Vic Park 1993. Nicky Winmar 📸 @wludbey "This iconic image was taken right around the corner from #commoncode - commemorated in the national gallery, sung about by @archieroachmusic, & immortalised as a statue at @optusstadium & is as powerful now as the stance was 26 years ago

I think about what the scene must have looked like on that day every time I walk by. Vic Park was notorious as being an unfriendly arena for anyone that wasn’t @collingwood_fc, and...

AFAIK you kept your mouth shut if you were barracking for the opposing team (or fear it being done for you). After their first win against the pies in 17 years, where racist insults had been slung at him from the crowd, ...