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Brisbane Lions AFL NEW BALANCE Youth Indigenous Guernsey | Maroon
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Brisbane Lions 2023 AFL NEW BALANCE Mens Indigenous Guernsey | Maroon
Designed by Past Premiership Players Des Headland and Ash McGrath the 2023 Indigenous Guernsey is a symbolic representation of their stories.
The left side of the design illustrates Des’s story. Benning From the bottom in the middle of the guernsey Des, his sister and his parents are represented by shapes, living in the small wheatbelt town of Merridan, home of the Njaki Njaki people and the place his football journey began. The swirling think blue line represents the Swan River (Derbal Yerrigan) of Perth and the U shape symbols along the river represent the Noongar people of that area.
The right side of the design illustrates Ash Mcgrath and his family. The U shape symbols representing Ash, his brothers, and his parents. His family connections are the Wongi people in Kalgoorlie and the Yamatji people of WA. Ash was born in the small town of Northam, home of the Ballading people, and the place where his Football journey began.
The guernsey features the Brisbane (Meanjin) River. The circle and dot shapes surrounding both the Swan River and Brisbane River represents the Indigenous tribes of the area. The very top of the guernsey shows the hawk in star constellation which is Ash McGrath’s totem.
The top left of the painting illustrates the song lines, which represents the pathways of the Fitzroy Football Club and Brisbane Bears Football club before merging to become the Brisbane Lions.
The centre of the design represents the Brisbane Lions Football Club the players are represented through the 18 symbols surrounding the circle which represents the Gabba. Woolloongabba means whirling waters. The 4 long straight lines represent the spears the Indigenous people use for war. Surrounding this, there are 11 circles which connect to the football club, these symbolise the VFL and AFL premierships won by Fitzroy and the Brisbane Lions. The dots in the middle are a representation of the supporters, staff and families of the club. The back of the guernsey features the MCG and represents the premierships that were won at the ground.
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