t-ba the hutt said:
brook said:
George_Illa said:
gaterooze said:
Wingy's half Filipino.
and the other half is aboriginal
Since When?
His dad is as Ocker as they come.
Big Bunny (not just Brook) has also stated that Wing has a Koori background.
Bird is - he was mentioned by NASCA CEO David Liddiard in his Koori Mail team of the year 2003.
Tallis definitely has an indigenous background, IIRC Torres Strait Islander from reading his autobiography. He said his great grandmother was Vanuatuan (which gives him an ethnic mix like Wesser), he may have had Tongan background but he is unsure, his mum's side of the family is white. Looking from the family photo his Dad has the indigenous side. Tallis played in the Aboriginal Knock out in 1992 with Choc Mundine, Wes Patten and a bunch of other future stars.
Since I can't search my posts for the NRL forum, here are other NRL players of Aboriginal or Torres Strait descent:
NSW
1. Shaun Skuthorpe (Panthers)
2. Aaron Barba (Panthers)
3. Alf Duncan (Newtown Jets - played for AIRLAC Aboriginals 1999 and USA Tomahawks)
4. Another Tomahawks rep from this year from Moree
5. Robbie Beckett (ex Wests Tigers) - Koori Mail
6. Dennis Moran (London Broncos UK - ex Eels) & Mark Simon (Raiders)
7. Joe Williams, Mick Moran & Darrell Trindall (all Souths), Craig Trindall (Doonside RL, ex Panthers)
8. Robbie Simpson (Dragons) & Josh Perry (Knights)
9. Pat Gibson (Sharks hooker) - Koori Mail, PJ Ellis (Dragons) & Wes Patten (Newtown Jets)
10. George Rose (Roosters) - as confirmed in recent Sunday Tele
11. Daniel Dumas (Sharks and France prop/2row) - Koori Mail
12. Ben Wellington (Roosters backrower)
13. James Storer (Raiders & NASCA 7s)
I guess Dragons prop Ashton Sims might be as well.
Now, for Queenslanders
1. Robbie O'Davis (Knights) - Koori Mail
2. Ashley Alberts (Toowoomba/Broncos)
3. Willie Tonga (Eels) - part Aboriginal/part Tongan from Cherbourg
4. Jermaine Alberts (Comets QRL - brother of Ash)
5. Graham Appo (Warrington UK, ex Raiders/Rams/Cowboys/Roosters)
6. Lachlan Russell (Dragons)
7. Ian Lacey (Broncos/Toowoomba - NASCA 7s)
8. John Buttigieg (retired Cowboy and QLD Maroon)
9. John Doyle (Central Comet QRL, ex Cowboy/QLD Maroon)
10. Mark Tookey (Warriors) - he played for AIRLAC Aboriginals in 1999 against PNG, but his ancestry is questionable. some say he qualified through his stepfather and he actually has Maori descent.
11. Derricke Watkins (Cowboys)
12. Duncan MacGillivray (ex Panthers/Souths, France RL) - he's the brother in law of Domic so its a guess, and he's from the NT.
13. Sid Domic (Wakefield UK, ex Panthers)
So that makes up about 65 players currently or recently in the NRL sytem.
In Rugby Union, there are a few, many ex Leaguies
Wendell Sailor (QLD Reds winger, ex Bronco)
Milton Thaiday (NSW Waratahs fullback/wing/fly half, ex Lismore RL, cousin of Broncos RL prop Sam)
Lenny Beckett (ACT Brumbies centre, ex Northern Eagles RL, brother of Robbie)
Arthur Little (Randwick fullback/wing/fly half, ex Wests Magpies RL)
Shaun Laurie (Penrith Emus centre, ex Panthers RL)
Willie Gordon (Randwick and ACT Brumbies winger)
Brendan Williams (fullback/wing in italy RU, ex Waratah)
Jim Williams (Munster, Ireland, former Australian Wallaby backrower)
Corey Blacklock (Penrith Emus centre, cousin of Nathan)
Wes Guthrie & Shannon Trindall (Penrith Emus backs)
