Melbourne Cricket Ground
Perhaps one of Melbourne's most iconic modern day landmarks, the MCG and surrounding Yarra Park has an important place in Victoria's Aboriginal history. The MCG was used as both a willam (camp) and a corroboree ground and today, with evidence of occupation still present today in the form of scarred trees. Although the first game of modern day Australian Rules football was played in 1858, Aboriginal men and women played Marngrook, a form of football, prior to European settlement. Made from possum skin, the ball was drop kicked between the men while the women would throw the ball high into the air instead, passing from player to player. Marngrook was played on a totemic basis, with the ball seen as a symbolic token of friendship shared between tribes.
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EY would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we meet today, the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their Elders both past and present, and to emerging community leaders. We also acknowledge the important role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within EY and in the communities we work with.
