Has there ever been an Asian AFL football player?

[Fabulous]

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

Not if John Howard has any say

 

[Father Jack]

Mil Hanna?

 

[prattsta]

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

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Bachar Houli.

Not what we tend to think of as "Asian", but he's Lebanese isn't he? And therefore Asian.
Albeit Australians don't generally consider the Middle East as "Asia", the vast bulk is Asian - perhaps parts of Turkey are technically Europe?

 

[Milkman]

Is that what milkmaid meant?

Either way, camels ar$e.

Have we met?

 

[WakeUpPies]

dont go yao ming on me i go for the rockets , anyways how many 7 ft asian guys are there that can run and has the endurance yao has?

would be a awesome ruckman get him to collingwood!

 

[karldoh]

Ah Chee is a pretty famous name in SA-NT football.

 

[The Teacher]

Evening Viewers

As a geography teacher I'm always fascinated by the fact that Asia starts around Turkey, includes the middle east, most of Russia, Kazakstan and all the other stans, India, Bangladesh, China as well all of the other countries in the south east part that are more familiar to us all.

Cheers

Dicko

 

[Father Jack]

Evening Viewers

As a geography teacher I'm always fascinated by the fact that Asia starts around Turkey, includes the middle east, most of Russia, Kazakstan and all the other stans, India, Bangladesh, China as well all of the other countries in the south east part that are more familiar to us all.

Cheers

Dicko

So you stand for hours in front of that big pull-down map o' the world that geography teachers love so much, hands on hips shaking your head in amazement?

I hope so, coz that's the mental picture I've got.

 

[cap304]

Les fong was a great player in the WAFL,
Peter Bell-Korean background
Andrew Embley-Burmese background
Daniel Kerr-Burmese background,and his father was a very good footballer.

 

[Lynch takes a mark]

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

There was a big article on Embers late last season on AFL.com.au regarding his Burmese heritage

 

[kingyubbo]

Richard Chee Quee

Wasn't he a cricketer?

 

[Beau_Waters for PM]

Isn't Embley Burmese?

Or both his parents from Burma?

WCE fans ?

Yep, I'm pretty sure one or both parents are Burmese.

 

[Pamam]

i think Danny Southern wished he was Asian!!

 

[johnnyhoward]

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

LOL, Iacobucci was Italian

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

Played a handful of games for Adelaide. Sudjai Cook is the name, and yeah he was full Asian. As someone else said though, it's not known whether he's Vietnamese or Thai; there are conflicting reports from different sources (much like the Kerr being Burmese/Sri Lankan/Mauritian theories).

As it says on Wikipedia, Sandy Roberts used to call Sudjai Cook "the Chef" Apparently he played in the SANFL up until last year as well.

 

[Hilly72]

Carlton had the first recorded

Link

 

[DannyBoy87]

Ah Chee is a pretty famous name in SA-NT football.

Gesundheit.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

anyone from the middle east to south east asia is asian. that includes bachar houli (parents are lebanese), daniel kerr (dads part sri lankan) and daniel seow.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

Yep, I'm pretty sure one or both parents are Burmese.

think his mum is burmese and his dad is italian.

 

[verypoorboy]

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

yeah, the asians that i have played against in competition weren't that tall at all, but they were really fast and good skills. i'd imagine if they did make it, they'd be quite similar to aboriginal players in which most are small quick skillful players rather than key position players.

 

[kirbatron]

thye stenglein - birth name

changed to tyson at 6 when he moved here.

 

[JUBJUB]

Cameron Ling

 

[Fritz_the_Cat]

Right O .. i've read this whole thread & what i really wanna know is what the hell is Daniel Kerr's heritage ??? u guys have him down as mauritian... indian.. sri lankan & now burmese... which one is it ??

if its Mauritian... the population there is around 90% Indian background i think... the other 10% is mostly made up of chinese.. creole.. french background i think....

interesting topic... i reckon there will be a few Asians making a name in AFL before too much longer... height etc. wont matter too much.. they are usually good at whatever they put their mind to.. probably most more attracted to soccer still at this stage.... seeing plenty in the outer though so give it time..

 

[Haggard H]

I believe Ah Chee and Tony Liberatore have shacked up together and do a gay piano act in Vegas.

The great thing about Asian footballers is taping the game so you can watch it again two hours later.

Not only was Danny Seow one of the first Asians to play at the highest level, but he was also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, making him the first first dan Dan.

 

[twoforjoy]

Sam Pang who does the 3RRR breakfast show reckons he is the 2nd greatest chinese footballer. a quick google found this article on afl and mystic orient.

http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/news/afl/youre-a-champ-china/2006/06/26/1151174134585.html