NEW NAIDOC Jumper Released

Last night, all Senior and Colts players, coaches and support staff gathered in the Leederville Sports Bar and Function Centre as the new NAIDOC Jumper was unveiled by designer Des Headland and Indigenous artist Kevin Bynder.

Elements of the jumper include Lake Monger, Lake Karrinyup and Lake Gwelup as waterways close to the Subiaco district and Leederville Oval. The design also references the seven junior district clubs and the Kalgoorlie and Esperance country regions as part of the pathway from grassroots football to the WAFL.

One of the most prominent features of the design is the S-shaped Wagly; a snakelike Dreaming creature responsible for the creation of the Swan and Canning rivers and other waterways and landforms around present day Perth and the south-west of Western Australia. For a more detailed explanation of the jumper and it's meaning, please watch the video below.

*Video by Jack Foley Photography*

This Saturday, Subiaco league players will also wear T-shirts with the 'Free The Flag' slogan during the prematch warmup to bring further public awareness to and in support of calls to end the controversial copyright dispute. 

The Free the Flag campaign was launched by Clothing the Gap in 2019 to call for new licensing agreements over the Aboriginal Flag’s design, particularly for Aboriginal businesses and organisations. 

A non-Indigenous owned company, Wam Clothing, holds the world exclusive license for the use of the Aboriginal flag and the company has now demanded payments for the use of the flag. The ‘Free The Flag’ from the copyright laws campaign has gained momentum across not just the AFL but sporting groups throughout the country. 

We encourage all to get involved by following the link below to sign the petition to #freetheflag before its 50th Anniversary birthday. 

https://www.change.org/p/australia-change-the-licencing-agreement-around-the-aboriginal-flag-pridenotprofit