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indigenous Australian Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

(Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) athletes and sportspeople. Sports is one of the areas of mainstream Australian society in which Indigenous Australians have been able to break through in some degree.

American football

Jesse Williams of the Alabama Crimson Tide

Jesse Williams (American football) Jesse Williams (born 2 November 1990), nicknamed "tha Monstar", is an Australian former American football defensive tackle. Williams played college football for the University of Alabama, where he was a starter on the defensive line for the ...

Association football (Soccer)

Fred Agius Frederick "Fred" Agius (born 2 February 1984) is an Australian footballer who plays for South Australian Amateur Soccer League team Brahma Lodge. In 2003, he played Australian rules football for Central District in the South Australian Nation ...

Gordon Briscoe Gordon Briscoe AO (born 1938) is an Aboriginal Australian academic and activist. In 1997, he became the first Indigenous person to be awarded a PhD from an Australian University. He is also a former soccer player. Early life Born in Alice ...

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

* Jacob Collard *

Travis Dodd Travis Dodd (born 6 January 1980) is an Australian former Association football, football (soccer) player who last played for North Eastern MetroStars SC in the National Premier League - South Australia competition. He played as an Attacking mid ...

* Shadeene Evans *

Frank Farina Frank Farina OAM (born 5 September 1964) is an Australian football (soccer) coach and former player who played as a forward. His playing career spanned Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and England, and was a major player for the Australian ...

Jada Mathyssen-Whyman Jada Mathyssen-Whyman is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Sydney FC Women team in the W-League. Early life Whyman is of Indigenous Australian heritage, with ancestry from the Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta peoples. Whyma ...

Tahj Minniecon Tahj James Rodney Minniecon is an Indigenous Australian soccer player who most recently played for Davao Aguilas FC in Philippines Football League in 2018. Early life Tahj James Rodney Minniecon grew up in Brisbane and went to Cavendish Road ...

* John Moriarty * Jade North - first Indigenous

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

er to captain

Socceroos The Australia men's national soccer team represents Australia in international men's soccer. Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, the team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is affiliated with ...

and captain national league championship *

Tanya Oxtoby Tanya Helen Oxtoby (born 15 June 1982) is an Australian soccer coach and former player, who is an assistant coach for Women's Super League club Chelsea. A centre-back during her playing career, she signed for FA WSL club Doncaster Rovers Belle ...

* Charles Perkins *

Tate Russell Tate Russell (born 24 August 1999) is an Australian association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), right back for Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League. Career From Wollongon ...

Adam Sarota Adam Tomek Sarota (born 28 December 1988) is an Australian footballer who plays as a central midfielder. Career Club Brisbane Roar Sarota was named National Youth League Player of the Year for 2008–2009. As a result of his solid performance ...

Gema Simon Gema Simon (born 19 July 1990) is an Australian international soccer player who played for Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Ottawa Fury, Suwon, Avaldsnes, Þróttur Reykjavík, and the Australia women's national soccer team. Early life Simo ...

Kyah Simon Kyah Pam Simon (born 25 June 1991) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur of the FA Women's Super League. In 2011, Simon became the first Indigenous Australian player to score a goal in a FIFA ...

Lorenzo Sipi Lorenzo Sipi (born 13 May 1991) is an Australian footballer. Career Born in Townsville, Queensland, on 4 November 2010 it was announced he had signed a contract with A-League club North Queensland Fury Sipi made his debut for the Fury in round ...

Bridgette Starr Bridgette Louise Starr is an Australian indigenous football player. A defender, Bridgette was first named in the Australian Women's soccer squad at 16 years of age. She first played for Australia at 18 years of age, in September 1994 in a one-o ...

* Allira Toby *

Kasey Wehrman Kasey Wehrman (born 16 August 1977) is an Australian footballer. Wehrman has Indigenous Australian ancestry. Club career Born in Cloncurry, having impressed as a youth player with the Queensland Academy of Sport, Wehrman signed with National ...

* David Williams *

Gianni Stensness Gianni Ryan Stensness (born 7 February 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking FK. A former youth international for New Zealand, Stensness plays for the Australia nationa ...

Harry Kewell Harry Kewell (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian association football coach, manager and former player. His most recent role as a club manager was at English National League side Barnet, and he is currently a first team coach at Celtic F.C ...

* Harry Williams * Lydia Williams

Athletics (track and field)

Lynch Cooper Lynch Cooper (c. 1905–1971) was an Aboriginal Australian sprinter who won the Stawell Gift in 1928 and the world's professional sprint championship competition in 1929. He later become prominent in Aboriginal activism including as president ...

Robert Crowther Robert Crowther (born 2 August 1987 in Cloncurry) is an Australian long jumper. His personal best is 8.12 metres, achieved at the IAAF Diamond League in 2011 in Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban area ...

* Cathy Freeman *

Benn Harradine Benn Harradine (born 14 October 1982) is a retired Australian discus thrower who competed at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 2008. Harradine made the final of the discus at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he finishe ...

* Percy Hobson * Patrick Johnson * Bobby Kinnear * Nova Peris-Kneebone *

Josh Ross Josh Ross may refer to: * Josh Ross (sprinter) (born 1981), Australian sprinter * Josh Ross (singer), Canadian country singer and songwriter * Josh Ross (American football) Josh Ross (born October 31, 1999) is an American football linebacker fo ...

Kyle Vander Kuyp Kyle Bernard Vander-Kuyp (born 30 May 1971 in Paddington, a suburb of Sydney), is an Indigenous Australian athlete of the Worimi and Yuin tribe of North and South Coast New South Wales. At 5 weeks of age, he was adopted by Pat and Ben Vander-Kuyp ...

Australian rules football

Chance Bateman Chance Bateman (born 21 June 1981) is an Australian rules football coach and former player who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Bateman was Hawthorn's first indigenous player to reach 100 games, first Ab ...

Harley Bennell Harley Bennell (born Harley Nannup; born 2 October 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with the second selection in the 2010 A ...

* Eddie Betts *

Shai Bolton Shai Bolton ( ; born 8 December 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond in the second round of the 2016 draft and made his ...

Peter Burgoyne Peter Gabriel Burgoyne (born 29 January 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played primarily in midfield and on the half back flank. Early life Burgoyne is of Indigen ...

Shaun Burgoyne Shaun Playford Burgoyne (born 21 October 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL, and Port Adelaide and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Burgoyne ...

* Barry Cable * Charlie Cameron *

Troy Cook Troy Cook (born 12 August 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. Cook played for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League as well as the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. Early career Cook grew ...

* Leon Davis *

Alwyn Davey Alwyn Davey, Jr. (born 15 May 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club of the Australian Football League (AFL) between 2007 and 2013. Early life Davey is of Indigenous Australian descent with trib ...

Aaron Davey Aaron Davey (born 10 June 1983) is a professional Australian rules football player of Indigenous Australian heritage. He played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) until he retired from the club at the ...

Courtenay Dempsey Courtenay Dempsey (born 28 August 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Dempsey was born in Mount IsaShane Edwards Shane Edwards (born 25 October 1988) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player, an All-Australian and has three tim ...

* Graham "Polly" Farmer * Jeff Farmer *

Lance Franklin Lance Franklin (born 30 January 1987), also known as Buddy Franklin, is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 20 ...

Jeff Garlett Jeffrey Garlett (born 3 August 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is of Indigenous descent. Background Garlett ...

* Adam Goodes *

Brett Goodes Brett Goodes (born 17 February 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the younger brother of Sydney Swans dual Brownlow Medalist Adam Goodes. He played f ...

Antoni Grover Antoni Grover (born 11 March 1980) is an Australian rules footballer who played as a defender for the Fremantle Football Club. After being elevated from the rookie list in 1999, he made his debut in round 21 against the Sydney Swans. After th ...

Jarrod Harbrow Jarrod Harbrow (born 18 July 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Harbrow was born in Cairns to an Indigenous Australian moth ...

Des Headland Desmond Edmond Headland, Jr (born 21 January 1981) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League, and a conservative political candidate. He plays as a half-forward flanker or midfielde ...

* Bradley Hill * Josh Hill * Stephen Hill *

Eddie Hocking Eddie Hocking (born 6 January 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Clare, South Australia, Hocking began training with ...

* Syd Jackson *

Lewis Jetta Lewis Jetta (born 4 May 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Career Early career Jetta played his junior football with Carey Park Junior Football ...

* Leroy Jetta *

Neville Jetta Neville Jetta (born 12 February 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jetta was drafted by Melbourne with the 51st selection in the 2008 national dr ...

Graham Johncock Graham Johncock (born 21 October 1982) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Johncock is an Indigenous Australian from Port Lincoln in South Aust ...

* Chris Johnson * Joe Johnson (First ever Indigenous Australian to play in the VFL/AFL) * Michael Johnson * Liam Jones * Dale Kickett *

Derek Kickett Derek Thomas Kickett (born 6 October 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer. Kickett played with seven different VFL/AFL, WAFL and SANFL clubs during his career. Early career Derek is related to a number of other past and present high ...

Andrew Krakouer Andrew James Krakouer (born 4 February 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Krakouer is the son of Jim Krakou ...

* Jim and

Phil Krakouer Phillip Brent Krakouer (born 15 January 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club during the 1980s. Notable for his speed, freakish skills and an uncanny ability to pass the ball to his brothe ...

Nathan Krakouer Nathan Krakouer (born 5 May 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the nephew of former North Melbour ...

* Chris Lewis * Ben Long * Michael Long *

Nathan Lovett-Murray Nathan Lovett-Murray (born 18 November 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. Early life Lovett-Murray has Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the Wamba-Wamba and Gund ...

Brandon Matera Brandon Matera (born 11 March 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club (2011–2017) and the Fremantle Football Club (2018–2020) in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was r ...

Peter Matera Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hailing from the West Australian country town of Wagin, Matera was born of an Italian fat ...

Phillip Matera Phillip Matera (born 27 November 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer. Career Beginning his career in 1996, the 171 cm forward pocket was one of the Australian Football League's best small forwards. Matera is the brother of for ...

Steven May Steven May (born 10 January 1992) be an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He served as the co-captain of Gold Coast in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Early life Steven Ma ...

* Norm McDonald *

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti Anthony William Watson McDonald-Tipungwuti (born 22 April 1993) is a professional Australian rules football player for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Essendon with their second selection i ...

Ashley McGrath Ashley Vernon McGrath (born 20 May 1983) is a retired indigenous Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Selected in the 2000 AFL Draft with the thirteenth pick overall, the Brisbane Li ...

* Michael McLean *

Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod (born 4 August 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games. ...

Stephen Michael Stephen Albert Michael (born 15 March 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer. More recently, Stephen is the patron of the Stephen Michael Foundation, supporting disengaged, at-risk and disadvantaged youth across Western Australia. Playin ...

Steven Motlop Steven Motlop (born 12 March 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Geelong Football Club from 2009 to 2017. Earl ...

* Justin Murphy *

Sir Douglas Nicholls Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls, (9 December 1906 – 4 June 1988) was a prominent Aboriginal Australian from the Yorta Yorta people. He was a professional athlete, Churches of Christ pastor and church planter, ceremonial officer and a pioneering ...

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er and

Governor of South Australia The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the Monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the governor-gene ...

Michael O'Loughlin Michael Kevin O'Loughlin (born 20 February 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played his entire Australian Football League career with the Sydney Swans. O'Loughlin was named a member of the Indigenous Team of t ...

Danyle Pearce Danyle Pearce (born 7 April 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the Port Adelaide betwe ...

Jared Petrenko Jared Petrenko (born 22 December 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2008 to 2014. He currently plays for the Port Douglas Crocs of AF ...

Byron Pickett Byron Pickett (born 11 August 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with three clubs in the AFL. He was known as a big game player as well as for his strength, hard bumps and tough approach to the game. Pickett ...

Kysaiah Pickett Kysaiah Pickett ( ; born 2 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A forward, he is tall and weighs . Pickett is the nephew of former Demons pla ...

Marlion Pickett Marlion Pickett (born 6 January 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition o ...

Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli (born 14 July 1989) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Rioli was a member of four premiership teams and the Norm Smith Medallist from the 2015 ...

Daniel Rioli Daniel Rioli (born 16 April 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player with the club and in 2017 he received the award ...

Dean Rioli Dean Rioli (born 20 May 1978) is a former Australian rules football player who spent his whole professional career with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. The nephew of Maurice Rioli, the Richmond Football Club c ...

Maurice Rioli Maurice Joseph Rioli Sr. (1 September 195725 December 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who represented St Mary's Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and in th ...

* Maurice Rioli Jr *

Willie Rioli William Rioli (known as Junior Rioli since August 2022 and Willie Rioli beforehand) (born 4 June 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having in ...

* Patrick Ryder *

Matthew Stokes Mathew Stokes (born 22 November 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club and the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Mathew Stokes grew up in ...

Richard Tambling Richard Tambling (born 12 September 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Richmond (2005-2010) In the 2004 A ...

* Lindsay Thomas * Travis Varcoe * Andrew Walker *

Michael Walters Michael Walters (born 7 January 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally playing mainly as a small forward, Walters has recently spent more time in th ...

Gavin Wanganeen Gavin Adrian Wanganeen (born 18 June 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and also for the Port Adelaide Magpies in ...

* Daniel Wells * Darryl White * Mark Williams * Zac Williams *

Chad Wingard Chad Jordan Wingard (born 29 July 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted to Port Adelaide with the sixth selection in the 2011 AFL Draf ...

Nicky Winmar Neil Elvis "Nicky" Winmar (born 25 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his career for and the in the Australian Football League (AFL), as well as in the West Australian Football League. Growing up in Pin ...

* David Wirrpanda *

Basketball

Rohanee Cox Rohanee "Roey" Cox (born 23 April 1980) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sydney Uni Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was one of the first Aboriginal Australians to represent ...

Nathan Jawai Nathan Leon Jawai (born 10 October 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Darwin Salties of the NBL1 North. Standing at 209 cm, he plays at the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), centre ...

, first Indigenous Australian to play in the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

* Patty Mills *

Danny Morseu Danny Morseu (born 1 January 1958) is an Australian basketball player who played on the Australian national basketball team in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics. International career Morseu played for the Australian team at th ...

Boxing

* Anthony Mundine, holds WBC Silver Super Welterweight title, & former Interim WBA Light Middleweight Champion, 2 time WBA Super Middleweight Champion, IBO Middleweight Champion. *

Daniel Geale Daniel Geale (born 26 February 1981) is an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2016. He held the unified WBA (Super) and IBF middleweight titles between 2011 and 2013, and the IBO middleweight title from 2007 to 2009 ...

, former IBF, IBO and WBA Super Middleweight Champion. *

Lionel Rose Lionel Edmund Rose MBE (21 June 1948 – 8 May 2011) was an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 1964 to 1976. He held the undisputed WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' bantamweight titles from 1968 to 1969, becoming the first Ind ...

, held WBC & WBA World bantamweight titles. The first Koori "Indigenous Australian" to win a World title. *

Robbie Peden Robert Lloyd Peden (born 11 November 1973) is an Australian former professional boxer who won the vacant IBF super featherweight title in 2005 by beating Nate Campbell by TKO. Peden was the third person of Aboriginal descent to win a world t ...

, former IBF Super Featherweight Champion. *

Dave Sands Dave Sands (born David Ritchie; 4 February 1926 – 11 August 1952) was an Indigenous Australian boxer. The man the Americans called the "boxer with the educated left hand" received his due when he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of ...

, held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight titles and won the Commonwealth middleweight title, world boxing hall of famer. *

Wally Carr Wally Carr (11 August 1954 – 13 April 2019) was an Australian professional boxer. A Wiradjuri man who was born and raised in Wellington, New South Wales, Carr held twelve titles across six different divisions across his 15-year career as a box ...

, held the Australasian Light Middleweight title, Australian Junior Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight Title, Commonwealth Middleweight title and Oriental Middleweight title. * Tony Mundine, held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight titles, Commonwealth middleweight and light heavyweight titles. * Ron Richards, held the Australian heavyweight, middleweight, light heavyweight title, Commonwealth middleweight title. * Jerry Jerome, first Indigenous Australian to win a major boxing title, Australian Middleweight Champion. * Joe Williams * Neville "Chappy" Williams * Elley Bennett *

Hector Thompson Hector Thompson ( – ) was an Australian professional boxer who competed in four different weight divisions—lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight—during the 1970s and 80s. Was married to Lynette Slee in 1965/6 ...

* Frank Roberts, Australia's first Indigenous Olympic boxer. * Lawrence Austin * Damien Hooper *

Cameron Hammond Cameron Hammond (born 20 September 1989 in Moree, New South Wales) is an Aboriginal professional boxer who represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and 2012 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division. Backgr ...

* Eugene Eades * Austin Eades * Renold Quinlan *

Paul Fleming Paul Fleming may refer to: * Paul Fleming (footballer) (born 1967), English professional footballer *Paul Fleming (poet) (1609–1640), German poet * Paul Fleming (boxer) (born 1988), Australian Olympic boxer *Paul Fleming (restaurateur), American ...

* Keith Saunders *

Bradley Hore Bradley Arthur Hore (born 22 October 1981 in Blacktown, New South Wales) is an Indigenous Australian male boxer who represented his country and his peoples as a 2 x Olympic & Commonwealth Games athlete. Hore turned pro on 27 July 2012 and compe ...

Cricket

Scott Boland Scott Michael Boland (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian international cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also plays domestically for Victoria and the Hobart Hurricanes. In March 2019, he was named the Sheffield Shield Player of the ...

, only the second male Indigenous Australian as of 2021 to play

Test Cricket Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last fo ...

for Australia. *

Dan Christian Daniel Trevor Christian (born 4 May 1983) is an Australian professional cricketer with Aboriginal ancestry. He is considered to be a Twenty20 cricket specialist and has played for franchises all over the globe. Christian is known as a powerfu ...

Ashleigh Gardner Ashleigh Katherine Gardner (born 15 April 1997) is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the national women's team as an all-rounder. A right-handed batter and right-arm off spinner, Gardner also plays for New South Wales in the Wome ...

, first Indigenous Australian woman to play in a cricket World Cup. * Eddie Gilbert, 1930s

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

cricketer *

Jason Gillespie Jason Neil Gillespie (born 19 April 1975) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. A right-arm fast bowler, he was also a competent lower-order batsman whose unbeaten 201 in his last Test matc ...

, first male indigenous Australian to play cricket for Australia, and until

's debut in 2021, the only one to play

for Australia. *

Jack Marsh Jack Marsh ( – 25 May 1916) was an Australian first-class cricketer of Australian Aboriginal descent who represented New South Wales in six matches from 1900–01 to 1902–03. A right-arm fast bowler of extreme pace, Marsh was blessed with h ...

* John McGuire, captain of an Aboriginal XI that toured England in 1988 * Johnny Mullagh, 1860s cricketer, who was a member of the Aboriginal cricket team that toured England in 1868 * Edna Newfong (Crouch) and Mabel Crouch (Campbell), were members of the Queensland XI women's cricket team that played England in 1934-35. They were the first indigenous women to represent Australia in any sport. *

D'Arcy Short D'Arcy John Matthew Short (born 9 August 1990) is an Australian international cricketer, who plays One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Australian national team. At the domestic level, he plays for Western ...

Faith Thomas Faith Thomas (; 22 February 1933 – 15 April 2023), born Tinnipha, was an Australian cricketer and hockey player. She was also a nurse in regional South Australia. Thomas is known for being the first Indigenous woman to represent Australia i ...

, first female Indigenous Australian in the

Australian Women's Cricket Team The Australian women's national cricket team (formerly also known as the Southern Stars) represent Australia in international women's cricket. Currently captained by Meg Lanning and coached by Shelley Nitschke, they are the top team in all worl ...

and thus the first Indigenous Australian woman to play

Test cricket Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last fo ...

Darts

* Kyle Anderson * Beau Anderson

Field hockey

* Des Abbott *

Joel Carroll Joel Carroll (born September 1986 in Darwin) is an Australian field hockey player. He played club field hockey for University team in the Darwin Hockey Association A-Grade league, and for the NT Stingers in the Australian Hockey League. He was ...

* Baeden Choppy *Lorelle Morrissey * Nova Peris-Kneebone *

Brooke Peris Brooke Peris (born 16 January 1993) is an Australian field hockey player. She is a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team. Peris was awarded the title of "Northern Territory Sportsperson of the Year" in 2014. She is the first ...

Horse racing

Darby McCarthy Richard Laurence "Darby" McCarthy (1944 – 6 May 2020) was an Australian jockey. Early life McCarthy was born in a sandhills camp at Cunnamulla in Queensland, the son of Albert and Kate, who married at 13. Career He became one of Australia's ...

, jockey *

Frank Reys Frank Reys (c.1931–1984) was an Aboriginal Australian jockey. He was the first, and the only Indigenous Australian jockey to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup when, in 1973, he rode to victory on Gala Supreme. Reys' career began in Northe ...

, jockey * Lester Fell, jockey, Indigenous histories

Motorsport

* Jeff Leisk, Motocross * Craig Anderson, Motocross *

Chad Reed Chad Mark Reed (born 15 March 1982, in Kurri Kurri, Australia) is an Australian motocross and supercross racer. He is a multi-time champion record holder for the most main event starts in AMA Supercross history, with 265 starts as of 21 June ...

, Motocross *

Brendon Cook Brendon John Cook (born 27 December 1970) is a former race driver who raced mainly in Australia, but also in Europe. Career Open wheelers Cook began racing at the age of 16 in Karts, where he won club titles, and then moved into Formula Ford i ...

, car racing *

Darren McDonald Darren McDonald (born 1967) is an Australian news anchor known for his work on Australia's Seven Network and New Zealand's TV3. Career McDonald was one of Australia's youngest news anchors, first presenting at age 17. Darren went on to read t ...

, Auscar

Rugby league

Wayne Alberts Wayne Alberts is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s professionally for the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants. Playing career In 1988 Alberts was in the inaugural side for the new Gold Coast-Tweed Giants franchise. He ...

Matthew Allwood Matthew Allwood (born 16 November 1992) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who previously played as a and for the New Zealand Warriors and Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. Background Born ...

Tyson Andrews Tyson Andrews (born 6 February 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He plays at and previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. Background Born in Maitland, New South Wales, Andr ...

* Preston Campbell *

Sam Backo Sam Backo (born 1 January 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1980s and 1990s. Named as one of the greatest Aboriginal players of the 20th century, he represented Australia and Queensland ...

Ben Barba Ben Barba (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for St Helens in the Super League. He primarily played as a or . He was banned by both the NRL and Rugby Football League in February ...

Michael Bani Michael Bani (born 3 July 1984) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He was last contracted to the Canberra Raiders, and has previously played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the North Queensland Cowbo ...

* Kurt Baptiste * Lenny Beckett * Roy Bell *

Arthur Beetson Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM (21 January 1945 – 1 December 2011

, First Indigenous Australian to captain Australia in any sport (1973) *

Sam Bowie Samuel Paul Bowie (born March 17, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. A national sensation in high school and outstanding collegian and Olympic team member, Bowie's professional promise was undermined by repeated injuries ...

Matt Bowen Matthew Jeremy Bowen (born 9 March 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia international and Queensland State of Origin representative , he played in the National Rugby ...

Brenton Bowen Brenton Bowen (born 21 May 1983 in Cairns, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for the North Queensland Cowboys from 2003 to 2007 and the Gold Coast Titans in 2008. He is ...

Nathan Blacklock Nathan Blacklock (born 4 April 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league and, briefly, rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australia national rugby league representative , he played for the Sydney City Ro ...

(also rugby union) * Maurice Blair * Greg Bird * Fred Briggs * Justin Brooker *

Caleb Binge Caleb Binge (born 29 October 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays . Playing career Born in Lismore, New South Wales, Binge played his junior foot ...

Jason Bulgarelli Jason Bulgarelli (born 20 May 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders, winning the club's ''Rookie of the Year'' award in 2003. He primarily playe ...

* Burnum Burnum * Justin Carney *

Will Chambers William Chambers (born 26 May 1988) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who previously played for the LA Giltinis in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. After winning two titles with the Melbourne Storm, he retired ...

(also rugby union) *

Beau Champion Beau Champion (born 23 December 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He is the second c ...

* Selwyn Cobbo *

Mal Cochrane Mal Cochrane (born 3 April 1961 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the New South Wales Rugby Leag ...

Larry Corowa Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment * Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone ...

Owen Craigie Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. ...

* Tony Currie * Laurie Daley * Paul Davis * Nakia Davis-Welsh *

Sid Domic Sid Domic (born ) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played in several positions for several clubs. Domic played in Australia for the Brisbane Broncos and the Penrith Panthers, a ...

Justin Doyle Justin Doyle (born 6 April 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, in the Australasian National Rugby League (NRL) for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1998 and 1999 before moving to ...

* Leo Dynevor * Jason Edwards *

Steve Ella Stephen John Ella (born 28 July 1960) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a utility back for the Parramatta Eels, New South Wales and Australia, playing in 4 Tests for Australia between 19 ...

Dylan Farrell Dylan Farrell (born 15 May 1991) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and er for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League, NRL. Background Born in Nowra, ...

Andrew Fifita Andrew Fifita ( to, ʻAnitelū Fifita) (born 28 June 1989) is a retired professional rugby league footballer who played as a . He has played for Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga and Australia national rugby league team, Australia at inte ...

* David Fifita * Blake Ferguson * John Ferguson * Frank Fisher *

Jake Friend Jake Friend (born 1 February 1990) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a . He spent his entire first-grade career, spanning 2008 to 2021, with the Sydney Roosters in the NRL; at the time of his retirement, he was the c ...

Jake Foster Jake Foster (born 5 October 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Eastern Suburbs Tigers in the Queensland Cup, as a . Playing career A Guildford Owls junior, Foster debuted in the NRL in 20 ...

Dane Gagai Dane Gagai () (born 3 January 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer and boxer who plays as a and er for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League, NRL. He has played for Australia national rugby league team, Australia and th ...

Craig Garvey Craig Garvey (born 28 April 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Canterbury Bulldogs, was part of the Canberra Raiders squad for 2018 and a short term member ...

* George Green *

Isaac Gordon Isaac Gordon (born 7 October 1986) is a former Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. He primarily played and . Playing career Born in ...

* Yillenn Gordon * Ron Gibbs * Brett Grogan *

Chris Grevsmuhl Chris Grevsmuhl (born 23 February 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who previously played for the Gold Coast Titans, Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. An Indigenous All Stars representative, he plays at ...

* Jeff Hardy *

Tony Hearn David Anthony Hearn (born 4 March 1929), known as Tony Hearn, is a former British trade union leader. Hearn attended Trinity College, Oxford. He began working for the Association of Broadcasting Staff (ABS) in 1955, as assistant to the General ...

Shannon Hegarty Shannon Hegarty (born 14 June 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. An Australia international and Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter back, he played club football in th ...

* Justin Hodges *

Jayden Hodges Jayden Hodges (born 9 October 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who is the captain of the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup. He primarily plays as a . Background Born in Cairns, Queensland, Hodges is an Indigenous A ...

Josh Hoffman Josh Hoffman (born 10 March 1988) is a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who plays as and for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Ee ...

* Neil Henry * Kyle Turner *

Greg Inglis Gregory Paul Inglis (born 15 January 1987), also known by the nickname of "G.I.", is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer. His regular playing positions were Centre, Fullback, Five-eighth and Wing. From 2011 to 2019 he pl ...

, Most tries scored in State of Origin *

Jamal Idris Jamal Dasuki Idris is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Idris was a junior athletics record holder and played in representative teams such as: Country, the indigenous nrl all stars New South Wales and Australia . A , he ...

Willie Isa Willie Isa (born 1 January 1989) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a or er for the Wigan Warriors in the Betfred Super League. He previously played as a or er for the Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm in the NRL ...

* Ryan James * Alex Johnston * Ben Jones *

Rod Jensen Rod Frederick Jensen (born 19 January 1979), nicknamed 'Rocket' Rod Jensen, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Jensen had previously played for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup, in the United Kingdom for the ...

Johnny Jarrett John Trevor Patten (born 13 June 1936), known professionally as Johnny Jarrett, is an Australian Aboriginal elder and community leader, former professional rugby league footballer and professional boxer. Biography John Patten was born in 1936 ...

* Albert Kelly * Luke Kelly *

Robert Lui Robert Lui (born 23 February 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. He has previously played for the Wests Tigers and the North Queensland Cowboys in ...

* Gavin Lester * Cliff Lyons *

Daine Laurie Daine Laurie (born 20 July 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. Background Laurie was born in Sydne ...

Ian Lacey Ian Robert Lacey (born 25 November 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer formerly of the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup. He also played in the forwards for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League comp ...

Royston Lightning Royston Lightning () is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Herbert River Junior Rugby League, and from 1996 to 1998 for the Canberra Raiders, as a . He later played for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland ...

Kevin Longbottom Kevin Longbottom (23 December 1940 – 13 January 1986) was an Aboriginal Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. Longbottom was known by the nickname "Lummy" and was renowned for his long-range goal kicking, ...

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (born 13 September 1985 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s, he played in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. A New South W ...

* Robert Laurie *

Edrick Lee Edrick Lee (born 18 September 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Dolphins in the NRL. Lee previously played for the Canberra Raiders, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Newcastle Knights in the Na ...

* Brenko Lee * Michael Lett *

George Longbottom George Longbottom is an Australian rugby league player who played professionally for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Playing career Between 1983 and 1985 Longbottom played fourteen matches for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, scoring thirty-three point ...

* Cliff Lyons *

Graham Lyons Graham Lyons (born 28 June 1969) is an Indigenous Australian, and a former professional rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney, Penrith and Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Lyons primarily played ...

* Lionel Morgan * Anthony Mundine (also boxing) * Wally McArthur * Nathan Merritt *

Kevin McGuinness Kevin McGuinness (born 10 November 1976) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and 2000s. He played for Salford City Reds in the Super League, the Western Suburbs Magpies, Wests Tigers ...

PJ Marsh Peter-John "PJ" Marsh (born 19 February 1980 in Gladstone, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin representative hooker, he played his club football in the ...

* Anthony Mitchell *

Joel Moon Joel Moon (born 20 May 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and in the 2000s and 2010s. He last played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. An Indigenous All-Stars and Exiles international ...

Donald Malone Donald Malone (born 29 July 1985) is an Australian Rugby league Player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He made his NRL debut in Round 22, 2009. Malone, a former Ipswich Jet, predominantly plays on the wing. He is the nephew of ...

* Ewan McGrady * Chris McKenna (rugby league), Chris McKenna * Caitlin Moran (rugby league), Caitlin Moran * Dennis Moran (rugby league), Denis Moran * Keiran Moseley * Shea Moylan * Dane Nielsen * Ken Nagas * Lavina O'Mealey * Wes Patten * Danny Peacock * Nathan Peats * David Peachey * Tyrone Peachey * Corey Paterson * Scott Prince * Steve Renouf * Amos Roberts * James Roberts (rugby league), James Roberts * Tyrone Roberts (rugby league), Tyrone Roberts * George Rose (rugby league), George Rose * Joel Romelo * Reece Robinson * Travis Robinson * Will Robinson (rugby league), Will Robinson * Ian Russell (rugby league), Ian Russell * Chris Sandow * Wendell Sailor (also rugby union) * Matt Sing * Eric Simms (rugby league), Eric Simms * Ron Saddler * Jamie Simpson * Dale Shearer * Jamie Soward * Aiden Sezer * Craig Salvatori * Colin Scott (rugby league), Colin Scott * John Simon (rugby league), John Simon * Taleena Simon * Will Smith (rugby league), Will Smith * Bruce Stewart (rugby league), Bruce Stewart * Corey Stewart (rugby league), Corey Stewart * Johnathan Thurston * Joel Thompson (rugby league), Joel Thompson * Ray Thompson (rugby league), Ray Thompson * Gorden Tallis * Timana Tahu (also rugby union) * Brad Tighe * Sam Thaiday * Milton Thaiday (also rugby union) * Willie Tonga * Esi Tonga * Craig Trindall * Darrell Trindall * Albert Torrens * Travis Waddell * Daniel Wagon * Ricky Walford * Andrew Walker (rugby), Andrew Walker (also rugby union) * Shannon Walker (rugby), Shannon Walker (also rugby union) * Luke Walsh * Palmer Wapau * Derrick Watkins * Carl Webb * Brent Webb * Rhys Wesser * Dean Widders * Jack Wighton * Ty Williams * Joe Williams (also boxing) * Richard Williams (rugby league), Richard Williams * Jonathan Wright (rugby league), Jonathan Wright * Jharal Yow Yeh * Kevin Yow Yeh

Rugby union

* Kurtley Beale *

* Shannon Walker (rugby), Shannon Walker * Burnum Burnum * Matt Hodgson * Gary Ella * Glen Ella * Mark Ella * Anthony Fainga'a * Saia Fainga'a * Colby Fainga'a * Frank Ivory * Cecil Ramalli, Now acknowledged as the first Indigenous Wallaby in 1938 according to the ARU. * Milton Thaiday * Andrew Walker (rugby), Andrew Walker * Jim Williams (rugby union), Jim Williams *

* Lloyd McDermott, First Australian Aborigines, Indigenous player to represent Australia. * Timana Tahu * Rory Arnold * Richie Arnold * Andy Muirhead (rugby union), Andy Muirhead * Harrison Goddard * John Porch *

* Moses Sorovi

Rugby Sevens

* Shannon Walker (rugby), Shannon Walker * Bo de la Cruz * Maurice Longbottom * John Porch * Tanisha Staton * Mahalia Murphy * Taleena Simon

Swimming

* Ben Austin * Samantha Riley

Tennis

* Evonne Goolagong, Won 7 Grand Slam Singles titles. They were all in the open era. * Ashleigh Barty

References

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