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The AFL Players' Indigenous Camp, held every two years, brings together players from all clubs and many different backgrounds. The 2011 event was held in Sydney over three days.
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Goodes, a dual Brownlow Medallist, is one of the most senior indigenous players in our game
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The camp is also an opportunity for the Indigenous All-Stars to train before their game in the days following the event.
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Liam Patrick gets involved with one of the cultural activites. The players developed a war cry which was performed for the media.
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Adelaide's Richard Tambling at the 2011 Indigenous Camp.
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Players joined in several cultural and educational sessions during the camp.
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The camp doubles as an opportunity for players to train together for the upcoming Indigenous All-Stars encounter.
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The camp doubles as an opportunity for players to train together for the upcoming Indigenous All-Stars encounter.
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The theme for this year's camp was 'Legacy', and players discussed the legacy they wanted to leave behind on and off the field.
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The camp was also attended by player development managers from each club this year.
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Every two years we come together for a three day Camp coordinated by the Players’ Association. The main purpose of the camp is to provide Indigenous players with opportunities and skill development so we can support each other during our AFL journey. The Camp also enables us to contribute and give feedback about support programs offered to us.
With the inaugural Camp being held in Yuroke, Victoria in 2000, other locations have included Uluru, Broome, Townsville, Palm Island and Darwin. In recent years the Camp has also doubled as a training opportunity for the Indigenous All Stars Game, with the game being played in the days following.
In 2011, the Indigenous Camp was held in Sydney at the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence, Redfern. The theme for the latest camp was ‘Legacy’ and players were asked throughout the camp to think about what legacy we wanted to leave behind on and off the field and how we might go about doing this. Highlights of the camp included a development program where we discussed culture and what it meant to them, how we can contribute and have more of a voice at our clubs and how to keep more players in the game for longer. Other highlights included for the first time the attendance of club Player Development Managers, community events and visits to some NSW schools including South Sydney High School where a clinic was run with year eight and nine students where some were exposed to AFL for the first time.
For a link to the media release from the 2011 AFL Players' Indigenous Camp please click here
