| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 18 sec.) ; 165071921 bytes |
| Series |
Living Black Conversations ; Series 1, Episode 8 |
| Summary |
At the very young age of 16, he became the youngest debutant player for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL and went on to forge a very successful AFL career and now businessman. David Wirrpanda has been using his profile to work for and with the wider community through his Foundation. Karla Grant speaks to an inspiring and honest David Wirrpanda about his recent failings to be elected to the Australian Parliament. David, a good friend of Adam Goodes, is frank about what needs to be done to tackle racism in sport. He is a firm believer in getting an education and giving back to the community, especially at a time where high profile sporting identities have been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. "I think in hindsight, AFL saved me in a lot of different ways. I was in year 8 when West Coast drafted me. One of the scariest things I thought about and I kind of kept this to myself a lot, but my education was a massive priority and when I came here, football was only part-time" |
| Event |
Broadcast 2013-12-01 at 17:00:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: NC |
| Subject |
Australian Football League.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.
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Interviews.
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Rugby football -- Psychological aspects.
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Rugby football players.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Grant, Karla, host
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Wirrpanda, David, contributor
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