Gary Dhurrkay

Desert uprising

Articles, Indigenous sport
Three years ago, Melbourne Football Club saw the future. With some help. Bruce Hearn Mackinnon was the medium in question, and the tall, dark, lithe and crazily gifted figure in…

Weaving Silk

Articles, Indigenous sport
In 1868, the first-ever touring cricket side from Australia, the aboriginal team, would hold “games” for the crowd’s entertainment after a day’s play. The entertainment was complimentary, but sometimes they’d…

The Black Man’s Burden Part 1: Myths and legends of walkabout

Articles, Indigenous sport
In 2000, ten percent of the players in the AFL convened at a Players Association forum. All were Aboriginal, and most were beset by similar problems. The specific outcomes of…