Dale Kickett
* Derek Kickett
* Steven Koops
* Andrew J. Krakouer
* Jim Krakouer
* Nathan Krakouer
* Phil Krakouer
* Chris Lewis
* Michael Long
* Andrew Lovett
* Wally Lovett
* Nathan Lovett-Murray
* Malcolm Lynch
* Peter Matera
* Phillip Matera
* Wally Matera
* Adrian McAdam
* Norm McDonald
* Ashley McGrath
* Cory McGrath
* Toby McGrath
* Michael McLean
* Andrew McLeod
* Gilbert McAdam
* Clem Michael
* Stephen Michael
* Harry Miller
* Gavin Mitchell
* Michael Mitchell
* Daniel Motlop
* Shannon Motlop
* Calib Mourish
* Justin Murphy
* Allan Murray
* Phil Narkle
* Douglas Nicholls
* Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
* Michael O'Loughlin
* Danyle Pearce
* Derek Peardon
* Carl Peterson
* Byron Pickett
* Lionel Proctor
* Albert Proud
* Dean Rioli
* Maurice Rioli
* Jason Roe
* Patrick Ryder
* Ashley Sampi
* Eddie Sansbury
* Mathew Stokes
* Richard Tambling
* Garth Taylor
* Lindsay Thomas
* Keren Ugle
* Travis Varcoe
* Rod Waddell
* Andrew Walker
* Gavin Wanganeen
* Elijah Ware
* Sharrod Wellingham
* Daniel Wells
* Matthew Whelan
* Darryl White
* Djaran Whyman
* Mark L. Williams
* Nicky Winmar
* David Wirrpanda
* Clinton Wolf
* Dion Woods



With about 2% of the population being Aboriginal it is the equivalent of Canberra producing all of the above players.

Phenomenal really, Canberra with about 400,000 population the same as the Aboriginal.

Find some respect.

Whoa hold up there matey. I have nothing against any aborginal players whatsoever.
It was a tongue in cheek comment to the thread starter for stating that we need an indigenous small forward - as opposed to any small forward.