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To mark the occasion, pre-match entertainment will feature performances by highly acclaimed Indigenous artists Ursula Yovich, Ron Murray, Kev Carmody, Jessica Mauboy and also Paul Kelly.
Pre-match entertainment will also incorporate The Long Walk. Long Walk activities commence at Federation Square from 2.30pm, with the walk to the MCG via Birrarung Marr to begin at 5.50pm. 1000 walkers will make their way onto the MCG surface as part of the pre-match entertainment.
Prior to the match, respected Wurundjeri elder Joy Murphy-Wandin, will conduct a short ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony to welcome the clubs and spectators to the traditional lands of the local Indigenous community.
Dreamtime at the 'G will kick off with a curtain raiser match to be played between Santa Teresa from Alice Springs and local Indigenous team Fitzroy Stars.
Representatives of Richmond Football Club, including players Richard Tambling and Clayton Collard, visited the Santa Teresa community recently as part of the AFL Community Weekend.
At the conclusion the game, the player judged best on ground will be presented with the Yiooken award. Pronounced yie-yoo-ken, it is a word from the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people which means ‘dreaming’.
The Australian Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is supporting Dreamtime at the G for a third year in 2008.
In collaboration with the AFL and its corporate partners, DEEWR highlight the opportunities for corporate Australia to take a leading role in closing the economic and social gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
The AFL is a valued member of the DEEWR’s Corporate Leaders for Indigenous Employment program. Through this program, Indigenous Liaison Officers work with the AFL’s sponsors to create employment and training opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
Dreamtime at the 'G Running Sheet
2.30pm – Long Walk activities commence at Federation Square
4.15pm - MCG gates open.
4.30pm - Curtain Raiser; Santa Teresa (NT) V Fitzroy Stars (VIC).
5.50pm - Long Walk leaves Federation Square for the MCG
6.20pm - Walkers arrive at MCG
6.45pm - 1000 walkers enter the MCG as part of pre-match entertainment
7.00pm – Pre-match entertainment commences (20 mins).
7.40pm – Welcome to Country Ceremony performed by Joy Murphy-Wandin.
7.45pm – Match commences.
8.50pm (approx) – Half Time. Members of the Qantas Kickstart program participate in half time grid games.
10.15 (approx) – Match concludes. Presentation of the Yiooken award.
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