At the beginning of the Brisbane Lions' Sir Doug Nicholls Round, Captain Dayne Zorko, along with Allen Christensen and Charlie Cameron exchanged gifts with North Melbourne.
The Lions handed the Kangaroos a hunting boomerang handcrafted by Derek Sandy and used by the Yerongpan People of the Yuggera nation. Coincidentally, Sandy has used the boomerang to hunt kangaroos.
Allen Christensen holds the hunting boomerang handcrafted by Derek Sandy.
North’s Jed Anderson presented the Lions with a boomerang from the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the traditional owners of the land that Etihad Stadium and North Melbourne Football Club stand on.
This weekend ahead of the Lions clash against Essendon, the two teams will again exchange gifts with the opposition, to coincide with Brisbane’s celebrations of Sir Doug Nicholls Round.
The Lions will wear their special jumper, designed by Brisbane Aboriginal artist Elaine Chambers, for a second week in a row.
In partnership with AFL Queensland and the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, the Lions will again hold the only other The Long Walk held outside of the ‘Dreamtime at the G’ game. Participants will meet at Kurilpa Point Park and walk to the Gabba in time for Sunday’s 1:10pm bounce against the Bombers.
Before the game Sandy, along with the Yerongpan Aboriginal Dancers, will perform a Welcome to Country. This will be Yerongpan’s first performance at the Gabba, since forming a partnership with the Brisbane Lions in recent weeks.
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