West Coast inaugural Indigenous Guernsey

[LF]

We are proud to launch our inaugural Indigenous Guernsey and Reconciliation Action Plan.
Full story to come.



I like them they look good and I want one

[The_Captain]

Looks like a Hawthorn jumper.  :o

Looks great but! Maybe we will play like Hawthorn for wearing it??  ::)

[elephants]

Looks awesome, nuff said.

[LF]

Just had a look at the online team store which you can get a close up of the Guernsey now I really want one but they are $120 

[RaisyDaisy]

Considering normal Guernsey's are about $99, I guess it makes sense that this would cost more

[Toga]

Looks pretty awesome

[LF]

http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2014-05-14/bennell-rapt


The Indigenous players at the West Coast Eagles were delighted with the release today of the clubs Reconciliation Action Plan, as well as its inaugural Indigenous Round jumper.

The players had some input into both RAP and the guernsey, which features artwork by Noongar artist Peter Farmer, including a wedge tailed eagle and tracks to six WA waterholes.

West Coast defender Jamie Bennell said the players, past and present, as well as the broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities were proud of both commitments.

Definitely a very proud day for me and the whole Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, Bennell said.

Its a big effort by the West Coast Eagles to bring the RAP program together and Im proud of the jumper as well. It has come up really well; the Eagle looks great and the waterholes have come up nice as well.

The club went through a process to find the best Aboriginal artist and it worked out well. It will be a bit different, but as long as the Eagle is on there, the boys should be pretty proud of that.

At Melbourne, we had a strong connection with the Aboriginal players and staff over there and then coming here and having Phil Narkle actually working in the club brings the Aboriginal boys even closer together.

He (Narkle) helps out with the staff as well just to get everyone on the same page. The respect and cultural stuff he explains pretty well. There is still work to do, but this is a big step in the right direction.

Were pretty happy to get this out there and into the community.

Bennell has been one of the shining lights in the first eight rounds after spending his first 12 months at the club recovering from a knee reconstruction and playing the back half of last year with Swan Districts.

Im loving it right now, Bennell enthused. Its good being out there and playing with the boys. Im just enjoying my football.

I always had a belief that I would be back to my full fitness, my capabilities and agility as soon as you have doubts, thats when things can go wrong.  I had to stay pretty strong in my mindset.

[Vinny]

That's pretty sick.