Adelaide has released its 2017 indigenous guersney, which will be worn during Sir Douglas Nicholls Indigenous round in round 10.
The guernsey was designed by indigenous South Australian artist Allan Sumner, who is a descendant of the Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna and Yankunytjatjara people, in collaboration with local Aboriginal business Ochre Dawn Creative Industries.
“We have the shield which is most prominent in the Guernsey, but we also have that side by side with the spears and the boomerangs,” Sumner said.
“Those are our weapons, the tools of the trade and they come from a long line of Ancestor Warriors and having them on the Guernsey itself is quite significant for the Kaurna people but also for the team as well.
“The idea was when they put their guernseys on is that they’re taking up their arms ready for battle to go out on the footy field.”
The Crows take on Fremantle at Adelaide Oval on May 27 for indigenous round.
