Indigenous round

jonesy · Post: # 741449Post **jonesy** » Tue 19 May 2009 12:07pm

Indigenous round this weekend.
What's the bet Raph finds his way in the side this weekend? Pretty good I reckon

Sainter_Dad · Tue 19 May 2009 12:09pm

Only if the team 'pattern' requires it - RTB is not going to let such a 'non-football' issue persuade him at selection table!

He may be listed as Emergency for that reason but not the starting 22!

Eastern · Post: # 741452Post **Eastern** » Tue 19 May 2009 12:09pm

I would love to see Raph back in the senior side

But I want to see him get there on his merits, not because of some AFL theme !!

Loyal · Post: # 741461Post **Loyal** » Tue 19 May 2009 12:12pm

how many Aborigines would there be in the BL team?

True Blue Sainter · Tue 19 May 2009 12:21pm

Loyal wrote:how many Aborigines would there be in the BL team?

Hooper, Proud, Harding, Macdonald, Charman(?), McGrath & Roe?

Eastern · Post: # 741479Post **Eastern** » Tue 19 May 2009 12:23pm

It was indigenous round when we played Brisbane in Brisbane last year !!

Loyal · Post: # 741493Post **Loyal** » Tue 19 May 2009 12:31pm

True Blue Sainter wrote:
Loyal wrote:how many Aborigines would there be in the BL team?
Hooper, Proud, Harding, Macdonald, Charman(?), McGrath & Roe?

that is a significant number of aborigines.

Enrico_Misso · Tue 19 May 2009 8:43pm

The whole thing seems to smack of inverted racism ?

Why can't we just celebrate the game and ALL who play it ?

saint66au · Post: # 741893Post **saint66au** » Tue 19 May 2009 8:47pm

Enrico_Misso wrote:The whole thing seems to smack of inverted racism ?

Why can't we just celebrate the game and ALL who play it ?

Another Keven Sheedy invention

"Ohh look the aboriginal colours are a combination of Richmonds and Essendons..lets ask the AFL to FIX the draw even more so that every second year the Bombers get a big home game at the G and more money in the bank

I love to death the flair and skill our indigenous players bring to the game, but Sheedys motives are..well...dodgy imo

SaintDebi · Post: # 741922Post **SaintDebi** » Tue 19 May 2009 9:15pm

jonesy wrote:Indigenous round this weekend.
What's the bet Raph finds his way in the side this weekend? Pretty good I reckon

I doubt that Raph (or any other player for that matter) would want to be included on the basis of the colour of his skin.

EB · Post: # 741959Post EB » Tue 19 May 2009 10:09pm

Loyal wrote:
True Blue Sainter wrote:
Loyal wrote:how many Aborigines would there be in the BL team?
Hooper, Proud, Harding, Macdonald, Charman(?), McGrath & Roe?
that is a significant number of aborigines.

Is Hooper playing?
Thought he was out.

Proud definitely, Harding is an islander, MacDonald didn't think so but not 100%, Charman not sure but wouldn't have thought so, McGrath yes and Roe yes

You missed out on Brennan too

plugger66 · Post: # 742095Post **plugger66** » Wed 20 May 2009 8:32am

EB wrote:
Loyal wrote:
True Blue Sainter wrote:
Loyal wrote:how many Aborigines would there be in the BL team?
Hooper, Proud, Harding, Macdonald, Charman(?), McGrath & Roe?
that is a significant number of aborigines.
Is Hooper playing?
Thought he was out.

Proud definitely, Harding is an islander, MacDonald didn't think so but not 100%, Charman not sure but wouldn't have thought so, McGrath yes and Roe yes

You missed out on Brennan too

Brennan isnt an aboriginal even though most people think he is.

NickyWizardCuz · Wed 20 May 2009 9:08am

Speaking of in Indigenous Round, I noticed that Adam Goodes did a 'Best Indigenous Side' for afl.com.au.

Nicky Winmar did not even rate a mention.................very strange!

terry smith rules · Wed 20 May 2009 9:18am

saint66au wrote:
Enrico_Misso wrote:The whole thing seems to smack of inverted racism ?

Why can't we just celebrate the game and ALL who play it ?
Another Keven Sheedy invention

"Ohh look the aboriginal colours are a combination of Richmonds and Essendons..lets ask the AFL to FIX the draw even more so that every second year the Bombers get a big home game at the G and more money in the bank

I love to death the flair and skill our indigenous players bring to the game, but Sheedys motives are..well...dodgy imo

In my mind these are both questionable comments.

I seem to remember similar comments over the last few years.

You would do well to read about the treatment of indigenous players in eras goneby and the racism they had to endure.

To now celebrate what they have and do bring to the game is a fantastic thing. As a St. kilda fan I am proud of the fact that the club has for a long time played indigenous players.

Sheedy (love him or hate him) has always thought of the big picture. As an Essendon person he strongly supported indigenous players in his side (Long, Wanganeen, etc etc).

Richmond were also one of the first Victorian clubs back in the vfl days to play indigenous players.

I strongly believe that this weekend is a wonderful celebration of all that we love about our game.

ace · Post: # 742115Post **ace** » Wed 20 May 2009 9:53am

Oxford Dictionary
Indigenous = originating or occuring naturally in a particular place; native.

I think "Indigenous Round" refers to something that occurs naturally at Jihad Stadium. - The Saints winning.

Thinline · Post: # 742128Post **Thinline** » Wed 20 May 2009 10:35am

Enrico_Misso wrote:The whole thing seems to smack of inverted racism ?

Why can't we just celebrate the game and ALL who play it ?

Google Marn Grook, mate.

If you can't acknowledge the fact that indigenous players deserve their own special place in our national game's history then at least you can give our indigenous Australian's fair credit for helping invent the game.

Fair dink...

jonesy · Post: # 743500Post **jonesy** » Fri 22 May 2009 11:46pm

jonesy wrote:Indigenous round this weekend.
What's the bet Raph finds his way in the side this weekend? Pretty good I reckon

Told ya's

Saints Premiers 2008 · Fri 22 May 2009 11:52pm

True Blue Sainter wrote:
Loyal wrote:how many Aborigines would there be in the BL team?
Hooper, Proud, Harding, Macdonald, Charman(?), McGrath & Roe?

charman is no closer to indigenous than gablett

macdonald too....

harding no...

is this nation that poor that if a person has a tan they must be indigenous?

plugger66 · Post: # 743516Post **plugger66** » Fri 22 May 2009 11:56pm

Saints Premiers 2008 wrote:
True Blue Sainter wrote:
Loyal wrote:how many Aborigines would there be in the BL team?
Hooper, Proud, Harding, Macdonald, Charman(?), McGrath & Roe?
charman is no closer to indigenous than gablett

macdonald too....

harding no...

is this nation that poor that if a person has a tan they must be indigenous?

I actually thought Harding is.

Saints Premiers 2008 · Sat 23 May 2009 12:02am

plugger66 wrote:
Saints Premiers 2008 wrote:
True Blue Sainter wrote:
Loyal wrote:how many Aborigines would there be in the BL team?
Hooper, Proud, Harding, Macdonald, Charman(?), McGrath & Roe?
charman is no closer to indigenous than gablett

macdonald too....

harding no...

is this nation that poor that if a person has a tan they must be indigenous?
I actually thought Harding is.

he isn't

aussierules0k · Sat 23 May 2009 12:33am

plugger66 · Post: # 743561Post **plugger66** » Sat 23 May 2009 12:38am

aussierules0k wrote:
Enrico_Misso wrote:The whole thing seems to smack of inverted racism ?

Why can't we just celebrate the game and ALL who play it ?
Agree, it's dead set racisim.

White w@nkers putting on a "special' day for the blacks... who could never do anything by themselves... that's the message. The white folk who run the AFL and world are so nice and friendly? We're having a "special" day for the original inhabitants whose land we stole via an invasion. We wiped all their knowledge off the map, stole their children (re-educated them in the name of do gooding) and raped their land in a blink of a dreamtime.

But, this day will make up for everything.

The AFL cannot win. Yes the AFL were involved with everything you mentioned that is why they are doing it. It is a great idea but some on here would complain if they won lotto. They would say thay didnt win enough. Grow up for god sake.

saint3d · Post: # 743584Post **saint3d** » Sat 23 May 2009 1:00am

Thinline wrote:
Enrico_Misso wrote:The whole thing seems to smack of inverted racism ?

Why can't we just celebrate the game and ALL who play it ?
Google Marn Grook, mate.

If you can't acknowledge the fact that indigenous players deserve their own special place in our national game's history then at least you can give our indigenous Australian's fair credit for helping invent the game.

Fair dink...

Good point. They are different from us, so they should be recognised separately. The term we is misleading, because they should never be identified as being the same as us.

It's not racism if it's backed by good intentions, right?

aussierules0k · Sat 23 May 2009 1:02am

Enrico_Misso · Sat 23 May 2009 1:29am

How about a "Cream time" game honouring short fat white players ?

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