The Flying Boomerangs are the underage Indigenous Australian Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 team.

The team has played tests against the South African national Australian rules football team

South African national Australian rules football team

The South African national Australian rules football team represent South Africa in the sport of Australian rules football....

 in both Australia and South Africa and more recently against an underage Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

, the first international team to defeat them in Australian rules football.

The team is named after the aboriginal hunting tool, the boomerang

Boomerang

A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...

. 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

Australian Football League

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 including Austin Wonaeamirri

Austin Wonaeamirri

Austin Wonaeamirri is a professional Australian rules football player of indigenous origin. He previously played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...

, Leroy Jetta

Leroy Jetta

Leroy Jetta is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.The speedy forward was drafted by the Bombers with the priority selection in the 2006 AFL Draft from South Fremantle...

, Malcolm Lynch

Malcolm Lynch

Malcolm Lynch is an Australian rules footballer who last played with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League .Originally from the Tiwi Islands, he has played football in the Northern Territory where he grew up....

, Cameron Stokes

Cameron Stokes

Cameron Stokes was a Australian rules football player listed for the Hawthorn Football Club. Stokes was recruited to the Hawks via the 2007 AFL rookie draft, selected at pick 54. He made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2008 AFL season, alongside fellow Northern Territorian Cyril Rioli...

, Isaac Weetra

Isaac Weetra

Isaac Weetra is a semi-professional Australian rules footballer.He is notable for his brief Australian Football League stint, playing with the Melbourne Demons and wearing the No...

 and Nathan Krakouer

Nathan Krakouer

Nathan Krakouer is an Australian Rules Footballer and an Indigenous Australian. He is the nephew of former North Melbourne football players Jimmy Krakouer and Phil Krakouer and cousin of current Collingwood player Andrew Krakouer....

.

The Flying Boomerangs have been featured nationally in a documentary on ABC TV

ABC Television

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during their tour to South Africa.