AFLW Indigenous is here

Rounds 9 and 10 of the AFLW season are Indigenous Rounds, which is an opportunity for the league to celebrate and acknowledge everything that Indigenous players have contributed to the great sport of football.

The Sherrin football will again be dawning the name “Tidna Parntu”, which means football in Kaurna language, which is the land of the artist, Gabrielle Stengle.

“The waterholes are connected through journey lines to represent the journey of the AFLW community”, Stengle said.

“The Kangaroo tracks represent the AFLW’s vision of always moving forward and never backwards. The base emulates the ‘Coolamon’, a tool predominately used by woman for gathering food, berries and to hold their babies.

“The Coolamon was carved from trees and decorated with burn marks or natural points. These can be found throughout Australia connecting us through culture and as women.”

The ball design includes 7 different colours used for the yellow ball and 6 colours used for the making of the red ball, with over 12 hours needed for printing the design onto the panels. 211 AFLW Indigenous game balls were made in total; 123 yellow game balls, and 88 red. The AFLW Indigenous range can be found here, and includes the two game balls, as well as an orange soft touch, to suit any fan playing in any conditions and surfaces.