Our Game: Make Your Own Mark
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Whitney is training for her first-ever footy game, but she’s nervous about playing. Will she be good enough? In yarning with her Uncle Jas and Aunty Dawn, she explores the rich history of Marngrook and the inspiring contribution that deadly AFL players have made to the game.
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Bianca Hunt is the author of Our Game: Make Your Own Mark. She is also a TV presenter, media personality, interviewer and advocate, and an Indigenous Literacy Foundation and Wyanga Elders Ambassador. A proud Kamilaroi, Barkindji, Ballardong and Whadjuk woman, Bianca's unique upbringing playing music, competing in AFL, and undertaking dance training, has gifted her with the ability to genuinely connect with almost anyone. With a passion for hearing other people's stories and for sharing her own, Bianca has dedicated her career to uplifting First Nations people and platforming women in media. Her career spans sport, travel, fashion and music journalism. Notably, she has co-hosted NITV's Yokayi Footy and is a travel reporter for SBS's Going Places with Ernie Dingo.
Desirai Saunders is a Gunggari digital illustration artist based in Meanjin (Brisbane). Art helps her express herself when she can't find the words to do so – she often refers to her works as fragments of her emotional states. She hopes her illustrations empower people who can see themselves in the art and that it gives them strength when they need it most. She enjoys creating powerful, diverse women in her artwork and representing her connection to culture.
