| Liam Jurrah | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jurrah in August 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah | ||
| Nickname(s) | LJ,[1] the Warlpiri Wizard,[2] the Cougar[3] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1988 | ||
| Original team(s) | Yuendumu Magpies (CAFL) / Nightcliff (NTFL) | ||
| Draft |
1st overall, 2009 Pre-Season Draft Melbourne | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[4] | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2012 | Melbourne | 36 (81) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah (born 22 September 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Jurrah is also known as "Jungarrayi",[5] an initiated member of the Warlpiri people who are based in Yuendumu, a small and remote Indigenous Australian community 300 km north-west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
He is the first indigenous person from a remote community in Central Australia to have played senior football in the AFL.[6]
- ^ Williams, Rebecca (20 June 2009)Liam Jurrah brings some joy
- ^ Jurrah lights up Dees[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Liam Jurrah takes a chance as Melbourne lives the dream". Mark Robinson for the Herald Sun. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
- ^ "Liam Jurrah Player Profile bio - Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Lalor, Peter.Across the culture gap, Jurrah makes his mark The Australian 22 August 2009
- ^ 'Dreams come true' for Indigenous AFL player; ABC News