AFL Indigenous Team of The Century Named

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The Qantas Australian Football Indigenous Team of the Century was today named to recognise 100 years of achievement by indigenous players.

The function at the Palladium at Crown in Melbourne was attended by the Prime Minister, the Honourable John Howard, and sought to recognise the period 1904 - 2004, since Joe Johnson became the first indigenous player to debut in the then-VFL with Fitzroy in 1904.

The selection panel comprised AFL Indigenous Foundation Board Member Pat Dodson, prominent AFL fan and media personality Ernie Dingo, former AFL umpire Glenn James, Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy, AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan, senior journalists Mike Sheahan and Michelangelo Rucci and AFL historian Col Hutchison.

The team was:

Backs: Chris L Johnson - Darryl White - Bill Dempsey

Half Backs: Gavin Wanganeen - Adam Goodes - Norm McDonald

Centres: Peter Matera - Maurice Rioli - Michael Long



Half Forwards: Nicky Winmar - Stephen Michael - Syd Jackson

Forwards: Chris Lewis - Michael O’Loughlin - Jim Krakouer

Followers: Graham Farmer - Andrew McLeod - Barry Cable


Interchange: Michael McLean; Byron Pickett; Michael Graham; David Kantilla; Ted Kilmurray; Peter Burgoyne

1. Captain – Graham Farmer
2. Coach – Barry Cable
3. Umpire – Glenn James

Stats on Current Players correct to Monday August 1, 2005

Peter Burgoyne (Port Adelaide)
1997 – current

169 games
167 goals
1 match South Australia
2 matches Australia
2004 Premiership
2001, 2002 Pre-Season Premierships

Barry Cable (Perth / East Perth / North Melbourne)
1962-69 and 1971-73 (Perth), 1970 and 1974-77 (Kangaroos), 1978-79 (East Perth)

383 games (225 games Perth, 115 games Kangaroos, 43 games East Perth)
505 goals (324 goals Perth, 133 goals Kangaroos, 46 goals East Perth)
22 matches WA
2 matches Victoria
1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1977, 1978 Premierships
1964, 1968, 1973 Sandover Medal
1966 Tassie Medallist
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 Simpson Medallist
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970 Best and Fairest
1966, 1969 All Australian
Kangaroos Team of the Century
Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee

Bill Dempsey (West Perth)
1960-76

343 games
14 matches WA
1969, 1971, 1975 Premierships
1969 Simpson Medallist
1966 Best and Fairest
West Perth Team of the Century

Graham Farmer (East Perth / West Perth / Geelong)
1953-61 (East Perth), 1962-67 (Geelong), 1968-71 (West Perth)

356 games (176 games East Perth, 101 games Geelong, 79 games West Perth)
Total goals not available (65 goals Geelong, 55 goals West Perth)
31 matches WA
6 matches Victoria
1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1969, 1971 Premierships
1956, 1957, 1960 Sandover Medal
1956 1958, 1959 Simpson Medallist
1956 Tassie Medallist
1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1964 Best and Fairest
1956, 1958, 1961 All Australian
Geelong Team of the Century
AFL Team of the Century
Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend

Michael Graham (Sturt)
1971-1985 plus two seasons St Mary’s (NT)

282 games
455 goals
11 matches SA
1974, 1976 Premierships
Sturt Team of the Century

Adam Goodes (Sydney)
1999 – Current

153 games
160 goals
2 matches Australia
1999 AFL Rising Star
2003 Brownlow Medal
2003 Best and Fairest
2003 All Australian

Syd Jackson (East Perth / Carlton)
1963-67 East Perth, 1969-76 (Carlton)

240 games (104 games East Perth, 136 games Carlton)
243 goals (78 goals East Perth, 165 goals Carlton)
1 match WA
1966 Best and Fairest
1970, 1972 Premierships

Chris L Johnson (Fitzroy / Brisbane Lions)
1994 – current

240 games
156 goals
4 matches Australia
2001, 2002, 2003 Premierships
1995 Leading Goalkicker
2002, 2004 All Australian

David Kantilla (South Adelaide)
1961-66 plus 12 seasons with St Mary’s (NT)

113 games
106 goals
4 matches SA
1964 Premiership
1961, 1962 Best and Fairest
South Adelaide Team of the Century

Ted Kilmurry (East Perth)
1953-65

257 games
431 goals
3 matches WA
1956, 1958, 1959 Premierships
1958 Sandover Medal
1958 Best and Fairest

Jim Krakouer (Claremont / Kangaroos / St Kilda)
1978-81 Claremont, 1982-89 Kangaroos, 1990-91 St Kilda

235 games (88 games Claremont, 134 games Kangaroos, 13 games St Kilda)
Total goals not available (229 goals Kangaroos, 7 goals St Kilda)
7 games WA
1981 Premiership
1981 Simpson Medal
1986 Best and Fairest
1983, 1986 Leading Goalkicker
1987 All Australian

Chris Lewis (Claremont, West Coast)
1986 (Claremont), 1987-2000 (West Coast), 2001-2002 (Claremont)

268 games (53 games Claremont, 215 games West Coast)
Total goals not available (259 goals West Coast)
5 matches WA
3 matches Australia
1987 (Claremont), 1992, 1994, 1996 (Claremont) Premierships
1990 Best and Fairest

Michael Long (West Torrens, Essendon)
1988 (West Torrens), 1989-2001 (Essendon)

212 games (22 games West Torrens, 190 games Essendon)
143 goals Essendon
4 matches NT
1993, 2000 Premierships
1993 Norm Smith Medal
1995 All Australian
Essendon Team of the Century

Peter Matera (West Coast)
1990-2002

253 games
217 goals
5 matches WA
1992, 1994 Premierships
1992 Norm Smith Medal
1997 Best and Fairest
1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 All Australian

Norm McDonald (Essendon)
1947-53

128 games
3 goals
2 matches Victoria
1949, 1950 Premierships
1951 Best and Fairest

Michael McLean (Footscray / Brisbane Bears)
1983-89 Footscray, 1991-97 Brisbane Bears

183 games (95 games Footscray, 88 games Brisbane Bears)
40 goals (23 goals Footscray, 17 goals Brisbane Bears)
5 matches NT
1991, 1993 Best and Fairest
1988 All Australian

Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)
1995 – current

233 games
234 goals
1 match Allies
4 matches Australia
1997, 1999 Premierships
2003 Pre-Season Premiership
1997, 1998 Norm Smith Medallist
2003 Michael Tuck Medallist
1997, 2001 Best and Fairest
1998, 2000, 2001 All Australian

Stephen Michael (South Fremantle)
1975-85

243 games
231 goals
17 matches WA
1980 Premiership
1980, 1981 Sandover Medal
1983 Tassie Medallist
1983 Simpson Medallist
1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 Best and Fairest
1983 All Australian
Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee

Michael O’Loughlin (Sydney)
1995 – current

214 games
358 goals
2 matches SA
1998 Best and Fairest
2001, 2001 Leading Goalkicker
1997, 2000 All Australian

Byron Pickett (Kangaroos, Port Adelaide)
1997 – 2002 (Kangaroos), 2003 – current (Port Adelaide)

171 games (120 games Kangaroos, 51 games Port Adelaide)
158 goals (81 goals Kangaroos, 77 goals Port Adelaide)
2 matches SA
1999, 2004 Premierships
1998 Pre-Season Premiership
2004 Norm Smith Medal
1998 Rising Star
1999 All Australian

Maurice Rioli (Richmond)
1975-81 South Fremantle, 1982-87 Richmond, 1988-90 South Fremantle

286 games (168 games South Fremantle, 118 games Richmond)
Total goals not available (80 goals Richmond)
13 matches WA
6 matches Australia
1980 Premiership
1982 Norm Smith Medal
1980, 1981, 1983 Simpson Medallist
1982, 1983 Best and Fairest
1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 All Australian

Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon / Port Adelaide)
1991-96 Essendon, 1997 – current Port Adelaide

293 games (127 games Essendon, 166 games Port Adelaide)
196 goals (64 goals Essendon, 132 goals Port Adelaide)
8 matches SA
1993, 2004 Premierships
1993, 1994, 2001, 2002 Pre-Season Premierships
1993 Brownlow Medal
1993 Michael Tuck Medallist
2003 Best and Fairest
1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003 All Australian
Essendon Team of the Century

Daryl White (Brisbane Lions)
1992-current

266 games
165 goals
5 matches, Qld/NT/Allies
1 match Australia
2001, 2002, 2003 Premierships

Nicky Winmar (South Fremantle / St Kilda / Footscray)
1984-86 South Fremantle, 1987-98 St Kilda, 1999 Footscray

308 games (58 games South Fremantle, 230 games St Kilda, 21 games Footscray)
Total goals not available (283 goals St Kilda, 34 goals Footscray)
8 matches WA
1989, 1995 Best and Fairest
1988 Leading Goalkicker
1991, 1995 All Australian
St Kilda Team of the Century

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Wow.... 10 West Australians in the team... that's great!

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Yeah that was a great result and to see that WA have good talent coming through now and then with the likes of both indigineous and non indiginous players

Examples are wiripunda, cousins and Judd for the Eagles of WA

Even though I don't support any of the WA teams, I support WA if that makes sense ;D