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Boxing
Boxing was introduced with the first fleet -
Rugby Union
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AFL/VFL
The first game of football was the VFL. It stands for Victorian Football League. VFL Changed to AFL in 1990 Gary Ablett (snr) played for Hawthorn and Geelong -
Melbourne Cup
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Cricket
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Soccer
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Charles Samuels (Runner)
Great aboriginal runner. He ran 134 yards in 12.5 seconds. It was an Australian record at the time. -
Netball
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VFL Established
VFL was established in 1896 - the strongest teams were Essendon, Collingwood, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, Carlton and South Melbourne. These teams broke away from the VFA to form the VFL -
Tennis In Australia
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Basketball in Australia
Boomers started with 12 players. Hobart won back to back league championships in 2004 -
Hockey
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Eddie Gilbert - Cricket
Bowler. Played 23 matches for Queensland. Knocked the bat out of Sir Donald Bradman's hand -
Surfing Began
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Lionel Rose - Boxing
His dad went to jail for two days because his kids didn't attend school enough. He had to walk three miles to get to school. He was born in 1948 so he is 69 now. When his dad passed away he had to help support his family. He was born near Melbourne. -
Melbourne Olympics
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Maurice Rioli - Footballer
One of the greatest players in his era. One of the first indigenous footballers to have an impact on the VFL. He was named in the centre for the Indigenous Team of the Century. -
Geoff Mitta (Boxing)
The first aboriginal athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal. -
NICOLE Cusack
Positions played - GA and GS.
Height - 175cm
Place of birth - NSW
Cusack made her test debut on 26th April 1989. As a junior athlete Nicole excelled in many sports before deciding on netball. She spent almost a decade as part of the Australian squad and was part of the winning 1995 test team against New Zealand. She retired after winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998. She was known to change the game with her nippy shooting, her speed and her play making skills. -
Michael Long - Football
Michael was also a keen golfer. He walked from Melbourne to Canberra to meet with Prime Minister John Howard and talk to him about Indigenous issues. -
Jason Gillespie
Jason Gillespie is a Kamilaroi man and had a 71 test career for Australia. He was Australia's first Aboriginal cricketer to play at that level. -
Baden Choppy - Hockey
Won a bronze medal in 1996 Atlanta Olympics. First Aboriginal to represent Australia in hockey at the Olympics. -
Dale Richards - Surfing
One fo the first professional Aboriginal surfers in Australia -
North Melbourne vs Collingwood (Drawn Grand Final)
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Adam Goodes - AFL
Brownlow medalist 2003 and 2006 -
Anthony Little - Boxing
Competed in two Olympics 2004 and 2008 -
Nathan Jawai - Basketball
Gold medal at the Sydney Olympics -
Patrick Mills - Basketball
Mills averaged 10.2 points in the 2013 season as the Spurs went on the the NBA finals agains Miami Heat. -
Chris Collard - Boxing
Chris is a vegetarian. He started boxing in 1993. -
Sydney Olympics
Cathy Freeman - 400m Sprint winner -
Josh Ross (100m sprint)
Athens Olympic Games -
St Kilda vs Collingwood (drawn grand final)