Legends: The AFL Indigenous Team of the Century

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Indigenous Australians have given us some of our greatest football champions. With names like Farmer, Winmar, Long, Rioli and Goodes, the stories of Indigenous footballers are some of the most compelling in the great game of AFL. The journey for some has been one of great struggle and difficulty. For them, football was the only way out. This set of biographies uses the players' own descriptions of their lives, their careers and the people who helped them achieve success. While some of these players have shared experiences, for others the story was different. All are inspirational. From Farmer to McLeod, and Jackson to Matera, in the tradition of great Australian storytelling, these men's lives are great Australian stories about Aboriginal Football Legends!

Dr Sean Gorman is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University, Western Australia. He is the lead investigator on research into the AFL's vilification laws and policies. He has had a long relationship with many of the players. He is media savvy and has appeared on Good Morning Australia, 60 Minutes, The Marn Grook Footy Show, Radio National, Melbourne Writers Festival.

This salute to the great Indigenous players of the 20th century is not only to be valued for its rare insights, but also enjoyed as good, gutsy footy writing. --Martin Flanagan, sports journalist, the Age