Ainslie Football Club are always proud to wear our Indigenous guernsey, showcasing the artwork designed by Ngunnawal Artist Richard Allan.
The beautiful guernsey is inspired by the Ainslie Football Club’s rich and successful history – with pieces of our story taken out of the book ‘A Capital Achievement’ and the story of the Ainslie region.
The explanation of the guernsey design:
- 6 circles on red and black are the 6 premiership wins in the 2010’s
- Shield in middle is an Aboriginal shield that was used in Indigenous culture and is representation of our own AFC shield
- The two circles with the sun beaming out from it is the gathering on the field of the men and women
- In the red and black stripes – The U with two lines represents male, U with one line represents female
- Footprints represent Maliyan the wedge tailed eagle which is a Ngunnawal totem of the Ainslie land and represents premiership stamps
- The Shield is shaped as a football oval – that is how the Indigenous shields are shaped – brings in the coming together of male and female .
- Blue line in middle of shield is a waterway and song line to tell stories, underneath Ainslie region is a song line which would lead all the way to mount Ainslie which was a women’s site for secret women’s business.
- Yellow and orange rays sun beams in culture is the spirit and ancestors watching over us as we are gathered.
- The dots that create our red and black stripes – Add depth to the colours and distinguish the guernsey.
Many thanks for the ongoing support of our sponsors who make it possible to celebrate Indigenous Round in such style.
