Sport
23 May, 2024
Jumper loyalty - special round at Mitiamo
CLUB loyalty will be front and centre when Mitiamo runs onto the ground on Saturday in special jumpers for its Loddon Valley indigenous round clash. The Superoos’ B Grade netball coach Crystal West has designed the football jumper to honour the...
CLUB loyalty will be front and centre when Mitiamo runs onto the ground on Saturday in special jumpers for its Loddon Valley indigenous round clash.
The Superoos’ B Grade netball coach Crystal West has designed the football jumper to honour the indigenous influence at John Forbes Oval.
“The artwork represents my opinion of this great club that I have been involved with since 1998,” said Crystal.
Her father Gordon Hynes played more than 200 games with the Superoos and the club record of 500-plus games is held by another indigenous player Joe Harrison.
Superoos president Mick Draper said: “Our club has a long and proud history with indigenous players.”
Crystal said it was the first time Mitiamo had decided to use a special jumper for the round.
“I wanted to do the design ... Miti is home, where I have always played sport,” she said.
“I would come up from Bendigo with Dad and play netball.
“Now my daughter Tarly and niece Donna are also playing with Mitiamo.”
Her father had played with Korong Vale until the club folded and made the switch to Mitiamo.
Crystal said she had looked at the her first jumper design attempt and thought “I could do better and I did”.
“It shows the current Superoos in front of a gathering place that is Mitiamo where people come together - families and friends,” she said.
“In the background are white shadows of kangaroos which were our legends that are no longer with us and the boomerang that comes back to the club.”
Mitiamo players will receive their jumpers at a function after training tonight.
On Saturday Mitiamo and Bears Lagoon Serpentine will play before what it tipped to be a large crowd. Former St Kilda champion Nicky Winmar will be among those at the match and later attend a Mitiamo function where the indigenous round jumpers will be auctioned.
Superoos’ skipper Luke Lougoon in the indigenous round strip.