Liam Jurrah
| Liam Jurrah | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jurrah in August 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah | ||
| Nickname(s) | LJ, the Warlpiri Wizard,[1] the Cougar[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1988 | ||
| Original team | Yuendumu Magpies (CAFL) / Nightcliff (NTFL) | ||
| Draft |
1st overall, 2009 Pre-Season Draft Melbourne | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah (born 22 September 1988) is a professional Australian rules footballer. He used to play for the Melbourne Football Club. Jurrah was recruited by Melbourne Football Club from the Yuendumu Magpies (CAFL) in 2008.[3] His first game was against Essendon at Etihad Stadium in the 2009 season.[4][5]
Jurrah was born in Yuendumu, in the Northern Territory.[6][7] He was the first indigenous person from a remote community in central Australia to play in the Australian Football League.[8] He is an initiated member of the Warlpiri people. His skin name is Jungarrayi.[9] He grew up speaking four different dialects of the Western Desert, and learned English at school.[10] Jurrah began playing Australian rules football when he was very young. He played for the local team, the Yuendumu Magpies, against other communities such as Papunya, Lajamanu and Hermannsburg.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Jurrah lights up Dees[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Liam Jurrah takes a chance as Melbourne lives the dream". Mark Robinson for the Herald Sun. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Dees take Jurrah with pick 1". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ Williams, Rebecca (20 June 2009) Liam Jurrah brings some joy Archived 2009-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Silkstone, Dan (20 June 2009) Jurrah's arrival speaks to future Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Stevens, Mark. Liam Jurrah to debut for Melbourne Demons Herald Sun. 18 June 2009
- ↑ Flanagan, Martin. Melbourne's Warlpiri warrior The Age. 3 February 2009
- ↑ 'Dreams come true' for Indigenous AFL player; ABC News
- ↑ Lalor, Peter.Across the culture gap, Jurrah makes his mark The Australian 22 August 2009
- ↑ Flanagan, Martin (3 February 2009) Marlbourne's Warlpiri Warrior Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine; Realfooty.com.au
Other websites[change | change source]
- Yuendumu Magpies Archived 2010-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- MFC Player Profile Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
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