The design depicts the story of HIlls background, from being brought up in Northam, Western Australia, to moving to Sydney in 2018. Long: I moved down to Victoria on an indigenous scholarship at 16 and got the opportunity to go to Melbourne Grammar and stayed at a boarding house. AFL Finals: Indigenous players in the black, white | NIT Umpires got Murphy non-free kick wrong: AFL, Tasmania can be AFL 'destination club': McLachlan, Tassie AFL team a step closer with PM's $240m, Victory goalkeeper Dumont joins AFLW team, Martin, Tigers not far off best says Hardwick, Fagan, Clarkson bullish on Tasmanian AFL team. I grew up with my family all around me. AFLW 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - North's time to shine? The clubs website says: The joeys underneath represent the opportunities to succeed. Why not follow Brandan Parfitt? It was unreal to watch them play on weekends. I was able to progress to playing and eventually getting drafted. The three animals on the front are the totem animals for the current Indigenous players, Wiradjuri man Zac Williams (Frill neck lizard), Yorta Yorta man Jeremy Finlayson (Long neck turtle) and the Goanna is Hills Dreaming. First Nations Engagement Manager/ AFLW Indigenous Player Development Manager Geelong Cats Dec 2021 - Present1 year 5 months Geelong, Victoria, Australia Paediatric Physiotherapist Novita. Footprints on the back of the jumper illustrate the young players journey from being a potential draft to AFL player, not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well. Aboriginal peoples Dreaming from many tribes consider the Waugul the creator spirit who travelled from the east creating valleys and hills with his body. So, it was really special for me to be asked, and to be picked was even more exciting, Pellegrini said. Gilbees Dreaming is exemplified with possum footprints. He's 18 months older than me. He looked majestic when he ran with the ball. He is the second Indigenous AFL figure to be appointed in a coaching role in as many days after former Melbourne defender Neville Jetta was added to Collingwoods support staff on Tuesday. The Marn Grook guernsey for the Sydney Swans this year tells the story of Black Swan Guunya. It's really my dream job. Sydneys design tells the story of the Black Swan, Guunyu, and was inspired by the work of Cheryl Davidson. A sea turtle on the front of the jumper represents the Larrakia people and Darwin, with one on the back with a different colour border for Yugembah and the Gold Coast, acknowledging the connection to country for both the saltwater tribes. The back of the jumper has special meaning, featuring a map of Rottnest Island, which was used as a prison camp for Aboriginal men in the 1930s and is the largest known burial ground of Aboriginal people in the country. Proud Kokatha man Shaun Burgoyne poses during a portrait session in the Hawthorn Hawks 2021 Sir Douglas Nicholls AFL Round Indigenous Jumper designed by proud Nyarinyin, Pitjantjantjara and Yankuntjantjara woman, Justine Ronberg. Playing football with my cousins also inspired me. Geelong's 2021 AFL Indigenous Guernsey : GeelongCats - Reddit