Indigenous Roosters.

[Mickie Lane]

Name	Roosters Player No.	Indigenous Player No.	Debut Year
Ron Saddler	529	1	1963
Bruce 'Larpa' Stewart	574	2	1967
Arthur Beetson	615	3	1971
Peter Flanders	626	4	1972
Terry Stevens	635	5	1973
Kevin Stevens	637	6	1973
Eric Ferguson	645	7	1974
Greg Townsend	660	8	1975
David Grant	678	9	1977
Terry Fahey	720	10	1981
Ricky Walford	727	11	1982
Ron Gibbs	746	12	1983
John Ferguson	762	13	1984
Brett Gale	763	14	1984
Scott Gale	764	15	1984
Wilfred Williams	783	16	1984
Craig Salvatori	804	17	1986
Rod Silva	842	18	1988
Corey Stewart	870	19	1990
Richie Allan	923	20	1994
Andrew Walker	931	21	1995
Nathan Blacklock	944	22	1995
John Simon	949	23	1996
Matt Sing	950	24	1996
Dale Shearer	962	25	1997
Damien Mostyn	967	26	1997
Shannon Hegarty	983	27	1999
Dean Widders	996	28	2000
Justin Hodges	1009	29	2002
George Rose	1039	30	2004
Amos Roberts	1046	31	2005
Jamie Soward	1049	32	2005
Michael Lett	1051	33	2005
John Doyle	1064	34	2006
Ben Jones	1085	35	2008
Justin Carney	1114	36	2011
Anthony Mitchell	1121	37	2011
Blake Ferguson	1146	38	2015
Latrell Mitchell	1153	39	2016
Connor Watson	1160	40	2016
Chris Smith	1163	41	2016
Grant Garvey	1164	42	2016
Reece Robinson	1175	43	2018
Josh Curran	1186	44	2019

What would be the best all time Indigenous Roosters team?
Latrell, Fergo, Sing, Hodges, Fahey, Andrew Walker, Scott Gale,
Salvo, Watson, D Grant, Beetson, R Gibbs, K Stevens

[The Skeez]

I have a theory that you need to have an indigenous player in your side to win the comp.. think you have to go back to Melb 99 to find a grand final side without a first Australian.

nb - We don’t have one now that Jake has retired

[Frozen Chook]

What would be the best all time Indigenous Roosters team?
Latrell, Fergo, Sing, Hodges, Fahey, Andrew Walker, Scott Gale,
Salvo, Watson, D Grant, Beetson, R Gibbs, K Stevens [/QUOTE]

Outstanding team lots could be switched in and out and still be a great team - Artie Beetson still remains my childhood hero. An older mate of mine talked to me a lot about Bruce "Larpa" Stewart and what a good player he was.

If you can wade through the 60's commentary on an aboriginal player, there are a nice couple of snippets of him in play.

[milanja]

I have a theory that you need to have an indigenous player in your side to win the comp.. think you have to go back to Melb 99 to find a grand final side without a first Australian.

nb - We don’t have one now that Jake has retired

Probably why Latrell left, felt like the odd man out, having indigenous round and not having a representative in the team must be quite rare these days.

[Spirit of 66]

I have a theory that you need to have an indigenous player in your side to win the comp.. think you have to go back to Melb 99 to find a grand final side without a first Australian.

nb - We don’t have one now that Jake has retired

Does Jake identify as Aboriginal? I thought I read he might have Indigenous ancestry, but has no recent connection with any community.

[Spirit of 66]

What would be the best all time Indigenous Roosters team?
Latrell, Fergo, Sing, Hodges, Fahey, Andrew Walker, Scott Gale,
Salvo, Watson, D Grant, Beetson, R Gibbs, K Stevens

Outstanding team lots could be switched in and out and still be a great team - Artie Beetson still remains my childhood hero. An older mate of mine talked to me a lot about Bruce "Larpa" Stewart and what a good player he was.

If you can wade through the 60's commentary on an aboriginal player, there are a nice couple of snippets of him in play.

[/QUOTE]

I met Uncle Bruce a couple of times at the SFS. Lovely man.

[ism22]

Does Jake identify as Aboriginal? I thought I read he might have Indigenous ancestry, but has no recent connection with any community.

A noosa-based website (run by Noose High School) says he's indigenous. However, he played for the World All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars so go figure.

https://noosadistrictshs.eq.edu.au/o...district-s-h-s

Presumably his old high school would know? (Maybe).

[Rooster90]

Andrew Walker and Matt Sing are up there with my all time favorite players not just Roosters

[Jacks Fur Coat]

I know John Ferguson would be the first winger picked.

[zac]

we mightn't have the most indigenous players but artie was the best

[Bahrain Rooster]

Jamie Soward, who remembers when Sticky selected him at fullback back in ‘06.

[The Skeez]

I met Uncle Bruce a couple of times at the SFS. Lovely man.

I like that La Perouse was Glen, Mark and Gary Ella’s uncle.

[Waylander]

I have a theory that you need to have an indigenous player in your side to win the comp.. think you have to go back to Melb 99 to find a grand final side without a first Australian.

nb - We don’t have one now that Jake has retired

So who did we have in 2013? If Jake was indigenous he would be in the list in the OP.

[milanja]

So who did we have in 2013? If Jake was indigenous he would be in the list in the OP.

Possibly Napa from memory

[The Skeez]

So who did we have in 2013? If Jake was indigenous he would be in the list in the OP.

My theory has been proved incorrect.

Maybe a part of the stolen generation? Very sorry if so