13 episodes
YOKAYI FOOTY PODCAST AFL
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“The Yokayi Footy podcast, hosted by Andy Krakouer and Gilbert McAdam, is a six-part series that shares the stories of Indigenous footballers from the first to the many.”
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The Indigenous Hall of Famers
There have been a handful of Indigenous players who have been fortunate and deserving of a spot in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. We pay tribute to them and discuss the impact they have had on the game, not only in Victoria but right across the country.
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The top six Indigenous players from the 2000s
The modern era has been a magnificent one for the game’s Indigenous players. Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin has set stadiums alight, Cyril Rioli excited the fans in droves, Shaun Burgoyne seemed to play forever and Adam Goodes changed the game.
Andy Krakouer and Gilbert McAdam celebrate the modern Indigenous champions, and name their top six who have had the biggest influence since the turn of the century.
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Boom time for Indigenous football in the 90s
The 1990s put Indigenous players in the spotlight, not always for reasons worth celebrating.
Andy Krakouer and Gilbert McAdam remember that infamous day at Victoria Park, marvel at Norm Smith Medal winning performances from Peter Matera and Andrew McLeod and celebrate the debuts of Michael O’Loughlin, Adam Goodes and ‘The Wizard’ Jeff Farmer in a memorable decade.
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Awe and wizardry in the 80s
The electrifying 1980s saw further growth in numbers of Indigenous players in the VFL and playing Australian football around the country.
The flair and pure talent were on show every Saturday through the likes of 1982 Norm Smith medallist Maurice Rioli, the Krakouer brothers at Arden St, Phil Egan, Chris Lewis and plenty more.
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The Indigenous pioneers of the 60s and 70s
Andy Krakouer and Gilbert McAdam take a look at the pioneers who built on the legacy of the inaugural Indigenous champions.
From Elkin Riley and Syd Jackson at Carlton, Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer at Geelong and right through to Colin Graham and the great Robbie Muir, the boys celebrate the Indigenous champions of the 1960s and 1970s.
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The inaugural years of Indigenous football
The Yokayi Footy podcast, hosted by Andy Krakouer and Gilbert McAdam, is a six-part series that shares the stories of Indigenous footballers from the first to the many.
In Episode 1, we take a look at the story of Joe Johnson, the very first Indigenous player in the VFL and a premiership winner with Fitzroy in 1904 and 1905. Johnson paved the way for the likes of Alf Egan, Cyril Mann, Sir Doug Nicholls and other Indigenous greats that featured in the inaugural years of top-level football.
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