The GIANTS’ AFLW side is proud to wear the club’s 2024 Indigenous jumper for the first time on Saturday as we celebrate Indigenous Round in an exciting clash with the Dockers at Henson Park.
First unveiled by the club’s AFL side earlier this year during Sir Doug Nicholls Round, the GIANTS’ 2024 Indigenous jumper will now be worn by the GIANTS’ AFLW side in celebration of Indigenous Round.
Designed by proud Gomeroi man Kayleb Waters, the GIANTS’ 2024 Indigenous jumper is called Maaluga Ngarriylanha, which means ‘sitting as one.’ The jumper tells a story of unity and the leadership the GIANTS take in reconciliation and moving forward as one.
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It was designed to represent the opportunities the GIANTS provide to communities from all backgrounds and religions, including First Nations people, and their efforts to maintain relationships and connections to culture.
A 25-year-old storyteller from the Aboriginal community of Walhallow, Waters is an artist, a cultural mentor with the Gomeroi Culture Academy, a member of the Gomeroi Dance Company, and also facilitates cultural workshops and cultural wellbeing programs across New South Wales.
Gomeroi country extends broadly from the Queensland and NSW border region to Tamworth, Aberdeen, Muswellbrook, Coonabarabran, and Walgett. Walhallow is a village in the north-west slopes region of NSW, near Quirindi.
Featuring an artistic kangaroo/bandaar inside the trademark ‘G’ on the front of the jumper, the sacred animal symbolises the strength and patience we need as a nation to move forward as one.
The circular shapes and linework displayed on the jumper represent all of mother earth’s wisdom and knowledge and connection to country.
The orange circles depicted on the jumper, which represent people gathering and sitting as one, symbolises the communities the GIANTS have impacted with their initiatives and the journey as one to maintain the survival and nourishment of our country.
The tracks and grids featured on the jumper symbolise the path the GIANTS are taking with local communities to build connections and relationships as they overcome obstacles to maintain a journey as one.
The GIANTS will wear their 2024 Indigenous jumper on Saturday at Henson Park against the Dockers in celebration of Indigenous Round.
Indigenous Round will see the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls to Australian football and the broader community celebrated across both round nine and 10 of the NAB 2024 AFLW Season.
The theme for Indigenous Round this season is Spirit Strong, Game On, which recognises the resilience and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The theme honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's traditions, enduring spirit, and ongoing impact and legacy they have in Australian Rules Football and society.
Be there to see the jumper live in action when the GIANTS host the Dockers in the club’s final home game of the season at Henson Park on Saturday at 2:05pm.
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