Has there ever been an Asian AFL football player?

[master bate]

Mauritian not sri lankan as others have suggested.

I thought his Dad was Indian, think I read that in an age article.

Isn't Embley of asian origin.

 

[Warwick]

Richard Chee Quee

 

[Stronzo]

I'm pretty sure I read a quote from Peter Matera that they had chinese blood as well.

Thats news to me.

I heard him interviewed when he made the Italian team of the century and the interviewers brought up the fact that he made the Aboriginal team of the century as well, to which he replied "yeah I'm a Ding-origine"

 

[FTW_]

Matthew Stokes is half Asian [Malaysian ?]

Stokesy is half Filipino.

Oh and here's an ethnicity list, dunno how accurate it is though.
And this is a list of players born overseas.

 

[Ted Ed Fred]

Paul Medhurst is part Asian, Singapore I believe

Also Daniel Kerr is part Indian, not Sri Lankan

 

[chrisjie]

I'm pretty sure there was a 100% asian guy. Played 1 game for Adelaide about...5 years ago? maybe longer.

 

[crudbucket]

Dean Rice ?

 

[Milkman]

Wirrpanda. Actually sorry, he's Aboriginal. I always get those mixed up.

 

[Syd Kennets]

Richard Chee Quee

That was going to be my nomination.

 

[didaka]

I remember an indian kid drafted named Balraj Singh.

He didn't debut though I think.

 

[Rob]

Les Fong is a West Perth legend, played about 250 games. Would have played AFL had it existed in the 70's and early 80's.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Dean Rice ?

hah...he's like that Indian guy who plays for the New York Knicks, Eddy Curry.

 

[Stronzo]

Dean Rice ?

Ha ha!

 

[Stronzo]

Wirrpanda. Actually sorry, he's Aboriginal. I always get those mixed up.

WTF?

I always get you mixed up with a camels ar$e, I'm not apologising though.

 

[Kaiser Powser]

Bachar Houli.

 

[Altum Volantes]

pffft it's an easy mistake to make because his name is Wirrpanda, which is China's most famous animal.

 

[TonyModra]

Peter Bell?

my god did you even read the first post? how ******ed are you

 

[Stronzo]

pffft it's an easy mistake to make because his name is Wirrpanda, which is China's most famous animal.

Is that what milkmaid meant?

Either way, camels ar$e.

 

[Link_Wray]

Josh Thurgood.

An orangutan from the jungles of Indonesia hehe

 

[Fabulous]

pffft it's an easy mistake to make because his name is Wirrpanda, which is China's most famous animal.

That is struggling to survive

 

[tribey]

Adelaide had a player of Indian decent called Sudjai Cook in the late 90s...

Vietnamese or Thai - there is some conjecture over his ethnicity in that regard - but definitely not Indian. You're probably thinking of Balraj Singh.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Is that what milkmaid meant?

Either way, camels ar$e.

I'd imagine he was just taking the piss mate, what with some claiming Andrew Embley to be Burma's finest..

That is struggling to survive

That's what you'll get for being a picky eater.

 

[Link_Wray]

I'd imagine he was just taking the piss mate, what with some claiming Andrew Embley to be Burma's finest..



That's what you'll get for being a picky eater.

Is Wirra shy with the ladies too?

 

[verypoorboy]

Hmmmm yeah there hasn't been really any full asians yet. It'll be very interesting when they come in though.....
hehe and funny too

Don't think it'll be too far away though rite?
maybe next couple of yrs

 

[WakeUpPies]

iaccaboci? what ever his name was, the delisted collingwood guy

i don't reckon too many full Asians can be good at AFL, the height and stuff, unless they are like extremely fast or has superb kicking skills or something like that