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NARRM Set to Return in 2023

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That's great - I personally think it should be done 1 season on in it's entirety and back to Melbourne for the entire season and then back to Naarm etc etc

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    Shouldn't be news. I'd expect this to continue forever now, with more and more teams jumping on the bandwagon no doubt 

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    I'm going to be that person who thinks we should just be the Melbourne Football Club.

    I'm not a fan of what i brand tokenisms.

    Plenty of opportunity to embrace this that and the other. But as the MFC.

    Each to their own.  

    It will no doubt not sit with some. That's fine.

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    Just now, beelzebub said:

     

    I'm not a fan of what i brand tokenisms.

     

    Respect your right to your own opinions, but I can't see how this can be called tokenism (imo)

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    1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

    I'm going to be that person who thinks we should just be the Melbourne Football Club.

    I'm not a fan of what i brand tokenisms.

    Plenty of opportunity to embrace this that and the other. But as the MFC.

    Each to their own.  

    It will no doubt not sit with some. That's fine.

    I don’t see the tokenism? We are changing our name every year for a set period of time to respect First Nations people that lived in the area of Melbourne.

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    I really hope the Naarm merch is as strong as last year. The scarf and baseball cap last year were, what the kids would call, ‘fire’.

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    As an operations manager for a multinational company, I get absolutely pounded with stuff from HR about diversity and inclusion. Some I agree with and some I don’t. 
    The RAP my employer has put in place  is something I do get thoroughly involved and invested in. 
    I think a couple of weeks of celebrating our history with a change of name for the club is of considerable significance to help change the perception and general view of all people. 
     

    Go Narrm! 🔴🔵

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    And for those posting on here get the [censored] spelling right. 

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    8 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    And for those posting on here get the [censored] spelling right. 

    There you go bloke...

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    2 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    I'm going to be that person who thinks we should just be the Melbourne Football Club.

    I'm not a fan of what i brand tokenisms.

    Plenty of opportunity to embrace this that and the other. But as the MFC.

    Each to their own.  

    It will no doubt not sit with some. That's fine.

    What you brand as tokenism is irrelevant. If our indigenous players, their families and their communities believe the things the Club does and says are genuine, then it can have a massive impact (doesn't hurt when we're trying to support/ retain players of any ethnicity either).

    If Collingwood was doing something like this, then you would use that adjective. Most people would recognise their BS.

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    10 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

    There you go bloke...

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    13 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

    There you go bloke...

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    I believe the club consulted with multiple different First Nations elders of the Kulin nations and the consensus was Narrm is the most appropriate spelling.

    https://www.melbournefc.com.au/indigenous#about

    From the information hub about Narrm:

    'Narrm’ comes from Woiwurrung – the language spoken by the traditional owners of Melbourne and its surrounds.  

    As the name ‘Narrm’ is being translated from oral language, there are several variations of the spelling. Narrm, Naarm and Nairm are all commonly used and accepted. 

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    16 minutes ago, dworship said:

     

    If Collingwood was doing something like this, then you would use that adjective. Most people would recognise their BS.

    With Neville Jetta at the helm of their indigenous awareness program. I for one wouldn't call it tokenism

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    3 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    I'm going to be that person who thinks we should just be the Melbourne Football Club.

    I'm not a fan of what i brand tokenisms.

    Plenty of opportunity to embrace this that and the other. But as the MFC.

    Each to their own.  

    It will no doubt not sit with some. That's fine.

    It's actual actions that strike at the core of who we are, so definitely not token.

    However, I made a suggestion during the constitution consultation recently that I wish was taken up: to include Naarm Football Club as a name we are known as, in our constitution. I did suggest that consultation with the First Nations community might be needed first; might not have had time for that.

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    3 hours ago, Demon_spurs said:

    With Neville Jetta at the helm of their indigenous awareness program. I for one wouldn't call it tokenism

    Wondering why the facepalm reaction? Lord Neville is employed as their Forward Development Coach. Yes, he will have an influence on their culture because he is a quality individual. To be fair; CFC have taken steps to address their issues by copying what our Club has been doing for many years. Call me cynical but they didn't want to do those things, they were forced to.

    Thanks for your input into the discussion, my comment was about Beelzebub calling what our Club is doing, tokenism. Who knew that you would take aim at my off the cuff comment about Collingwood? Perhaps you need to reassess your comprehension skills and also do a little fact checking before posting.

    Go Narrm! Narrm Army! Narrm Army!

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    Fremantle are also changing their name to Walyalup and I believe we’re playing them during that period.

    Be interesting to see who else jumps on board next year.

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    2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Fremantle are also changing their name to Walyalup and I believe we’re playing them during that period.

    Be interesting to see who else jumps on board next year.

    Their branding while playing as Walyalup looks quite nice!

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    2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Fremantle are also changing their name to Walyalup and I believe we’re playing them during that period.

    Be interesting to see who else jumps on board next year.

    I did read that Fremantle consulted with the traditional owners of the land and 'Walyalup' is the local language term for 'bottom 4'.

     

     

     

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    3 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Fremantle are also changing their name to Walyalup and I believe we’re playing them during that period.

    Be interesting to see who else jumps on board next year.

    Unfortunate for them this gesture will be over shadowed because Narrm is going to pump them.

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    1 hour ago, Adzman said:

    I did read that Fremantle consulted with the traditional owners of the land and 'Walyalup' is the local language term for 'bottom 4'.

     

     

     

    gold

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    10 hours ago, McQueen said:

    As an operations manager for a multinational company, I get absolutely pounded with stuff from HR about diversity and inclusion. Some I agree with and some I don’t. 
    The RAP my employer has put in place  is something I do get thoroughly involved and invested in. 
    I think a couple of weeks of celebrating our history with a change of name for the club is of considerable significance to help change the perception and general view of all people. 
     

    Go Narrm! 🔴🔵

    Couldn't agree more, think they've been spot on with the way they've done this. 

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    9 hours ago, deanox said:

    It's actual actions that strike at the core of who we are, so definitely not token.

    However, I made a suggestion during the constitution consultation recently that I wish was taken up: to include Naarm Football Club as a name we are known as, in our constitution. I did suggest that consultation with the First Nations community might be needed first; might not have had time for that.

    We can add that to the list of consultations that the Constitution Working Group didn't do. Time wasn't the issue - in fact they attended to the Constitution change at least a year later than they should have.

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