Considering the healthy number of Indigenous players currently on our list, I would love to know the names of all the Indigenous players to have played senior footy for MFC. I can recall M Whelan, A Davey, A Wonameari, S Motlop, J Farmer, S Charles, B Pickett, S Chisolm, One of the Cockatoo-Collins (Donald or David), Isaac Weetra and a former Melbourne and Port Adelaide player who's name I cannot recall (currently has a court case re: domestic violence).

Considering the healthy number of Indigenous players currently on our list, I would love to know the names of all the Indigenous players to have played senior footy for MFC. I can recall M Whelan, A Davey, A Wonameari, S Motlop, J Farmer, S Charles, B Pickett, S Chisolm, One of the Cockatoo-Collins (Donald or David), Isaac Weetra and a former Melbourne and Port Adelaide player who's name I cannot recall (currently has a court case re: domestic violence).

Colin Graham

We had both Donald and David Cockatoo-Collins

We had both Donald and David Cockatoo-Collins

True. But from memory, I think only one played seniors??

Just trying to find the stats...David played 2 and Donald played 9.

Not sure if this site is any good, but it may be able to help you

AborginalFootball.com.au

Melbourne

Les Bamblett 11

Sean Charles 47

Scott Chisolm 18

Donald Cockatoo-Collins 9

David Cockatoo-Collins 2

Aaron Davey 97*

Phil Egan 1

Jeff Farmer 118

Fabian Francis 1

Colin Graham 35

Eddie Jackson 84

Andy Lovell 121

Shannon Motlop 10

Byron Pickett 29

George Simmonds 4

Isaac Weetra 2*

Matthew Whelan 140*

Austin Wonaemirri 18*

Total- 18

Total Games- 747

I don't think the games are up to date, here's the link

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php...mp;postcount=47

Melbourne

Les BAMBLETT (11), Sean CHARLES (47) Scott CHISHOLM (18) David COCKATOO-COLLINS (9) Donald COCKATOO-COLLINS (2) Aaron DAVEY* (97) Phil EGAN (1) Jeff FARMER (118) Fabian FRANCIS (1) Colin GRAHAM (35) Eddie JACKSON (84) Andy LOVELL (121) Shannon MOTLOP (10) Byron PICKETT (29) George SIMMONDS (4) Isaac WEETRA (2) Matthew WHELAN* (140) Austin WONAEAMIRRI* (18)

Here's my link

Didn't know Lovell was indigenous

Sean Charles was a beauty in '94. Sad he couldn't go on.

Thanks everyone. By the numbers it appears that Matty Whelan is the Indigenous player to have played the most senior games for MFC - this is a fantastic achievement by "Wheels". I for one hope his record will be smashed by Jurrah, Jetta, Bennel and Wonameari. I would have also included Davey, but I feel he won't play in our next premiership.

Wheels deserves to be a 200 game player, absolutely cruelled by injuries. But unlike some other players, has managed to stake his claim as a quality and necessary player for the club over the years

When I was going through the list of players, I had a chuckle when I came across the name Lachlan Ross (Essendon 2 games).

Here's a trivia question. What was his claim to fame during his distinguished AFL career?

Sean Charles was a beauty in '94. Sad he couldn't go on.

Yes! It was sad. Ripped Carlton to threads kicking 4 in the finals of 94. I recall he broke his leg badly during his career. I think it might have been at another club. Either StKilda or Carlton. I think he played for both.

When I was going through the list of players, I had a chuckle when I came across the name Lachlan Ross (Essendon 2 games).

Here's a trivia question. What was his claim to fame during his distinguished AFL career?

Sorry, Your going to have to enlighten us with this one...

Gippy

Yes! It was sad. Ripped Carlton to threads kicking 4 in the finals of 94. I recall he broke his leg badly during his career. I think it might have been at another club. Either StKilda or Carlton. I think he played for both.

Eddie Jackson the only premiership player among the group - 1948

Yes! It was sad. Ripped Carlton to threads kicking 4 in the finals of 94. I recall he broke his leg badly during his career. I think it might have been at another club. Either StKilda or Carlton. I think he played for both.

Was that for Carltanking at princess park? Someone dived or fell across his leg, it was worse than Nathan Browns from a few years ago as in it was flapping around all over the place.

My old man hated Charles but I loved him cos you or he had absolutely no idea what he was going to do with the footy once he got it.

Sorry, Your going to have to enlighten us with this one...

Gippy

He tried to make fun of Brett Heady by pulling his ears wide apart. Heady gave him a look as if to say "who the f#ck are you to be giving me sh#t." It was the sought of thing you'd expect to see in a primary school playground. Hilarious.

I reckon Sean Charles was probably our best. Fast as lightning, with all the skills. But...built like a stick insect, and very fragile. I think his worst injury with us was his fractured scaphoid(wrist), which caused problems with non-union. A classic complication of the fracture of this bone. Apparently he had a bone-graft on it in the off-season, and was told to keep the plaster dry for 6 weeks. A few days later he went swimming in the Murray with his mates, and turned up at the doctor's with soggy plaster when he got home. It was never the same after that.

We recruited him from Powelltown, which must have been bloody close to the recent fires. I think he's David Wirrapunda's cousin.

I think he kicked 5 in his first game? v. the Mudpies. I remember seeing him kill the Pies at Vic Park one day(?that day)A potential superstar from whom we didn't get as much as` we would have liked.(like the Ox, Gazza,Stinga,Prymke,etc)

I think he was in our losing Prelim final team in '94(unfortunately in WA v. WCE) when we had that dynamic forward line of Schwarz, Lyon, Jakovich and Charles.We should have won that year, with those stars.

Could Watts, Wonna,Jurrah and Bate one day replicate that potent forward line?