August 01, 2005

Indigenous Team of the Century

Can you just imagine how good it would be watching this team play football?
The skills, the excitement, the pace, the poise, the balance - it's all there amongst arguably the most exciting football team ever assembled.

The team of course is the Indigenous Team of the Century, which was announced on Monday with the 24-man team featuring eight current day players.

The team, which was announced at a function in Melbourne on Monday which was attended by Australian Prime Minister John Howard, also featured some of the greatest players ever to play in the old VFL including two of the earliest champion Aboriginal players in Norm McDonald of Essendon and Carlton's Syd Jackson.

Geelong legend Graham 'Polly' Farmer was named captain while Kangaroos great Barry Cable was named coach.

The selection panel comprised AFL Indigenous Foundation board member Pat Dodson, prominent AFL fan and media personality Ernie Dingo, former AFL umpire Glenn James - who was named as the umpire in the team of the century - as well as Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy, AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan, senior journalists Mike Sheahan and Michelangelo Rucci and AFL historian Col Hutchison.

The Full Team is:


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


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