| Indigenous All-Stars | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Indigenous All-Stars |
| Nickname(s) | All Stars |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Colours | Black Red Gold |
| Other information | |
| Official website | [1] |
The Indigenous All-Stars (formerly known as the Aboriginal All-Stars) is an Australian rules football representative team composed of players that identify as Indigenous Australian or with an indigenous culture.
The team has played sporadically in select years, usually against other representative teams or clubs from the Australian Football League (AFL) in the post or pre-season period. The team has also represented Australia on one occasion (in 2013) in the International Rules Series.[1] Junior under-18 and under-16 teams, known as the Flying Boomerangs, have also been part of the All-Stars programme.
Matches featuring the Indigenous All-Stars have been played throughout the country, though originally when the team began playing biannual fixtures the team was based primarily in Darwin. The AFL promotes the concept as recognition of the indigenous Australians' contribution to the national competition, with approximately one in ten AFL players identifying as an Indigenous Australian.[2]
The best on ground for the Indigenous All-Stars is awarded the Polly Farmer Medal which is in honour of Graham Farmer.
- ^ Indigenous All Stars to Represent Australia in 2013 International Rules Series
- ^ "Official Website of the Australian Football League". Archived from the original on 9 June 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2006.