Has there ever been an Asian AFL football player?

[Ugottabjokin]

And completely off topic, i live near Box Hill and there is an asian video shop right near Box Hill Central called Hung Long Video. Always made me laugh.

 

[PDJohnson]

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

Yes. He was Vietnamese born. Did he only play one game? I thought a handful.

 

[PDJohnson]

He was lebanese

Actually, Lebanon is part of the continent of Asia, but I believe the thread is regarding East Asians.

 

[Ebert80]

Always thought Rick Davies looked like he was Asian when he had the moustache.

Too bad he couldn't get a kick when he played for Hawthorn.

 

[Pj.Rj.Hj]

What tribe?

Well if Kerr's Grand Mother is a Kolkata native then the odds are she is Bengali which is culturally homogeneous but ethnically heterogeneous, being a cross of Indo-Ayran and Dravidians.
If Hindu, probably not from a higher caste as interacial coupling is a social taboo, especially for those higher.

Also Mil Hanna. Both of Lebanese decent.

Actually, Lebanon is part of the continent of Asia, but I believe the thread is regarding East Asians.

Wel this thread can be answered in geographical terms or Ethnic / Racial terms and even then it's subjective.

Obviously "Asian" in Australia generally refers to East Asians, When talking of people from the Sub Conitinent or Middle East, we are generally more specific. While over in the UK they refer to Sub Continental people as Asian.

In racial terms Arabs, Iranians, Indo Aryan people are part of the Caucasian family. Caucasians are indigenous to North Africa, the Levant, to northern India as well as Europe.

Burma? No such country. It's Myanmar people!

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[Pariah]

Yes. He was Vietnamese born. Did he only play one game? I thought a handful.

Sudjai Cook
Guernsey number: 40.
Crows debut: Round 9 v Brisbane, 1998.
AFC games: 7. AFC goals: 2.
Recruited from: Norwood.
DOB: June 27, 1976.
Rookie elevation 1998.
The rover , born in Thailand, played in Norwood’s 1997 premiership side and was promoted from the Crows’ Rookie List the following year. He played seven consecutive games but did not return after round 16. His SANFL career ended in 2005 after 26 games for Norwood and 122 for Glenelg.

 

[AlibiMonday]

Trent Dennis-Lane's father is Burmese.

 

[Prestigerrycomo]

Cameron Ling's father is Chinese, mother is Anglo, and the milkman had red hair. You do the math.

Underrated post

 

[Sekaj]

Since we're on this topic, can somebody from SA tell me what heritage the AhChee's are and how they got their family name?

 

[yaco55]

AFL missed out on a generation ( nearly 2 ) of Asians - since the large scale immigration from the Mid 70's.

Still time to tap into the large scale African immigration from the 90's.

 

[chestbrah]

Nick Dal Santo?

 

[St 07]

Nick Dal Santo?

Very well played.

 

[jayjones1]

boxhill dragons are pretty much all asian but afl no i dont think so

 

[XFactor1979]

sudjai cook

but no, afl is the sport for the white man

 

[XFactor1979]

oh and i played the sport when i lived in london

i weighed 69 kgs back then... way too easy to bump off the ball

 

[Number 10]

AFL is for the white man?

Says - Kerr, Naitanui, Cockie, Wirrpanda, Matera etc etc.

You are wrong

 

[bfff]

what about Jordan Lewis??.... hes got the same features like my mate with the asian-looking eyes, and hes half-singaporean.. u cannot look like that and be full aussie... hes got to be half-something...

Which looks like what? There are plenty of "asian looking" people whose families have been here longer than so-called "full aussies". Sorry to bitch about a 3 year old post but this got my goat.

 

[satchmopugdog]

Trent Dennis-Lane's father is Burmese.

I heard you even if no-one else did...Was going to post something similar

 

[tribey]

Nick Dal Santo?

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

Im not sure if it has been mentioned, but Sudjai Cook was a crows player. He was the adopted son of my art teacher at high school, and was asian. Only played a few games though

 

[XFactor1979]

what happened to that half japanese guy who was on brisbane's rookie list?

 

[SSSSSS]

what happened to that half japanese guy who was on brisbane's rookie list?

Sean Yoshiura got delisted in 2010 for the 2011 List change IIRC

 

[Aliago]

Obvious: Lin Jong at the Dogs.

 

[old_clint]

Mauritian not sri lankan as others have suggested.

SO that narrows it down then to Indian, African, Chinese, French or English (or any combination of these).

 

[Lionel Lyon]

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