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Brisbane Lions Announce Sir Doug Nicholls Round Guernsey for 2024.

The Brisbane Lions, with the assistance of Lardil lady and Mornington Island artist Renee Wilson, are pleased to unveil the Club’s 2024 Sir Doug Nicholls Round guernsey.

The Brisbane Lions, along with Lardil lady and Mornington Island artist Renee Wilson, are thrilled to introduce the Club’sWilson comes from Mornington Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria and is related to Lions aheadThe jumper’s motif is based on the orLardil wd ‘Merri Dilangka’, which signifies listening to the past, present, and moving forward together, which Wilson felt was an important feature to include in the guernsey.

“I thought it was good to incorporate into the theme of the guernsey because we always have to remember where we come from, where we are now as a people and where we are heading,” Wilson stated.”But we’re not forgetting where we’ve come from and that’s an important part, which is why the theme is, Merri Dilangka.”Indigenous rounds in the AFL are extremely important because they offer us a sense of pride.”It is important for us because that’s our identity, as that is us, who we are, our culture and it is important to share our stories and culture, it is all part of education.”The guernsey design is divided into three main elements: the past, the present, and we move forward together, all inspired by Merri Dilangka’s theme.

The Lardil people, Mornington Island’s traditional custodians, think that three people were the first to come. The left section of the artwork depicts three beings landing on Mornington Island, marking the Lardil people’s origins and commemorating their history.The present is depicted in the centre and bottom of the artwork, highlighted by the blue of the water surrounding Mornington Island.The Lardil people rely on Barun (turtle), Yaka (fish), and Kendabal (dugong) as their primary food sources on Mornington Island.Above the island, three people look out to a boat and the stars, a reminder of the Stolen Generation and the importance it plays today and historically for the Lardil people.Artwork serves as a way to preserve culture and pass it down to future generations.The artwork shows the theme of Merri Dilangka, a traditional Lardil dance that represents continuing to go forward together.For the first time in Club history, both the AFL and AFLW sides will wear the same guernsey during the Indigenous Rounds, with the AFLW fixture to be announced later in the coming months.The inside of the neckline features the six totems of the Lions’ current indigenous players.
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