A PERFORMANCE by the Orange Aboriginal Dance Group and a welcome to country and didgeridoo playing by Ronald Wardrop marked the start of the Bloomfield Tigers under-16 team’s Indigenous match against Bathurst Panthers.
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In new Aboriginal-themed uniforms designed by former Bloomfield junior Hayden Gibbs-O’Neill, the team held its first Indigenous Round at Brendon Sturgeon Oval on Saturday.
Bloomfield Junior Rugby League Club secretary Tammy Greenhalgh said the event was run with help from the Aboriginal Land Council and the Aboriginal Medical Centre, which also advises players on how to manage injuries and nutrition.
“We’ve got five Indigenous boys in our team and we just wanted to acknowledge the Aboriginal contribution to our community,” she said.
