Gilbert McAdam
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Gilbert McAdam was an Indigenous Australian
Australian rules football
player and one of three McAdam brothers to play in the Australian Football League
.
, had earlier found his way to the St Kilda Football Club via Adelaide. McAdam moved to Darwin
to play in the Northern Territory Football League
(NTFL) with the Southern Districts Football Club
when he was just 11 years old. After a few seasons he went on to play in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL) with Central District Football Club, taking out the 1989 Magarey Medal
.
by St Kilda Football Club. After a few inconsistent years, he was traded to the Brisbane Bears
.
McAdam left the AFL in 1996 after several years of service to the Brisbane Bears (58 games) for a total of 111 AFL matches. He returned to the Central District Football Club for the 1998 SANFL season and retired from football altogether in 1999.
His younger brother, Adrian
, later found his way to a brief career with the North Melbourne Football Club
.
.
. The academy uses participation in sport as an avenue for Indigenous people to undertake education and training within a trusted and culturally appropriate environment. His role with the academy is as a sports and personal development officer. He co-hosts the TV program The Marngrook Footy Show
with Grant Hansen
, currently screening on ABC2 on Thursday nights.
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
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...
player and one of three McAdam brothers to play in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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Early career
McAdam grew up in Alice Springs, where his father was president of the South Alice Football Club. Hs older brother, Greg McAdamGreg McAdam
Greg McAdam is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the AFL in 1985.McAdam is an Indigenous Australian from Alice Springs. His younger brothers Adrian and Gilbert followed him into the AFL.-External links:...
, had earlier found his way to the St Kilda Football Club via Adelaide. McAdam moved to Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
to play in the Northern Territory Football League
Northern Territory Football League
The Northern Territory Football League is an 8 team Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory.The premier grade is the largest Australian rules football league in the Northern Territory...
(NTFL) with the Southern Districts Football Club
Southern Districts Football Club
The Southern Districts Football Club, nicknamed, Crocs, is an Australian rules football club established in 1981. The club plays in the Northern Territory Football League at semi-professional level....
when he was just 11 years old. After a few seasons he went on to play in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL) with Central District Football Club, taking out the 1989 Magarey Medal
Magarey Medal
For the biography award of the same name, see Magarey Medal for biography. For a list of winners, see List of Magarey Medallists.The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football...
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AFL career
McAdam was drafted number 17 in the 1989 VFL Draft1989 VFL Draft
The 1989 VFL Draft was the fourth annual National Draft held by the Victorian Football League as the main method for the 14 teams to recruit players for the 1990 season. It consisted of a trading period, pre-draft selections, the main national draft and the 1990 pre-season draft and a...
by St Kilda Football Club. After a few inconsistent years, he was traded to the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
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McAdam left the AFL in 1996 after several years of service to the Brisbane Bears (58 games) for a total of 111 AFL matches. He returned to the Central District Football Club for the 1998 SANFL season and retired from football altogether in 1999.
His younger brother, Adrian
Adrian McAdam
Adrian McAdam is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Australian Football League during the early 1990s....
, later found his way to a brief career with the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
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Coaching career
McAdam returned to Alice Springs and coached South Alice to a premiership. In 2006, he moved back to Darwin to coach the Darwin Football ClubDarwin Football Club
The Darwin Football Club, nicknamed, Buffaloes, is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League.-History:The club was formed in 1917.The Buffaloes won the 2005/06 NTFL Grand Final.Gilbert McAdam was coach for the 2006/07 season....
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Post-football career
In 2007 McAdam took up a position with the Academy of Sport, Health and Education in Shepparton, VictoriaShepparton, Victoria
Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.It began as a sheep station...
. The academy uses participation in sport as an avenue for Indigenous people to undertake education and training within a trusted and culturally appropriate environment. His role with the academy is as a sports and personal development officer. He co-hosts the TV program The Marngrook Footy Show
The Marngrook Footy Show
The Marngrook Footy Show is a sport panel show broadcast in Australia. It is broadcast as delay on NITV and is now broadcast on ABC2 . It was simulcast on Channel 31...
with Grant Hansen
Grant Hansen
Grant Hansen is an Australian Indigenous musician and broadcaster.Hansen works as a host of the Marngrook footy show, broadcast on National Indigenous TV and Channel 31, and as a presenter on Melbourne's Indigenous radio station 3KND. Hansen won a Deadly in 2000 for Aboriginal Broadcaster of the...
, currently screening on ABC2 on Thursday nights.