Marn Grook
Clip 3: The football clinic
2 min 24 sec
Taken from the documentary Marn Grook (1996)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G
Availability of the complete title
Please be aware that this clip may contain the names, images and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
Curator’s clip description
Footage shows Indigenous children playing football in a remote country, watched by Michael Long. Indigenous player Gilbert McAdam is seen working with young children. Voice-over narrator Ernie Dingo explains that, to help with racism in football, the AFL employed Indigenous players to run football clinics. Gilbert McAdam tells us about an incident when a child used racist language.
Curator’s notes
The way Gilbert dealt with the situation is true to the essence of reconciliation. Rather than expel the child, McAdam encouraged him to continue to participate.
Romaine Moreton, curator
