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Reconciliation, truth-telling and cultural understanding: Victoria University sets off for Little Long Walk
Community level Long Walks, in tribute to Essendon champion Michael Long's 2004...
Jarred Cross 13 Jun 2026
Fans pack in for Dreamtime at the 'G as Tigers claim three goal win
Richmond snapped a three-game Dreamtime at the 'G streak on an occasion which ag...
Jarred Cross 23 May 2026
Future stars shine at Michael Long Cup
The annual Michael Long Cup took place at TIO Stadium across last weekend, bring...
Jackson Clark 30 Aug 2025
Dreamtime at the G: Long Walk, Briggs and Bombers light up footy’s First Nations showpiece
Michael Long kicked off the AFL's showpiece celebration of Indigenous history an...
Jarred Cross 24 May 2025
National NAIDOC Committee honours Michael Long, announces winning NAIDOC Week poster
This week the National NAIDOC Committee honoured AFL legend and lifelong advocat...
Giovanni Torre 22 May 2025
Legends demand AFL action on falling Indigenous numbers

Indigenous champions Michael Long and Stephen Michael have called on the AFL industry to do more to promote and support First Nations talent amid a sharp decline in numbers at the top level.

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Shayne Hope May 21, 2025
Ex-Essendon midfielder Jake Long headlines Anakie's new Indigenous recruits

Former Essendon player Jake Long headlines a trio of talented players from the Northern Territory to sign with Geelong District Football League club Anakie for the 2025 season.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Nov 6, 2024
AFL bans 16 fans for life over racist abuse of Indigenous players

A review into the AFL's anti-vilification and discrimination rules in 2021 has bumped suspensions from attending matches up from three years to lifetime bans for 16 fans caught last year yelling out r...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Mar 15, 2024
Michael Long arrives in Canberra after Long Walk in support of Voice

19 years on from his first trek to Canberra in the fight for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Michael Long has arrived in the nation's Capital to round up his Long Walk advo...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 14, 2023
AFL legend London-bound to get King's support for Voice

Michael Long's quest to garner support for the Voice referendum is set to take an international route, with the AFL legend revealing plans to travel to London and petition the King.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 6, 2023
The Long Walk asks footy fans to turn symbolic actions into referendum change

Michael Long split packs apart and broke away from tacklers with blistering pace that during his heyday infuriated rival fans. But the more sedate Essendon legend is now hoping to bring all of the AFL...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 28, 2023
20 years on, Michael Long is still walking to unite a nation

It is an iconic occasion that has seen more and more Australians walk shoulder to shoulder each year in support of reconciliation since its inception in 2004.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 24, 2023
IN PICS: Michael Long's rain-drenched Tassie walk to unite Australia through footy

When the Long Walk, which celebrates Aboriginal peoples and cultures, and unites all Australians through football, came to Launceston it may well have been called the Long Fast Wet Walk.

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