For months, Nicky Winmar has been dreading this anniversary. He schemed about how he could avoid the fuss, dodge the media, or somehow wish the events of 30 years ago away. But there’s no avoiding it.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.Nicky Winmar is exhausted. For months, he has been dreading this anniversary. He schemed about how he could avoid the fuss, dodge the media, or somehow wish the events of 30 years ago away.
But there’s no avoiding it. Now he’s doing he’s doing his best to embrace the moment. Tomorrow, April 17, marks the day in 1993 that the St Kilda legend turned and lifted his jumper to a feral Collingwood crowd who had been racially sledging him, and pointed to his skin.His team had prevailed. Winmar had kicked the sealer, storming through traffic at full tilt to intercept and slotting a goal from outside 50 metres. His Indigenous teammate Gilbert McAdam had kicked another five.
“Years ago, you used to smash someone in the mouth for calling you a black so-and-so, and then you’d go through the tribunal, and they’d tell you ‘sticks and stones’. Well, we’re not talking about sticks and stones. Haven’t we been through enough already?” Winmar says. “I just want the next generation of kids to understand as well. Every time something like this happens, people refer to me. I’d like them to acknowledge the kids who are playing footy today. They need support more than me.”Credit:On Tuesday, there’ll be a Healing Ceremony at Victoria Park, co-ordinated by former Essendon player Nathan Lovett-Murray, executive producer of“Nicky has told his story so many times, and I felt like he needed that healing.
Among the attendees will be former Indigenous players Robert Muir, Des Headland, Byron Pickett, Leroy Jetta and McAdam. The intention is not only to support and celebrate Winmar, but others whose careers were impacted – and sometimes derailed – by racism.
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