I was wondering about Curnow as well, but Dooky came good on the mail for that one

Try this wiki link for indigenous players, you'd think Essendon*, Fitzroy and WCE would be the leading clubs???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_In ... ootballers

I was also under the impression that Curnow was of aboriginal heritage, that was until a few weeks ago when i watched the Marngook Footy Show and they DIDNT highlight his name in the selected teams.
Even they missed him.

Thats a good point Kezza as I watch the show every so often and I haven't seen his name highlighted like they would normally do.

I only found out recently that one of the female presenters Shelley Ware is a keen Blues supporter

Earlier this season Eddie Betts become the highest Indigenous goal scorer for the Blues when he passed Syd Jackson 165 goals.

This week Eddie Betts this passes Syd Jacksons 136 games. Age is an interesting stat, Eddie will 24y and 246 days old when he breaks the record. Syd Jackson played his first game 24 years and 278 days!!! Note: Syd's last game he was aged 32y and 79 days.

Good stats Bomba, we'll make sure they're added to the game review.

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I am now clutching at straws trying to complie the Blues "All-Star" Indigenous team, I have added players who played U/19's, reserves and night games. Can anyone think of someone I have missed????

Carlton Indigenous Team

B: Rod Waddell Joey Anderson Ezra Bray (1 pre-season game)

HB: Chris Yarran Corey McGrath Clinton Benjamin (reserves)

C: Sean Charles Troy Bond Ed Curnow

HF: Syd Jackson (c) Alan Thorpe (2 night games) Jeffery Garlett

F: Eddie Betts (vc) Andrew Walker Willie Pepper (U/19's)

R: Alf Egan Justin Murphy Mark Naley

I: Iggy Vallego (reserves) Corey Ah Chee (reserves)

Mark Naley was indigenous???

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Grandfather was - it was a family secret for a generation or two, i think he only found last year or the year before

Wow!
I bet Bruce Reid will come clean now too

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Look at this link, back then they thought Afghan heritage was better than Aboriginal, it was a different generation and way of thinking back then

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/footy-leg ... 6040597557

Shelley Ware

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Pretty sure Andrew Lovett played some reserves games.

He played 3 games for the Blues reserves in 2001

http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php? ... rew+Lovett

Good work Bomba some very good players in there. Syd Jackson was a favourite when I was growing up.

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Lotta hard work compiling that Bomba.Thanks for your tireless effort's.................for me,there's only one and thats the dazzling number 4,the incomparable Syd Jackson.

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Um, except that Syd wasn't........oh, never mind

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Interesting this, as in how far down the generational lines do you go in assessing someone's heritage?
The indigenous link for Sam comes from his maternal Great Grandmother, who was Aboriginal.

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The AFL has counted Sam Sheldon on their list of indigenous players, not sure how much you consider the AFL as being gospel in such matters, maybe we should refer this to Jason Misfud for his guidance.........

Mifsud ? pfft. Nah , my source is the family in question.

Good thread by the way, it only took me a year to catch up with it.

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