List of VFL/AFL players with international backgrounds
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This is a listing of Australian Football League players with international and multicultural backgrounds. As the families of all non-indigenous Australians are originally from elsewhere, this list goes back a maximum of one generation. Countries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following criteria are used for this list:
- player must have played at least one senior match
- player must have been born in a country outside Australia OR have at least one of their parents either born outside of Australia or of non-Australian ethnicity
Similar criteria were used for the inaugural Multicultural Cup which was held by Aussie Rules International, a competition in which players who had a parent or grandparent born overseas were allowed to play for that country. This is similar to the eligibility rules of many World Cup tournaments. Additionally, the Australian Football International Cup has more strict criteria, according to which a player must have spent the majority of their junior life in another country.
- Alex Jesaulenko (Ukrainian father, Russian mother)
- Harry O'Brien (Congolese father, Brazilian mother)
- Harry O'Brien (See above Brazil)
- Adrian Barich
- Alan Didak
- Jon Dorotich
- Darren Gaspar
- Travis Gaspar
- Brent Grgic
- Ilija Grgic
- Allen Jakovich
- Glen Jakovich
- Addam Maric
- Ivan Maric
- Matthew Pavlich
- Val Perovic
- Steven Salopek
- Craig Starcevich
- Peter Sumich
- Jacob Surjan
- Andrew Demetriou (Greek Cypriot parents)
- Daniel Kerr (See below India)
- Paul Medhurst (English Father, Malaysian Mother)
- Brad Moran
- Brian Mynott
- Clive Waterhouse
- David Rodan
- Setanta Ó hAilpín (See below Ireland & Northern Ireland )
- Aisake Ó hAilpín (See below Ireland & Northern Ireland )
- Alipate Carlile
- Nic Naitanui
- Carl Ditterich
- Harry Frei
- Fraser Gehrig
- Matthew Kreuzer
- Stewart Loewe
- David Mensch
- David Neitz
- Jack Riewoldt
- Nick Riewoldt
- Andrew Schauble
- Adam Schneider
- David Schwarz[1]
- Wayne Schwass
- Jason Snell
- Carl Steinfort
- Tyson Stenglein
- Michael Voss
- Brett Voss
- Murray Weideman
- Justin Westhoff
- Matthew Westhoff
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- Daniel Kerr (Anglo-Indian father)[5]
- Jordan McMahon[6]
- Clancee Pearce[7]
- Fred Pringle[6]
- Dermott Brereton
- Adam Cooney
- Martin Clarke
- Sean Denham
- Kevin Dyas
- Paul Earley
- Tadhg Kennelly
- Ryan Houlihan
- Dermott McNicholl
- Aisake Ó hAilpín (Irish father, Fijian mother)
- Setanta Ó hAilpín (Irish father, Fijian mother)
- Brian Stynes
- Jim Stynes
- Sean Wight (See below Scotland)
- Colm Begley
- Michael Quinn
- Peter Berbakov
- Peter Daicos (See above Greece)
- John Gastev
- Mark Nicoski
- Nick Malceski
- Alex Marcou (See above Greece)
- Paul Medhurst (see above England)
- Paul Bower
- Adam Campbell
- Trent Croad
- Donald Dickie
- Aaron Edwards (New Zealand father, Samoan mother)[9]
- Daniel McAlister
- Brett Peake
- Wayne Schwass
- Dustin Martin
- Brian Sierakowski
- David Sierakowski
- David Wojcinski
- James Podsiadly
- Justin Koschitzke
- Mark Majerczak
- Bohdan Jaworskyj
- Alex Jesaulenko (See above Austria)
- Aaron Edwards (See above New Zealand)[9]
- Thomas Leather
- Sean Wight (Scottish born, Irish parents)
- Peter Bell (Korean mother, American father)
- Paul Licuria (See above Italy)
- Jason Daniltchenko
- Alex Ishchenko
- Bohdan Jaworskyj
- Alex Jesaulenko (See above Austria)
- Steven Kolyniuk
- Steven Kretiuk
- Jared Petrenko
- Jason Porplyzia
- Justin Staritski
- Shane Woewodin
- Dwayne Armstrong
- Seamus McNamara
- Sanford Wheeler
- Don Pyke
- Peter Bell (See above South Korea)
See also
References
- ^ David Schwarz's biggest battle
- ^ Daicos : Collingwood and me / by Peter Daicos with Jake Niall, Kilmore, Vic. Floradale Productions, 1991
- ^ Peter,Hill. (1989) The Macedonians in Australia, Hesperian Press, Carlisle, pp.132
- ^ http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20100127163446808
- ^ What makes him run
- ^ a b Walsh, Courtney (6 June 2009). "Melting-pot rookie Clancee Pearce comes to the boil". The Australian. p. 45. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ Duffield, Mark (4 June 2009); Dockers door open for cool teenager; The West Australian; Accessed on 5 June 2009
- ^ Faith drives Muslim footballer Muslim News UK
- ^ a b Making his mark