Flying Boomerangs
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The Flying Boomerangs are the underage Indigenous Australian Australian rules football team for men (the underage women's team is known as the Woomeras). The team has played tests against junior teams from Papua New Guinea, South Africa, New Zealand and developing pacific nations.
History
In 2013, the Flying Boomerangs toured to play the South African national Australian rules football team[https://www.sbs.com.au/news/fragment/flying-boomerangs-tour-south-africa Flying Boomerangs tour in South Africa] from SBS in both Australia and South Africa. They toured Papua New Guinea, the first international team to defeat them in Australian rules football[https://web.archive.org/web/20090315032822/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/73232/default.aspx Boomerangs take game to PNG] and also New Zealand winning both matches.[http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=739&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2843&cHash=ee03dfe67c0736f6f8bc77d957094aa6 Flying Boomerangs star in New Zealand] 17 December 2013
The team is named after the aboriginal hunting tool, the boomerang. The senior equivalent team is the Indigenous All-Stars.
Apart from representing Australia in international Australian Rules Football, the Flying Boomerangs team members have gone on to play in the Australian Football League.
Other tours include Papua New Guinea (2009), Tonga (2010) and Fiji (2011) to compete against the underage Oceania and Pacific Islands teams. Andrew Mcleod (head coach) and Chris Johnson (assistant coach) were also part of the team in 2010. In 2017 Barry Lawrence was named head coach and Harry Miller as assistant coach.
The Flying Boomerangs have been featured nationally in a documentary on ABC TV during their tour to South Africa.
Notable matches and tours
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| 2017
| December | New Zealand Academy | Flying Boomerangs 26.9 (165) def New Zealand Academy 3.2 (20) | Outer Oval, North Harbour Stadium | | | |
| 2017
| December | South Pacific All Stars | | Albert Park (Suva) Fiji | | | |
| 2013
| December | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand (U16) | Flying Boomerangs 16.23 (119) def New Zealand 2.3 (15) | Hutt Park Wellington, New Zealand{{Cite web|url=https://aflnz.co.nz/news/afl-flying-boomerangs-take-first-tour-match/|title=AFL Flying Boomerangs take first tour match|date=12 December 2013}} | | | | |
| 2013
| February | South Pacific Nations | Flying Boomerangs 13.5 (83) def South Pacific 10.9 (69) | Blacktown International Sportspark{{cite web |url=http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=739&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2558&cHash=f24c31f1436a3214b1bdad4768a9ddc3 |title=AFL Community: Flying Boomerangs defeat South Pacific |website=aflcommunityclub.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329171551/http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=739&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2558&cHash=f24c31f1436a3214b1bdad4768a9ddc3 |archive-date=2017-03-29}} | | | | |
| 2013
| January | {{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa | Flying Boomerangs 17.15 (117) def South Africa 4.8 (32) | Durban{{cite web |url=http://www.aflcommunity.com.au/index.php?id=51&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1610&cHash=bb73e1b4eac3fb516af2507728988976 |title=AFL Community: Lions no match for Boomerangs |website=aflcommunity.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427015248/http://www.aflcommunity.com.au/index.php?id=51&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1610&cHash=bb73e1b4eac3fb516af2507728988976 |archive-date=2013-04-27}} | | | | |
| 2011
| | | | Fiji | | | |
| 2010
| | | | Tonga | | | | |
| 2010
| | South Africa (Coastal Squad) | Flying Boomerangs 17.10 (112) def. South Africa (Coastal Squad) | Nyanga Cricket Ground, Cape Town | | | | |
| 2010
| | South Africa (Inland Squad) | Flying Boomerangs 9.13 (67) def. South Africa (Inland Squad) 8.9 (57) | Mohadin Cricket Ground, Potchefstroom | | | | |
| 2009
| | Central Highlands (Papua New Guinea) | Flying Boomerangs 7.10 (52) def. Central Highlands 2.2 (14) | University of Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | | | | 8,000 |
| 2009
| | {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea (U18) | Flying Boomerangs 9.11 (65) def. by Papua New Guinea (U18) 9.12 (66) | Lae, Papua New Guinea{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/2009041421481397|title=Boomerangs PNG tour wrap up and photos – World Footy News|website=worldfootynews.com}} | | | | 2,500 |
| 2008
| | {{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa | Flying Boomerangs 11.10 (76) def. South Africa 8.9 (57) | | | | | |
| 2008
| | {{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa | Flying Boomerangs 19.9 (123) def. South Africa 2.11 (23) | | | | | |
Alumni
File:Curtly_Hampton_2017.2.jpg|Curtly Hampton
File:Jarman_Impey_2018.3.jpg|Jarman Impey
File:Austin_Wonaeamirri_Feb_2016.jpg|Austin Wonaeamirri
File:Cameron_Stokes_2008_(2632897075).jpg|Cameron Stokes
File:Nathan Krakouer.jpg|Nathan Krakouer
File:Steven_May_2019.3.jpg|Steven May
File:Callum_Ah_Chee_2018.3.jpg|Callum Ah Chee
File:Willie_Rioli_2019.2.jpg|Willie Rioli
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- Curtly Hampton
- Rex Liddy
- Jarman Impey
- Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
- Peter Yagmoor
- Callum Ah Chee
- Joel Jeffrey
- Willie Rioli
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