John Maynard 
The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe [EPUB ebook] 

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Gordon Briscoe 

1. Introduction - Soccer in Australia: A Brief History 

2. A Personal Connection 

3. Soccer Dreaming

• The Brazilian Cultural Connection


• A Sporting Introduction 


• Quilp – The Dinmore Bush Rat? 


• Bondi Neal – The Star Goalkeeper 


• Willie Allen – World War I Hero and Sports Star 


• A 30-Year Hiatus 


• Missing History 

4. Against the Grain – Charles Perkins, John Moriarty and Gordon Briscoe

• Acceptance Among the ‘New Australians’ 


• A Legendary Game 


• Representing the State of South Australia 


• Charlie Perkins – International Adventure 


• John Moriarty – The Crowd Pleaser 


• Gordon Briscoe – ‘The Big O’ 


• The Push for Change 


• After Professional Soccer 


• Exceptional Men of their Time

5. The Aboriginal Socceroos 

• Harry Williams – ‘Fancy Nancy’ 


• Kasey Wehrman – Prince of the Acrobatic Goal Celebration 


• Jade North – Biripi Pride 


• Travis Dodd – The Flying Wing Warrior 


• David Williams – Explosive Fire Power 


• Adam Sarota – In Pole Position 

6. The Islanders – Frank Farina, Archie Thompson,  Tim Cahill and Mary Fowler

• Frank Farina – Fingerbone 


• Archie Thompson – The ‘Bush Bullet’ 


• Tim Cahill – Legend 


• Mary Fowler – There’s Something About Mary 

7. Playing on the Fringe – Emerging Talent and Unfulfilled Expectations

• Tahj Minniecon – The Gun 


• Freddy Agius – The Wonder Boy 


• James Brown – Dancing to the Soccer Beat 


• Paul Henderson – Have Gloves Will Travel 


• The Luckless Ones, Missed Opportunities,  Disappointment and Tragedy

8. The Aboriginal Matildas – The World Game and Indigenous Women

• Karen Menzies – Aboriginal Trailblazer 


• Felicity Huntington – Mixing Soccer and Futsal 


• Bridgette Starr – A Star by any Measure 


• Kayleen Janssen – The Indoor/Outdoor International 


• Belinda Dawney – The Late Starter 


• Leanne Edmundson – Captain of the Australian Indoor Under 21s 


• Kyah Simon – Skill to Burn 


• Lydia Williams – The Deadly Keeper 


• Other Indigenous Women Players 

9. The Future – Awakening the ‘Sleeping Giant’ 

• Training Programs Really Get Underway 


• The Cyclones in the Top End 


• Catching the Bus to Mildura United 


• The Talent Lost 


• The Soccer Tribe of the Future 

10. The Future – What went wrong? 

Bibliography and Further Reading 

About the Author 

Index

Professor John Maynard is a Worimi Aboriginal man from the Port Stephens region of NSW and Professor of Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Newcastle.

He has held several major positions and served on numerous prominent organisations and committees including Deputy Chairperson of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association, New South Wales History Council, Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council, Australian Research Council College of Experts, National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network and the NSW Fulbright Selection Committee.

He gained his Ph D in 2003, examining the rise of early Aboriginal political activism. He has worked with and within many Aboriginal communities, urban, rural and remote. Professor Maynard’s publications have concentrated on the intersections of Aboriginal political and social history, and the history of Australian race relations.

John is a passionate football fan and the author of several books on Aboriginal people and sport.