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Having represented [[Western Australia Australian rules football team|Western Australia]] in eight [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|interstate matches]], Winmar was named in St Kilda's [[St Kilda Football Club#St Kilda Team of the Century: 1900–1999|Team of the Century]] in 2003, and is also a member of the St Kilda Football Club Hall of Fame (inducted 2003) and the [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame]] (inducted 2009). Of [[Indigenous Australian]] descent, Winmar was the first [[Aboriginal Australian|Aboriginal]] person to play 200 games in the AFL, and was named in the [[Indigenous Team of the Century]] in 2005. Involved in several incidents of [[racial vilification]] during his career, a [[#Racial vilification and photograph|photograph of Winmar]] taken in 1993 has been described as one of the most influential images in Australian rules football history. |
Having represented [[Western Australia Australian rules football team|Western Australia]] in eight [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|interstate matches]], Winmar was named in St Kilda's [[St Kilda Football Club#St Kilda Team of the Century: 1900–1999|Team of the Century]] in 2003, and is also a member of the St Kilda Football Club Hall of Fame (inducted 2003) and the [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame]] (inducted 2009). Of [[Indigenous Australian]] descent, Winmar was the first [[Aboriginal Australian|Aboriginal]] person to play 200 games in the AFL, and was named in the [[Indigenous Team of the Century]] in 2005. Involved in several incidents of [[racial vilification]] during his career, a [[#Racial vilification and photograph|photograph of Winmar]] taken in 1993 has been described as one of the most influential images in Australian rules football history. |
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==Career== |
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Born in [[Kellerberrin, Western Australia|Kellerberrin]],<ref name="hof">[http://wafootball.com.au/resources/doc_download/4-hall-of-fame-inductees Hall of Fame inductees] – West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> a small town in the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] region of [[Western Australia]], to Neil and Meryle Winmar, Winmar grew up in the neighbouring town of [[Pingelly, Western Australia|Pingelly]].<ref name="thedaythegamechanged">Ahmed, Nabila (2003). [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/18/1050172756724.html The day the game changed] – ''[[The Age]]'' online. Published 19 April 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> A member of the [[Noongar people]], he played for the Brookton/Pingelly Football Club in the [[Upper Great Southern Football League]] (UGSFL) from an early age, and was later recruited by the [[South Fremantle Football Club]] in the [[West Australian Football League]] (WAFL) after the club's coach at the time, [[Mal Brown]], saw Winmar playing.<ref name="homeland">Toohey, Paul (2010). [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nicky-winmar-a-legend-in-his-homeland/story-e6frf7jo-1225885382961 Nicky Winmar, a legend in his homeland] – ''[[Herald Sun]]'' online. Published 29 June 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> He made his senior debut for South Fremantle in 1983, at the age of 17. In total, Winmar played 58 games for South Fremantle between 1983 and 1986, kicking 98 goals.<ref name="hof"/> |
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Winmar transferred to the [[St Kilda Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL) for the [[1987 VFL season|1987 season]], making his debut for the club in round one, against {{AFL Gee}} at [[Moorabbin Oval]].<ref name="afltables">[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nicky_Winmar.html Nicky Winmar] – AFL Tables. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> Having played 20 games in his debut season, kicking 37 goals, Winmar finished second in the club's best and fairest count, behind [[Tony Lockett]], and also polled ten votes in the [[Brownlow Medal]].<ref name="neilelvis">[http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/nicky/neil%20elvis.html Neil Elvis (‘Nicky’) Winmar] – Nicky Winmar Home Page. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> In 1988, he kicked 43 goals from 21 games to be the club's leading goalkicker, and again finished runner-up in the best and fairest count, this time to [[Danny Frawley]].<ref name="afltables"/> After an outstanding season in 1989, Winmar won St Kilda's best and fairest award, and was also named in the VFL's Team of the Year, on a half-forward flank.<ref name="lovett">{{cite book |editor= Lovett, Michael |title= AFL Record Guide to Season 2007|year=2007 |publisher= AFL Publishing|location= |isbn= 978-0-9758362-7-9}}</ref> He also finished equal third in the 1989 Brownlow Medal, polling 16 votes from his 22 games.<ref>[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1989.html 1989 Brownlow Medal] – AFL Tables. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> |
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After a match against {{AFL Haw}} in round 19 of the 1990 season, Winmar was suspended for ten matches for kicking and [[eye-gouging]] [[Dermott Brereton]].<ref name="tribunal">[http://stats.afl.com.au/public/statistics/tribunal/1/All/All/tribunal_1_all_all.shtml?competition_group_idIndex=0&season_idIndex=0&guiltyIndex=0 Historical tribunal record] – Australian Football League. Retrieved 20 May 2012.</ref> Brereton later apologised to Winmar for racially abusing him during the game.<ref name="dermott">[[Dermott Brereton|Brereton, Dermott]] (1998). [http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/nicky/brereton.html Goodbye Nicky, I'm sorry for what I did]. Published 18 August 1998. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> He returned to football in round seven of the [[1991 AFL season|1991 season]], recording 33 disposals and one goal against Adelaide at Moorabbin.<ref name="afltables"/> Winmar's performances throughout the rest of the season led to him being named in the inaugural AFL [[All-Australian team]].<ref name="lovett"/> Winmar played a further 23 games in the [[1992 AFL season|1992 season]], including the club's semi-final loss to {{AFL Foo}}. At the conclusion of the season, Winmar was named the winner of the [[Mark of the Year]] competition, for a [[spectacular mark]] taken at [[Subiaco Oval]] against {{AFL WC}}.<ref name="saintshof">[http://www.saints.com.au/TheClub/History/HallofFame/NeilElvisNickyWinmar/tabid/9136/Default.aspx Neil Elvis 'Nicky' Winmar] – St Kilda Football Club. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> In round four of the [[1993 AFL season|1993 season]], indigenous players Winmar and [[Gilbert McAdam]] were racially abused by Collingwood supporters, eventually being awarded two and three Brownlow Medal votes in a game St Kilda won by 22 points. The week after the game, Winmar was involved in a dispute with St Kilda over his level of pay, in particular, injury payments, and did not play for the next two weeks.<ref name="neilelvis"/> |
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Playing a total of 17 games in 1994, Winmar missed three weeks late in the season after being suspended for striking.<ref name="tribunal"/> At the end of the season, Winmar was also refused clearance by St Kilda to play in the [[Indigenous All-Stars (Australian football)|Aboriginal All-Stars]] game, held at [[Marrara Oval]] in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]].<ref>Moncrieff, Darren (2008). [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-5545-0-0-0&sID=77314&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=8203203 1994 vs. Collingwood: The AFL embraces change] – Aboriginal Football. Published 28 July 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> In 1995, Winmar played in each of St Kilda's 22 games, winning the club's best and fairest award for a second time and also being named in the All-Australian team. In the [[Australian Football League pre-season competition|pre-season competition]] held prior to the start of the [[1996 AFL season|1996 season]], the [[1996 Ansett Australia Cup]], Winmar played in St Kilda's team that defeated Carlton by 58 points in the grand final held at [[Waverley Park]], and was awarded the [[Michael Tuck Medal]] as [[best on ground]].<ref>[http://commercial.aflphotos.com.au/image/?image_id=141078 AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final: St Kilda v Carlton] – AFL Media Images. Published 23 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> Having damaged the [[medial collateral ligament]] of his knee inthe round three game against {{AFL Mel}}, Winmar missed nine matches in the early part of the 1996 season before returning in the latter part of the season.<ref>Denham, Greg (1996). [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Nicky+Winmar&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=100&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news960414_0179_2545 St Kilda could lose Winmar for season] – ''[[The Age]]''. Published 14 April 1996. Retrieved from the ''Fairfax Newsstore'', 22 June 2012.</ref> Winmar played his 200th game for the club in round 17 of the [[1997 AFL season|1997 season]], against the {{AFL BL}} at Waverley Park, becoming the first indigenous player to reach the milestone in the AFL.<ref>[http://www.footy.com.au/dags/97/wrapup/wrapup_r17.html AFL Round 17] – Weekly Wrapup. Published 28 July 1997. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> He also played in St Kilda's loss to Adelaide in the [[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997 Grand Final]], having kicked three goals against {{AFL NM}} in the preliminary final the previous week.<ref name="afltables"/> |
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| [[1988 VFL season|1988]] || Striking || No penalty |
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| [[1990 AFL season|1990]] || Charging || No penalty |
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| [[1990 AFL season|1990]] || Kicking, eye-gouging || Suspended ten matches |
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| [[1992 AFL season|1992]] || Charging || No penalty |
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| [[1994 AFL season|1994]] || Striking || Suspended three matches |
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| [[1994 AFL season|1994]] || Striking || No penalty |
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| [[1995 AFL season|1995]] || Disputing umpire's<br>decision || Fined [[Australian dollar|A$]]1,500 |
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In 1998, in what was to be his last season for St Kilda, Winmar played 23 games and kicked 16 goals.<ref name="afltables"/> He was heavily criticised during the club's match against Carlton in round 20 after spending much of the game fighting with opponents, finishing with only eight disposals.<ref name="banishment">[[Patrick Smith (journalist)|Smith, Patrick]] (1998). [http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/nicky/banish.html Banishment comes after a sin too many]. Published 30 September 1998. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> Winmar was suspended by the club for the following match, but returned to play for the club in the finals series. After the match, Winmar's manager, Peter Jess, was criticised for making comments in a interview with radio station [[3AW]] suggesting that Aboriginal players were unable to cope with the pressures introduced by "white society":<ref>[[Patrick Smith (journalist)|Smith, Patrick]] (1998). [http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/nicky/friendly.html Winmar victim of friendly fire]. Published 20 August 1998. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> |
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{{Quote|text=What we have in terms of our, you know, white society, we have certain ways that we deal with things and unfortunately, you know, Nicky doesn't have those same level of skills. And as a sort of consequence he has...and he deals with it in a sort of different way and that way is, you know, dysfunctional to us, but unfortunately that is what has gone on and, you know, it's sad. So, you know, it's a problem that he needs to work through. It's very, very difficult for him, I mean...you know the reality of the situation is, is that how we deal with it in white society is we fill our jails full of these people, you know, because we can't understand how they think.|sign=Peter Jess|source=Winmar's manager, on his game against Carlton}} |
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Winmar was "dismissed" from St Kilda at the end of the 1998 season after [[Tim Watson]] replaced [[Stan Alves]] as coach of the club.<ref>[http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/1999review.html SAINTS AXE WINMAR]: October 1998 – Footystats. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> Despite being contracted for another year, the club terminated Winmar's contract as a result of his behaviour and lack of discipline over the previous season.<ref>Denham, Greg (1998). [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Nicky+Winmar&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=100&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news980930_0094_3890 St Kilda ends Winmar's career] – ''[[The Age]]''. Published 30 September 1998. Retrieved from the ''Fairfax Newsstore'', 22 June 2012.</ref> He was then selected by the [[Western Bulldogs]] with the 30th pick overall in the [[1998 AFL Draft#National Draft|1998 National Draft]], having been considered a change to be drafted by Collingwood, North Melbourne, and Carlton.<ref>Timms, Daryl (1998). [http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/nicky/chance.html "I'm worth a chance"] – ''[[Herald Sun]]''. Published 28 October 1998. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> Winmar played a total of 21 games for the club, kicking 34 goals, before retiring from the Western Bulldogs at the end of the 1999 season, halfway through a two-year contract, citing issues with commitment to training and injuries.<ref>Timms, Darryl (1999). [http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/nicky/dream.html Nicky's Dream Ends] – ''[[Herald Sun]]''. Published 9 November 1999. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> Winmar was named National Aboriginal Sportsman of the Year at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards held in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], sharing the award with [[rugby league]] player [[Cliff Lyons]].<ref>Condie, Todd (1999). [http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/koorimail/issues/pdf/214.pdf AFL legend retires] – ''[[Koori Mail]]''. Published 17 November 1999. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> |
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Following his retirement from the AFL, Winmar played with various clubs in regional and country leagues in Victoria and the [[Northern Territory]], including in the [[Northern Territory Football League]], for the Seville Football Club in the [[Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League]], and for the [[Rutherglen Football Club]] and the [[Wodonga Football Club]] in the [[Tallangatta & District Football League]]. Having previously worked with Denfam, a [[Melbourne]]-based construction business, and as a [[sheep shearer|shearer]], Winmar currently lives in [[Brookton, Western Australia|Brookton]], Western Australia.<ref name="homeland"/> In 2003, Winmar was named in St Kilda's Team of the Century on a half-forward flank, as well as being inducted into the club's hall of fame.<ref>[http://westofmoorabbin.com/saints_history.html St Kilda Football Club Team of the Century] – West of Moorabbin. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.saints.com.au/hall%20of%20fame/tabid/5391/default.aspx Hall of Fame] – St Kilda Football Club. Retrieved 22 June 2012.</ref> He was named in the AFL's [[Indigenous Team of the Century]], announced in 2005,<ref>[http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/news/AFLLegendsLaunch.html ''Legends'': The AFL Indigenous Team of the Century 1905–2005] – AIASTIS. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref>, as well as South Fremantle's Indigenous Team of the Century, named in 2009.<ref>[http://au.sports.yahoo.com/afl/news/article/-/5701308/south-fremantle-bulldogs-announce-aboriginal-team-of-century/ South Fremantle Bulldogs announce Aboriginal team of century] – Yahoo!7 Sport. Published 3 July 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> Winmar was inducted into the [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2009.<ref name="hof"/><ref>Clarke, Tim (2009). [http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/fame-never-stops-for-winmar-20090309-8t7b.html Fame never stops for Winmar] – WAtoday. Published 10 March 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> An tournament for underage indigenous footballers, the Nicky Winmar Cup, has been contested since 2009 as a joint venture between the [[West Australian Football Commission]] and the Western Australian Department of Sport and Recreation, sponsored by [[Alinta]], an energy company.<ref>[http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/news/local/sport/football-australian-rules/indigenous-players-show-their-skills/1961771.aspx Indigenous players show their skills] – ''Mandurah Mail'' online. Published 7 October 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/3468 Indigenous talent to contest Nicky Winmar Cup] – Department of Sport and Recreation. Published 9 December 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> Two of Winmar's cousins, [[Leroy Jetta]] and [[Nicholas Winmar]], are currently listed with AFL clubs, {{AFL Syd}} and St Kilda, respectively.<ref>Kogoy, Peter (2010). [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/swans-present-latest-member-of-the-family/story-e6frg7mf-1225842075843 Swans present latest member of the family] – ''[[The Australian]]'' online. Published 18 March 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref> |
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Full name | Neil Elvis Winmar | ||
Nickname(s) | "Cuz"[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Kellerberrin, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Pingelly (UGSFL) | ||
Height / weight | 183 cm / 81 kg | ||
Position(s) | Half-forward flank | ||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Neil Elvis "Nicky" Winmar (born 25 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 300 games of senior football in two Australian states between 1983 and 1999. Growing up in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, he began his career with the South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League, playing 58 games at the club before being recruited prior to the 1987 season by the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), later rebranded as the Australian Football League (AFL). In a twelve-season career with St Kilda, Winmar won the club's best and fairest award, the Trevor Barker Award, twice, in 1989 and 1995, and was also twice named in the All-Australian team, in 1991 and 1995. He left St Kilda at the end of the 1998 season, and was drafted by the Western Bulldogs, playing one further season in the AFL before retiring at the end of the 1999 season. Following the end of his senior career, Winmar played in a number of country and regional football leagues, including the Northern Territory Football League, the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League, and the Tallangatta & District Football League.
Having represented Western Australia in eight interstate matches, Winmar was named in St Kilda's Team of the Century in 2003, and is also a member of the St Kilda Football Club Hall of Fame (inducted 2003) and the West Australian Football Hall of Fame (inducted 2009). Of Indigenous Australian descent, Winmar was the first Aboriginal person to play 200 games in the AFL, and was named in the Indigenous Team of the Century in 2005. Involved in several incidents of racial vilification during his career, a photograph of Winmar taken in 1993 has been described as one of the most influential images in Australian rules football history.
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Racial vilification and photograph
Winmar was involved in a number of controversial incidents involving alleged acts of racial vilification against him by other players and staff during his career. In 1998, after Winmar's outburst against Carlton, former Hawthorn player Dermott Brereton publicly apologised to Winmar and Russell Jeffrey for abusing them in a game in 1990.[2] In March 1999, ex-footballer and television presenter and ex-footballer Sam Newman appeared on the The Footy Show in blackface after Winmar cancelled an appearance on the show in favour of appearing on a rival network.[3] Newman was later forced to apologise for the incident, subsequently breaking a confidentiality agreement that had been signed during mediation for the incident.[4] Winmar suappeared on The Footy Show the following week as part of a pre-taped segment.[5]
In a match for St Kilda against Collingwood in round four of the 1993 season, Winmar was racially abused by members of the Collingwood cheersquad, who called on him to "go and sniff some petrol" and "go walkabout where you came from".[6] At the conclusion of the game, which St Kilda won by 22 points, Winmar lifted up his jumper and, facing to the crowd, pointed to his skin. The following day, a photograph (pictured right) of Winmar's gesture, taken by Wayne Ludbey, was published in the Sunday Herald Sun under the headline "Winmar: I'm black and proud of it", with the Sunday Age publishing a similar photograph under the caption "I've got guts".[7] Winmar's gesture, described as a "powerful statement", an "anti-racist symbol",[8] and one of the "most poignant" images in Australian sport, has been credited as a catalyst for the movement against racism in Australian football,[1] and compared to the black power salute performed by American athletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics in terms of impact.[9][10] A reproduction of the photograph was also featured in The Game That Made Australia, a mural painted by Jamie Cooper and commissioned by the AFL in 2008 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the origins of Australian rules football.[11]
Winmar donated the jumper he was wearing in the photograph to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in 1998.[12] Prior to the commission's disbanding in 2005, Geoff Clark, the chairman of ATSIC at the time, removed the framed jumper from the commission's offices in Canberra to his home in Warrnambool, Victoria.[13] Clark was forced to return the jumper to Winmar, which was later donated to the National Museum of Australia, and currently features in Off the Walls, an exhibit of Indigenous Australian art.[14] In May 2012, the jumper was auctioned by Sotheby's, but was passed in after the bidding reached A$95,000.[15] The authenticity of the jumper has been questioned, however, with the St Kilda Football Club published a statement in March 2005 suggesting that the jumper given to ATSIC may not have been the actual jumper worn during the game, citing differences between sponsors' logos present on the jumper.[16] Similar questions were raised prior to the jumper's auction in 2012.[17]
References
- ^ a b Darcy, Luke (2010). Winmar encapsulates indigenous spirit – Australian Football League. Published 21 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
dermott
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jolson, Henry (2009). The Australian Football League and Alternative Dispute Resolution – The Arbitrator and Mediator. Published October 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Newman comments broke agreement – The Age. Published 21 May 1999. Retrieved from the Fairfax Newsstore, 22 June 2012.
- ^ Wilson, Caroline (1999). Winmar wins, Nine wins, cue the commercial – The Age. Published 1 April 1999. Retrieved from the Fairfax Newsstore, 22 June 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lawson, Mark (2012). Passing the football racial test – Financial Review online. Published 28 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ That Picture: Nicky Winmar and the History of an Image – Victoria University Institutional Repository. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Klugman, Matthew and Gary Osmond (2009). That picture: Nicky Winmar and the history of an image – Business Library. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ The Game That Made Australia painting – Australian Football 150 Years. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Shaw, Meaghan (2005). Winmar seeks guernsey that changed AFL – The Age online. Published 10 March 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ La Canna, Xavier (2005). ATSIC chair to return jumper – The Age online. Published 10 March 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ About the Collection – National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Winmar's guernsey fails to sell at auction – Sports News First. Published 15 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Twist in Winmar jumper debacle – Footy Goss. Published 11 March 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Bellamy, Louise and Gina McColl (2012). Questions asked whether Winmar jumper for auction is the one – The Sydney Morning Herald online. Published 20 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links
- Nicky Winmar's playing statistics from AFL Tables